by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2015 | Education, Entrepreneurship, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, STEM, Young Makers
We’ve got some great new exhibitors joining us at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 this year, among them Tobusto, LLC, run by twins Renae and Rhonda Mintz, both of whom carry degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Information Systems. They shared a bit about themselves...
by tmw2010 | Apr 3, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Automotive, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Mechanics, Music, Props, Radio, Robotics, Science, Textiles, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is more than twice as big as our 2014 event, featuring more than 75 Maker groups representing a wide diversity of interests, skills, hobbies, trades and professions ranging from textile and other heritage crafters, to amateur radio, inventors...
by tmw2010 | Apr 1, 2015 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and Tal Millican’s story is the perfect example. He’ll be showing and selling his creation, Multi-Tork® clamp sockets, at Gulf Coast MakerCon on April 18th, and if you’re a pool owner, or work in the...
by tmw2010 | Mar 28, 2015 | Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Young Makers
Heading up our Young Makers area is Diana Rendina, of Stewart Middle Magnet School, where she’s spent the last year developing the school’s library Makerspace and becoming the go-to expert in Tampa Bay and beyond, on all things school makerspace related....
by tmw2010 | Mar 27, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
At Gulf Coast MakerCon, we have a strong focus on entrepreneurship, invention, craft and trades, and our Inventors Showcase will feature a number of locally developed products and ideas, among them Palm Harbor based Athletes Performance Gear’s new hydration...
by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2015 | 3d printing, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Young Makers
Educator Kyle Wright brings his great students from Oak Grove Middle School in Pinellas County, to Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. Long successful with their FIRST LEGO League program, Oak Grove is expanding their project based learning to include more maker-style...
