CycleHack London Launch

CycleHack is a global movement that is on a mission tomake the world more sustainable by reducing the barriersto cycling. CycleHack focuses on bringing people andtheir places together to discuss and generate solutionsto barriers that stop or inhibit people from successfullycycling.Through a range of activities, we bring together a rangeof people with different skill sets and experiences tolook at cycling in a new way. We believe that throughempowering individuals, organisations and governmentsto collaborate, share skills and prototype new ideasaround cycling, we can build a healthier, more active andsustainable world.26 cities took part in CycleHack Global 2017, across 4 continents.

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CycleHack London is part of a global movement bringing people together in over 35 cities to improve cycling. 
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This not for profit event aims to help you create ideas that tackle the barriers to cycling and provides you with tools, space and support to build it by the end of the weekend.
This is the kick off event for <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.cyclehacklondon.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CycleHack London</A>, hosting a range of talks about barriers to cycling in the city of London.  You'll catch a glimpse of the opening film for CycleHack with hellos from across the globe and introductions from the founders. See full Speaker line-up <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/56e2c637859fd0fd2f5608bc/t/57612f8f8a65e2414e2fbf95/1465986968123/CycleHack_London_Posters_Final.jpg" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</A>
Hosted in partnership with the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Future Cities Catapult</A>, we'll be talking and asking you for your London CycleHack barriers and ideas.
The wider CycleHack runs from Friday to Sunday, the London branch of <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.cyclehack.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cyclehack</A> will see events happening throughout the city. From weekend long hackathons to 1 hour micro-hacks, drop in workshops, talks and parties – you are welcome join for as little or as long as you like!  The full schedule can be found <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.cyclehacklondon.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A> and tickets will be sold seperately to this event. 
Tickets for the Friday night are £5 and will guarentee you a beer or wine on entry. All takings go into the running of CycleHack. Our suggested donation is £5.00 but we also run a 'pay what you can' concession as we believe in open access. We won't turn anyone away for lack of funds. Cyclehack is not for profit and happens in over 35 cities as a result of kind donations and work of many volunteers. 
Thanks to <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Future City Catapult</A> and the Urban Innovation Centre for providing the venue on the night for this launch.
 
Programme
Friday 24th June - Launch Night. 
18.00 - 20.00
See full programme poster <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/56e2c637859fd0fd2f5608bc/t/57626179e6f2e1a3016bb199/1466065282172/UPDATEDCycleHack_London_Programme_poster_Final_+for+evenbrite+and+website.jpg" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</A>
This is the kick off event for CycleHack London, hosting a range of talks about barriers to cycling in the city of London.  You'll catch a glimpse of the opening film for CycleHack with hellos from across the globe and introductions from the founders. 
Hosted in partnership with the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Future Cities Catapult</A>, we'll be talking and asking you for your London CycleHack barriers and ideas.
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Speakers include:
Sasha Afansieva from <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://blubel.co/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blubel</A>
Sasha started her career in the investment banking industry, specialising in the technology sector and advising startups on fundraising funding and business strategy at GP Bullhound. After six years, she left the world of banking to join On Purpose, a social enterprise leadership programme, where she consulted a number of organisations on driving social and environmental impact. While at On Purpose she founded Blubel - connected technology that makes urban cycling easy and stress-free. She picked up coding and basic electronics design to develop the first prototypes and tested it with various cyclists to ensure the product design is truly addressing the problems cyclists face, rather than just creating another gadget. Since then Blubel has won the IBM Smart City Challenge and has been selected to be a part of the European Space Agency Incubation Programme.
 
Eliza Shaw who will be hosting <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cyclehack-camden-tickets-25235046704?aff=erellivmlt">CycleHack Camden.</A>
 
Osbornes Cycle injuries  
We want to see our roads become much more welcoming place for cyclists –  both those with experience and the wannabes who would get on a bike if conditions improved, visit <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://cycleinjuries.co.uk/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Osbornes Cycle injuries</A> to find out more.
 
Russell Cannon from TFL
Russell Cannon is a Principal Strategy Planner at Transport for London. Russell’s team are responsible for realising TfL’s cycling vision and meeting ambitious targets for cycling growth in London.
A law graduate, Russell joined TfL’s commercial team in 2012 and worked on a number of projects, including implementation of new pan-London traffic control contract, a Cycle Hire scheme transformation programme and an innovative e-bikes project. Working on Cycle Hire sparked Russell’s interest in the wider impact of cycling and he subsequently joined the Cycling Strategy team, where his primary focus is ensuring TfL’s cycling programme attracts new users and demographics, driving the ‘normalisation’ agenda.
 
Charles Leadbetter speaking about what makes a what makes a bikeable place.
 
