List of Events

This page lists the events we've hosted or attended so far. If you'd like to suggest an event, check out the Event Ideas page.

2011

February

• Arduino Workshop (Pete)

April

• Blacksmithing at Abadonza Forge
• Road Trip to Hacker Consortium in Nashville

May

• Scuba Tech (Pete)

June

• SNS Tour (Syd)

July

• Programming and the Stack (Pete)
• Making Chainmail (Zach)

August

• Drupal Info (Pete)
• Beer Making (Doug)

September

• 3D Printing Overview (Andy)
• 1 Year Anniversary Party

October

• Logo Design
• Enameling Workshop (Sam)

November

• Soldering Workshop

December

• PID Controls with Arduino (Doug)

2012

January

• 01/03/2012 - GPG Workshop and Key Signing (Pete)
• 01/26/2012 - Touch Table MkII Talk (Zach)
• 01/28/2012 - KnoxMakers Social Night

February

• 02/07/2012 - KnoxMakers Feb. Open Hack
• 02/19/2012 - Contact Mike Workshop
• 02/23/2012 - Presentation Demo Brainstorming

March

• 03/06/2012 - Turn a Router into a Wireless Arduino Programmer
• 03/22/2012 - Vacuum Forming Demo

April

• 04/03/2012 - Space as in Hackerspace Brainstorming (Sam)
• 04/19/2012 - Soldering Workshop

May

• 05/01/2012 - Getting Started with Arduino (Sam)
• 05/17/2012 - Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness (Zach)

June

• 06/01/2012 - Knox Makers opening party and move-in planning session
• 06/05/2012 - Workbench Building (Andy)
• 06/21/2012 - Open Hack & Kyle's New Job Party

July

• 07/10/2012 - LAN Party (Pete)
• 07/15/2012 - Mini Maker Faire Kingsport
• 07/26/2012 - MIDI Demonstration (Pete)

August

• 08/01/2012 - RPG 101, pt 1
• 08/03/2012 - Raise Your Goblet of Rock: Rockband/Guitar Hero/Rocksmith party
• 08/07/2012 - Fritzing an Arduino, pt 1
• 08/08/2012 - RPG 101, pt 2
• 08/15/2012 - RPG 101, pt 3
• 08/16/2012 - Fritzing an Arduino, pt 2
• 08/19/2012 - 3D Printer Work Session
• 08/22/2012 - RPG 101, pt 4
• 08/23/2012 - Grand Opening Planning Session, Part 1
• 08/26/2012 - Diplomacy!
• 08/27/2012 - Grand Opening Planning Session, Part 2
• 08/29/2012 - RPG 101, pt 5

September

• 09/04/2012 - Machine Sewing for Hackers
• 09/05/2012 - RPG 101, pt 6
• 09/08/2012 - Laser Testing & 3d Printing
• 09/10/2012 - Grand Opening working session
• 09/12/2012 - [EAC] Earn A Computer Project, kick-off meeting
• 09/16/2012 - KMBI - Boat Launch
• 09/19/2012 - RPG 101, pt 7
• 09/20/2012 - LinuxInstallFest
• 09/25/2012 - Have locks will travel
• 09/29/2012 - Grand Opening/ 2 Year Anniversary Party

October

• 10/02/2012 - Plaster Mold/AMMF Prep
• 10/03/2012 - [EAC] Lesson Planning
• 10/06/2012 - Atlanta Mini Maker Faire
• 10/17/2012 - I'm running Linux! Now what?
• 10/18/2012 - Touch Table Mk.II Software
• 10/22/2012 - Laser Cutter Workgroup
• 10/23/2012 - 3D Printing 101
• 10/27/2012 - Fiber-Reactive Cloth Dyeing
• 10/30/2012 - Sewing for Hackers, Continued

November

• 11/01/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding
• 11/03/2012 - Stained Glass Workshop
• 11/06/2012 - Soldering Workshop
• 11/08/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding
• 11/15/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding
• 11/15/2012 - Leatherworking Workshop
• 11/16/2012 - ORNL 3D Printer Tour
• 11/26/2012 - Coding Workshop
• 11/27/2012 - 3D Modeling for 3D Printing
• 11/29/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding

December

• 12/04/2012 - Miracle Fruit
• 12/07/2012 - VW plant tour
• 12/11/2012 - 3D Printer Build-Off Options
• 12/13/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding
• 12/19/2012 - Coding Workshop
• 12/20/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding
• 12/27/2012 - KMBI Boatbuilding

2013

January

• 01/09/2013 - Coding Workshop
• 01/29/2013 - Crowdfunding with Kickstarter, guest presenter Mike Neel

