by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2016 | Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, STEM
Some of our Makers make things: art, gadgets, crafts, mechanical devices, crafts, inventions – and others Make opportunities and resources available, like this year’s exhibitor, Makerspaces.com. Chances are, if you’re online and active in the Maker...
by tmw2010 | Mar 31, 2016 | 3d printing, DIY, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, STEM, Young Makers
We’re happy to have the Young Makers of Benito Library and Makerspace – BLAM! – joining us again at Gulf Coast MakerCon April 9. Now in their 2nd year, the Benito Library Makerspace program is big and active, averaging 40-60 students at meetings...
by tmw2010 | Mar 31, 2016 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Robotics, STEM
One of our new Maker groups this year is ASME@USF . A student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) based at the University of South Florida, ASME@USF is a nonprofit organization for engineers, typically mechanical engineering students, to...
by tmw2010 | Mar 22, 2016 | Education, Festivals, Gaming, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Young Makers
While most of our exhibitors are Makers of their own fun, a few are distributors of supplies and affinity products, like Beth Main, of Simply Fun, an independent game making company that builds skills development in youth through board games. We asked Beth to tell us...
by Terri Willingham | Feb 28, 2016 | Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Science, STEM
When the Art of making meets the intellectual world of STEM, we can hardly contain our excitement. This next maker is doing it all, looking towards the future and moving forward, full STEAM ahead. Tobusto, LLC, a twin sister owned company of degreed women STEM...
by tmw2010 | Jan 23, 2016 | Art, Cosplay, DIY, Education, Electronics, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Festivals, Gaming, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Props, Robotics, Science, Sustainability
We’re making ready for our 2016 Gulf Coast MakerCon event! Early Bird tickets to attend the event are 30% off gate admission costs through February 15th. Gate Admission the day of the event is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors 65+ and $13 for children ages 6-12....
