Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, March 9 through Sunday, March 15!
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, March 9
- Tuesday, March 10
- Wednesday, March 11
- Thursday, March 12
- Friday, March 13
- Saturday, March 14
- Sunday, March 15
Monday, March 9
Tuesday, March 10
Wednesday, March 11
Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Steinbrenner Field (Tampa):
In partnership with the New York Yankees, the Tampa Devs community has been invited to attend Networking Night at Steinbrenner Field during Yankees Spring Training, where they’re playing against the Toronto Blue Jays!
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (Tampa): Dave Lindley, Chief Technology Officer at Stablein Solutions, will dive into what it takes to successfully scale AI systems within an enterprise. From model selection, fine tuning, and architectural blueprints we will discover what helped Dave’s team scale to millions of monthly workflow executions relied on for mission-critical operations by large scale businesses.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, March 12
Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Hays (Tampa): Tampa Bay AI Meetup presents a Vibe COding Workshop!
If you’re curious about vibe coding and want to know how to get started, bring your laptop to Tampa Bay AI Meetup’s Vibe Coding Workshop, taking place on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hays office (4350 W Cypress, Suite 1000, Tampa)! We’ll help you get started with a couple of vibe coding exercises, including building a Chrome plugin that you’ll find useful for vibe coding.
Find out more and register here.
Friday, March 13
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT |
| Cognitive Security & the Technology Behind Protecting Human Decision-Making Online event |
Tech Success Network | 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT |
| Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
| Friday Night Magic at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium |
Tarpon Springs Community Fun & Games | 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
| Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night 1Up Entertainment, Tampa |
Nerdbrew Events | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
| Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT |
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Saturday, March 14
Sunday, March 15
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