Announcing: the 57North Hacklab Summer BBQ 2025!
Better information with plans, timings, signups etc is available on the wiki at: https://wiki.57north.org.uk/events/2025/SummerBBQ
Who: Hackers, crackers, coders, radioists, friends, Romans and solderers. We will be live on Planet Earth and invite all good galactic beings who can abide by the Consulate’s CoC [1].
When: Saturday 16th August, 2025, with extra days on Friday 15th and Sunday 17th.
Why: It’s Debian Day[2] on the 16th of August, that seems like a great excuse for a party.
What: A BBQ and chill day on Saturday 16th. Friday and Sunday are additional Hacking days, and there shall be a mandatory tidy up on Sunday.
Friday: 9-5, hacking, 5-late, dinner and drinks somewhere.
Saturday: Hacking, socialising, lightning talks on Saturday afternoon. Depending on how Debian we’re feeling, I might operate a key signing party. Get your GPG/PGP key ready.
Saturday Afternoon (4ish?): We close computers and light the BBQ to begin the food ceremonies. Bring some good stuff to cook, be prepared to help.
Sunday: Cleanup, fix some bugs, head home and leave the place better than we found it.
For the lightning talks: you are limited to 5 minutes, Q&A is allowed and all topics are welcome, ranging from “My favourite compiler flag” to “Why bicycle bottom brackets are brilliant”.
To commemorate Debian Day, we have been allocated the callsign GB0DEB, and will be operating radios all weekend under that callsign! Feel free to have a try. There will be data and voice stations running over the course of the weekend and tuition/advice/guidance available.
[1]: https://scottishconsulate.org/code_conduct
[2]: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDay
[3]: https://wiki.57north.org.uk/events/2025/SummerBBQ
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Hibby
Debian Developer
Packet Radioist
MM0RFN
Hey, hello, happy Tuesday!
Hope you're well, it's been a braw Tuesday out here in Westhill! It was cold and foggy when I left the city, but I hope that's burned off and all-a-y'all toonsers are enjoying the sun now.
We're in the heart of Bridge of Don south, at:
Suite H Kettock Lodge
Innovation Park
Campus Two
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8GU
There is some useful blurb on:
https://www.57north.org.uk/open-evenings
...and...
https://www.57north.org.uk/contact
Press buzzer H and someone will come and let you in after a brief wait.
I'll be along around 8 ish after a cycle around the bridge of don, and once I arrive I will be playing https://meshtastic.org/ with Tony ideally, and maybe talking about https://meshcore.co.uk/ and/or https://reticulum.network/ as interesting alternatives to approach his problem.
Reply if you have any questions, if you want to share your plans or if you'd like a lift.
See you there :)
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Dave Hibberd <hibby(a)debian.org>
Debian Developer
Packet Radioist
MM0RFN
