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{{TOCright}}<span style="font-size:large; line-height:1.5em; color:#222">Welcome to HacDC. We are a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things. Our shop is located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Heights%2C_Washington%2C_D.C. Columbia Heights] neighborhood of DC.</span>

If you're new here, you should start by looking at our public web site at [http://www.hacdc.org/ hacdc.org]. Our Wiki is mostly for internal organization, but you're welcome to look through to get a sense of what we work on (and consider joining yourself!).  We invite you to subscribe to our [http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/announce announcement] (weekly e-mail) and [http://www.hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber blabber] (high traffic) mailing lists.<hr>

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=== Cool Stuff Going On Right Now ===

* [[Byzantium]]
* [[3D Printing]]
* '''Microcontroller Mondays''' (BYO project to work on, get help on, or show off...or just come to check us out! ...usually from 7:30pm on.)
* '''{S,Th}oftware Thursdays''' (BYO project to work on, get help on, or show off...or just come to check us out!) ...usually from 7:30pm on.)
* [[Amateur radio]]  '''Ham Radio''' - make stuff, get your license, QSO, test, tinker, learn,... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ...usually from 7:30pm on

=== Top Links ===
Themes and threads that span across the other categories in the Wiki.  This is also where we keep things that don't easily fit in other categories:

* '''[[Outline]]'''
* [[New Space]] (as of June 2010)
* [[GettingHere]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes | Meeting Minutes and Agendas]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[:Category:Hacker Travel | Hacker Travel]]

=== [[:Category:HacDC Info|HacDC Information]] ===
Here is information on HacDC itself: Official documents, policies, Member Meeting minutes, etc.
* [[:Category:HacDC_Docs|Official HacDC documents]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes|Meeting Minutes]]
* [[:Category:HacDC_Space|HacDC Space]]
* [[:Category:HacDC_Systems|HacDC Systems]]
* [[:Category:HacDC_Culture|HacDC Culture]]

=== [[:Category:Classes|Classes]] ===
HacDC offers many free classes on a wide variety of technical and artistic topics.
* [[:Category:Intro_to_Electronics|Intro to Electronics]]
* [[:Category:AVR_Class|AVR Class]]
* [[:Category:Bike_Maintenance_Class|Bike Maintenance Class]]
* [[:Category:FPGA_Class|FPGA Class]]
* [[Robotics Class 2011]]

=== [[:Category:Projects|Projects]] ===
HacDC has worked on some pretty cool projects, including sending equipment to the edge of space and a Linux distribution that uses mesh networking to replace the Internet.
* [[:Category:Byzantium|Byzantium]]
* [[:Category:Spaceblimp|Spaceblimp]]

=== [[:Category:People|People]] ===
Here are listings of some groups of people associated with HacDC.
* [[:Category:Members|Members]]
* [[:Category:BOD|Board of Directors]]
* [[:Category:Friends|Friends of HacDC]]

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=== Events ===
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This calendar pulls events from our official [http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/#calendar Meetup] calendar.  A [http://hacdc.org/ics iCal feed] is also available, for enjoying our events from your favorite calendaring software.

=== Past Cool Stuff That Will Happen Again ===

* [[IntrotoVisualsforProgrammers | Intro to Visuals for Programmers]]
* [[Electron Tube Class]]
* Max/MSP Workshop
* [[Quantified Self]]
* [[Intro to Programming]]
* [[AVR Microcontroller Class 2011]]
* [[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge]]
* [[Linux Class]]
* [[TECS | The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles]]
* [[Bike Maintenance Class]]
* [[HacDC Spaceblimp 5]]
* [[Robotics Class 2011]]

=== [[:Category:Equipment|Equipment]] ===
HacDC's workshop has lots of cool and useful <span style="text-decoration:line-through">toys</span> tools!
* [[:Category:Lathe|Lathe]]
* [[:Category:Makerbot|Makerbot]]
* [[:Category:Reprap|Reprap]]

=== [[:Category:Events|Events]] ===
Sometimes HacDC attends fun events to learn and show off our projects!
* [[:Category:ShmooCon|ShmooCon]]

=== [[:Category:Useful_Info|Useful Information]] ===
Miscellaneous useful information:
* [[:Category:Travel_Info|Travel Information]]

=== [[:Category:Obsolete|Archives]] ===
A link to the obsolete pages on the Wiki, for historical purposes: [[:Category:Obsolete]]

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