Bangspace
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| Bangspace | |
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| Country | Thailand |
| State or District | Ekkemai |
| City | Bangkok |
| Date of founding | 2009/12/29 |
| Website | http://www.bangspace.org |
| IRC | #hackerspacebkk |
| Mailinglist | http://groups.google.com/group/bangkok-space |
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50/10 Ekamai Rd right on the corner of Soi 2 |
| Number of members | 25 |
| Membership fee | 500 Thai Baht monthly |
| Size of rooms | 20 with A/C, potentially >100 |
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| Location | 13.7227720814° N, 100.584790707° ELatitude: 13°43′21.979″N Longitude: 100°35′5.247″E |
| Latitude: 13°43′21.979″N Longitude: 100°35′5.247″E
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| Status | active |
Bangspace (!space) is Bangkok first Hackerspace. It was founded after a long period of planning and finally a trip of some founding members to the Singapore Hackerspace. !space is situated in the office shophouse of a founding member, with a central location in Soi Ekkemai close to the main public transport system (BTS Syktrain) and only a block away from Sukhumvit Road, the main road of downtown Bangkok. The Ekkemai area is a popular upper scale living, entertainment and nightlife area. We have one room availbale at the moment, that if funished for about 10 -15 people at the same time. It has airconditioning, soldering and hother electric tools, two computer and a video projector. There is the potential of using more rooms in the same building if investing in additional a/c units.
Our philosophy is to be as open as possible, only limited by security measures. Events are always open to the public wiith no obligation to become a paid member. Besides that fact we have a solid base of member to support the hackerspace idea.
Groups activity is increasing with 3 weekly events in the evenings, centered around web programming, mobile phone platforms and hardware projects. Bangkok as a city of 12 million certainly has the potential to let !space grow much bigger.
