Intro to Messaging Queues with .NET Windsor-Essex .NET Developers
Tuesday, October 4: 6:30PM
What messaging queues are, scenarios and patterns they’re most useful, and some code demos to get you started using RabbitMQ and .NET.
DIY Audio Group Wednesday, October 12: 7:00PM MOVED: Wednesday, November 9: 7:00 PM
Microphones, amps, synthesizers, oh my! Come out to learn all about sound. Whether you’re interested from a music or electronics perspective, there is something for everyone. Facebook Event
HORROR Board Game Night Thursday, October 13th: 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Spooky fun for everyone! Join us for a night of horror themed board games and card games from 6-10PM. This event is free and open to everyone. If you’re new to board games, we encourage you to come by as we will have trusty Hackforgers there to help get you started.
We’ll have a games like ‘Are You a Werewolf’, Masquerade, Letters from Whitechapel, and more. Bring your favourite horror/spooky game (that can be played in less than four hours)!
Hackforge Book Club: Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano Tuesday, October 18: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (new date!)
Join us for the first ever Hackforge Book Club! Join us for discussion on Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano (1952). Details here!
Open Coding Night Wednesday, October 19: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Working on a project? Need to bounce ideas off other programmers? Bring your laptop and get coding! Great event for beginners as well! Tutorials will be available and the event is facilitated a real life computer programmer. Facebook Event
Workshop: Connect Electronics to the Internet of Things Saturday, October 22: 1:00 – 3:00PM
Have a cool electronics project idea that you want to control or monitor remotely? Check out this great interactive workshop on connecting your electronics to The Internet of Things. The workshop includes a Particle Photon for you to take home. ONLY 4 SPOTS AVAILABLE – REGISTER NOW
Drone Club Sunday, October 23: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Drop in as the Windsor Drone Corps discusses racing Drones, Battle Drones, Photography Drones, Mini Drones, Drones in Society and some of the basic regulations. We will have examples of FPV Racing Googles, and Flight Simulation programs.
Call 519.995.3811 or email lbrsinc@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Check Out Windsor Drone Corps Or Windsor Essex Drone Assc for more details. Facebook Event
Order of the Indie Game Developers Monday, October 24: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Join likeminded designers and dreamers for an evening of demos and discussion on the world of game design. This group is for those interested in creating games both digital and tabletop. Facebook Event
Software Guild Wednesday, October 26: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Fat Controller CQRS Diet: Thin out your controllers by only using your web framework for what it’s good at: HTTP, Routing, and Serialization.
Speaker: Derek Comartin
Scaling Infrastructure to Web Scale: From A single artisan server to a fleet of hard working robots.
Speaker: Andrew Raymer Facebook Event
UWIN 3D Print Scan + Demo Night Friday, October 28: 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Hackforge is proud to host UWIN_3D Print for a night of face scanning, 3D printing, and demos of printed objects. Drop in, have your face scanned, and learn more about this exciting technology! Great for all ages. Facebook event here
Windsor Essex .Net Developers Introduction to Distributing Workloads using PowerShell and Azure Tuesday, September 6: 6:30PM
In this introductory-level talk we will discuss using cloud resources to handle tasks. We will explore scripts to create new Virtual Machines (VMs) in a remote datacenter, copy files necessary for the tasks to the VMs, execute tasks on the VMs, get the results back on a central machine, and then delete the VMs. We will use a generic task, and discuss how this could be exchanged for a different task based on your needs (load testing, automated testing, etc.). No previous knowledge of PowerShell is required, each step will be explained as we go through the demonstration.
Food provided by Microsoft // Thanks to Telerik for their sponsorship of this event More info here!
Board Game Night Thursday, September 8: 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Join us for a night of board games and card games from 6-10PM. This event is free and open to everyone. If you’re new to board games, we encourage you to come by as we will have trusty Hackforgers there to help get you started. Facebook Event
Pokémap Downtown! Windsor Public Library & MapTime Windsor Essex Event Saturday, September 10: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
In partnership with the Windsor Public Library and Maptime Windsor-Essex, we will be teaching people how to use Google Maps to mark out PokéStops and PokéGyms, so we can pick the best routes to help you catch them all! Plus we’ll be mapping other important spots downtown that can help make the game more accessible, like wifi hotspots and bus stops. Facebook Event Here
Show & Tell Tuesday, September 13: 7:00 PM
Join us for the launch of Hackforge’s new general interest night, Show and Tell. How it works: up to six presenters have less than 10 minutes to show and tell! Topics can vary from electronics to software to engineering and beyond. Got something to share? Come by and sign up! Facebook Event
DIY Audio Electronics Group Old School Tubes Wednesday, September 14: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Join the DIY Audio Group as we continue our journey into old school tube based gear. Rob Caruso dives into magic eye tubes and will demo the magic eye colour organ one last time before it’s dismantled. Jeff Szusz demos his Schitt tube based headphone amplifier and presents his research and experiences with headphones for the new rig. Facebook Event
Open Coding Night Thursday, September 15: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Working on a project? Need to bounce ideas off other programmers? Bring your laptop and get coding! Great event for beginners as well! Tutorials will be available and the event is facilitated a real life computer programmer. Facebook Event
Open Streets: w.a.v.e.s Festival Preview Sunday, September 18: 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Hackforge is a proud partner of WAVES 2016 with Hack the Fest. Get a first peek at the projects during Open Streets Windsor 2016 with a family friendly drop-in event.
