Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 3 through Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Every week, with the assistance of a couple of Jupyter Notebooks that I put together, I compile this list for the Tampa Bay tech community.
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 here on Global Nerdy!
Monday, October 3
Tuesday, October 4
Wednesday, October 5
Thursday, October 6
Friday, October 7
Saturday, October 8
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central Florida Philosophy Meetup | Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. | 7:00 AM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Early Bird Ocala | 8:00 AM |
| #TampaCC | #TampaCC 2022 | 9:00 AM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | GSWCF: Woodworking 101 | 9:00 AM |
| Chess Republic | Coffee & Chess: Tampa Midtown | 9:30 AM |
| Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop | Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop | 9:30 AM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | Learn to Earn Series – Computerized Stock Analysis | 9:45 AM |
| Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | Code with me – learning sessions weekly on Saturdays | 10:00 AM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Keynotes and More Advanced Toastmasters Second Saturday Meeting | 10:10 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Tampa Options Trading Group for Monthly Income | Introduction to Day Trading with Options | 11:00 AM |
| Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | Bravo Group Campaign Continues | 11:00 AM |
| Software Engineers IRL | Coffee & code at Starbucks | 11:00 AM |
| Suncoast Makers | FREE Fab Lab Orientation | 1:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Advanced Articulators Toastmasters Club | 1:00 PM |
| Central Florida Florida Foam Fighting (Fumetsu) | Fighter Practice! (Newbies welcome) | 2:00 PM |
| Bradenton Photo Group | Beyond Camera Basics | 2:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Saturday MTG Draft at Hammerfall Games and Collectibles | 3:00 PM |
| Bitcoin Orlando | Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A | 4:30 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck | 6:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Community Hang-out Night | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | THE ONE-SHOT GUILD | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NB Community Hang-out Night! | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 9:00 PM |
Sunday, October 9
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Invictus Paddling Club – Tampa Dragon Boat & SUP Club | 10th Annual Tampa Bay Buccaneers Treasure Chests 5K + Fun Run powered by Jabil | 7:00 AM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Sunday Speakers Toastmasters Club | 9:30 AM |
| Soberish Hang Outs and Book Club | Discussing Sunshine Warm Sober by Catherine Gray | 10:00 AM |
| Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | Games at Descent Into Gaming | 12:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs) | 1:00 PM |
| Beginners Guide to D and D | D&D Adventurers League | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | Weekend Game Day | 2:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 2:00 PM |
| Central Florida Computer Society | Please join us | 2:45 PM |
| Orlando web3 network | NFT and Web3 workshop | 4:00 PM |
| Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup | Virtual Class: Adobe Bridge Fundamentals | 4:30 PM |
| The Guild of Independent Game Developers | Lecture | 5:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | Rifts | 5:00 PM |
| Shut Up & Write!® Orlando | Shut Up & Write!® Near UCF | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | $200 Texas Holdem Freeroll Online | 6:05 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | 7:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Alphabet Soup | Finding Letters in the World Around Us | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! | 8:00 PM |
| Kava Culture Clearwater | Bingo Night | 8:00 PM |
| Solana – Tampa | Office Hours | 8:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | $200 Texas Holdem Freeroll Onlike | 8:00 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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