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       > _Z-Space Arts and Technology Society provides affordable, sustainable, community oriented office and creative space dedicated to supporting creative technologists, startups and innovative small businesses. We host a series of events and meetups supporting the community. We connect with similar art, science, and technology spaces globally._

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       May 24-26 [ETHBerlin](https://ethberlin.org/)

     

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       A startup foundry joint venture founded by [[John Edgar]] and run with [[McMillan]].

     

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