February

• 02/05/2013 - Arduino: From the Ground Up
• 02/12/2013 - Arduino - A2D and Temperature Control
• 02/16/2013 and 02/17/2013 - 3D Printer Buildoff at Hacker Consortium in Nashville
• 02/19/2013 - Tech 2020 Lunch and Learn with Ellen Kern of Stand and Deliver

March

• 03/02/2013 - Printer parts harvesting
• 03/05/2013 - Arduino: Software
• 03/12/2013 - Knox Makers 3D Printer training and orientation
• 03/19/2013 - Arduino: Interfacing with Motors
• 03/26/2013 - Stanford's 'Crash Course in Design Thinking'
• 03/27/2013 - Inaugural 865 DefCon meeting

April

• 04/02/2013 - Arduino: Hardware
• 04/09/2013 - Members Special Meeting and Elections
• 04/13/2013 - Stained Glass Workshop
• 04/16/2013 - Introduction to Shapeoko and CNC
• 04/23/2013 - Arduino: Wireless Communications
• 04/24/2013 - PechaKucha: Knox Makers Presents!
• 04/30/2013 - Quadcopters, ZOMG!

May

• 05/07/2013 - Children's Festival of Reading Brainstorming
• 05/14/2013 - Attack of the Relational Databases
• 05/21/2013 - SSH : Tips & Tricks
• 05/28/2013 - MUSE Donation Machine Workshop

June

• 06/04/2013 - MUSE Donation Machine Workshop
• 06/11/2013 - MUSE Donation Machine Workshop
• 06/18/2013 - MUSE Donation Machine Workshop
• 06/19/2013 - DefCon Meeting (dc865.org)
• 06/25/2013 - MUSE Donation Machine Workshop
• 06/29/2013 and 06/30/2013 - 3D Printer Build Weekend

July

• 07/09/2013 - SUGRU Build Night Planning
• 07/12/2013 and 07/13/2013 - Codestock
• 07/14/2013 - Kingsport Mini Maker Faire
• 07/16/2013 - SUGRU Build Night
• 07/17/2013 - DefCon Meeting (dc865.org)
• 07/23/2013 - MaKey MaKey & Scratch

August

• 08/21/2013 - DefCon Meeting (dc865.org)
• 08/27/2013 - DIY 3D Scanning

September

• 09/03/2013 - Knox Makers Anniversary
• 09/03/2013 - Hack-Rack Attack
• 09/17/2013 - Nashville Mini Maker Faire Exhibit Prep
• 09/18/2013 - DefCon Meeting (dc865.org)
• 09/21/2013 - Nashville Mini Maker Faire
• 09/24/2013 - Knox Makers at Nashville Mini Maker Faire: The Recap

October

• 10/01/2013 - Eye-tracking Technology
• 10/08/2013 - Open Hack
• 10/15/2013 - Open Hack
• 10/16/2013 - DefCon Meeting (dc865.org)
• 10/22/2013 - Open Hack
• 10/29/2013 - So...You Want to Build a Cray?

November

• 11/02/2013 - MUSE/ETDC Mad Scientist Fun Day!
• 11/05/2013 - Hack Yo Keys: A Participatory Demo of Keychain Awesomization
• 11/12/2013 - Vacuum Forming Mask Mould Making Night
• 11/16/2013 - Knoxville NaNoWriMo Group's Night of Writing Dangerously
• 11/19/2013 - Open Hack
• 11/20/2013 - DefCon (dc865.org)
• 11/26/2013 - Open Hack

December

• 12/03/2013 - Hackerspace Discussion
• 12/10/2013 - Open Hack
• 12/17/2013 - Makers and Hackers in Media, Roundtable Discussion
• 12/18/2013 - DefCon (dc865.org)

2014

January

• 01/14/2014 - Annual Membership Meeting
• 01/15/2014 - DefCon (dc865.org)
• 01/25/2014 - Discuss Sponsors and Donations for 3D Printing Workshop
• 01/27/2014 - Coding Night

February

• 02/03/2014 - Coding Night
• 02/06/2014 - PechaKucha Night Knoxville Volume 10
• 02/11/2014 - Counterfeit Currency Detection Technology
• 02/18/2014 - Oculus Rift Demo
• 02/19/2014 - DefCon (dc865.org)
• 02/25/2014 - Noteflight - Online Music Notation Software

March

• 03/04/2014 - Kill Your Phone Workshop
• 03/11/2014 - Open Hack
• 03/18/2014 - Solar Thermal
• 03/19/2014 - DefCon (dc865.org)
• 03/25/2014 - Vacuum Forming Night
• 03/29/2014 - ORNL Auction

