We’re ready to move into our first space! We’ve reached the $1000 needed in pledges to pay the rent and we’re ready to go. Please use the Founding Membership link on our membership page to activate your pledge. The subscription will last for six months at which point we expect to have a sustainable membership […]
Archives for 2013
Building our Community
As we move closer to identifying and preparing our first space, we want to ensure we are doing everything we can to meet the needs of our community and members. To help build the community and get the feedback we need to keep us moving in the right direction, we created a simple contact list […]
Where We Are June 10th Edition
Inspiration Labs, a local educational non-profit has been moving very quickly towards establishing a membership driven, creative space for hobbyists, inventors, makers, and artists. In the last two weeks, the board of directors has established bylaws and established a plan for membership. Inspiration Labs, Inc. was formed to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen […]
Board of Directors Meeting Scheduled 5/28/13
The Board of Directors will meet at Cowork Tampa 3104 North Armenia Ave Suite 2 Tampa, Florida 33607 The entrance is on the west side of the building. Date: May 28, 2013 Time: 7:00 PM 20130528 BOD Meeting Agenda
Status Update – Spaces, Membership, Budget, Bylaws
The Inspiration Labs Board met yesterday to hold a workshop, do some priority setting, and discuss the state of affairs as we move towards establishing the first permanent community hackerspace in the Tampa Bay area. Nothing was voted on (by intent). I will be posting the complete minutes from the meeting when time permits. We […]
Check Out Our Red Bull Project Exhibition and Planned HackerSpace!
I want to invite everyone to come out Sunday at 1:00 to MOSI. First, our Red Bull Project Group is going to do a public demonstration of our project. In our minds it is FANTABULATOROUS and spectacular! We hope everyone agrees. We’ll be videotaping the event so we are counting on a good turnout to […]
Training Schedule for MOSI’s Equipment Shop
MOSI just updated their training schedule for the equipment in their shop. I know. Your first question is, “Why do I care?” Quite simply, if you’re a MOSI member (and memberships are as little as $45 per year), once you are trained on the equipment, you can use it! I can’t think of a better […]
Cheap, Simple Way to Store Electronics Components
Make only mentions resistors but I can’t see why this wouldn’t work for any other discrete components. It’s cheap, simple, and effective. What’s not to like? Simple Resistor Storage System
Startup List for South Tampa Maker/Hacker Space
I met with a contractor yesterday in South Tampa and have a tentative meeting with a second today. SLUG member Mul Duran also joined me and had a look around. The first estimate came in at less than half what I expected! I’ll post more details once I have estimates from enough contractors to make […]
Hackerspace or Makerspace?
I spent a fair amount of time yesterday flipping through the collected bylaws of some of the more prominent Hackerspaces on the website http://hackerspaces.org (a phenomenal resource btw for up and coming spaces). I am struggling with defining a couple of terms. 1. What is the difference between a hackerspace and a makerspace? Is one […]