Come join us for a road trip to Huaqiangbei (HWB)--the gadget market of Shenzhen along with a side trip to visit the Shenzhen Hackerspace with Eric Pan of SEEEDStudio and Michael Mihelini, our resident Shenzhen entrepreneur.

We'll be heading up by MTR with several different meeting spots where you can join in. Our schedule looks like this:

9:45 Meet at the Hung Hom MTR station McDonalds... [read more]

Come join us for a road trip to Huaqiangbei (HWB)--the gadget market of Shenzhen along with a side trip to visit the Shenzhen Hackerspace with Eric Pan of SEEEDStudio and Michael Mihelini, our resident Shenzhen entrepreneur.

We'll be heading up by MTR with several different meeting spots where you can join in. Our schedule looks like this:

9:45 Meet at the Hung Hom MTR station McDonalds
10:00 Meet at Kowloon Tong MTR Station
10:45 Meet at the Lo Wu MTR crossing
11:30 Arrive at Huaqiangbei Subway Station
11:30-1:45 Tour the various gadget markets to shop for everything from laser diodes to r/c helicopter parts to iPhone screens.
1:45-2:30 Quick fast food lunch in Huaqiangbei
2:30 Taxis to Shenzhen Hackerspace
3:00 Visit the folks at the Shenzhen Hackerspace

Later some may stay in Shenzhen for dinner, others will jump a cab to the Shenzhen Bay bus station where they can catch buses back to the MTR or direct to the Macau Ferry Terminal or Wanchai.

More details will come as we finalize the schedule, so there might be some minor changes here and there. Stay tuned for updates.

!!!! IMPORTANT NOTE !!!! --
YOU WILL NEED A VISA TO ENTER CHINA. CERTAIN NATIONALITIES (NOT USA) CAN GET A 5-DAY VISA AT THE BORDER, BUT IT IS SOMEWHAT HIT OR MISS (GOOGLE IT TO SEE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE). MOST OTHERS NEED A FORMAL CHINESE VISA TO ENTER.