by tmw2010 | Apr 13, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Robotics, STEM, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016, wrapped up Saturday, April 9, as our biggest and most successful event yet. The whole idea of the event is to create an opportunity to network and share skills, crafts, ideas, and innovations born and raised in our Florida Gulf Coast...
by tmw2010 | Apr 8, 2016 | Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Scale Model, Young Makers
Brian Bombei, the founder of Coaster Modeling Enthusiasts of Florida, makes something big – really big: roller coaster models out of K’Nex! He told us a bit more about what he does and why he does it. _______________ I founded Coaster Modeling Enthusiasts...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2016 | Education, Gardening, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Sustainability
We’re Making things indoors and out, this year, and planting the seeds of sustainability this year, with Loretta Buckner, owner and master gardener of We Grow from Here. We Grow From Here was founded as a non-profit in 2010 to create community gardens, and has...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers
We’re really excited about all the great resource groups for Makers joining us this year. One of our favorites is the wonderful but often underutilized Florida Small Business Development Center at Hillsborough County (FSBDC) . Carol Johns, Director of the...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers
A new exhibitor this year, MakerVenture , is working to bridge ideas, and spaces to develop them, with the resources people need to be successful. Cofounders Matthew Mason and Brandom Mead told us a bit more about Maker Venture and what they’ll be sharing at...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2016 | Contests, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, Drones, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Robotics, steampunk, Upcycling, Young Makers
Our 2016 Gulf Coast MakerCon event program is now available for your browsing – and downloading – pleasure! See the event layout, and check out our great list of exhibitors by booth number in the program or in this separate MakerCon Exhibitor Directory....