Max Stephan from <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://geovation.uk/hub/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Geovation Hub</A>
Max is working as Senior Innovation Developer for the Geovation Hub, based in Clerkenwell. The Geovation Hub is Britain's pioneering location data lab. A place to collaborate, exchange ideas, innovate and be inspired by access to brilliant geospatial data. Each year, 10 companies are selected to take part in our Accelerator Programme. Geovation supports these companies through an intensive 6 months as they develop their businesses, providing professional support and developer resource. 
 
Monika Zamojska from <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.lbk.org.uk/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">London Bike Kitchen</A>.
Monika has worked in the cycling industry for almost seven years, and recently joined Brixton Cycles as a probationary member. She volunteers for London Bike Kitchen helping run their Women and Gender Variant Nights. She also co-founded a feminist reflective clothing brand House of Astbury. Her favourite thing to do in the winter is plowing through muddy fields in yet another cyclocross race.
 
Sarah Drummond from Cycle Hack and <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://wearesnook.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Snook</A> speaking about why it is important to reduce the barriers to cycling.
 
Richard Eason from <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.cyclefox.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CycleFox</A>
Richard is the Founder of CycleFox, a new London based website which is helping to connect local communities with all the amazing cycling places, people, products and events across London.  CycleFox want to help make happier places to live. They believe the bicycle has a big role to play in building happier, more vibrant and connected communities. They’re also passionate about the idea that collaboration is more powerful than competition. That’s why they also create opportunities for those working on bicycle related projects across London to get together and collaborate. Sharing ideas, challenges and experiences can make each independent venture stronger. This leads to increased impact – helping more people make cycling a bigger part of their London life.
 
James Marr from <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://bamboobicycleclub.org/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bamboo Bicycle Club</A>
Hear from James Marr, founder of the Bamboo Bicycle Club, an established London based workshop, which enables people to design and build bespoke bamboo bicycles. It offers in-house workshops, a wide range of home build kits, and education packs for various ages. The Club is the only one of its kind in Europe and has attracted attention from Cornwall to the Philippines. It is continually evolving and working towards a future where people are given the skills and confidence to create their own locally produced sustainable transport. - See more at: <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://designmuseum.org/things-to-do/talks/stories-from-the-saddle-the-bamboo-bicycle-club#sthash.KqJ5Nr0E.dpuf" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://designmuseum.org/things-to-do/talks/stories-from-the-saddle-the-bamboo-bicycle-club#sthash.KqJ5Nr0E.dpuf</A>
 
Saturday 25th June
Cyclehack Camden  09.00– 18.00 Day 1 of 2
Hosted by Eliza Shaw with a focus on cycling in the borough of Camden. 
09.00 - Registration & Breakfast
09.30 –  Welcome Briefing
10.00 –  Collection of speeches given by cycling experts from Sian Berry, Alex Longdon (Cycling policy team, TfL) and Peter Siemensma (Senior Transport Planner, Arcadis) 
11.00  –  Identifying barriers activity
11.30  –  Coffee Pitstop
11.45  –  Get Hacking
13.00  –  Lunch Break
13.45  –  More Hacking
14.00  –  The rest of the day and evening will be up to you and your team! Feel free to get out and about in the city to test your ideas. 
Location
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/basil+jellicoe+hall/@51.5296821,-0.1317122,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x10dcbb6474b4546d!8m2!3d51.5296821!4d-0.1317122" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Basil Jellicoe Hall</A>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/basil+jellicoe+hall/@51.5296821,-0.1317122,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x10dcbb6474b4546d!8m2!3d51.5296821!4d-0.1317122" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Drummond Cres NW1 1LE</A>
 
Cyclehack WaGWomen & Gender Variant People
10.00 – 18.00
Hosted by <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyclehack-wagfest-tickets-25565469006">LBKWaG</A> with a focus on issues faced by women and gender-variant cyclists. 
 
Location
London Bike Kitchen 
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyclehack-wagfest-tickets-25565469006#tickets">Brixton Cycles - 296-298 </A>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyclehack-wagfest-tickets-25565469006#tickets">Brixton Road, </A>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyclehack-wagfest-tickets-25565469006#tickets">London, SW9 6AG</A>
 
Sunday 26th June
Cyclehack Camden 10.00 – 18.00 Day 2 of 2
Hosted by Eliza Shaw with a focus on cycling in the borough of Camden.
09.00  –  Basil Jellicoe Hall opens for teams to congregate and finalise ideas - Must arrive by lunch time (for food of course)!
12:00  –  Lunch Break
13:00 –  Upload ideas to Open Source Catalogue
14:15  –  Teams pitch their ideas (5 minutes) to panel of experts
15:15  – Judges announce winners and hand out prizes
15:30  –  Closing & drinks   
More Speakers to be announced soon!
 
Closing drinks at Look Mum No Hands!
Location
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.lookmumnohands.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Look Mum No Hands,</A>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.lookmumnohands.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">49 Old St,</A>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.lookmumnohands.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> London,</A>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.lookmumnohands.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> EC1V 9HX </A>
 
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