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* Event: Manchester Free Software's August Meeting * Talk: Novena demo * Speaker: Michael Dorrington
* Date: Tuesday, 18th August 2015 (3rd Tuesday of the month) * Start time: 19:00 * Finish time: 20:30 (and then on for drinks)
* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). - http://madlab.org.uk/ * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter. - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639
== Details ==
The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software philosophy.
Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing. For an explanation of what this is about see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party
The main part of the meeting will be a talk.
The talk will be on demonstrating the Novena, a free hardware computer that has some interesting features including FPGA and Software Defined Radio (SDR). The talk will include describing the assembly and tweaks that the end user has to do.
* https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/novena * http://www.kosagi.com/w/index.php?title=Novena_Main_Page * https://myriadrf.org/projects/novena-rf/
If you have experience of FPGA programming or SDR on free software then please consider giving a lightning talk at the meeting.
== After-meeting ==
The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in the Terrace (which is next door to Madlab). There are soft drinks available and there is no pressure to consume alcohol.
== Location ==
The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above. Ring the bell on the right of the door to be let in. The venue provides Wi-Fi.
== Transport ==
=== Parking ===
Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.
There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365. Most of those parking lots are owned by NCP http://www.ncp.co.uk/.
If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx.
=== Public Transport ===
Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station, and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365.
Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach Station are not too far away either.
== More Information ==
Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester.
Regards, Mike. MFS Chair.