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Interested in GCMC 2016? Sign Up Early!
We're getting a super early start on Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016 planning, and have launched an Early Interest form for those who want to save the date and a spot at next year's event. We'll formally launch our 2016 Call for Makers at the end of the year, at which time...
Save the Date: Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016 is April 9th!
It's never too early to start planning for our next Gulf Coast Makers party! Thanks to our great hosts at the Florida State Fairgrounds, we've secured the April 9 for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016. We got some great feedback from this year's event and will be...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015: A Look Back
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 was our biggest event yet, with over 80 exhibitors, the Southeast Combot Championship fighting robots competition, Electrathon car race , Young Makers activities and Makerspace Showcase, bringing together over 300 technologists, artists,...
Hillsborough County Proclaims April 18th "Maker Day"
It's official! In recognition of Gulf Coast MakerCon, April 18th is Maker Day in Hillsborough County! The actual proclamation, which is signed by all seven County Commissioners, will be on display at Gulf Coast MakerCon. Be sure to stop by the Hillsborough County...
Meet the Maker: Wayne Rasanen, Inventer of DecaTxt
He was Making before Making was cool! Anyone who's been involved in the inventors community in Tampa Bay for any length of time knows Wayne Rasanen, long time leader of the Tampa Bay Inventors Council, but first and foremost, an inventor himself, creator of DecaTxt....
Concerto in CAD: A Battlebot is Born
Some people put videos of nature or landscapes to music, or images of people. Some see concertos in CAD. Enjoy this look at a Southeast Combot Championship robot under design, courtesy of Chris Willingham, a mentor with the Edgar Allan Ohms Land O'Lakes Library...
Meet the Maker: Minda Cameron, Creator of Flap Top Comforter
Gulf Coast MakerCon will feature a lot of tech related Makers and exhibitors, but we also have a big complement of crafters, who are equally the Makers we celebrate when we talk about the DIY Inventive Spirit. "Inventive" doesn't automatically equate to technological...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 Program Now Online
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 promises to be our biggest and best event yet, and a sign of things to come, as our Maker community continues to grow and connect. Check out our 2015 event program and start planning how you're going to Make your Day at Gulf Coast MakerCon!...
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Meet the Makers: Innovation Lab [Makerspace @ SPC]
The Innovation Lab [Makerspace @ SPC] is a creative space at the St. Petersburg College Library of the Seminole Campus. The Innovation Lab [Makerspace @ SPC] has been one of our great collaborative partners helping make Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 possible! Chad...
Meet the Makers: Tampa Hackerspace
Now two years old, Tampa Hackerspace is one of the oldest Tampa Bay public workshops around and one of the biggest and most active. Several of the makers around their booth, are also members, and developed their creations and projects at Tampa Hackerspace. Jon...
Meet the Maker: Gypsy's Weavings
We've got a diverse community of artists and crafters represented at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, among them Gypsy's Weavings, makers of hand crafted chainmaille jewelry. We asked them to tell us more about their work and what they're bringing to Gulf Coast...
Meet the Maker: Terry Nehring, Inventor of StoreHitch™
Invention is the heart and soul of any maker event, that Inventive Spirit that we celebrate made whole, visible and viable through the ingenuity and hard work of curious and resourceful problem solvers. Terry Nehring is one of those problem solver, founder and...