Board Game Night
Thursday, November 12, 2015 – 6-10PM
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. We’ll have a games like Smash Up, Small World, The Resistance, and more. Bring your favourite game (that can be played in less than four hours)!
Facebook Event
Hackforge Movie Fundraiser: RoboCop (1987)
Monday, November 16, 2015 – 8PM
Set directly across the river from Hackforge, RoboCop is part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement. Join us for this classic dystopian sci-fi film, directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Rated: R
$10 admission with popcorn and pop. Members get in free! I’d buy that for a dollar!
Facebook Event
StartUp MeetUp
Wednesday, November 18 – 6-9PM
Come on out to the 4th StartUp Windsor monthly meetup! Meet some new people and share your entrepreneurial experiences and ideas. Pizza provided by our friends at WEtech!
Facebook Group
November Maptime
Thursday, November 19 – 7PM
Maptime is an open learning environment for all levels and degrees of knowledge, offering intentional educational support for the beginner. Maptime is simultaneously flexible and structured, creating space for mapping tutorials, workshops, ongoing projects with a shared goal, and independent/collaborative work time. Beginners most welcome! Topic TBA.
Facebook Event
Software Guild
Wednesday, November 25 – 7PM
The group for programmers meets again at the end of the month, delivering a workshop or talk to help with professional and skill development. Topic TBA.
Facebook Event
On Friday, September 18th, Hackforge was notified that Chanoso’s, our next door neighbour at 255 Ouellette, would be closed. We had been part of the building maintenance to deal with the compliance issue in the week prior.
Our programming and events continue and we remain open. Hackforge supports the efforts of the building owner, which may mean some short closures to help the building be in compliance, but with notice to our members and the public for events. We are part of the building’s long term plans and are here to stay.
Hackforge is closed Monday, September 14th until Thursday, September 17th at 11AM due to building maintenance.
Our Board Game night is rescheduled to Tuesday, September 22nd.
StartUp Meet Up is still on for Wednesday night, September 16th but we have moved the location to 490 Pelissier.
All other September events are as scheduled.
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, August 12 @ 8PM – CHANGED: Hackforge (255 Ouellete)
The public is invited to attend the 2015 Annual General Meeting and meet Hackforge’s Board of Directors and staff. Elections will take place for new volunteer representatives and board of directors. There will also be an approval process to approve changes to membership and begin membership dues for 2015.
Hackforge Fundraiser Movie Night: Hackers (1995)
Monday, August 17th @ 8:00PM – Hackforge (255 Ouellette)
“Hack the planet!”
Join us for our second monthly movie fundraiser. Hackers is a cyberpunk thriller starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie.
Admission is $10 and includes free popcorn and pop.
Best 90s outfit wins a prize!
StartUp Windsor Monthly Meetup
Tuesday, August 18th, 6:00-9:00PM – Hackforge (255 Ouellette)
Come on out to the 1st StartUp Windsor monthly meetup! Come grab a drink, meet some new people, and share your entrepreneurial experiences and ideas.
Facebook Event Here
Hackforge Board Game and Card Game Night
Wednesday, August 19 from 6-10PM @ Hackforge (255 Ouellette)
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.
Test Driving Your Code (For better software and your sanity)
Saturday, August 22, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM @ Hackforge (255 Ouellette)
Wish you could detect unintended consequences of a change in your code before you deploy your app?
If you write code for a hobby or a living, and you want to up your personal game or improve the process you use at work, sign up for our Tutorial Day; bring your laptop to Hackforge on August 22nd and learn a little bit about software best practices.
Register here! Space is limited.
Software Guild: Top Secret
Wednesday, August 26th from 7:00PM – 9:00PM @ Hackforge (255 Ouellette)
Join the group for professional programmers for another night of talks! This month, John Haldeman discusses “Managing Passwords for Applications”:
We all know the methods of password management for people – password complexity, changing passwords often, and two factor authentication. But what about our applications that need to log into other systems? Learn about the practices and methods to build secure applications in this area including certificates, kerberos, trusted contexts, and application identity management systems.
Great for beginners!
Board Game Night – Thursday, July 9 @ 6-10PM
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 – Facebook event
Tron (1982) – Monday, July 13 @ 8PM
Trapped inside an electronic arena, where love and escape do not compute!
The first on our movie fundraisers, join us for the classic sci-fi flick, Tron. Admission is 10$ going directly to Hackforge programming and community workshop.
Software Craftsman Guild – Wednesday, July 22 @ 7-9PM
The group for programmers meets again at the end of July.
We are still looking for Guild speakers. If you’re interested in giving a technical talk, contact info@hackf.org.
Product Development: How The Sausage Is Made – Tuesday, July 28 @ 7-8PM
Does your product have what it takes? Kevin Taylor will be sharing insights gained on the product development process from over 20 years in the global electronics industry.