SF Hardware Startup Meetup Jan 16th, 6pm - Sponsored by HWTrek

Happy New Year Hardwarians!

We're looking to keep the hardware meetups moving full force in the new year, and to help kick it off:

HWTrek (http://www.hwtrek.com/) is sponsoring our first meetup of the year! HWTrek is an online platform that pairs hardware founders with manufacturing experts to help bring products to market better and quicker. Also, partnering with the Taiwan Mobile Innovation incubator (http://tmi.vc/), they've launched a hardware accelerator program to give funding and even more direct help to get your startup off the ground!

Hosting us is Cambrian Genomics (http://cambriangenomics.com/) - who've developed the first hardware system to laser-print DNA - enabling the mass-production of high-quality DNA. They've got a cool space in SOMA with wild hardware (and wetware) - so look forward to that too! They might even have some tours going for us!

• Demos

The event is centered around 2 minute lightning demos. The idea is that we get the first look at all the latest hardware companies in the area, and then we get to talk with them after! If you've got something new to demo - we want you! Put your name on the Sign-up Sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvKBkB2iZuisdGRKMFF4TGo5bUNXVGI5Wkl0T1dZU3c&usp=drive_web#gid=30) and you're in! How it Works: No slides, no projector, etc. - Just you, your prototype and a microphone for 2 minutes! Show up at 6pm sharp so you can make sure you get your spot!

• Volunteers

If you'd like to volunteer, please sign-up here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cX8FsEQ3kZBT00J0JjD1Ow9oik7Gu_riqZyADvzvoQk/viewform), and our co-organizer Robert Han will get back to you!

• Sponsors

If you'd like to sponsor this meetup, or know someone who would, please reach out to us to discuss further by emailing the "email organizer" link on here!

Announcements

• Engineers and Designers for International Development: (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engineers-and-designers-for-international-development-tickets-9866731660) Kachina Gosselin is hosting this event at 7pm on Jan. 9th at TechShop SF. It's all about engineering / designing for a good cause - should be really interesting!

• Solid 2014: (http://solidcon.com/solid2014) O'Reilly Media is putting on a hardware conference May 21-22nd, and they're looking for people to join their "Solid Fellows Program (http://solidcon.com/solid2014/public/cfp/302)" - apply by Jan. 15th.

• East Bay Hardware Meetup: (https://www.meetup.com/East-Bay-Hardware-Startup/events/156331072/) At Jan. 16th at 7pm, this time they're discussing Order Fulfillment - location TBD.

• Space Satellite Startups: (https://www.meetup.com/SF-Space-Startups-Forum/events/157528722/) Whoa, 2014 actually feels like the future when small companies can put hardware into space. Hardware startups are now out of this world! Check them out: Jan 23rd at 7pm.

• Bots & Beer: (https://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Robotics/events/154195152/) Our own Andra Keay is hosting this event Feb. 5th in Palo Alto at 7pm at Antonio's Nut House.

Thanks guys, and let me know if there's anything you want to help with, or need help with,

• Nick