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...
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 | Entrepreneurship, MakerCon, Makers, Music
We’ve got a few more Makers for you to meet – here’s Erik Heidt, inventor of the Drummersleash – and also a drummer! We asked him to tell us something about his product, that he’ll be demoing at GulfCoastMakerCon. Erik’s short on...