April

• 04/01/2014 - Google Glass Demo & Discussion
• 04/08/2014 - A Night of Learning Exchanges
• 04/10/2014 and 04/11/2014 - Polargraph Build Team Night
• 04/15/2014 - Bike Maintenance Class
• 04/16/2014 - DefCon (dc865.org)
• 04/17/2014 and 04/18/2014 - Polargraph Build Team Night
• 04/21/2014 - Free Informal Educator Workshop for K-8 STEM Standards
• 04/22/2014 - Security and Privacy
• 04/24/2014 - Polargraph Build Team Night
• 04/26/2014 - Pablo at the Market Square Art Fair Creation Station
• 04/29/2014 - RaspberryPi Intro

May

• 05/06/2014 - Security and Privacy: Part II
• 05/13/2014 - Agile Project Methodologies
• 05/17/2014 - Children's Festival of Reading
• 05/20/2014 - Onion Pi
• 05/27/2014 - Knox Makers' 3D Printer Intro

June

• 06/03/2014 - Printmaking
• 06/07/2014 - 2nd Annual Steampunk Carnivale
• 06/10/2014 - Introdoction to Robotic Swarms
• 06/11/2014 - Open Art Night
• 06/17/2014 - Akerworks Tour
• 06/18/2014 - Open House (#NationOfMakers & #DayOfMaking)
• 06/18/2014 - Open Art Night - Portraits
• 06/24/2014 - Intro to Cosplay
• 06/25/2014 - Open Art Night
• 06/28/2014 - Blount County Public Library BBQ Bash

July

• 07/01/2014 - Intro to Sketchup
• 07/02/2014 - Open Art Night
• 07/08/2014 - Hydrophobic Surfaces
• 07/09/2014 - Open Art Night
• 07/10/2014 & 07/10/2014 - CodeStock 2014
• 07/13/2014 - Kingsport Mini MakerFaire
• 07/15/2014 - Setting Up Your Own Cloud
• 07/16/2014 - Open Art Night
• 07/22/2014 - Intro to Tinkercad for 3D Printing (online event only)
• 07/23/2014 - Open Art Night
• 07/24/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 07/26/2014 - Blount County Public Library Robot Extravaganza
• 07/29/2014 - Glass Bead Workshop

August

• 08/02/2014 - MUSE Robotics Revolution
• 08/05/2014 - Image and Facial Recognition
• 08/12/2014 - 3D Printers: Are They Ready For Everyone Else?
• 08/19/2014 - Fun with Polymer Clay!
• 08/21/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 08/26/2014 - Intro to Pablo!

September

• 09/02/2014 - Intro to Inkscape!
• 09/04/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 09/09/2014 - Soda Science!
• 09/13/2014 - Nashville Mini MakerFaire
• 09/16/2014 - Miracle Fruit "Flavor Tripping" Party!
• 09/18/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 09/23/2014 - CRUD WARS: Defend Your Space!
• 09/25/2014 - Sustainable Future Tour
• 09/27/2014 - Lousiville Mini MakerFaire
• 09/30/2014 - POISON AND MOLTEN METAL (or, Let's Solder!)

October

• 10/02/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 10/04/2014 & 10/05/2014 - MakerFaire Atlanta
• 10/07/2014 - TED Club: 4 Vids enter, 1 Vid leaves
• 10/11/2014 - Chattanooga Mini MakerFaire
• 10/14/2014 - HIGH VOLTAGE AND FIRE: Using the laser cutter ($10)
• 10/16/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 10/21/2014 - Board Game BLOW OUT!
• 10/24/2014 through 10/26/2014 - SkyDogCon
• 10/28/2014 - PUMPKIN DESTRUCTION and other Halloween Mayhem
• 10/30/2014 - Knox Makers Zombie Hunters Paintball Group Outing
• 10/30/2014 through 11/02/2014 - PhreakNIC 18

November

• 11/04/2014 - HIGH VOLTAGE AND FIRE Part II: laser cutter follow-up
• 11/06/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 11/11/2014 - Inkscape for Laser Cutting
• 11/18/2014 - MDF Local Motors Tour
• 11/20/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 11/25/2014 - Turkey Week Board Game Night

December

• 12/02/2014 - STFK Science Café "Will 3D Printing Change the World?"
• 12/02/2014 - Knox Makers Feedback and Workshop Cleanup Session
• 12/04/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 12/05/2014 - First Friday Demo
• 12/09/2014 - Email Signing/Encryption workshop
• 12/16/2014 - Now I GIT It!
• 12/18/2014 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers
• 12/23/2014 - Open Hack Night
• 12/30/2014 - Open Hack Night

2015

January

• 01/03/2015 - Mystery Hack Night: Music!
• 01/10/2015 - Mystery Hack Night: Video Game Controllers!
• 01/10/2015 - Gocupi Group Build
• 01/13/2015 - MaKey MaKey Build Night I: When MaKeys Attack..
• 01/15/2015 - L&N STEMpunks - Knox Makers Agile Projects Demo
• 01/15/2015 - CTF - Web Challenges at Knox Makers