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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, June 3, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, June 3 through Sunday, June 9, 2024.

This week’s events

Monday, June 3

Event name and locationGroupTime
Grow your business networking event
Rinehart
Innovantia Marketing Agency9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Networking at Ford’s Garage
Ford’s Garage
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat
Romi’s Tacos
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Romi’s Tacos
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research
Online
Tampa Startup Founder 1011:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
$8 Burgers @ Patrick’s
Patricks 1481
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 486:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Root w/Advanced Setup
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Book Club – Discussion – Rubyfruit Jungle
Starbucks
Happy Ever After Lesbian Romance Book Club6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Let’s Play Escapology!
102 W Oak Ave
Tampa Bay Happy Hour Meetup6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration
Online
Business Owners and Professionals7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Business Owners Focused on AI Lead Gen – Meet and Greet, 15 Apr 2024, 07:00 PM
Online
Business Owners Focused on AI Lead Generation and Networking7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
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School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, June 4

Event name and locationGroupTime
v-Lean Coffee
Online
Tampa Bay Agile7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 487:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tuesday Morning Coffee
Haven Coffee Roasters
Social Professionals in Winter Haven7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
SeaGlass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Oldsmar/Westchase Networking Lunch -Beef O Brady’s~ Meet your next referral
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!
Glory Days Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club
763 Cortaro Dr
The Business Alliance11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!
Online
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Career Rebound Summer Networking Event!
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Together we are stronger
Big Hammack Brewery
Friends with skills and resources5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
RANDOM EUCHRE TOURNAMENT -Palm Harbor
Winghouse of Palm Harbor
Castaways Euchre Club6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk About Our Manuscript.
Christ Lutheran Church LCMS
Brooksville Book Writing Meetup Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group
Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Panera Bread
Book Club – Clermont and Winter Garden6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Suncoast Euchre Tournament
The Wing House
Suncoast Euchre club7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
🟠FREE Photography Class: Portrait Night With Image Study & Photo Critique🔵
Online
Central Florida Modeling Community- Learn, Practice, Network7:00 PM to 7:40 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Transcendent Tuesday (June 4, 2024)
Joybird Books
Page’s Edge Book Club7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
2705 54th Ave N
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – AMC $6 MOVIES
AMC Sundial
Anime and Nerds7:45 PM to 9:45 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, June 5

Event name and locationGroupTime
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Empire Operations II – BC Security
Online
Defcon8139:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Identity Innovation: Hyperledger Identus
Online
Hyperledger Tampa11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch
Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
InfraGard Energy Sector Summer Virtual Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Elevate Your ITSM Strategy
Online
Executive Tech Network of Orlando1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup
Online
Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley
The Alley at Southshore
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous presents Writing Workshop
Winter Park Library
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group5:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Data Analytics & AI – Tampa Bay – JUNE MEETUP
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Agile Lean Beer (St. Petersburg)
OCC Road House & Museum
Tampa Bay Agile6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monthly Meeting: Terminology in the Literary Publishing World – Know the Lingo
Station House
Prose Society Writers Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts – St Pete Blockchain Meetup
St. Petersburg Distillery
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Advance Resin 3D Printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Godkiller-Hannah Kaner – final
IHOP
The Weirder Things Book Club6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Castaways Euchre Club6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Amazon Influencer Program – Strategies to Start & Scale
1207 N Himes Ave suite 1
Tampa Bay Amazon Sellers Meetup7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny
bin and board
Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Writers 4 All Seasons Zoom Meeting
Online
Writers 4 All Seasons Tampa Bay7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
June’s Writer’s Meetup
8420 Ulmerton Rd
Largo Writing Meetup Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, June 6

Event name and locationGroupTime
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
The Happy Hangar Café
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
The Happy Hangar Café
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
COFFEE & CONNECTIONS
eloaview
The Ark Network Group Events8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Round Table8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!
Bahama Breeze
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 4812:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!
Online
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp
509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Apex – Power of Automation: Improve Dev + Tester Experiences
Online
Hosted By IIBA Tampa Bay1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Red Hat Enterprise Linux workshop + RHUG event
South West Shore Boulevard
Tampa Red Hat User Group1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta
Online
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup GroupThursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM to Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT
Tips and Tricks (Lets Play)
Online
Polkflswug1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Solang Playground: Compile & Interact with Solidity Smart Contracts in a Browser
Online
Hyperledger Tampa2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL9)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Casual Bike Ride (Ages 21 – 31) – Spanish Springs
LX10001 Paige Pl & Main St
Hosted By Young Adults of The Villages (21 to 31)5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm
Cafe Delanie
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Mystara Campaign
405 Mahogany Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Leading Planning Meetings
AGILEST®
Florida Agile Innovators6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Harnessing Wellness Strategies for Professional Success: A 3-Part Evening Series
Online
Tech Success Network6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
WOW Monthly Meetup
Mila’s on the Manatee
Wise Outgoing Women WOW Book Club for Active Women Over 506:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Elite and Business Members Monthly Women’s Circle
Clermont
Lake County Women Social Club6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group
Online
Hosted By IIBA Tampa Bay7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!
Panera Bread
Tampa Bay Drupal User Group7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
54th Ave Kava House
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
June – Hardwiring Happiness
HOB Brewing
Books & Brews!7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Latitudes of Longing – Shubhangi Swarup
Green Bench Brewing Company
St. Pete Booze and Book Club7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Data visualization in Power BI | Paula García Este
Online
Orlando Power BI User GroupThursday, June 6, 2024 at 11:00 PM to Friday, June 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Friday, June 7