The City of Windsor’s Cultural Affairs Department is a partner on this initiative in anticipation of the w.a.v.e.s 2016 – Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, 4-11 PM – FREE ENTRY, Rain or Shine! w.a.v.e.s. (Windsor’s Artists, Visions, Energies & Sculptures) is a two-day festival connecting communities through waves of art, culture and technology. Facebook Event
CustomEXO Project: Open Table Discussion Monday, September 19: 6:00 – 8:00PM
A presentation of the CustomEXO Project goals, obstacles, and an opportunity to join the ExoHuman Laboratory mission to research & develop a CustomEXO(skeleton) for a person with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. We will connect 3D printing technicians, engineers, medical professionals, artists/designers and the community (worldwide). Facebook Event
Hackforge Book Club: Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano Wednesday, September 21: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Join us for the first ever Hackforge Book Club! September’s book is Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano (1952). Details here!
Member Night: Office Space Bingo
Thursday, September 22: 7:00 PM
Join us for a screening of the cult classic 1999 film, Office Space. This will be an interactive night as we play Office Space Bingo along with the movie. Prizes to be won!
Movie and snacks are free to Hackforge members // $10 general public. All proceeds go to support Hackforge. Facebook Event
Electronics Club Saturday, September 24: 1:00 – 3:00PM
Join the club for those who love electronics and take part in an afternoon activity. Facebook Event
Order of the Indie Game Developers Monday, September 26: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Join likeminded designers and dreamers for an evening of demos and discussion on the world of game design. This group is for those interested in creating games both digital and tabletop. Facebook Event
Software Guild Ping-Pong Unit Testing Wednesday, September 28: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Murtuza will demonstrate a paired unit testing session. Two people at one computer, writing tests and making them pass. He’ll walk through a couple examples with volunteers and then the participants can pair up and try it for themselves. Bring your laptop! Facebook Event
StartUp MeetUp Windsor Thursday, September 29: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Grab a drink, meet some new people, and share your entrepreneurial experiences and ideas. Keep up to date here!
Windsor-Essex .Net Developers: Cross Platform ASP.NET Core with VS Code Tuesday, August 2: 6:30 PM
Live coding walk through of using VS Code to create a ASP.NET Core application. If you have a Mac or use Linux, you can follow along too! More info here!
Board Game Night Thursday, August 11: 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Join us for a night of board games and card games from 6-10PM. This event is free and open to everyone. If you’re new to board games, we encourage you to come by as we will have trusty Hackforgers there to help get you started. More info here!
Intro to CSS: Coding Class for Women Tuesday, August 16: 6:00 -8:00PM
Get stylin’ with CSS! This styling sheet language works with HTML to bring design, layout, and variation of display. No previous coding experience needed. Please bring your own laptop!
Computer Girls is coding classes for women by women. In partnership with Women’s Enterprise Skills Training (WEST) and funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, these classes are taught by female professional computer programmers with the aim to get more women interested in coding. Register Here
Open Coding Night Thursday, August 18: 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Working on a project? Need to bounce ideas off other programmers? Bring your laptop and get coding! Great event for beginners as well! Tutorials will be available and the event is facilitated a real life computer programmer. More information here!
Intermediate HTML & CSS: Coding Class for Women Tuesday, August 23: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
A match made in heaven! Come learn how to bring together these two programming languages into a functional, stylish way. Perfect for beginners. Bring your laptop to this free workshop. Part of the Computer Girls Program. Register now!
Electronics Club: SMD Soldering Techniques & Demo Saturday, August 27: 1:00 – 3:00PM
Check out demonstrations on how to use a flux pen, tack parts, point solder, drag solder, clean up bridges with wick or a solder sucker, and desolder/rework using hot air. The target board has 0603, SOD-123, SOT-23, and SOIC-14 packages.
If you’re at least a little familiar with through-hole soldering and want to learn more about surface mount, join us for this afternoon of learning. Learn More!
Order of the Indie Game Developers Monday, August 29: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Join likeminded designers and dreamers for an evening of demos and discussion on the world of game design. This group is for those interested in creating games both digital and tabletop. More info here!
Intro to JavaScript: Coding Class for Women Tuesday, August 30: 6:30 – 8:30PM
Get to know this practical computer programming language that is essential for the web. No previous coding experience needed. Please bring your own laptop! Part of the Computer Girls program. Register Here!
Software Guild: NoSQL with John Haldeman Wednesday, August 31: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
What ever happened to tables with rows and columns?: Whether it’s MongoDB, Hadoop, Cassandra, CouchDB, Solr, Spark, Redis, or Neo4j – database and data processing technology has experienced a dramatic increase in specialization over the last few years. We’ll take a look at some of the more popular NoSQL database technologies out there, show some examples of accessing each, discuss where they are being used, and look at the tradeoffs in using them. Find more info here!
