by tmw2010 | Mar 23, 2015 | Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makerspace, Young Makers
School makerspaces are front and center at Gulf Coast MakerCon. Benito MakerSpace at Benito Middle School in Tampa is one of the newest, and Media Specialist Sundi Pierce took some time to tell us about it. _________ We’re excited about being a part of the Gulf...
by tmw2010 | Mar 19, 2015 | 3d printing, DIY, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace
We have several local makerspaces participating in Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, one of which is Tampa’s community gem, THE HIVE , a 10,000 sq. ft. public community innovation center and makerspace located on the 3rd floor of the west building in the John F....
by tmw2010 | Mar 19, 2015 | DIY, Education, Electronics, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makerspace, Robotics
Stetson University’s Innovation House is a makerspace at the Deland based university that provides “contemporary tools of rapid prototyping to develop and make tangible objects. It also provides a community of makers for its members to tap...
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 | Nov 24, 2014 | Education, Fairs, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Hope you’re off to a lovely holiday season – a perfect time to be a maker, with opportunities to make everything from food to gifts, as well plans for the new year. We hope one of those plans you make will be to be part of Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015, on...
by tmw2010 | Sep 11, 2014 | DIY, Education, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Science
It with great gratitude that we recognize Hillsborough County for their generous support of Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015, through an EDI2 Economic Development grant. Hillsborough County recognizes direct added value to our community of supporting and celebrating our...
