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=== What is Freeside? ===
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'''Freeside Atlanta''' (est. 2009) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit work space built entirely by volunteers.
Freeside Atlanta is the largest makerspace in the Southeast, [[Our_Space| located]] the West End in Atlanta, Georgia. We are a community of makers, tinkerers, engineers, programmers, artists, teachers, and lunatics.  We are making the future.


'''Alert! We moved! Freeside Atlanta is no longer located at the Metropolitan complex in West End. We're now located further south at the address listed below. Keep an eye on our [http://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta Meetup] site for event status. We're pretty pumped to meet new folks at our new home!'''
Our members are engaged in amazing [[projects]] and love to [[classes| share knowledge]]. We [http://http://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta| meet] regularly to host events, like workshops and talks, or to just work together.
Located just south of downtown Atlanta, we are a community of makers, tinkerers, engineers, programmers, artists, teachers, and lunatics. As a community, we have built out our space with tools and equipment for electronics, 3D printing, woodworking, metalworking, art, design, [[Classes|classes]], and events. Everything you see in [[Our Space|our space]] was donated or built by members.  


Our members are engaged in amazing [[Projects|projects]] and love to share knowledge. We also develop and work with open source and free technology wherever possible, and try to release our creations under variants of the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses Creative Commons license].
Browse this website or see our [[FAQ]] for more details.


You don't have to be a Freeside member to come to our events or take our classes. We encourage you to come out to the '''Tuesday night Open House''' that we have every second and fourth Tuesday at 7:30 PM, or to any of the other public classes or events that we have on [http://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta Meetup]. Come check the place out and see if this is a community that you'd be interested in [[Joining|joining]]!
Freeside Technology Spaces is a Georgia non-profit member LLC.  We are actively in pursuit of our own 501c3 status exempt for education purposes. In the meantime, we have partnered with an umbrella organization to accept [[Donations| donations]].


== Our Mission ==
=== Freeside by the Numbers ===


Freeside Technology Spaces, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, strives to provide a space that inspires collaboration, creativity, teaching, and open projects for the Atlanta community.
* 33 [[Members| members]] and [[Joining| growing]]!
 
* 7,000 square feet
== Our Space ==
* 22 distinct [[Our_Space| zones]]
* 1 cat puzzle


We built our space into different areas to consolidate where we work on stuff in the space. You can check out the different areas of our space [[Our_Space | here]].  We are located at:
=== Upcoming Meetup Events ===
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3043 Commerce Way<br>
=== Our Mission ===
Atlanta, GA 30354
Freeside Technology Spaces, Inc., a non-profit organization, strives to provide a space that inspires collaboration, creativity, teaching, and open projects for the Atlanta community.


There are [[Detailed Directions|detailed directions]] to our space to help you find the place.
=== The Space ===


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== Freeside by the Numbers ==


* 70 [[Members|members]] and [[Joining|growing]]!
=== Get in contact ===
* 1,200+ makers served in 2012
* Come to our weekly public meeting, Tuesdays at 7:30pm
* 9,000 square feet of shop, workspace, and materials
* Come to a meeting! Calendar is to the right ->
* 22 [[Our_Space|zones]] of awesomeness
* Check out our blog.
* 1 cat puzzle
* Join our mailing list.
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* Chat in IRC: #freesideatl on Freenode. ( Click here to chat from your browser! )
== Past Projects ==
* Follow our Twitter account.
* Join our Facebook group.
* Come to one of our Meetups.


Interesting [[Projects | projects]] going on at our space:
=== How to join ===
* An under $2000 [http://blog.freesideatlanta.org/2013/03/super-cheap-and-effective-off-road.html Off Road Wheelchair] art project
* A [http://blog.freesideatlanta.org/2012/04/draft-freesiders-hackers-collaborate-in.html published white paper] for an open collaboration to 3D print CT scans for pre-surgery planning
* An interactive [https://wiki.freesideatlanta.org/fs/Infinity_Portal Infinity Mirror Archway] art project for Alchemy
* [http://www.learntosolder.org/ LearnToSolder.org] - started by a member for Atlanta's Mini Maker Faire (before we had a full Maker Faire)
* [https://wiki.freesideatlanta.org/fs/Gaze Gaze Tracking in Rookie and Veteran Surgeons] - Another medical collaboration examining how diagnosticians look at x-rays.
* [[Race_Car| Freeside's ChumpCar Race Car]] - Join the team and race to victory!
* The [[JAM]] (Joy's Art Machine): A machine that gifts art


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* 10% of our membership is reserved for "starving hackers": full time students or recently laid off people.
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Revision as of 05:40, 22 January 2013

What is Freeside?

Freeside Atlanta is the largest makerspace in the Southeast, located the West End in Atlanta, Georgia. We are a community of makers, tinkerers, engineers, programmers, artists, teachers, and lunatics. We are making the future.

Our members are engaged in amazing projects and love to share knowledge. We meet regularly to host events, like workshops and talks, or to just work together.

Browse this website or see our FAQ for more details.

Freeside Technology Spaces is a Georgia non-profit member LLC. We are actively in pursuit of our own 501c3 status exempt for education purposes. In the meantime, we have partnered with an umbrella organization to accept donations.

Freeside by the Numbers

Upcoming Meetup Events

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Our Mission

Freeside Technology Spaces, Inc., a non-profit organization, strives to provide a space that inspires collaboration, creativity, teaching, and open projects for the Atlanta community.

The Space

We have 5,500 square feet of versatile space in the Metropolitan Warehouses.

Get in contact

  • Come to our weekly public meeting, Tuesdays at 7:30pm
  • Come to a meeting! Calendar is to the right ->
  • Check out our blog.
  • Join our mailing list.
  • Chat in IRC: #freesideatl on Freenode. ( Click here to chat from your browser! )
  • Follow our Twitter account.
  • Join our Facebook group.
  • Come to one of our Meetups.

How to join

  • We give our members 24/7 access and lots of privileges, so we're a bit picky.
  • ...but we're friendly and open to having new people join. Read about the joining process.

How we're funded

  • Basic expenses are covered by member dues.
  • 10% of our membership is reserved for "starving hackers": full time students or recently laid off people.
  • We seek grants, teach seminars, and hold fund-raisers to offset monthly costs and equipment purchases.
  • We also accept donations!
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