Mission Statement
What is a Hackerspace?
Hackerspaces are places where geeks, experts, specialists and artists meet up to talk, create, design and hack technology.
The focus of The Southwest Florida Hackerspace is to build a sanctuary for those interested in learning, building or hacking technology. We also help as an incubator for local entrepreneurs having access to tools and resources to launch their idea in their community.
If you can contribute to the organization or want to learn more about technology please contact us or join our Facebook group below.
Membership
Become a donor in The Southwest Florida Hackerspace and be a part of a founding group of technology enthusiasts, working together to bring technology to their local community. From newbies to hardened professionals our group is at your fingertips.
We have two membership types:
Donors – $5 per month
You want to support our efforts but cannot make all the meetings or events all the time.
No Worries! We appreciate you and created this membership JUST FOR YOU!
Digital Spacers have discounted rates to most local workshops and events.
We will always support our donors anyway we can.
Members – $20 per month
You are an extension of the hackerspace through your monthly donation of 20 dollars per month to help bring our Hackerspace to fruition.
We also send out promotional material from time to time and support our members however we can.
Members are the voting arm of the Hackery. All Members can vote on any items up for vote at the Hackerspace and can run for positions on the Board.
We are raising funds.
We are looking for investors to help fill our space with more equipment.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Southwest Florida Hackerspace movement
please contact us
Meetups
Upcoming Events
We are collaborating on new events. If you would like to teach a workshop, please contact us.
Workshops & Files
The Southwest Florida Hackerspace creates many things and we want to share with the world around us what we make. Below are a list of assets and other projects we have created as a group.
Paper Rocket Launcher:
Download Zip
Arduino Workshop:
Download Zip
Raspberry Pi Workshop:
Presentation
Raspberry Pi Installation Word Doc
Raspberry Pi Commands Word Doc
Programming Python on the Raspberry Pi Word Doc
Raspberry Pi Resources
Who We Are
Established in 2014 and headquartered in Fort Myers, FL, The Southwest Florida Hackerspace offers a broad range of services to add value and assist our members and local companies. Our primary business services are: Prototyping, Technology Education, Consumer Products and Support Services.
The focus of The Southwest Florida Hackerspace is to create a sanctuary for those interested in learning, building or hacking technology. We also help as an incubator for the entrepreneurs where they have access to tools and resources to launch their idea in our local community.
Our vision is to create an economic sanctuary for the creative classes and start building a new, innovative industrialism that can link with existing industries, bridging school education with the economic system with post-secondary education.
The main feature of our space is it’s decentralization: there’s no “boss” telling people what to do, people become members, learn from each other, and participate in the community creating new value in the process.
Links / Resources