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title: "Computer Club - Atelier Hivernal - Lyon"
meta_title: ""
description: "Martin Fouilleul is our French meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-10T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/france.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Martin Fouilleul"
tags: ["meetups", "france"]
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> [Martin Fouilleul](/media/seattle-2023/orca/) is our [French](/meetups/grenoble) meetup host. You may reach the author at martin@handmadecities.com
<p>Bonjour, et bonne année,</p> <p>Pierre-Louis, que vous avez déjà pu croiser aux meetups Grenoblois, vous propose une nouvelle après-midi d&rsquo;échanges et de bricolage autour de vos projets software/hardware. Ça se passe le <strong>17 janvier</strong> à partir de 14h, à <strong>Grrrnd Zero</strong>, 60 avenue de Bohlen, Vaulx-en-Velin.</p> <p>La capacité maximale étant de 10 personnes, pensez à réserver à l&rsquo;avance en écrivant à <a href="mailto:meetup@pld.tf">meetup@pld.tf</a>. Un repas est proposé pour les personnes en avance entre 12h30 et 13h30, merci de prévenir lors de votre réservation.</p> <p>En espérant vous y retrouver nombreux·ses !</p> <p>Martin</p> <p><img src="https://rel.pld.tf/meetup/20260117.png" alt="Affiche" /></p>

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title: "Boston Meetup 01/24"
meta_title: ""
description: "Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-12T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/boston.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Margret Riegert"
tags: ["meetups", "boston"]
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> Margret Riegert is our [Boston](/meetups/boston) meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com
<h2>Meetup Details</h2> <ul> <li>Date: January 24th, 2026</li> <li>Time: 12-2pm</li> <li>Address: 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116</li> <li>RSVP: <a href="https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy\">https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy</a></li> <li>Boston Meetup Revolt: <a href="https://revolt.handmadecities.com\">https://revolt.handmadecities.com</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>The Agenda</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Software Project Demos:</strong> Bring a project you&rsquo;ve been working on, ask questions, get constructive feedback, etc.</li> <li><strong>Presentation:</strong> Give a mini talk about something you&rsquo;ve been working on and that you think others in the handmade community would find interesting</li> <li><strong>Special Topics:</strong> Talk as a group about anything relevant in the handmade community</li> <li><strong>Social After:</strong> Afterwards, we can head out and grab something to eat</li> </ul> <p>You&rsquo;re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!</p> <hr /> <h2>Getting there</h2> <p>We&rsquo;ll be in the mezzanine conference room #3.</p> <p>If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center.</p>

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title: "Meetup Reminder"
meta_title: ""
description: "Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-23T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/boston.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Margret Riegert"
tags: ["meetups", "boston"]
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> Margret Riegert is our [Boston](/meetups/boston) meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com
<p>Hello! This is just a friendly reminder about the Handmade meetup <strong>tomorrow</strong> at the library.</p> <h2>Meetup Details</h2> <ul> <li>Date: January 24th, 2026</li> <li>Time: 12-2pm</li> <li>Address: 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116</li> <li>RSVP: <a href="https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy\">https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy</a></li> <li>Boston Meetup Revolt: <a href="https://revolt.handmadecities.com\">https://revolt.handmadecities.com</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>The Agenda</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Software Project Demos:</strong> Bring a project you&rsquo;ve been working on, ask questions, get constructive feedback, etc.</li> <li><strong>Presentation:</strong> Give a mini talk about something you&rsquo;ve been working on and that you think others in the handmade community would find interesting</li> <li><strong>Special Topics:</strong> Talk as a group about anything relevant in the handmade community</li> <li><strong>Social After:</strong> Afterwards, we can head out and grab something to eat</li> </ul> <p>You&rsquo;re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!</p> <hr /> <h2>Getting there</h2> <p>We&rsquo;ll be in the mezzanine conference room #3.</p> <p>If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center.</p>

