OggCamp 2026
by Steven Maddox
Lo!
Just giving you all a heads up in case you didn't know... Oggcamp is
back for this year!
(they skipped last year... some of us in the LUG went in 2024 & 2019 though)
https://www.oggcamp.org/
It's a 2 day event on the weekend of April 25th and 26th at the Pendulum
Hotel in Manchester (same venue as the last two times)... which is only
a short walk from the train station in Manchester.
Usually people make their own way up by just hopping on a train at Stoke
station which are very regular... and it's a good opportunity to take in
some interesting talks and it's highly recommended.
We don't get a lot of things like this which happen so close to us!
Usually you have to go much further south (e.g. London) or even Brussels
(e.g. like FOSDEM which is happening today and tomorrow actually!..
although there are some people in the LUG interested in doing that next
year with cheap flights... let me know if that interests you too)
So don't miss your chance, you'll be in good company if you do come with
plenty of familiar faces.
Hope to see you there!
Oh... and your ticket (buy them online) covers you for both days... but
people in the LUG just seem to normally go on the first day only... it's
up to you. Actually this year I'll be stopping overnight in the hotel
itself (it's half price if you use the code DELEGATE) and doing the
second day too. Alternatively it's not exactly difficult to get another
very short and cheap train the next day.
I'll try and remember to send another reminder closer to... but don't
wait too long to get your tickets!
--
Steven Maddox
Lantizia
1 week, 5 days
Re: Open Source Hardware Camp 2026 CFP — Sat 29/08 & Sun 30/08, Hebden Bridge.
by Steven Maddox
Lo,
Just a quick poll to see if anyone would be interested in attending this
in August?
Tickets I don't think have yet gone on sale... and I can't seem to find
any website for it just yet... but I do remember these running in
previous years (they're probably still finding people to do
presentations and then they'll announce).
It's up in Hebden Bridge (near Halifax... west of Bradford/Leeds and
north/east of Manchester)
It'd basically be 2 trains (one up to Manchester, then get to the OTHER
station in Manchester... then over to Hebden Bridge... about 2 hours
total) or 1.45 hour drive.
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Open Source Hardware Camp 2026 CFP — Sat 29/08 & Sun 30/08,
Hebden Bridge.
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 13:07:21 +0000
From: Andy Bennett <andyjpb(a)gmail.com>
Hello,
Please find details below of the call for participation for Open Source
Hardware Camp 2026, which will mark 15 years since the very first
OSHCamp was held at C4CC in London.
Tickets are not on sale yet, but these will be £12/day and this includes
lunch, plus tea/coffee. Those presenting and running workshops will
receive free tickets.
Budget accommodation is available at Hebden Bridge IOU Hostel, which
adjoins the venue, and there are plenty of B&Bs, plus a number of small
hotels in the area.
Any questions don't hesitate to get in touch!
Cheers,
Andy Bennett
//
-+- Open Source Hardware Camp 2026 -+-
This year Open Source Hardware Camp will take place over the weekend of
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August, at The Birchcliffe Centre,
Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8DG.
Proposals for talks and workshops for OSHCamp 2026 are invited!
There is no theme and topics may include, for example:
* Open source hardware projects
* Open development practices and principles
* Novel/interesting/fun projects built using open source hardware
* Tools (hardware and software)
* Skills and techniques, e.g. PCB fab, DIY SMT assembly
* Relevant technologies, e.g. SPI/I2C bus programming
* ...something else relevant to the community
If you would like to give a talk on the Saturday and/or run a workshop
on the Sunday, please submit details via the form at:
https://forms.gle/CgJFtjpMUmsMpvQa8
Any questions can either be sent to either myself or andrew at
abopen.com <http://abopen.com>.
~~ A social event is planned for the Saturday evening ~~
**** Note that the deadline for submitting titles and abstracts is
Thursday 30th April at 17:00. If you would like to discuss ideas etc.
please get in touch sooner, rather than later. ****
1 month, 1 week
Re: [org-stoke] Informal regional social
by Steven Maddox
I think Alberico means this with a working link ... :)
*WHEN:* Wednesday the _/11th/_ of _/March/_ at 18:00-22:00
*WHERE: *The Peer Hat, 14-16 Faraday St, Manchester M1 1BE, United Kingdom
*Registration link:*
https://supporters.openrightsgroup.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=7
<https://supporters.openrightsgroup.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=7>
Steven Maddox
Lantizia
On 02/03/2026 14:20, Alberico Ricci wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Thank you Steven, and yes we are going to hold another social in
> Manchester on the 11th of March.
>
> The details for the Manchester event are the following:
>
> *WHEN:* Wednesday the 28th of January at 18:00-22:00
>
> *WHERE: *The Peer Hat, 14-16 Faraday St, Manchester M1 1BE, United Kingdom
>
> _*Registration link:
> *_https://supporters.openrightsgroup.org/wp-admin/admin.php?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=7
> <https://supporters.openrightsgroup.org/wp-admin/admin.php?page=CiviCRM&q=...>
>
> If you have any questions feel free to email me!
>
> All the best,
>
>
> On 28/02/2026 15:59, Steven Maddox wrote:
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>> Just dropping a quick message to say that ORG are running another
>> social on the 11th March... similar to the one they ran at the start
>> of January.
>>
>> The last time it was at a pub (so it's not really something you can
>> join online) which is about an hour away by car (if taking the M6) or
>> 10 minutes walk if you get the train to Manchester Piccadilly first
>> (which are very frequent from Stoke station)... and it started around
>> 6pm.
>>
>> Once I get confirmation of the address this time... I'll send the
>> link you can RSVP with. Or perhaps @Alberico you could pop a reply
>> here with that?
>>
>> Let us know if you are interested in the mean time.
>>
>> I'm also this time going to CC in the StaffsLUG group as I know there
>> are a lot of digital rights enthusiasts there which have perhaps
>> neglected to also subscribe to the ORG Stoke mailing list :)
>>
>> Steven Maddox
>> Lantizia
>>
>> On 28/01/2026 17:28, Steven Maddox wrote:
>>> Just wanted to drop a quick note of thanks to anyone who is going to
>>> the meeting tonight from ORG Stoke.
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> @Alberico - hope it goes well... if you run another let us know and
>>> some of us will try and make it.
>>>
>>> Steven Maddox
>>> Lantizia
>>>
>>> On 13/01/2026 09:59, Steven Maddox wrote:
>>>> Lo folks,
>>>>
>>>> The people that run ORG at the national level are thinking of
>>>> having a small, informal gathering at a pub/café for members of the
>>>> local ORG groups general part of the country.
>>>>
>>>> They're thinking of somewhere Manchester way, but not quite sure
>>>> yet... and on the 28 January.
>>>>
>>>> It'd be a great opportunity to get and share feedback about ORG
>>>> issues and generally get to know other ORG aligned people who run
>>>> other local groups.
>>>>
>>>> If interested either reply to the mailing list... or if you got
>>>> this message via Meetup then email me on stoke(a)openrightsgroup.org
>>>> instead.
>>>>
>>>> I'll get more details hopefully closer to, but just wanting to get
>>>> a general feel for who is interested.
>>>>
>>>
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