Arc-aid: Cambridge

[NES4Life]

DLF forumites are welcome to attend this great first-time event
It's still in mid-planning stages but this is the current state of things. If you want to know more then please visit the J+ or UK-VAC forums where there are active threads being simultaneously updated.
http://www.jammaplus.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=62275&PID=611147
http://www.ukvac.com/forum/arcade-repair-event-arcaid_topic339057.html
Volunteers for talks, repairing the museums's cabs or manning the PCB workshop will be greatly received!

Event: 'Arc-aid: Cambridge'
Confirmed venue: Cambridge Computer Museum http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/pages/14512/Cambridge-Computer-Museum/
Date: 12th July (free rollover to 13th July for those who want to continue on)
Cost: £5 online or £7 on door (exclusive discount code: 'tempest' - do not share this)
Purchase a ticket here: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/34377/Arc-Aid-12th-and-13th-July-2014/

Highlights:
- Repair museum's cabs! Here are a few: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.859418467407129.1073741858.340735679275413&type=1
- Play museum's working cabs and others (inc. pins) that are brought along by attendees
- Organised arcade-centric talks by forum members
- PCB repair workshop (register and bring a PCB - maybe you'll learn how to fix it yourself!)
- 100's of retro consoles to play and read about in the museum
- Exclusive museum access for forum members all evening until midnight!
- Buy / Sell / Trade

Talks:
1) Jason Fitzpartick - All about the museum.
2) Still available
3) Still available
4) Still available

[gyruss]

Sounds awesome and great location for the event
I'm sure you will raise lot's of money.

[level42]

Darn, I've been three times to Cambridge and never even knew this museum existed.

Sounds like a cool event !
We've had a somewhat similar "repair day" idea here but it hasn't happend.....yet

Travel to Cambridge is a piece of cake, fly in to Stansted and there's a direct train line, takes about an hour IIRC. Its also a very nice university city, a great alternative to visit if you have seen London "enough"

[anunaki]

Great idea, a repair day

[NES4Life]

Well you are all more then welcome to attend... I'm trying to invite KLOV / VAPS but I've got no contact.
I'll try and sign-up!

[NES4Life]

Well it's official now! (But don't buy your ticket yet as our discount codes are coming tomorrow!!!)
https://twitter.com/computermuseum/status/473053457759604737
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/34377/Arc-Aid/

[NES4Life]

Book your place at the event at a discount. Code at checkout is 'tempest' (please do not share this):
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/34375/Arc-Aid/

Be great to see some of you!

[Etienne MacGyver]

(please do not share this):
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/34375/Arc-Aid/

....posted in a public forum...   

[NES4Life]

It's happening next Saturday! If you're coming then buy your ticket online now!
Looking forward to meeting you all and fixing those cabs.
If you've got a faulty PCB then bring it along.

[NES4Life]

The result:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28312875

[level42]

Sad I couldn't make this event but we _will_ be visiting the museum in august