Welcome to the

Collaborative Research Association of Social Hacktivity

aka Crash Space: a Los Angeles-based hacker space

This is the Public Crash Space Wiki.  Any and all interested and interesting minds are free to access and alter this information.

Current Crash Space Members, please feel free to access the Members Wiki!

For more information, see the FAQ.

Member Meetings: Every Tuesday night @ 8PM

Open House: 2nd Tuesday of Every Month @ 8PM

For other events, check out our calendar: http://blog.crashspace.org/events/ 

(Previous Meeting Notes)

//Why "Crash Space"?

• It's a space where anything can happen

• Crash is a cool movie about LA

• When you try new things, they often crash many times before you get solid results. We look forward to many many crashes.
• Crash is where things come together, like hydrogen atoms colliding to make an explosion, or light from the sun.
• With any luck we'll be there really late sometimes and have to crash on a couch. Essay Service

//What We Have

Crash Space provides:

• Expertise -- we are a group of professionals and hackers in all sorts of engineering, design, and artistry.
• Work space -- we have workbenches, couches, snacks, free wifi. A comfy place to chill out and do stuff.
• Tools -- we're accumulating an impressive array of tools. From soldering irons to Makerbots to CNC drills. 

 //Where We Are

10526 Venice Blvd, Culver City CA 90232

Google Map | Street View | A photo of the front

What else is in our neighborhood?  

//Who We Are

Check out the People profiles to learn about our members, or our Expertise page to find out who shares your interests.

If you're interested in joining us, check out:

• Our Member Agreement
• Ways to Get Involved, or
• Sign Up for Membership!

//What We're Doing 

We have many different projects we're working on, some more than others.

Have a favorite project?  Add it to the list!  See a project not getting attention?  Have a go at it!

List of Projects

including

• Makerbot 
• Take Apart Tuesday.
• Monthly Kit Builds 
• Proximity Devices - started as a joke in email, and morphed into several projects
• Proximity T-Shirt
• Programmable Proximity Fob
• Intermediary, Expandable, Programmable, Proximity Device Kit 
• Other Interest Areas

//What You Can Do

At Crash Space, the phrase "Someone should..." is forbidden.  In fact, it may be the only thing at Crash Space that is forbidden.  If you have an idea, act on it! 

If you need help getting started, here are some things you can do:

• Facilities Index (List of things we need help with) Want a job? START HERE!
• Donations (Lists of things people have said they will give us. Have something to add? DO IT!)
• Things We Need Help!
•  PR & Fundraising 
• Sponsor Letter
• Related to PR: Our Online ID
• We've got a blog, a twitter account, a wiki, plans to move to a CMS...
• ...but we need someone to manage a propper CMS
• Classes and Events
• Class suggestions
• Ongoing Event Wishlist
• Members! Want to have an event?  See:
• Event Creation Checklist
• Holding Classes & Workshops
• Member Support  

//Where (else) We Are

• Crash Space Blog
• @crashspacela on Twitter
• Flickr.com/photos/crashacespacela
• Discussion mailing list - main discussion and planning
• Crash Space Announcements List - Less chatty, announcements only
• Also, stop by #crashspace on irc.freenode IRC Link
• Crash Space on the Hackerspaces.org wiki (this needs a lot of help please!)
• In The News  
• Relevant Email addresses

//More Resources

• Hacker Supplies (Hardware)
  
• Hacker Events, Conferences and Organizations 
• LA Event Calendars
• Hacker Software Tools To Know About

//What's Left?

• Legal/ Financial / General Governance
• The Collaborative Research Association of Social Hacktivism (aka Crash Space) is a California registered S-Corp
• Mission Statement (Needs to be written)
• Membership Levels (What do you want for your money?)
• Decisions and Discussions (How we discuss and decide things)