Happy new year!
Here’s the very first weekly list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for 2022! This one’s for the week of Monday, January 3 through Sunday, January 9, 2022.
This is a weekly service from Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy! For the past four years, I’ve been compiling a list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events happening in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. There’s a lot going on in our scene here in “The Other Bay Area, on the Other West Coast”!
As far as event types go, this list casts a rather wide net. It includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under the category of:
- Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
- Tech project management / agile processes
- Video, board, and role-playing games
- Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
- Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
- Toastmasters (because nerds really need to up their presentation game)
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Anything I deem geeky
By “Tampa Bay and surrounding areas”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.
This week’s events
This list includes in-person events as well as online events. Omicron’s out there, so be smart and responsible — get your booster, mask up in crowds, and we can get back to what passes for normal sooner!
I try to keep this list up-to-date. I add new events as soon as I hear about them, so be sure to check this page often!
Monday, January 3
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Google Analytics Beginners Tips & Tricks in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] SEO Keyword Research Tips, Tricks & Tools in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] How to Write SEO Friendly Google Content in Tampa | |
| The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play | Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night | 5:30 PM |
| Thoughtful Writing | Philosophy in Writing | 2:00 PM |
| Option Trading Strategies (Tampa Bay area) Meetup Group | Option Trading Strategies Meetup (Online) | 11:00 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | South Tampa Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | South Tampa Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| Entrepreneurs’ Empowerment Empire | Office Hour | 12:00 PM |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Magic Mondays | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa# – C# and .NET | Group Code Challenge [Virtual] | 5:30 PM |
| Beginning Web Development | Weekly Learning Session | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Open Play | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters, Division D | ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480 | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Weekly Game Night! (Lazy Moon Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Open Painting at Warehouse 51 | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Triple Crown Toastmasters Club 4147 (Virtual) | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Time to Take Speaking Your Passion to the Next Level at South Tampa TM! | 7:00 PM |
| South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group | FREE Texas Holdem Poker Tournaments at Fireside Lounge & Billiards 7 PM Start | 7:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Anime Watch Party | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Stoicism: Life Hack or Existential Tool?” | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Flutter Meetup Group | In-Person Meetup | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NB Online Anime Watch Party | 7:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | FREE Lightroom Study Group | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa Business Professionals | Lutz, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | Virtual Networking Lunch Monday & Wednesday | 5:30 PM |
Tuesday, January 4
Wednesday, January 5
Thursday, January 6
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] How to Write SEO Friendly Google Content in Tampa | |
| St Pete Networking | St Pete Networking | 12:00 PM |
| Tampa Startup Founder 101 | AMA + FI Info Session with Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Greechan | 1:00 PM |
| Bradenton Photo Group | Lightroom Classic Basics | 5:00 PM |
| The Lab Orlando | Move The Needle Thursday, Empowered by Sherloc! | 6:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D Group | 1st ed AD&D Campaign. | 6:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Cryptocurrency (as seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Stocks, Options & ETFs- (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color | Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color | 7:00 PM |
| Books & Brews! | January – The Island of Missing Trees | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers | THURSDAY Game Night @ de Bine Brewing Co. | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | 2022 restart! [repeating] Server-side Development Study Group | 8:00 PM |
Friday, January 7
Saturday, January 8
Sunday, January 9
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Low Light Photography Group | Sunrise over the Skyway | 7:00 AM |
| Suncoast Photo & Video Drone Club | Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve | 9:00 AM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Lightroom Class at O’Keefe’s in Clearwater — Class 8 of 8 | 9:00 AM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Sunday Speakers Toastmasters Club | 9:30 AM |
| Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | Games at Table Talk SRQ | 12:00 PM |
| Stone Hill | Stone Hill Monthly Meeting | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Family Open Make Day | 1:00 PM |
| Gen Geek | Heritage Village | 1:00 PM |
| The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | Chill Sunday Travel Buddy Meetup in Historic Uptown | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Stoics | IN-PERSON: A Walking Meditation – Causeway Trail | 4:30 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Cryptocurrency (as seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Forex & Cryptos – (ONLINE) | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) | 5:30 PM |
Do you have any events or announcements that you’d like to see on this list?
Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!
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