by tmw2010 | Apr 15, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
The creative DIY entrepreneurial community has grown considerably on the Florida west coast over the last few years, due in no small measure to celebratory showcase events like Gulf Coast MakerCon, and Bar Camps in Sarasota and Tampa, which are increasingly...
by tmw2010 | Apr 4, 2014 | Festivals, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, Makers Festival
It’s almost time! The arena is set up for USF-RIGs Battles at MakerCon, the pennants are up by the entrance, the volunteers are prepped, we’ve got the Electrathon track mapped out, the programs are printed, the games are packed and waiting, the electronics...
by tmw2010 | Apr 3, 2014 | DIY, Fairs, Festivals, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers
We’re Excited! Are You?! The t-shirts are here! The program is ready! The Makers are pumped and the Volunteers are prepped! All that’s missing is YOU! Just one more day to get your discounted tickets for a weekend of creative...
by tmw2010 | Apr 2, 2014 | Fairs, Festivals, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Robotics, Science
The Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014 Event Program is be printed as we write, and available here online for you right now, to download! (Many thanks to MityMo for stylistic support and to DEX Imaging for printing services!) Check out our great line up of Makers, and our list...
by tmw2010 | Mar 8, 2014 | Fairs, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Robotics
Robots are a big part of any maker event, and Gulf Coast MakerCon is no exception. We’ll have a variety of robots on hand – bouncing balls, flinging frisbees, butlering and battling to the (near) death, a grand kick off for National Robotics Week, and...
by tmw2010 | Feb 21, 2014 | Cosplay, Costuming, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon
We made the acquaintance of the Heroes Alliance at Otronicon in Orlando a couple of months back. It wasn’t so much their costumes as the joyful reactions they produced in everyone around them, that made us come calling. We were delighted when they agreed to...
