# The Things Network Stara Zagora

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Stara Zagora.

- Country: [Bulgaria](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/bulgaria/)
- Status: Official community
- Founded: 2016
- Members: 15
- Location: 42.4266, 25.6326
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/stara-zagora/

## About

Stara Zagora has its local hub and co-working space called ZaraLab with strong track record in IT training (150+ free events) and use of acquired IT skills to solve urban challenges. The hub accommodates 10+ companies and in fact 3 of them are Lab’s successful spin-outs. It has developed and implemented various projects to use innovative technologies for better urban environment (including establishment of an IoT local infrastructure, match-funded by our municipality).

The latest interest of ZaraLab their extensive LoraWAN knowledge. The hub is a regional representative of The Things Network

- Study successful use cases in all cities with operating LoraWAN IoT network
- Organise events for citizens and businesses to present these use-cases
- Collect and summarise feedback
- Organise series of hackatons to brainstorm urban innovative solutions to most common challenges (environment, waste, traffic, communication with administration, etc.)
- Come-out with most suitable and promising (and realistic) solutions

## Contact

- Check out our web page [zaralab.org](http://zaralab.org)
- Subscribe to our [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/zaralabbg/) events
- Send us an email: [info@zaralab.org](mailto:info@zaralab.org)
- Join the Slack group: [#stara-zagora](https://thethingsnetwork.slack.com/messages/stara-zagora/) 
- Or call us at: [+359 89 884 4533](call:+359898844533)

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [Slack](https://thethingsnetwork.slack.com/messages/stara-zagora/)

## Partners

- [eDynamix LLP](http://edynamix.com/)
- [Greenpeace Bulgaria](http://www.greenpeace.org/bulgaria/bg/)
- [Microsoft](http://microsot.com/)
- [SashiDo](http://sashido.io/)
- [Stara Zagora Municipality](https://www.starazagora.bg/)
- [Technopol](http://www.technopol.biz/)
- [ZaraLab](http://zaralab.org/)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)

## Recent updates

- [We are going official :)](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/stara-zagora/post/we-are-going-official.md) (2018-02-20)
- [TheThingsNetwork Workshop](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/stara-zagora/post/thethingsnetwork-workshop.md) (2017-01-12)
- [Stara Zagora community first meeting](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/stara-zagora/post/stara-zagora-community-first-meeting.md) (2016-12-17)