Lecture on hackerspaces in Bulgaria, and about how trainings in hackerspaces are important for nourishing enterpreneuship.

1. VarnaConf 2012
Developers Conference
Hackerspaces in Bulgaria, and the
sexy ways to learn something really
essential

2. Agenda
• Hacker phenomenon explained
• Hackerspace – what's the deal in here
• Hackerspaces in Bulgaria
• Hackerspaces and enterpreneurship
• Trainings in hackerspaces – the essence
• Q&A / Contacts / Resources and anything
else

3. Hacker's definition
In media => "someone who tries to break into
computers"
In reality => "a clever programmer“
Reality examples
• Someone who enjoys learning details of a programming language or a system;
• Someone who enjoys doing the programming rather than the theory of it;
• Someone capable of appreciating someone else's hacking;
• Someone who picks up programming quickly;
• Someone who is an expert at a particular programming language or system;

4. Hackerspace definition
“ A hackerspace or hackspace (also referred to as a
hacklab, makerspace or creative space) is a location where
people with common interests, often in computers,
technology, science, digital or electronic art (but also in
many other realms) can meet, socialise and/or collaborate.
Hackerspaces can be viewed as open community labs
incorporating elements of machine shops, workshops
and/or studios where hackers can come together to share
resources and knowledge to build and make things.”

5. Hackerspace keywords
• Physical space;
• Computers, technology, systems;
• Socialization;
• Collaboration;
• Hackers (clever programmers);

6. What's in?

7. What's in?
Why you no eat pancakes?

8. Yes, friends, and beer too :)

9. Hackerspaces in Bulgaria
varna lab - Varna
Init Lab - Sofia
OpenLabBG - Plovdiv

10. varna lab
Go and find them today! :)
e-mail: varna-lab@googlegroups.com
twitter: @varnalab
irc: irc.freenode.net #varnalab
address: Pencho Slaveykov Str. 50
url: http://www.varnalab.org

11. Hackerspaces &
Enterpreneurship
Remember the hacker?
➔ Clever programmer
➔ Enjoys learning constantly
➔ Want to do things, rather than talk about them
➔ Can-do mentality
➔ Keen on collaborating and socializing
➔ Keen on innovation
➔Hackerspaces nourish enterpreneurship.

12. Some examples, in Bulgaria
• Allied Assets
• CampLight
• Fonii
• Future Schools
• Game Craft
• Shtrak!
• And many others ;)

13. Trainings in hackerspaces
• Trainings in hackerspaces are a
natural way to develop the startup
ecosystem in Bulgaria
• Experts give out proven knowledge
• Ambitious individuals receive
essential knowledge on a practical
topic

14. The past and the future
The past The future
• iOS • Electronics
development • PHP advanced
• PHP • HTML5
• Symphony • Drupal theming
• WordPress
• WordPress
• HTML and CSS
• Drupal
• Many others
• HTML and CSS

15. Trainers
• Share knowledge, raise awareness
• Popularize their names
• Create/Hire professionals for their business
• Prove authority in a given topic
• Improve presentation skills
Fight over the biggest human fear :P

16. Trainees
• Receive real knowledge, from professionals that
really practice their preach
• Learn the essentials faster
• Find a project/job if performing good in course
• Get enthused from the hackerspace
environment, become member and do it all
• Become trainers themselves!

17. Resources
• Recordings around Bulgarian
hackerspaces
• Hackerspaces potential in Bulgaria
• startupbulgaria.com
The pefect scene ;)
=> hackerdojo.com

18. Contacts
Kalin Chernev
T: @kalinchernev
E: kalata@shtrak.eu
B: http://shtrak.eu/kalata