No Hosted Hours Friday September 30th
No hosted hours for Friday September 30th. 1065 kicks off Friday night downtown Mobile. Hopefully you enjoy the free entertainment and activities.
We Added Thursday Night
Mobile Makerpsace is open FIVE nights a week! Our founder, Rick Green, is now hosting Thursday night open hours from 6 to 9PM. Josh Rhodes is taking over hosting Tuesday nights.
Associate membership starts at $35 a month. That provides access to the tools and space during open hours or when a Full member is present. Full membership starts at $50 per month. That includes a key with 24/7 access.
Mobile Makerspace Attended Nation of Makers Meeting
Mobile Makerspace president, Dana Spisak, represented Mobile Alabama at the Makerspace Organizers Meeting convened by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The meeting was held August 24th in the Washington, D.C.
Approximately 200 makerspace organizers from across the country attended the meeting. The day long event consisted of talks from different makerspace organizers, presentations from government agencies on ways to engage the federal government for funding makerspace initiatives, as well as breakout sessions on various aspects of practices for growing the maker movement throughout the country.
“The makerspace organizer meetings, held as a part of the Nation of Makers initiative, is a significant step towards transforming and linking 100’s of individual maker communities across the our nation. The involvement by The White House speaks to the importance of the Maker Movement,” says Dana Spisak, president Mobile Makerspace.
About Mobile Makerspace
Mobile Makerspace operates a community based workspace were members share low cost access to tools, workspace, and knowledge for collaboration. The workspace, located in downtown Mobile Alabama, along with its all volunteer staff serve the greater Mobile metro area. See makerspacemobile.org for more information about Mobile Makerspace.
Coworking Growing in Mobile Alabama
Coworking spaces are taking off in downtown Mobile Alabama. Two new spaces kick off with events this week.
The Exchange continues to offer an inspiring workplace as well as fantastic educational and networking events geared towards entrepreneurs. The momentum picked up this week with Round House LA‘s launch party and Container Yard running their first Yard Talk. Innovation Portal has begun accepting applications for their state of the art incubation/acceleration facilities. Fuse Project is launching their coworking space for non-profits soon.
This is an exciting time to be making and collaborating in Mobile Alabama. These spaces offer more than just a desk. They are eager to help you succeed. Be sure to check out their social media feeds for upcoming events.
Open House Party
Join us June 25th 11am-3pm for an Open House Party as we celebrate 2 years of making. Admission is free. All ages are welcome. We’ll have food and drinks, hands-on activities, workshops, and several demos.
We’re located at 561 Saint Francis Street, downtown Mobile Alabama, at the corner of Warren and Saint Francis. Parking available on Warren in the grass area behind O’Daly’s.