TL;DR: Come meet the Keyboardio Model 01, and hang out with its creators too.

About the venue: Nova Labs is a membership-driven all-volunteer makerspace based in Reston, Virginia that was founded in 2011 with the purpose of empowering everyone to "Rediscover the Joy of Making Things!" Their 10,500 sq. ft. facility houses classrooms, workspace, incubator offices and a shop that includes both common tools and advanced fabrication equipment. Members enjoy 24-7 access and help co-manage the space by teaching classes, maintaining equipment, and promoting making in the community. Nova Labs members support a wide range of open source development projects that benefit both the local community and the world!

As we've been building what's become the Model 01, we've talked to hundreds of you online, at conferences, and at festivals. It's been amazing to watch folks suddenly "get it" as they put their hands on a Model 01 in person for the first time.

We'll have a few Model 01 prototypes with us for you to try out, as well as a deconstructed Model 01 and a few earlier prototypes. If folks are interested, we can also do a short talk about the adventure of building your own keyboard from scratch, a short talk or Q&A session about turning your hobby project into your day job, going through a hardware incubator or just about anything else folks want to know about.

We want to bring that experience to as many people possible, so we're trying something we don't think anyone has ever done during a Kickstarter campaign: a coast-to-coast roadshow. A few days after the campaign launches, we'll be starting off from Somerville, MA, where this whole adventure began and zig-zagging across America on our way to Oakland, CA, where we've been living for the past year.

RSVPs are encouraged but not required. (In other words, it's ok to show up, even if you didn't RSVP).

Please back our Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyboardio/the-model-01-an-heirloom-grade-keyboard-for-seriou

If you've backed our Kickstarter (or promise to), we'll give you stickers.

Meet the Keyboardio Model 01: Beltway Insider edition