Not sure about IISc's friendliness to foreign nationals but there's no harm in asking. You can contact CS Murali who runs the incubation center and see if there's a fit.
-pradeep On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Jonathan Toomim <jtoo...@jtoomim.org>wrote: > Thanks everyone for the advice and offers of assistance. > > When I looked at the website of CIS a few weeks ago, it appeared to me to > be more of a think tank/news organization than a hackerspace. It sounds > like that impression was false. Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. > > If I have the time, I wouldn't mind holding a workshop or two. Svaksha, > are you mostly interested in learning how to do the electrical engineering > stuff, or did you want a workshop on the uses of HEG itself? > > As for equipment, the most important thing for me to find will be an > oscilloscope. Soldering irons are cheap; microscopes are very helpful for > SMD soldering work, but not necessary, and can be replaced with a good > magnifying glass; and I haven't actually needed a laser cutter for a while. > I guess I'll have to look around for a cheap used scope after I arrive, and > maybe donate it to Jaaga or CIS. > > Pradeep, would use of IISc's incubation center be available to me (or, > eventually, my employees) as a foreigner? As for IIM, I must admit my > prejudice: I'm somewhat psychologically allergic to management/business > types; being questioned too long about my value proposition and how I > intend to leverage social capital to achieve priority objectives has a > tendency to result in inflammation of my amygdala. > > Jonathan > > > On 1/8/2013 1:05 AM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote: > >> Jonathan, you're always welcome to drop by the C42 Engineering office >> and chat us up. One of my colleagues, like you, has moved here from >> Canada, so maybe a conversation with him would be helpful. >> >> I'm personally not a big fan of shared workspaces in Bangalore, but >> I'll defer to the others on the list as it's been a few years since I >> last hung out at one of these places and lots has changed. I'm not >> sure about laser cutters, though. :) >> >> Cheers, >> Sidu. >> http://twitter.com/ponnappa >> >> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:33 AM, स्वक्ष <svak...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:40 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda <j...@pobox.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Monday, 7 January 2013 at 11:20 PM, स्वक्ष wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Jonathan Toomim >>>>> <jtoo...@jtoomim.org(mailto: >>>>> jtoo...@jtoomim.org)> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In particular, I'll be looking for a place to do work. In California, >>>>>> I >>>>>> spend a lot of time at hackerspaces, especially Noisebridge >>>>>> <https://noisebridge.net/wiki/**Noisebridge<https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge>>, >>>>>> Crash Space >>>>>> <http://blog.crashspace.org/>, and Nullspace <http://032.la/>. I like >>>>>> working there because (a) I'm more motivated and productive than if I >>>>>> stay >>>>>> at home, and (b) much of my work requires or is facilitated by having >>>>>> easy >>>>>> access to soldering irons, oscilloscopes, dissection microscopes, >>>>>> laser >>>>>> cutters, and the like. I was hoping to find someplace similar in >>>>>> Bangalore. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> CIS <http://cis-india.org/> would be the closest match for a free >>>>> hackerspace, though not exactly equipped with the equipment you >>>>> require - just so you know what to expect, these may be a little hard >>>>> to come by outside of the local Engg schools and/or research labs. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> CIS is the closest there is to Jon's requirements. It has a hardware >>>> lab and Sunil has been asking for a list of equipment that people need that >>>> the lab doesn't already have. >>>> >>>> Wow, didnt know CIS had soldering irons, oscilloscopes, dissection >>> microscopes, laser cutters ... Its been ages since I've visited. >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Vid ॥ http://svaksha.com ॥ >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> BangPypers mailing list >>> BangPypers@python.org >>> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/bangpypers<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> BangPypers mailing list >> BangPypers@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/bangpypers<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/bangpypers<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers> > _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
