Open Source City….a call out
Late last year the members of How Why DIY wanted to create an event called Open Source City “Open Source City was originally a weekend micro-festival of open source sound & media practice for the 2008 Liverpool City of Culture Programme organised by SoundNetwork and folly” We tried and we failed to get it off the ground mainly we felt after examining the remnants of grant application forms that we had got bogged down...
Winning bid to deliver event for Digital Freelancers in Liverpool
How Why DIY are pleased to announce that we have won the contract to deliver Jelly Liverpool the easy going networking event for Digital Freelance workers in Liverpool until the end of the year. In April Open Labs at LJMU had to advertise for agents to deliver Jelly Liverpool once more after the previous delivery contract had run out. The idea of Jelly Liverpool is to provide chairs and tables, wireless internet and coffee but more...
How? Why? DIY! – we are now official
How? Why? DIY! has incorporated as a Community Interest Company to promote the benefits of technology to the residents Liverpool and network creative technologists in the area. How Why DIY CIC – a bit of a mouthful now with the CIC on the end but as we have been doing a great deal of work and plan to do more it was only fair to incorporate. We have incorporated to or aim to. run events that promote community focus for...
Barcamp Liverpool this weekend
If you’re not familiar with the Bar Camp concept they are participant led unconferences where the talks and discussions that take place are set by the people attending – anyone can and is encouraged to run a session on any topic they want so the whole event is driven by the conversations and interactions of the people attending. I have to say I am so converted to the idea of participant led unconferences (just take out...
DOES does it
New workspace opens for the digital meddler DoesLiverpool a brand new community Interest Company has opened a new space for circuit benders and physical computing enthusiasts. The space based within the Gostins building is still being set up but is a welcome addition to the Liverpool tech scene. A spokesman for DOES said “The facilities that we can offer in our space will grow as the community grows, and will be directed by the...