by tmw2010 | Feb 17, 2015 | DIY, Electronics, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Radio
We’re very happy to have the Tampa Amateur Radio Club (TARC) joining us again this year at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015. We asked a couple of their members to tell us a bit about amateur radio and the place of ham radio in the DIY community, and they did a nice...
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 | Jan 6, 2015 | DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Young Makers
We’re pleased to announce that Early Bird ticketing is now open for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015! Early Bird Specials run through midnight March 31: $8 per person, ages 13 and up. $25 for a Family/Friend 4-pack (Early Bird special only!). Tickets for children ages...
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...
by tmw2010 | Apr 19, 2014 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
We had so much fun at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014, we’ve already got the Special Events Center at the Florida Fairgrounds reserved for April 18, 2015 for next year’s event! We’re scaling back to a one day event, but running from 10am to 8pm, adding...
