by tmw2010 | Mar 18, 2015 | DIY, Fairs, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Young Makers
Palm Harbor Library is home to the Hazel Incantalupe Makerspace, a unique arts space for children. We asked Kiki Durney, Head of Youth Services at the Library, to tell us more about their efforts there. GCMC: Who are you and what do you make? KD: We are the children...
by tmw2010 | Mar 9, 2015 | DIY, Electronics, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, Makers Festival, Science
Neal Ekengren is a Maker from Longwood, FL. He has degrees in Engineering and Biochemistry and is an IT guru. He first joined us at our 2012 Maker Festival, and again at our 2013 event, and we’re so glad he’s back again this year! We asked Neal to tell...
by tmw2010 | Feb 17, 2015 | DIY, Electronics, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Radio
We’re very happy to have the Tampa Amateur Radio Club (TARC) joining us again this year at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015. We asked a couple of their members to tell us a bit about amateur radio and the place of ham radio in the DIY community, and they did a nice...
by tmw2010 | Feb 9, 2015 | 3d printing, DIY, Education, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Science, Young Makers
The year we held Tampa Bay’s first ever maker festival, Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire, in 2012, the concept of “makerspaces” in the Tampa Bay area was just a fledgling idea. The Faulhaber FabLab , then at the GWIZ Science Museum in Sarasota, was the...
by tmw2010 | Jan 6, 2015 | DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Young Makers
We’re pleased to announce that Early Bird ticketing is now open for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015! Early Bird Specials run through midnight March 31: $8 per person, ages 13 and up. $25 for a Family/Friend 4-pack (Early Bird special only!). Tickets for children ages...
by tmw2010 | Dec 29, 2014 | DIY, MakerCon, Makers Festival
Make stuff? Love sharing what you make? Love selling what you make? Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is the place to do both! Our Makers Application is now open, and we invite you to share what you make at our April 18th event at the Florida Fairgrounds! Proposals must fit...
