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Meet the Maker: Erik Heidt, of Drummerleash
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 words, but big on ideas and we...
Thank you to the Unsung Heroes of Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014!
There are a lot of amazing people who make an event like Gulf Coast MakerCon not only possible, but fun and rewarding to create. We want to take a moment here, before we head into the Maker Maelstrom this weekend, to thank some of them, starting with our friends at...
T -1 to Gulf Coast MakerCon!
We're Excited! Are You?! The t-shirts are here! The program is ready! The Makers are pumped and the Volunteers are prepped! All that's missing is YOU! Just one more day to get your discounted tickets for a weekend of creative awesomeness!
Meet the Maker: Pamela French, of Pami Pocket
Pamela French is one of our great commercial makers, bringing her creation, "Pami Pocket " to Gulf Coast MakerCon. She's also Vice President of the Tampa Bay Inventor's Council, one of our event partners, heading up our Inventors Showcase. We asked her to tell us...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014 Program Now Online!
The Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014 Event Program is be printed as we write, and available here online for you right now, to download! (Many thanks to MityMo for stylistic support and to DEX Imaging for printing services!) Check out our great line up of Makers, and our list...
Meet the Makerspace Makers and Attend our 3rd Annual Makerspace UnConference
It's an exciting time in Tampa Bay! When we held our first "Makerspace UnConference" at our first Maker festival in 2012, there were no full scale makerspaces in Tampa Bay. The Faulhaber FabLab at the GWIZ Science Museum in Sarasota and Familab in Orlando were our...
Meet the Story Makers: Scott & Nick with F5Live: Refreshing Technology
Our third Tampa Bay maker festival is notable for many things, from being our first two day event, to the number and diversity of makers joining us this year, and for the refreshing presence of Scott Ertz and Nicholas DiMeo of F5 Live, who will be broadcasting live...
Meet the Communications Makers: Tampa Amateur Radio Club
We're excited to have the Tampa Amateur Radio Club (TARC) joining us at Gulf Coast MakerCon again this year. We've always had "Hams" at our maker festival, and believe they bring a fun, interesting and important element to our DIY Celebration of the Inventive...
Meet the Maker & Gulf Coast MakerCon Sponsor: Gabriel Anzziani, of Gabotronics
We welcome Gabriel Anzziani, of Gabotronics, back to our Annual DIY Festival of the Inventive Spirit for a third year in a row, and this year, as well, with gratitude to Gabotronics as a Gulf Coast MakerCon Sponsor. Gabriel Anzziani, founded Gabotronics in 2009 and...
Meet the Game Makers: Suncoast Skirmishers
One fun new element of this year's Celebration of the DIY Inventive Spirit is the incorporation of International Tabletop Day into our event, made possible thanks to Suncoast Skirmishers. We spoke with Dominick Trascritti, who heads up the RPG Gaming portion of the...
Meet the Maker: Jason Rawley, of Fireblade Comics
We love the cosplay and gaming elements of our event this year, and are happy to welcome Jason Rawley of Fireblade Comics to our line up for Gulf Coast MakerCon 2014. We asked him to tell us a bit about his work and what he's bringing to our maker event. GCMC: What...
Meet the Maker: Todd Emmons and the Bait Dipper
We've got some great inventors showcasing some awesomely cool inventions at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, and one of them is Todd Emmons, with his Bait Dipper, built just for the avid fisher person in your life! We asked Todd about the Bait Dipper and his upcoming...