by tmw2010 | Apr 13, 2015 | Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Science, STEM, Young Makers
We’ve got some great Young Makers joining us, from makerspaces and schools from Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties. One of the area’s newest homes for Young Makers is Tampa’s Harmon STEM School, which is hosting a STEMathon at their booth....
by tmw2010 | Apr 13, 2015 | Energy, Science, Sustainability
Recent efforts by Floridians for Solar Choice caught our attention, and we reached out to see if we could get a solar energy display at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. They connected us with Dillion Stafford, a student at the University of South Florida, who is a...
by tmw2010 | Apr 11, 2015 | 3d printing, Art, Contests, DIY, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, MakerCon, Makerspace, Science, Sponsors, Young Makers
In just one week, on April 18th at 9am at the Florida State Fairgrounds Florida Center, Gulf Coast MakerCon will open its doors for our 4th Annual Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit! We’ll have more than 75 exhibitors representing a wide diversity of...
by tmw2010 | Apr 6, 2015 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Science
Dan Flisek – “The Home Scientist” – was one of our guest favorites last year, with his informative and fiery chemistry demos. He joins us again this year, and he’s sure to inspire some new reactions (get it, reactions?) at Gulf Coast...
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 3, 2015 | Automotive, Contests, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Science, Young Makers
We’re delighted to have Electrathon of Tampa Bay joining us again this year, this time with a full race event starting at 2pm. Fredi Beck, with Hillsborough County Schools, who is the Public Relations Director and Treasurer for Electrathon of Tampa Bay, told us...