TOG (hackerspace)

The project was started in January 2009 and the space opened in May 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/?p=13|title=TOG has a place to call home|publisher=TOG (hackerspace)|date=2009-05-13|accessdate=2009-08-29}} In June 2010, TOG moved to a new, larger building on Chancery Lane (Unit 3), Dublin 8.{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/2010/06/tog-v2-0-we-are-moving/|title=TOG v2.0 - We are moving|date=3 June 2010 }} In January 2015 it was confirmed that the lease on this building would not be extended beyond April 2015, and TOG announced its intention to move to a new premises in Dublin city centre.{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/2015/01/celebrate-togs-sixth-birthday-and-last-one-at-chancery-lane/|title=Celebrate TOG's sixth birthday (and last one at Chancery Lane)|date=19 January 2015 }} In the event the lease was extended through October and TOG moved to its new premises, the ground floor of 22 Blackpitts, in mid-October 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/2015/10/the-move/|title=The Move|date=19 October 2015 }}

TOG is a community-operated physical locale based run by its members to provide a shared space. The members have a place to be creative and work on their projects in an environment designed to be both inspiring and supportive of both new and old technologies. The space is funded for by its members{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/?page_id=14#tog_funded|title=TOG FAQ - How are you funded}} and allows members 24-hour access to a place.{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/?page_id=14#tog_when|title=TOG FAQ - When is the hackerspace open?}}

TOG has group nights on Mondays with Electronics and Micro-controllers,{{cite web|url=https://www.tog.ie/?p=37|title=Micro-controller Monday|date=4 July 2009 |accessdate=2009-08-28}} and Wednesdays with Coding{{cite web|title=Coding Wednesday| date=20 July 2009 |url=https://www.tog.ie/?p=56|accessdate=2009-08-28}} where the space is available for people to work on their projects and also get help with any problems that may be having from 7PM weekly, and semi-regular Craft nights.

Members of TOG have also spoken (or plan to speak) at technology related conferences around Ireland, such as

• OSSBarcamp, September 2009{{cite web | url=http://www.lczajkowski.com/2009/09/28/ossbarcamp-software-freedom-day-ireland/ | title=OSSBarCamp September Event }}{{cite video | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vrw1zRM5u4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6Vrw1zRM5u4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=TOG Lightning Talk OSS BarCamp 2009-09-19 | location=Dublin, Ireland }}{{cbignore}}
• PyCon Ireland (the Python Ireland annual conference){{cite web | url=http://www.python.ie/pyconireland/conference#talk-tog-hackerspace | title=PyCon Ireland - What's on | publisher=Python Ireland }}
• Ubuntu Ireland and Skynet talks{{cite web | title=Ubuntu Ireland and Skynet | url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/Events/February-2010-Talks | accessdate=2011-02-18 }}
• TechWeek at DCU{{cite web | title=Events: Redbrick | url=http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/events/ | publisher=Redbrick, DCU's networking society }}

TOG has also hosted events for Engineers Week{{cite web | url=https://www.tog.ie/2010/01/engineers-week/ | title=Engineers Week | date=January 2010 | accessdate=2011-01-11 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tog.ie/2011/01/engineers-week-2011/ | title=Engineers Week 2011 | date=31 January 2011 | accessdate=2011-02-11 }} and Science Week.{{cite web | url=http://www.thedigitalhubexhibit.com/noticeboard/exhibition-notice/266-science-week | title=Science Week TOG events | accessdate=2011-02-11 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716231327/http://www.thedigitalhubexhibit.com/noticeboard/exhibition-notice/266-science-week | archivedate=2011-07-16 }}{{cite web | url=http://partfusion.com/2011/02/engineers-week-2011/ | title=Engineers Week 2011 | accessdate=2011-02-14 | date=2011-02-11 | author=robert }}{{cite news |title=Seven days of science |author=John Holden |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/bang/2010/1110/1224283012985.html |newspaper=Irish Times | date=2010-10-10 | accessdate=2011-02-19 }}{{cite news | url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1112/1224283152907.html | title=Hazards of working round the clock go far beyond permanent jet-lag feeling | author=Dick Ahlstrom | date=12 November 2010 | accessdate=19 February 2011 | newspaper=Irish Times }}

TOG, in association with the Irish Robotics Club, hosted an electronics workshop with Mitch Altman from San Francisco's hackerspace Noisebridge, and Jimmie P. Rodgers, in the Science Gallery, Dublin.{{cite web | url=http://www.sciencegallery.com/events/2010/03/electronics-workshop-mitch-altman-and-jimmie-p-rodgers | title=ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP WITH MITCH ALTMAN AND JIMMIE P RODGERS | accessdate=2011-02-14 }}

TOG has also held events as part of the Innovation Dublin Festival.{{cite web | url=http://www.innovationdublin.ie/index.php/festival-2010-events | title=Festival 2010 Events }}{{cite news | url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/18589-id2010 | title=Innovation Dublin | publisher=Silicon Republic }}{{cite web | url=http://www.innovationdublin.ie/index.php/news/its_friday_day_three_and_so_much_to_see/ | title=It's Friday! Day three and so much to see… | publisher=Innovation Dublin | date=12 November 2010 }}

TOG has also taken part in Dublin Art and Technology Association's (DATA) 'DATA EVENT 37.0' at the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art (IMOCA).{{cite web | url=http://www.data.ie/events/37/ | title=DATA EVENT 37.0 | publisher=Dublin Art and Technology Association | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118090643/http://www.data.ie/events/37/ | archivedate=2011-01-18 }}

TOG has also participated in the annual Dublin Maker event, which attracts over 10,000 attendees.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/unleash-your-creative-side-at-dublin-maker-1.2601992|title=Unleash your creative side at Dublin Maker|first=Claire|last=O'Connell|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=14 April 2016}}

Members of TOG have also taken part in several 'Synchronous Hackathons', live simultaneous hacking events with other hackerspaces.{{cite web | url=http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/synchronous-hackathon-march-20-21.html | title=Synchronous Hackathon March 20–21 | publisher=Make | date=12 March 2010 | author=John Baichtal }}

TOG also took part in the Global Hackerspace Cupcake Challenge, where participating hackerspaces send a cupcake to each other. The TOG cupcake was sent to Artifactory in Perth, Australia. TOG received a cupcake from Alpha One Labs in New York, USA.{{cite web | url=https://www.tog.ie/2011/01/cupcake-challenge-%E2%80%93-result/ | title=The Cupcake Challenge - The Result | author=TOG | date=2011-01-21 }}{{cite web | url=http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/01/global-hackerspace-cupcake-challeng.html | title=Global Hackerspace Cupcake Challenge Update | date=26 January 2011 | author=Matt Mets | publisher=Make }}

{{Reflist|2}}

• 091 Labs in Galway, Ireland
• MilkLabs in Limerick, Ireland

• [https://www.tog.ie TOG website]
• [https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/TOG Hackerspaces.org page on TOG]
• [https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Dublin Hackerspaces.org page on Dublin]

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