by tmw2010 | Apr 11, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Contests, DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makerspace, Science, Sponsors, Young Makers
In just one week, on April 18th at 9am at the Florida State Fairgrounds Florida Center, Gulf Coast MakerCon will open its doors for our 4th Annual Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit! We’ll have more than 75 exhibitors representing a wide diversity of...
by tmw2010 | Apr 11, 2015 | 3d printing, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival
FreeFab 3D makes 3D printers, but more than that, FreeFab 3D helps build the Maker community in St. Petersburg and in Tampa Bay. Run by Mo Eppley, of Mity Mo Creative, which is a Gulf Coast MakerCon event partner, responsible for our wonderful graphics and...
by tmw2010 | Apr 8, 2015 | Education, Entrepreneurship, inventors, Sponsors, Young Makers
We’re grateful for the support of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) , this year, sponsoring Gulf Coast MakerCon in collaboration with USF Connect and the Florida High Tech Corridor. The National Academy of Inventors is a non-profit membership organization...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2015 | Education, Entrepreneurship, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, STEM, Young Makers
We’ve got some great new exhibitors joining us at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 this year, among them Tobusto, LLC, run by twins Renae and Rhonda Mintz, both of whom carry degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Information Systems. They shared a bit about themselves...
by tmw2010 | Apr 4, 2015 | Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Sustainability
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” – Joel A. Barker One of our neatest – literally – new partnerships this year is with Tony Selvaggio and his e-waste...
by tmw2010 | Apr 3, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Automotive, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Mechanics, Music, Props, Radio, Robotics, Science, Textiles, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is more than twice as big as our 2014 event, featuring more than 75 Maker groups representing a wide diversity of interests, skills, hobbies, trades and professions ranging from textile and other heritage crafters, to amateur radio, inventors...
