Every week, I compile a list of events for developers, technologists, tech entrepreneurs, and nerds in and around the Tampa Bay area. We’ve got a lot of events going on this week, and here they are!
Monday, October 15
- The Self-Empowerment Network — Sales Strategies for Busy Entrepreneurs @ Meadows Village Pub, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Bradenton “Sassy Sisters” Professional Networking for Women — Lets meet for our monthly social in Bradenton! @ Beef O’Brady’s (1795 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Bradenton), 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — Hacking 101: Network Security with Roger A. Grimes @ SecureSet, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Karma is The New Rich — Is Kindness Important in Your Business and Personal Life? @ Stonewood Grill, Sarasota, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour- Meet Up — Open Business Networking at Irish 31 Wesley Chapel @ Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Cool ‘n Confident Toastmasters @ SPC – St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Largo Board Games Meetup — Gloomhaven @ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Nerdbrew — Pints & Pixels Gaming Night! @ Brew Bus, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- 3D Printer Orientation @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- South Tampa Toastmasters @ Unity of Tampa, 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
- Tampa Bay Bitcoin @ Mining Mondays, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 16
- Tampa Bay Azure User Group — Cross Promotion: Azure AppDev Hackfest @ 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Tampa Small Business Owner Workshops — The Entrepreneurs Growth Seminar @ Suntrust Building, Suite 3300, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
- Westshore Toastmasters @ FIVE Labs, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
- Brandon Boardgamers — Tuesday Night Gaming @ Cool Stuff Games, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Agile — QA THE AGILE WAY:Mind Mapping in Software Testing – Make Testing More Fun! @ TEK Systems, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa SQL User Groups — Pinellas – Monthly Meeting @ St Pete College – EpiCenter, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Weekly Open Make Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- WordPress St. Petersburg — UX 101: Intro to User Experience and Applying it to your Websites @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Spirited Toastmasters @ St Stephens Catholic School, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Ybor Tech — October OpenHack @ Zydeco Brew Werks, 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
- Women Working It! — Networking and Mexican food @ Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults @ Flying Boat Brewing Company, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Kakkoii-Otaku Clan — MFKZ Anime Movie (Sub) @ 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM
- Machine Shop Safety and Cleanup (Members Only) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 17
- Tampa Bay WaVE — OPEN/FREE Coworking for Veteran Entrepreneurs @ FirstWaVE Venture Center, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- 1 Million Cups St. Pete — AcroApp / St. Petersburg Science Festival @ St. Petersburg Greenhouse, 9:00 AM
- 1 Million Cups Tampa — Full Stack Talent / Revolution After Dust-off, LLC @ Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, 9:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Blockchain Developers Meetup — Open code @ Blockspaces, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Bradenton Blockchain Business And Development Meetup — Come share ideas and listen to experts in the field of blockchain technology @ Connect Bradenton, 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
- Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum — 1 on 1 Tech Careers – Resume Review @ Computer Coach Training Center, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- High Tech Connect — October Tech Fest @ Concerto Cloud Services, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- The Suncoast Linux Users Group — SLUG – Pinellas @ Pinellas Park Public Library, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Learn to Code | Thinkful Tampa — Free Frontend Crash Course: HTML & CSS @ Secureset Academy, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Suncoast Developers Guild — Crash Course: Intro to CSS @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Nerdbrew Events — Games & Grog @ Peabody’s! @ Peabody’s Billiards and Games, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Blockchain Enthusiasts — Bitcoin Cash @ BlockSpaces, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Women In Linux — Understanding Linux @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — ‘Geeks who Drink’ Pub Trivia at District Tavern! @ District Tavern, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 18
- Southern Data Science Conference @ Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Area – Bootstrappers Breakfast @ Starbucks Reserve in Univ Of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Center Building, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
- Tampa JUG — An Introduction to Micronaut @ Nielsen, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) @ Zydeco Brew Werks, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- Tampa Bay Speakers, Presenters, Managers & Leaders — Become a Great Speaker – this week – Story Telling @ The Alley at South Shore, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa SEO and Internet Marketing Monthly Meetup with Steve Scott @ In The Loop, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Seffner D&D Meetup — 1st ed AD&D Campaign. Open to new players. @ 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- GDG SunCoast — Bill Bensing will share his approach for a rich snippets SEO strategy @ Rising Tide Innovation Center, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Fermidox – Tampa’s Premier Digital Marketing Social Club — Fusion Reactor Mixer for Digital Marketing Influencers @ Armature Works, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
- The Tampa Ruby Brigade — Tampa.rb: Mystery Meetup! @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Nerdbrew Events — Thirsty Theater: Halloween (2018) & Halloween (1978)! @ Villagio Cinemas, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Friday, October 19
- Lean Coffee for All Things Agile (Downtown Tampa & Seminole Heights) @ FOUNDATION coffee co. (1607 North Franklin Street, Tampa), 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
- Café con Tampa — Florida’s Proposed Constitutional Amendments w/ The League of Women Voters of Florida @ Oxford Exchange, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
- Women Who Code Tampa — Women in Tech Breakfast @ Factory 114, 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
- Tampa Bay Agile — Grow Financial Agile Tour @ Grow Financial, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — *Ladies Only* Wine and Paint Night! @ Pinot’s Pallette, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Saturday, October 20
- Tampa Community Connect @ Keiser University, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Tampa Drones Meetup — Open Fly Day @ Ed Radice, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Girl Scout STEM Class (Private-4931 Main Room) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Game Club Tampa Meetup — Learn to Game Master @ Grand Arena of Mind Expansion, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — ‘Geekdogcracy’ – Dog Park & Picnic Day! @ Rowlett Park, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- Microcontroller Monthly Meetup (M3) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Tampa Unity User Group — Game Project Therapy @ Perkins Restaurant & Bakery (2626 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Clearwater), 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Tampa Hackerspace Monthly Board Game Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Nerd Night Out — KARAOKE NIGHT! @ Fat Cat Tavern, 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM
- Geekocracy! — Rocky Horror Picture Show – Live Show by ‘Hell on Heels’! @ Villagio Cinemas, 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Sunday, October 21
- Girl Scout STEM Class @ Tampa Hackerspace, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Game Club Tampa Meetup — D&D 5E campaign (Full), bi-weekly @ Grand Arena of Mind Expansion, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Halloween Gamenight @ 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Sew What? (Textile Arts & Crafts) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Geekocracy! — ‘Howl-o-Scream’ at Busch Gardens! @ Busch Gardens, Busch Gardens