Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 15 through Sunday, September 21!
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, September 15
- Tuesday, September 16
- Wednesday, September 17
- Thursday, September 18
- Friday, September 19
- Saturday, September 20
- Sunday, September 21
Monday, September 15
Tuesday, September 16
Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., online: Computer Coach presents Transition to a Career in Tech. Whether you’re an aspiring coder, a seasoned professional looking to pivot, or someone curious about the vast opportunities in the tech industry, this virtual workshop is your gateway to a new and exciting chapter.
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m. at Green Bench Brewing (St. Pete): St. Pete Connects presents Happy Hour at Green Bench Brewing! It’s an intentional meetup for tech entrepreneurs, founders, and community partners helping to create friendships and a network in St. Pete.
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Embarc Collective (Tampa): Indo-US Chamber of Commerce presents Practical AI: Turning Technology into Business Value.
Want to learn how AI can be used in your business or career, meet key people from Tampa Bay’s dynamic South Asian community, and enjoy some Indian food? Then you’ll want to attend the Indo-U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s panel, Practical AI: Turning Technology into Business Value.
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, September 17
Wednesday at 12:00 p.m., online: In this free, 1-hour interactive session, we’ll use retro Nintendo storytelling to explore Seth Godin’s Linchpin lessons alongside Facilitation Fundamentals.
Think of it as leveling up your career:
- Facilitation → Clarity not drama (your Mushroom power-up)
- Fluency → Translate AI for humans (your Magic Scroll)
- Foresight → Spot what stays human (your Map to hidden levels)
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., online: This is an interactive webinar where you’ll get an inside look at Tampa Bay Tech and discover how their corporate enterprise memberships can benefit you and your team.
You’ll find out:
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Who Tampa Bay Tech is and what they do
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The value of joining Tampa Bay Tech
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Ways to get involved in Tampa Bay’s thriving tech community
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About Tampa Bay Tech’s membership and partnership tiers
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Cigar City Brewing (Tampa): Central Florida CitySec is hosting CigarCitySec, whose goal is to discuss topics of interest in a non-work, non-vendor setting; preferably while drinking!
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, September 18
Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Coppertail Brewing (Tampa): It’s Tampa Bay New-in-Tech’s Social-Mixer Style Connect! Join Tampa Bay New-In-Tech for an evening of tech exploration and connect. Whether you are interested in startup businesses, self-help, or simply unwinding after a busy day, this event promises to offer something for everyone. It’s open to all — come solo or bring a friend!
Find out more and register here.
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Wild Rover Brewery (Tampa): It’s the Tampa edition of Lean Beer for All Things Agile, a “lean coffee”-style meetup, but in the evening, and with beer (or your preferred beverage, with or without alcohol).
They discuss any topics on Agile and Lean that are of interest to whomever is gathered. You suggest the topics, then the group prioritizes that list democratically, through a good ol’-fashioned vote.
Find out more and register here.
Friday, September 19
Friday from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at GuidePoint Security (Tampa): OWASP Tampa Chapter’s September Lunch and Learn will feature Tim Erlin, VP of Product at Wallarm, who’ll present a talk on the newly-published “Business Logic Abuse Top 10” list, including the methodology behind it.
Find out more and register here.
Saturday, September 20
Sunday, September 21
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
