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aus Metalab, dem offenen Zentrum für meta-disziplinäre Magier und technisch-kreative Enthusiasten.

A more detailed (but also more outdated) overview of the lab can be found in the English Info Folder

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The Metalab is a hacker space in Vienna, Austria -- an open center for people who do creative things with technology.

We offer open wifi, coworking space, an electronics and hardware lab complete with laser cutter and 3D printers, a small audio studio, photography equipment, public computers, a kitchen, and most of all a creative, collaborative -- though sometimes slightly chaotic -- environment that's open to visitors almost around the clock.

Fields of interest of people you might find at the lab include DIY electronics, hardware hacking, game development, entrepreneurship, security, graphics programming, AI, photography, urban hacking/street art, audio and video production, free public networks, privacy and civil rights, etc...

Previous notable events hosted at the Metalab include the Chaos Computer Club's "Easterhegg" conference and the net culture festival Paraflows. A random sample of the dozens of talks and workshops that have been held here includes topics like biohacking, multitouch interfaces, microcontrollers, programming(all kinds of languages and fields) and social engineering. Many user groups and initiatives use the lab as a meeting space.

The non-profit association that operates the Metalab, some 120 members strong as of October 2009, sees itself solely as an infrastructure provider and exerts little influence over projects and events carried out at the lab. It is financially independent, and finances its operations through membership fees. Corporate sponsorships and public grants are used on occasion to finance projects and additional infrastructure. The space was opened in April 2006, though the build-up of infrastructure continues.