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Tell HN: Opening a New Hackerspace in the Netherlands

11 points by nlstitch ↗ HN
Just wanted to share we'll be opening a new hackerspace in the Province of Drenthe on April 2nd! Check https://hackerspace-drenthe.nl for more info!

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jacquesm
Nice to see this outside of the major tech hubs, Groningen, Drenthe and Zeeland all would benefit from more initiatives like these, congratulations!
MrDresden
As someone who is seeing the Netherlands as being a future home (my partner is Dutch) what areas would you consider to be the major tech hubs?

I'm imagining Amsterdam and Rotterdam are at the top. Any other places I might not know about?

balsam
Delft (where TU Delft is), Eindhoven (ASML, Phillips)

Also the collegetowns like Utrecht, possibly Leiden and wherever Radboud is at. Why wouldnt your partner know about these?

jacquesm
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Delft, Eindhoven, the area around TU Twente, (there is a surprising amount of start-up activity there and it rarely makes the news).

The easiest way for any country to figure out where the tech hubs are is to look at where the technology oriented university campuses are located.

MrDresden
Congrats! I took part in creating the first Hackerspace in Iceland (https://hakkavelin.is/) back in '10 and have many good memories from that experience.

One of our main problems was having enough funding to afford a space to rent. Hope it goes better for you than it did us.

sonnyg
Nice!! Do you happen to know any similar spaces where a 10 year old can further explore programming, technology or science?

My son's teacher recommended that he skip a grade but I would rather keep him in the same grade and give him other fun things to do on the side. He's currently most interested in programming, making stop motion films and chess, but I think some exposure to physics or chemistry might grab his attention too.

Preferably close to Amsterdam, but a short drive is doable too.

jacquesm
ZB45 and LAG are the first that come to mind. Have fun!

edit: the first: Zeeburgerpad 45, the second: Eerste schinkelstraat 16

I don't have a phone number or other contact info, sorry!

DrWhax
you might also try TechInc, another Amsterdam hackerspace https://techinc.nl/ they have open social evenings every wednesday starting at 19:00 :)
sonnyg
Great recommendation. And it seems they have an open day coming up, next Saturday. We will try to go by. Thanks.