Maker Community Groups
In an effort to support and foster the maker community world-wide, we want to keep a definitive directory of hackerspaces, chaptered geek orgs like Dorkbot, our "own" independent Make: City groups, and other, similar DIY organizations. If you're part of such a local group, add it to the list by emailing .
Make: City Groups
Make: SF http://www.makesf.org (San Francisco, CA)
Make: NYC http://www.makenyc.org (New York, NY)
Make: Philly http://www.makephilly.org (Philadelphia, PA)
Make: KC http://www.makekc.org/ (Kansas City, MO/KS)
Make: Denver http://denvermakers.org/ (Denver, CO)
Make: RDU http://makerdu.com/ (Durham, NC)
GO-Tech Ann Arbor http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/notbago/ (Ann Arbor, MI)
RIT MAKE Club http://www.makeclub.org/blog/ (Rochester, NY)
Make: PGH http://makepgh.org/ (Pittsburgh, PA)
MakeRIC http://www.makeric.com/ (Richmond, VA)
Make: HOU http://www.facebook.com/MakeHouston (Houston, TX)
Make: SLC http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=145739515447425 (Salt Lake City, UT)
Ask MAKE: Where to find an Arduino class
Dorkbots, etc.
Dorkbot HQ (Worldwide chapters of groups doing "strange things with electricity")
BarCamp Wiki (International network of tech-related "unconferences")
DIYBio (Worldwide chaptered org exploring biology and "citizen science")
TechShops, Workshops
BuildMore Workshop http://www.buildmoreworkshop.com/ (Dublin, OH)
Club Workshop http://www.clubworkshop.com/ (Denver, CO)
Columbus Idea Foundry http://www.columbusideafoundry.com/ (Columbus, OH)
Gowanus Studio Space gowanusstudio.com (Brooklyn, NY)
The Mill www.millmn.com (Minneapolis, MN)
Omniversity omniversity.madlab.org.uk (Manchester, UK)
TechShop Durham http://www.techshopdurham.com/ (Durham, NC)
TechShop HQ http://techshop.ws/locations.html
TechShop Menlo Park http://techshop.ws/index.html (Menlo Park, CA)
TechShop Portland http://www.portlandtechshop.com/ (Portland, OR)
Shop People www.shoppeople.org (Portland, OR)
Hackerspaces/Makerspaces
Hackerspaces (Master list of worldwide hackerspaces)
Hackers on a Map! (Map of key hackerspaces)
Artisan's Asylum http://artisansasylum.com (Somerville, MA)
AssentWorks www.assentworks.ca (Winnipeg, MB)
Bloominglabs http://bloominglabs.org (Bloomington, IN)
Bridgewire renomakerspace.org (Reno, NV)
Brmlab brmlab.cz (Prague, Czech Republic)
CT Hackerspace http://www.cthackerspace.com/ (Watertown, CT)
Dallas Makerspace http://www.dallasmakerspace.com/ (Dallas, TX)
Distributed Hacker Maker Network (DHMN) http://dhmn.net (Appleton, WI)
Eugene Maker Space http://eugenemakerspace.com (Eugene, OR)
FamiLAB http://familab.org (Orlando, FL)
Freeside Atlanta freesideatlanta.org (Atlanta, GA)
FUBAR Labs fubarlabs.org (Highland Park, NJ)
HacDC http://hacdc.org (Washington DC)
HackPittsburgh http://hackpgh.org (Pittsburgh, PA)
The Hacktory thehacktory.org (Philadelphia, PA)
London Hackspace london.hackspace.org.uk (London, England)
MadLab http://www.madlab.nl (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
MakeItLabs www.makeitlabs.com (Nashua, NH)
Milwaukee Makerspace http://www.milwaukeemakerspace.org/ (Milwaukee, WI)
Maui Makers http://MauiMakers.com (Maui, HI)
Omaha Maker Group http://home.omahamakergroup.org/ (Omaha, NE)
Metrix Create:Space http://metrixcreatespace.com/ (Seattle, WA)
Sector67 http://sector67.org/ (Madison, WI)
SkullSpace www.skullspace.ca (Winnipeg, MB)
757 Labs http://www.757Labs.org (Norfolk, VA)
Site 3 http://site3.ca (Toronto, ON)
Twin Cities Maker tcmaker.org (Minneapolis, MN)
Vancouver CoLab www.vancommunitylab.com (Vancouver, BC)
Workshop 88 workshop88.com (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Xin Che Jian http://xinchejian.com (Shanghai, China)
Other
ADArduino adarduino.tumblr.com (Liverpool, England)
ArtifexGroup artifexgroup.org (Portland, OR)
Atlanta Hobby Robot Club botlanta.org (Atlanta, GA)
Baltimore SDIY http://sites.google.com/site/baltimoresdiygroup/ (Baltimore, MD)
Cafe Scientifique/Science Cafe http://www.cafescientifique.org (International)
The Crucible http://thecrucible.org/ (Oakland, CA)
Dallas Personal Robotics Group http://www.dprg.org/ (Dallas, TX)
DIYcity http://diycity.org (International)
Future Salon Network http://accelerating.org/futuresalon.html (International)
Golden Gate Live Steamers http://www.ggls.org (Berkeley, CA)
Hike the Geek http://www.hikethegeek.com (International)
Ignite http://ignite.oreilly.com (National)
InterAccess Electric Media Arts Centre interaccess.org (Toronto, ON)
Machine Project http://machineproject.com/ (Los Angeles, CA)
Pennsylvania State University Robotics Club http://www.psurobotics.org/ (State College, PA)
Remake Lounge http://remakelounge.com/ (San Francisco, CA)
Rockland Robotics http://rockbots.blogspot.com/ (Nanuet, NY)
The South Florida Robotics Society http://www.sunbots.org/ (Sunrise, FL)
The Steel Yard http://www.thesteelyard.org (Providence, RI)
Tacoma Robotics Society http://tacomarobotics.org/ (Tacoma, WA)
YOUR Group Here
If you have a hacker, maker, crafter, or other DIY group or space you'd like added to our directory, please go to makerspace.com to add yourself.
Maker Events Calendar
We maintain an updated calendar of meetings, events, exhibits, and classes of interest to makers, crafters, hackers, and DIY enthusiasts of all stripes. Please let us know of events your group is hosting that other makers might enjoy. http://makezine.com/events