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title: "D.C. Meetup: API Design & Single-Header Libraries"
meta_title: ""
description: "Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-12T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/dc.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Felix Ulmanu"
tags: ["meetups", "dc"]
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> Felix Ulmanu is our [Washington D.C.](/meetups/dc) meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com
<p>Join us this Saturday, 24 January 2026, from 1:45pm to 2:45pm, to discuss API design and single-header libraries. How should we structure and program libraries to impose as few usage constraints as possible? We&rsquo;ll look at <a href="https://github.com/nothings/stb">the STB libraries</a> and other examples as case studies.</p> <p><strong>Please note the slightly different time than usual</strong> (though after 2:45pm, we may continue chatting over lunch nearby). We&rsquo;re still at the <strong>West End Library</strong>, 2301 L St NW, Washington, DC 20037, in <strong>Meeting Room 2</strong>. See you soon!</p> <h2>Contact</h2> <ul> <li><code>_felixu_</code> on Discord, or reply to this email</li> </ul> <p>Note that it appears Gmail may send this announcement to &ldquo;Promotions&rdquo;. To prevent this, you can set emails from this address to always go to your primary inbox. (We will never send spam!)</p>

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title: "D.C. Meetup: POSTPONED to Sunday, 1 February"
meta_title: ""
description: "Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-22T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/dc.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Felix Ulmanu"
tags: ["meetups", "dc"]
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> Felix Ulmanu is our [Washington D.C.](/meetups/dc) meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com
<p>Due to Winter Storm Fern, the next DC meetup, previously scheduled for this Saturday, is <strong>postponed to Sunday, 1 February, from 2pm to 4pm</strong>. See the last email for our topic and location, which both remain unchanged. Sorry for the trouble, and we hope to see you soon!</p> <h2>Contact</h2> <ul> <li><code>_felixu_</code> on Discord, or reply to this email</li> </ul> <p>Note that it appears Gmail may send this announcement to &ldquo;Promotions&rdquo;. To prevent this, you can set emails from this address to always go to your primary inbox. (We will never send spam!)</p>

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title: "Friday Co-Working in Kirkland"
meta_title: ""
description: "Taylor Robbins is our Kirkland co-working host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-08T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/kirkland.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Taylor Robbins"
tags: ["cowork", "kirkland"]
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> Taylor Robbins is our [Kirkland](/meetups/seattle) co-working host. You may reach the author at taylor@handmadecities.com
<p>Dear Handmade folks,</p> <p>Happy New Year! Tomorrow is our first Kirkland Co-Working session of 2026. Now that the holidays are done it&rsquo;s back to work, and what better way to work than in the company of others. Come hang out, anyone is welcome, even if you need to work on your day-job tasks while you&rsquo;re there, but we always love hearing what people are working on if you have something to share.</p> <p><strong>When:</strong> 2:00pm-5:00pm (Friday January 9th)</p> <p><strong>Where:</strong> Thruline Coffee - 136 Park Ln, Kirkland, WA 98033</p> <p><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/CmeFmdPdLZkycXHw6">Google Maps Link</a></p> <p><img src="https://www.robbitay.com/handmade/thruline_coffee_512.png" alt="Thruline Coffee Image" /></p> <p>I still recommend charging your laptop beforehand, but if you need we often get the table in the back with an outlet and I&rsquo;ll bring a extension cord + splitter. If you don&rsquo;t see us when you first walk in make sure you check behind the counter on the right, the table we sit at is not visible from the door.</p> <p>If you have any questions don&rsquo;t hesitate to reach out! (reply to this email, or DM/ping on Discord <code>@ProfessorSil</code>)</p>

