Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, April 4 through Sunday, April 10, 2022.
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
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 the latest version of this week’s list on Global Nerdy!
Monday, April 4
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| RGANetwork.net | South Tampa Professionals Networking Lunch Wrights Deli | |
| Tampa Cybersecurity Training | Tampa Bay’s Job Seeker Coffee Talks | 9:00 AM |
| Option Trading Strategies (Tampa Bay area) Meetup Group | Option Trading Strategies Meetup (Online) | 11:00 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:13 AM |
| Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | Virtual Networking Lunch Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | South Tampa Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | South Tampa Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Data Science vs. Data Analytics | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Magic Mondays | 5:00 PM |
| Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education | Scott Winston: Why Do They Say No? Get the Funding You Need to Grow Your Company | 5:30 PM |
| Beginning Web Development | Weekly Learning Session | 6:00 PM |
| We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group | Virtual Writing Get Downs- Share It Now! | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Weekly Game Night! (Lazy Moon Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [FR] Waterdeep: Dragon Heist – DM Carson (Tier 1) | 6:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Intro To Data Analytics: Tableau Basics | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Open Play | 6:00 PM |
| Bradenton Photo Group | A Complete Guide to Photogrpahy | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Wesley Chapel Speaks Toastmasters | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Sharpen Your Presentations at South Tampa TM Before Going Live! | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Time to Take Speaking Your Passion to the Next Level at South Tampa TM! | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Flutter Meetup Group | In-Person Meetup | 7:00 PM |
| Productivity Workshop by Find The Geeks | Productivity Workshop Session #1 | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Your Brain on Fear” (Part 2) | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 | 7:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | FREE Lightroom Study Group | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Make a LED Edge Lit Name Plaque (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Board Game Night at Armada Games | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | North Florida Chapter Model Investment Club | 7:30 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Free Crash Course: JavaScript Fundamentals | 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
Tuesday, April 5
Wednesday, April 6
Thursday, April 7
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Baez with United Wealth Educators | Business Networking event | |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Thursday Morning All WElCOME | 7:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Breakfast Thursday’s | 7:30 AM |
| Pasco County Entrepreneurs Meetup | Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | 7:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast | 7:30 AM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa Business Professionals | Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! | 7:30 AM |
| Max Jackson – Doma Title | The Road to Endless Referrals | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT |
| Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup | Virtual Event: Adobe Illustrator Level 3 | 10:00 AM |
| Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%! | 11:00 AM |
| OpenStack Central Florida | Model Serving Event with AI Infrastructure Alliance | 11:00 AM |
| Business Game Changers Group | Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Block Co-op – Crypto Blockchain Orlando & Beyond Club | Crypto Set-up Class -Limited to 5 Seats Only | 11:00 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift | 11:00 AM |
| Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together | SWAT Networking Parrish Luncheon | 11:30 AM |
| St Pete Networking | St Pete Networking | 12:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters | 12:00 PM |
| Tampa Cybersecurity Training | Top Interview Questions: What They Mean & Why They’re Asking | 12:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || What is UX/UI Design? | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT |
| “Learn and Earn” Millionaire Mind Secrets & Networking | Online Zoom! Millionaire Mind Lunch; Book Club and Networking! | 12:00 PM |
| Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | How to Maximize the Power of community | 1:00 PM |
| Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet | YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | After hours Networking & Tasting, Food By 3’C’s Catering | 5:00 PM |
| The Remote Work Collective | Sarasota | 20s/30s/40s/ | Art Ovation Spring Exhibition + Rooftop Drinks | 5:30 PM |
| Tampa Connection | Tampa Connection Spring Mixer | |
| Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | Central Florida Board Gaming at the Collective | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 6:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Bootcamp Alumni Success Secrets | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
| Tampa Business Club/Networking After Hours | Downtown After Hours At Lit Cigar & Martini lounge | 6:00 PM |
| St. Petersburg Gnostic Association | Corresponding lecture of the program | 6:00 PM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Business Networking Mixer 1st Thursday ~ JOIN us! | 6:00 PM |
| Land O Lakes Cigars and Networking Group | Cigars, Networking, Referrals – | 6:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D Group | 1st ed AD&D Campaign. | 6:00 PM |
| Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night) | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Photo + Design Meetup | Virtual: Photography Color Theory | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | After hours mixer 1st Thursday at 3C’s Catering All Welcome | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Food provided by 3C’s Catering | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Business Club | Downtown Networking After Hours @Lit | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| Eccentricity Club (Foodies and Fun) | Great Chinese at Lam’s on East Colonial | 6:30 PM |
| Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color | Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color | 7:00 PM |
| 3D Printing Orlando | Cura Slicer Settings – Fundamentals | 7:00 PM |
| Oddball Cinema | · Safety Last! · by Fred C. Newmeyer | 7:00 PM |
| Books & Brews! | April – Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Drupal User Group | Live Forum / Q&A | 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 |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00 PM |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Orlando Game Night | 7:15 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || UX/UI Design: Wireframes and Prototypes | 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
| Tampa Bay Business Intelligence and Data Analytics | Model Serving Event with AI Infrastructure Alliance | 11:00 PM |
Friday, April 8
Saturday, April 9
Sunday, April 10
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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