Hello everyone!
If you haven't heard yet, we at Hackerspace have a new leadership! So here's an article about what we do, who we are, and what we want to accomplish this semester:
What do we do?
The leadership at Hackerspace is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administration of the organization. We are responsible for communication with Hackerspace NTNU's main sponsors IDI and KID. Additionally, our financial officer ensures that the workshop and groups have the equipment they need (pizza). We also plan social events throughout the semester to create a pleasant environment and community. We are also responsible for planning and holding regular board meetings where major decisions are made and where all members have the opportunity to bring up their issues.
Who are we?
Leader: Thomas Jakob Gabrielsen
Hi, my name is Thomas and I am the leader of Hackerspace in 2023. I am studying Electronic System Design and innovation (ELSYS) and have been a member of Hackerspace since fall 2020. I began my career as the deputy leader in the project: Game, where I eventually became the leader of the project group before being elected as the leader of this entire organization. As a member, I have enjoyed developing and continuing the project: Game from concept to steam release, and I look forward to building on the culture and community we have here at Hackerspace!
Deputy Leader: Carl Gützkow
I am Carl and I am the deputy leader in 2023. I became a member of Hackerspace when I started studying Computer Engineering in the fall of 2021. That's when I joined the DevOps group. After a semester of working in this team, I became the leader of this group. After much expected complaining from the leadership, I decided to join the new leadership. I look forward to further developing Hackerspace into a desired place to gather different knowledge and creativity.
Financial Officer: Joakim Borge Hunskår
My name is Joakim and I am the financial officer. I am studying Cybernetics and Robotics (Kyb) and joined Hackerspace in the fall of 2021. I started in the project: Handheld game console and have been the deputy leader of the project group since October 2021. At the general assembly in February 2023, I was elected as the financial officer. As the financial officer, I send and retrieve orders to and from IDI. I also create budgets and make sure that Hackerspace does not end up on the ROBEK -list. What does leadership want to accomplish this semester?
For those of you who have been following Hackerspace, you know that we are in a continuous process of transferring our communication channels from Slack to Matrix. We as the leadership team will continue the demanding work from the previous leadership in constantly nagging DevOps about why this hasn't been done yet.
Another challenging task that we as the leadership have set our sights on completing to the best of our ability is to complain about all the groups. We will complain about missing articles, updates, project archive posts, etc., and then complain about why no one wants to start a new project group.
If we have time between all the reminders and complaining, we are also considering working hard on a few other things this semester. We are focusing heavily on recruitment this semester and have opened up for continuous recruitment until the end of the year. We want Hackerspace to become a well-known name among students at NTNU, and we are doing a lot of stands to spread the word, and we want to focus on more project groups starting up next semester! All in all, we believe that this can be a very exciting year to be/become a Hackerspace member!
In the name of the Alf, the workshop and the Holy Banner, this has been Ledelsen