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title: "London Meetup, January 11th"
meta_title: ""
description: "Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-04T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/london.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Jacques Heunis"
tags: ["meetups", "london"]
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> Jacques Heunis is our [London](/meetups/london) meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com
<p>Hey everyone</p> <p>It&rsquo;s now 2026, time for everybody to mis-type the year for the next two months! \\o/ More importantly, its a new month and that means a new meetup. I&rsquo;m sending this out a bit late so we&rsquo;ll schedule for the 18th of January.</p> <p>As usual we&rsquo;ll book a table at The Fellow (a pub near Kings Cross Station, N1 9AA). There&rsquo;s no agenda so anybody is free to bring any topics or demos that they&rsquo;d like to discuss. If anybody wants to bring a laptop or gadget or what-have-you to demo something that&rsquo;s awesome but most often its just a casual chat about recent projects or topics that interest people. The only ask is that attendees grab a drink or some food to compensate the pub for so kindly allowing us to use their space.</p> <p>We&rsquo;ll schedule for 14:00 on the 18th of January (2 weeks from now) and people are welcome to stay for as long as they fancy. Since space is limited, please do respond <a href="https://rsvp.handmadecities.com/event/BodEJGrM\">on the event page here</a> by the end of Sunday the 11th if you&rsquo;d like to attend, just so that I can make a reservation for the table.</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing you there!</p> <p>Jacques</p>

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title: "Correction: Handmade London Meetup, January 18th"
meta_title: ""
description: "Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-05T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/london.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Jacques Heunis"
tags: ["meetups", "london"]
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> Jacques Heunis is our [London](/meetups/london) meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com
<p>Hey everyone</p> <p>Just a correction from my previous email since the subject disagreed with the body on the date of the next meetup. As shown <a href="https://rsvp.handmadecities.com/event/BodEJGrM\">on the event page</a> <strong>the event will be on the 18th of January</strong>, not the 11th.</p> <p>Sorry for the confusion, please do not show up at The Fellow on the 11th!</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing you there!</p> <p>Jacques</p>

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title: "First Vancouver Meetup of the Year is Tomorrow!"
meta_title: ""
description: "Gabriel Dechichi is our Vancouver meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-23T12:05:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/vancouver.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Gabriel Dechichi"
tags: ["meetups", "vancouver"]
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> Gabriel Dechichi is our [Vancouver](/meetups/vancouver) meetup host. You may reach the author at gabriel@handmadecities.com
<p>Hi there! Happy new year!</p> <p>Our first Vancouver Handmade Meetup of the year will be this Saturday (tomorrow), January 24th at 2pm PST.</p> <p>Same location as usual, right next to the Brentwood Town Centre Station.</p> <p><strong>Location</strong>: <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/1955+Alpha+Wy.,+Burnaby,+BC+V5C+0K5/@49.26672,-123.0032249,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x5486773aed540b73:0x8115d594509db9c4!8m2!3d49.26672!4d-123.00065!16s%2Fg%2F11hhm5l_nk?entry=tts&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D&amp;skid=5dbe0e2f-2f48-479d-acad-b25f3371746e\">1955 Alpha Way, Burnaby BC V5C 0K6</a> </br><strong>Date: Saturday, January 24th</strong> </br><strong>Time: 2pm - 4pm</strong></p> <p>On this meetup we will have a very special <em>talk from Sab on handling segfaults when working close to hardware</em>, which many of us were looking forward to, so hope you can all make it!</p> <p>If you&rsquo;re considering attending you can RSVP <a href="https://luma.com/i49vxiqs\">by clicking this link</a>.</p> <p>Looking forward to meeting y&rsquo;all soon!</p>