* Drone Night, StartUp Windsor, and the DIY Audio Electronics Group are all on hiatus for the summer
.Net Get-Together
Tuesday, June 7: 6:00PM
Introduction to why this group was created and what our focus and goals are. Preview and discussion around .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. Explore the use of .NET for building and deploying applications on any platform. The focus will be on the various .NET Platforms (Full Framework, Core, Mono), OSS libraries and various development concepts. Facebook Event Here
DIY Audio Electronics Group: Vacuum Tubes
Wednesday, June 8: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Join us for the last DIY Audio group meetup before the summer break and take a step back in time to when the vacuum tube was king. Host Rob Caruso will doing an introduction to tube theory and operation and HF member Randy Topliffe will be demoing his audio setup which includes a Raspberry Pi, a Schiit DAC & tube based head phone amplifier.
Bring an audio source (phone/tablet/etc) and earbuds or headphones to experience the tube amplifier for yourself. Facebook Event Here
Open Code Night
Thursday, June 9: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Working on a project? Need to bounce ideas off other programmers? Bring your laptop and get coding! Facebook Event Here
Board Game Night
Thursday, June 16: 6:00 – 10:00PM
Join us for a night of board games and card games from 6-10PM. This event is free and open to everyone. If you’re new to board games, we encourage you to come by as we will have trusty Hackforgers there to help get you started. Facebook
Windsor Drone Corps: Drone Build
Friday, June 17: 6:00 – 8:00PM
Got a drone you’re working on? Come down to Hackforge and join the build. Meet some new drone friends and learn more about the exciting technology.
Intro to HTML: Coding Class for Women
Thursday, April 7th: 6:30-8:30PM
Get the fundamentals down for this practical and simple coding language. This is a great introduction for anyone who wants to get started with code. Bring your laptop!
Computer Girls is coding classes for women by women. In partnership with Women’s Enterprise Skills Training (WEST) and funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, these classes are taught by female professional computer programmers with the aim to get more women interested in coding. Register Here
Electronics Club
Saturday, June 25: 1-3PM
Join the club for those who love electronics and take part in an afternoon activity.
Order of the Indie Game Developers
Tuesday, June 28: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Join likeminded designers and dreamers for an evening of demos and discussion on the world of game design. This group is for those interested in creating games both digital and tabletop.
Software Guild:
Wednesday, June 29: 7:00 – 9:00PM The group for professional developers meets monthly to discuss best practices and professional development. Keep up to date on MeetUp
May the Fourth: Drone Wars
Wednesday, May 4th: 6:00 – 10:00PM
In a galaxy not so far away, Windsor Drone Corps is coming to Hackforge…. on May the Fourth…. for Drone Wars! Come out and learn more about drones, meet actual rebel drone pilots, and destroy a Death Star. If you have a drone but can’t get it to fly, bring it in and get expert advice. Facebook Event Here
DIY Audio Electronics Club
Wednesday, May 11: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Aaron Mavrinac will be demoing his analog synthesizer and Michal Janyst will be demoing his DIY Arduino-based audio input selector. Come check out the projects, ask questions, and see them in action. Facebook Event here!
Guild Kata Night: Thursday, May 12th: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Have a little code-slinging skill under your belt? Want to get better? Come out to kata night and challenge yourself to solve some puzzles while you learn to up your programming game with Test Driven Development and Pair Programming. Facebook Event Here!
Board Game Night Thursday, May 19th: 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Join us for a night of board games and card games from 6-10PM. This event is free and open to everyone. If you’re new to board games, we encourage you to come by as we will have trusty Hackforgers there to help get you started. Facebook Event Here!
Software Guild: Stava Data
Bits & Bikes Event Wednesday, May 25th: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Learn about how to use crowd sourced data, specifically from fitness tracking apps. Stay up to date here
Biking across Canada with a DIY camera
Bits & Bikes Event Thursday, May 26: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
In 2005, Mike Beauchamp rode his bicycle across Canada and made a documentary film about the trip using a DIY bike-mounted camera. Learn how Mike designed and fabricated the audio and video system able to withstand the 7000KM trip. Stay for a free screening of the 60 minute film followed by a small Q&A session. Facebook Event Here
Electronics Club: Teardown Day Saturday, May 28th from 1:00 -3:00 PM
Teardown Day is inviting you to tear apart equipment in the name of part salvaging, electronics education, and stress relief. Bring your own items to break down or take apart something from Hackforge. Facebook Event Here!
Order of the Indie Game Developers Monday, May 30th: 7:00 – 9:00PM
Join us for a night of discussion of game development and projects in action. Perfect for designers, artists, developers of both tabletop and video games. Facebook Event Here!
StartUp MeetUp Tuesday, May 31: 6:00 – 9:00PM
Grab a drink, meet some new people, and share your entrepreneurial experiences and ideas. More info here!
