by tmw2010 | Apr 11, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, Young Makers
Gulf coast MakerCon, Tampa Bay’s 3rd Annual Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit brought everything from Blacksmith Artists, to Electric Race Cars and fighting robots to the Florida Fairgrounds Special Events Center West, at 4800 Highway 301 North in Tampa,...
by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2014 | DIY, Education, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science
We had a terrific first day at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014! The weather was gorgeous, making for picture perfect runs of the Electrathon racers, breezes under the trees where the blacksmith artists worked, and generally a perfect Florida spring day to celebrate...
by tmw2010 | Apr 1, 2014 | 3d printing, Art, DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, Young Makers
It’s an exciting time in Tampa Bay! When we held our first “Makerspace UnConference” at our first Maker festival in 2012, there were no full scale makerspaces in Tampa Bay. The Faulhaber FabLab at the GWIZ Science Museum in Sarasota and Familab in...
by tmw2010 | Mar 20, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Heritage, MakerCon, Makers
This year we have a Heritage Craft area, highlighting Makers of a different kind: People with traditional skills and expertise in fields that at one time were the cutting edge of technology, expanding trade and exploration, and improving life in myriad ways. One of...
by tmw2010 | Mar 10, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Science
Daniel Flisek is a civilian Physicist working for the US Navy with a self-professed ” strong interest in chemistry on the side.” We asked him to tell us a bit about himself and what he’s bringing to Gulf Coast MakerCon. DF: “I have a...
by tmw2010 | Mar 9, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Young Makers
The “maker” movement is simply the DIY creative spirit reignited for the 21st century. It’s a return to self-sufficiency, self-reliance and creativity, providing engaging and hands-on opportunities to inspire, educate, and entertain curious and creative learners of...
