Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, February 2 through Sunday, February 8!
This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:
✅ When the event will take place
✅ What the event is
✅ Where the event will take place
✅ Who is holding the event
This week’s events
- Monday, February 2
- Tuesday, February 3
- Wednesday, February 4
- Thursday, February 5
- Friday, February 6
- Saturday, February 7
- Sunday, February 8
Monday, February 2
Monday at 7 p.m. at Embarc Collective (Tampa): Tampa Devs presents Deploying at the Tactical Edge: Overcoming Air-Gap Constraints in Kubernetes, where certified cloud native associate Nathan Thrasher will break down the tools and workflows that make secure, repeatable Kubernetes deployments possible in isolated environments.
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday, February 3
Tuesday at 10 a.m., online: Computer Coach presents The Job Seeker Journey Framework, a proprietary approach developed by Computer Coach and refined through 26 years of real-world job placement experience.
Instead of treating the job search like a collection of disconnected tasks, this framework maps out each phase job seekers move through, from preparation and positioning to interviewing and offer decisions. The session explains how employers think at each stage, where job seekers often get stuck, and how to move forward with intention using a clear, structured process.
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, February 4
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (Tampa): Tampa Bay QA and Testing Meetup (along with Tampa Bay AI Meetup) presents Power Testmation (PT8N): AI-Enhanced Test Management.
Power Testmation (PT8N) is an Azure DevOps (ADO) Test Manager plugin built to cover core test management needs—now enhanced with an AI assistant named Alicia. Alicia helps teams create, execute, and improve test cases faster by generating tests from requirements and documents, analyzing existing coverage, updating tests when features change, and even running test cases through an MCP server.
This will feature walkthrough of a realistic, day-to-day workflow: how a QA engineer uses PT8N in a normal workday—from turning requirements into tests, to keeping suites clean and up to date, to executing and refining coverage.
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at spARK Labs (St. Pete): AI Salon St. Pete / Tampa presents a fireside chat with Nithesh Gudipuri (Associate Director of Technology, Raymond James) and John Adams (SVP of AI Architecture, VideoAmp) on the topic “How do you build — and lead — teams in the age of AI?”
They’ll talk about how AI is reshaping engineering, product, and data teams, what skills actually matter as AI moves from hype to infrastructure, how leaders are balancing humans + automation at scale, what builders should be preparing for next as AI changes how teams work.
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Hays (Tampa): Tampa Bay Product Group presents The Sharkitect Pitch Lab: Master Your Message. Multiply Your Results.
This experience brings real-world, battle-tested pitchology into a hands-on lab where you’ll build and refine your actual message in real time. It will be led by Tony Greene, Co-Founder of The Sharkitect Group, the CMO and strategy team trusted by Shark Tank stars, like Mark Cuban and Kevin Harrington.
Designed to help entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders engineer a clear, compelling, and confidence-driven pitch using the same strategic frameworks that power high-growth brands behind the scenes.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, February 5
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Cigar City Brewing (Tampa): Tampa Bay New-In-Tech is holding Thursday Connect & Cheers — Whether you’re new to the tech industry, transitioning into tech, or just looking to expand your network, this event is designed to help you make genuine connections in a relaxed, low-pressure setting.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday at 7 p.m. at Neon Temple (Tampa): Come join Neon Temple’s own Binary_badg3r as he walks us through an OSINT journey with a ton of Flair!
Starting with just a single image, this presentation demonstrates the power, and danger of open-source intelligence (OSINT), by tracking down wrestling legend Ric Flair’s location from just a single image using freely available and commercial tools. Through this practical example, attendees will see firsthand how OSINT analysts piece together clues from a variety of sources to pinpoint exactly where someone is. This isn’t just about finding a celebrity; it’s about understanding how these same techniques can be used against anyone, from executives to everyday individuals who unknowingly broadcast their locations through digital breadcrumbs. Whether you’re stylin’ and profilin’ or just posting vacation photos, this session reveals the gap between perceived online privacy and actual exposure, while providing defensive strategies to protect yourself and your organization from location-based tracking.
Find out more and register here.
Friday, February 6
Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Blend (St. Pete): Tampa Bay Designers (formerly Tampa Bay UX) is holding a cowork session!
Are you sometimes designing remotely? Want to work among other designers for a day? Join other designers to find a place to sit and work together!
Find out more and register here.
Saturday, February 7
Sunday, February 8
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State Fair with the Geeks Florida State Fairgrounds |
Geekocracy! | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST |
| D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
| Pt. 2 of laser training- learning how to use Lightburn. MakerSpace Pinellas |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST |
| Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG Black Harbor Gaming |
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew |
Nerd Night Out | 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST |
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About this list
How do I put this list together?
It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.
In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.
What goes into this list?
I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:
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- 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 and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
- Anything I deem geeky