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About

Welcome to the Chaostreff Osnabrück, the lively meeting point for hackers, tech enthusiasts and creative minds! 🌟

Our Chaostreff provides an open and welcoming environment where people of all genders, backgrounds and experiences come together to work on exciting projects, share knowledge and learn new skills. Here is everyone welcome, who shares the passion for technology, programming, hardware hacks and digital art.

Our meeting point is a room of innovation, where ideas bubble and creativity has no limits. Whether you’re interested in robotics, open-source projects, IT security or simply tinkering and tinkering, you’ll find like-minded people who share your passion and support you.

Regularly we organize workshops, lectures and hackathons where you can dive deep into various topics, and make new friends who share your enthusiasm and support you.

We value respect, professionalism and a friendly atmosphere, and we encourage you to join us on a regular basis. If you’re looking for a place to learn and grow your skills, then look no further! We’re excited to meet you and join the planet in hacking! 🚀

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

Open Hackspace Day 2025
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Hackspace Rabbithole - Alte Münze 12, 49074 Osnabrück

On Saturday, March 29th, hackspaces all over Germany and beyond are opening their doors to to the public. We invite you to visit our Hackspace Rabbithole from 13:37. Come by!

Members Meeting
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AStA der Universität Osnabrück - Alte Münze 12, 49074 Osnabrück

Our members meeting takes place on 20th March.

Learn Programming: Pixelflut Basics
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Vitischanze (Lehrgangsraum 2) - Vitihof 15a, 49074 Osnabrück

Dive into the world of programming with our exciting python workshop for beginners! Experience, how much fun learning programming is with creative “Pixelflut” tasks. In a releaxed environment, we guide you through the basics step by step and show you, how you can create fascinating pixel art. Discover the joy of programming and let your fantasy run loose!

Open Hackspace Day 2024
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Hackspace Rabbithole - Alte Münze 12, 49074 Osnabrück

On Saturday, March 2nd, hackspaces all over Germany and beyond are opening their doors to to the public. We invite you to visit our new Hackspace Rabbithole from 13:37. Come by!

Workshop: Soldering? Soldering. Soldering!
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Hackspace Rabbithole - Alte Münze 12, 49074 Osnabrück

Learn soldering in a cozy setting with simple kits. You always wanted to know how you can solder LEDs and other components onto PCBs to create your own christmas tree? Then this workshop is perfect for you! No prior knowledge required. We provide everything you need.

Workshop: Digital Self Defense
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Student Center of Osnabrück University, Building 53 - Kolpingstraße 1a, 49074 Osnabrück

In cooperation with Verbraucherzentrale Niedersachsen, the Chaostreff Osnabrück invites you to this years Digital Day on June 15th 2023. The focus will be digital sovereignty and IT security awareness. In small groups, you will have the opportunity to take part in these three workshops throughout the evening:

  • Apps for Mobile
  • Email Security
  • Cloud? Certainly, but securely!
Workshop: Soldering? Soldering. Soldering!
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Bridgeclub - Mindener Str. 205, 49084 Osnabrück

Learn soldering in a cozy setting with simple kits. You always wanted to know how you can solder LEDs and other components onto PCBs to create your own christmas tree? Then this workshop is perfect for you! No prior knowledge required. We provide everything you need.

My Password is Secure, right?
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EW Building, Building 15, Room 128 - Seminarstr. 20, 49074 Osnabrück
Speaker: Simon from Nitrokey

Secure your accounts on the web. What is Multi Factor Authentication? Do I need it? Which method makes the most sense? Simon from Nitrokey will answer these questions in his talk and tell you everything you need to know about securing your accounts. From hardware keys, SMS TANs, over one-time passwords, to password managers, various methods and their benefits will be covered.

Introductory Workshop: Microcontroller Programming
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Osnabrück Digital Week

During Osnabrück Digital Week 2022, we offer our senseBox:edu workshop again.

Introductory Workshop: Microcontroller Programming
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Bridgeclub - Mindener Str. 205, 49084 Osnabrück

In this workshop you can learn how to use and program micro controllers. Using the senseBox:edu, we guide you step by step through getting it to run, the basics of connectors, programming using the simplified environment Blockly and controlling sensors and displays. No prior knowledge needed! By the end you are able to program an IoT weather station or an IoT alarm system.

Chaos Colloquium #1: DNS Privacy and Security
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EW Building, Building 15, Room E16 - Seminarstr. 20, 49074 Osnabrück
Speaker: Dr. Roland van Rijswijk-Deij
A Talk about GPG Key Distribution
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Bridgeclub - Mindener Str. 205, 49084 Osnabrück
Speaker: Dr. Peter Voigt

A talk about GPG key distribution focussing on Web Key Directories (WKD).

Winter Workshops
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Bridgeclub - Mindener Str. 205, 49084 Osnabrück

Talks and Workshops:

  • Track the Trackers: The state of privacy on the internet?
  • Computer == Men’s business? How Hackspaces can become more diverse
  • Hospital IT-Security Nightmares
  • How and Why I Hacked my Vacuum
  • Introduction to LoRaWAN
  • Emissions API: Easy Access to Satellite Based Emission Data
Workshop: Digital Self Defense
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Verbraucherzentrale

“I should really start encrypting my email and data / get away from WhatsApp / try Linux.” No more excuses! We will show you how, at our workshop at Verbraucherzentrale Niedersachsen.

Nuclear Fusion - The Energy Source of the Future?
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Bridgeclub - Mindener Str. 205, 49084 Osnabrück
Speaker: Paffy
chaOStalk #4: Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks
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EW Building, Building 15, Room E16 - Seminarstr. 20, 49074 Osnabrück
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Joachim Hertzberg and Volker Strübing

*no english translation available

chaOStalks #3: SearchWing
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Building 66, Room E34 - Barbarastraße 12, 49076 Osnabrück
Speaker: Andreas "Steini" Steinhauser

*no english translation available

chaOStalks #2: NSAUA
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EW Building, Building 15, Room E16 - Seminarstr. 20, 49074 Osnabrück
Speaker: Anna Biselli and Prof. Martin "maha" Haase

*no english translation available

chaOStalks #1: Political Solutions to Technological Problems
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EW Building, Building 15, Room E16 - Seminarstr. 20, 49074 Osnabrück
Speaker: Linus Neumann

*no english translation available