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title: "Revolt for Fast Updates"
meta_title: ""
description: "Abner Coimbre is our Seattle meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-16T22:32:38Z
image: "/images/revolt_community.png"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Abner Coimbre"
tags: ["meetups", "seattle"]
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> [Abner Coimbre](/about) is our [Seattle](/meetups/seattle) meetup host. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com
**TL;DR:** Request [invite codes](https://handmadecities.com/chat) for Revolt today! Check out our [brand new](https://guide.handmadecities.com) wiki. Finally, the Seattle co-working session is cancelled as we potentially switch venues.
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Seattle area folks,
Happy 2026!
Our Discord server is no more: as I [promised](https://handmadecities.com/news/summer-update-2025/) last summer (see **Discord Off-Ramp** section) and then [very explicitly](https://handmadecities.com/news/revolt-against-discord/) in the fall. Indeed I'm going underground to promote offline meetups - may the power of word-of-mouth bless the community.
My own account is scheduled for deletion.
Discord said it will take up to 14 days, so I don't know if that means my account appears active? Anyway, if you're sending me DMs there I'm not seeing them.
## Keeping up with Handmade Cities
There's three official ways to keep tabs on things. As we go down this list the frequency of updates goes way up:
1. [Public Newsletter](https://handmadecities.com/news): this is the slowest one. You get a newsletter once in a blue moon, because it's intended for a mass audience. I take into account the events occuring at other Handmade meetups around the world.
2. [Seattle Mailing List](https://handmadecities.com/meetups/seattle): you're already part of this! You get notifications about monthly meetups, co-working sessions or just critical announcements like our Discord shutting down.
3. [Chat Server](https://chat.handmadecities.com): Revolt is the new real-time chat. I send messages there every other day: some of them bubble up to the mailing list and, eventually, a public newsletter.
For Revolt we have an [application process](https://handmadecities.com/chat) for you to get an invite code.
## Quick Guide
We're excited to announce the [HMC Guide](https://guide.handmadecities.com): a proper wiki to document how our community is structured:
<img src="https://guide.handmadecities.com/images/hmc_docs_screenshot_hu5108169931557510214.webp" width="840" height="400">
In the new spirit of [handing off](https://handmadecities.com/memos/HMC-Memo-001-Wiki-Ownership.pdf) ownership to trusted community members, our friend [Zac Nowicki](https://guide.handmadecities.com/docs/support/contact/#editor) is editor of Handmade Cities. If you spot inaccuracies or valuable missing info shoot him a message at `zac@handmadecities.com`.
## Seattle Co-Work on Pause
I am scoping out new venues for co-working in Seattle today. There's a strong chance we're going to use the ol' Third Place Books for the monthly meetup after-party (instead of co-working.)
Our best candidate for a new co-working venue is **Armistice Coffee**, which is in the Roosevelt neighborhood as always. Anyway, until the dust settles I am canceling the co-working session today. Forgive me and stay tuned on this front.
Your independent organizer,<br>Abner Coimbre

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title: "Friday Co-Working in Kirkland"
meta_title: ""
description: "Taylor Robbins is our Kirkland co-working host. Read their latest announcement"
date: 2026-01-22T12:00:00Z
image: "/images/meetups/kirkland.jpg"
categories: ["Meetups"]
author: "Taylor Robbins"
tags: ["cowork", "kirkland"]
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> Taylor Robbins is our [Kirkland](/meetups/seattle) co-working host. You may reach the author at taylor@handmadecities.com
<p>Dear Handmade folks,</p> <p>Tomorrow is another co-working session in Kirkland! I&rsquo;ll be starting a new job in February so the meetup hosting may change hands or change times, but for now it&rsquo;s business as usual (and likely Feb 6th will be normal as well). Come hang out, anyone is welcome, even if you need to work on your day-job tasks while you&rsquo;re there, but we always love hearing what people are working on if you have something to share.</p> <p><strong>When:</strong> 2:00pm-5:00pm (Friday January 23rd)</p> <p><strong>Where:</strong> Thruline Coffee - 136 Park Ln, Kirkland, WA 98033</p> <p><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/CmeFmdPdLZkycXHw6">Google Maps Link</a></p> <p><img src="https://www.robbitay.com/handmade/thruline_coffee_512.png" alt="Thruline Coffee Image" /></p> <p>I still recommend charging your laptop beforehand, but if you need we often get the table in the back with an outlet and I&rsquo;ll bring a extension cord + splitter. If you don&rsquo;t see us when you first walk in make sure you check behind the counter on the right, the table we sit at is not visible from the door.</p> <p>If you have any questions don&rsquo;t hesitate to reach out! (reply to this email, or DM/ping on Discord <code>@ProfessorSil</code>)</p>

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