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 11, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science, Young Makers
Gulf coast MakerCon, Tampa Bay’s 3rd Annual Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit brought everything from Blacksmith Artists, to Electric Race Cars and fighting robots to the Florida Fairgrounds Special Events Center West, at 4800 Highway 301 North in Tampa,...
by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2014 | DIY, Education, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Robotics, Science
We had a terrific first day at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014! The weather was gorgeous, making for picture perfect runs of the Electrathon racers, breezes under the trees where the blacksmith artists worked, and generally a perfect Florida spring day to celebrate...
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 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
There are a lot of amazing people who make an event like Gulf Coast MakerCon not only possible, but fun and rewarding to create. We want to take a moment here, before we head into the Maker Maelstrom this weekend, to thank some of them, starting with our friends at...
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...