Event name and locationGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Community Center
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Online
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Online
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – June 2024
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
McAlister’s Deli
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Portfolio Share & Review
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Coding Queens Coffee Club: Tech Talk & Laughs!
Online
Coding Queens Coffee Club: Tech Talk & Laughs!3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night!
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Learn to Play Disney’s Lorcana at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
🔴How To Use Filters In Photography – ND, Polarizers, Color: An Introduction🟢
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community5:00 PM to 5:40 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monthly meetup
Coconut Charlie’s Beach Bar & Grill
Defcon727 – Unleashing Cybersecurity6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Star Trek Ascendancy – with Borg Assimilation!
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Modern Horizons 3 Prerelease Event
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor
Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night
911 Charlotte St
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Tsudoi
Grain and Berry – USF
Tampa Japanese Meetup7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Book Swap & Silent Reading MeetUp
Buddy Brew Coffee
Tampa Christian Book Lovers7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: “Stoicism and the Art of Happiness” (Chapter 9)
Jason’s Deli
Tampa Stoics7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friendly & Rude Game Night
Online
Friendly & Rude Game Group8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday night game night
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe EventsFriday, June 7, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, June 8

Saturday at University Mall: Gulf Coast MakerCon! Gulf Coast MakerCon provides an opportunity for everyone to join together to share resources, learn a craft, hone their skills, find career and academic opportunities, try new tools and innovations, and showcasing everyone’s amazing creativity! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
Coffee and Crypto
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
FCCP – Filters, Filters and More Filters and How to Use Them
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Gulf Coast MakerCon ’24
University Mall
Gulf Coast MakerCon10:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
PIX IN THE PARK, IT’S BETTER AT MEDARD! PHOTOGRAPHER SIGN UP
Medard Park/ Hillsborough County Parks
The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Saturday DND
Warforged Tabletop Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dim Sum at Ho Ho Choy
Ho Ho Choy Chinese Restaurant
Geekocracy!12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
How to Start Selling with PL – Wholesale Hybrid Model
Online
Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
NNO Book Club: The Hidden Life of Trees
Front Porch & Bart’s Tavern
Nerd Night Out1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
MTG: Modern Horizons 3 Prerelease Event
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Mini Bookshelf Workshop
The Funk
The Funk – Tarpon SpringsSaturday, June 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM to Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa!
Blind Tiger Cafe
Climbers of Mount Chesseverest2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM
7343 Conch Blvd
Seminole Isle Board Games & Fun Group4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A
Online
Bitcoin Orlando4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Beer mile, pool party, and Tie Dye.
Online
Gen Geek4:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
3D Print Orlando Community Meetup – June
580 Cape Cod Ln
3D Print Orlando – 3D Printing Community5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Group Outing- Brews, Tabletop, Pinball and More! @Hourglass Brewery 21+
Hourglass Brewing
Gaming.net8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, June 9

Event name and locationGroupTime
ONLINE: Open Mic
Online
Orlando Stoics9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Introverts Go to the Zoo!
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
O-Town Introverts10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Northanger Abbey Discussion
Financier Bistro & Bar a Vin
The Jane Austen Book Club11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
3D Printing basics
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
2nd Sunday Board Games at Escape Brewing
Escape Brewing Company
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Game Day at Southern Brewing
Southern Brewing & Winery
Geekocracy!1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs)
Coliseum of Comics – East Colonial
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Join us for the Windows Special Interest Group
Online
Central Florida Computer Society1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup
Barnie’s Coffee and Tea
Winter Park Social Chess Club2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
3D designing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
3D printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Cloud Empress – A one-shot of a fantasy RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lecture
Online
The Guild of Independent Game Developers5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
1103 Fredrick Ln
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Session 2: Making a Scene
Online
One Shot Online DnD Sessions6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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:

  • 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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, May 27, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, May 27 through Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Monday, May 27

Event name and locationGroupTime
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Ford’s Garage
Ford’s Garage
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Romi’s Tacos
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Trinity Professional Networking Lunch Start your week off with more connections!
Cantina Viajero
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 486:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Ankh Gods of Egypt – with Pharaoh Expansion!
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Let’s play spades
Miller’s Ale House – Waterford Lakes
Orlando Spades Meetup Group6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Social Coding – Collaborating on GitHub with Issues, Forks, Pull Requests
Online
Florida Software School7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration
Online
Business Owners and Professionals7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
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School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: Decoding Identity: The Role of Anthropology in Identity & Reality
Online
Orlando Stoics7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, May 28

Event name and locationGroupTime
Tuesday Morning Coffee
Haven Coffee Roasters
Social Professionals in Winter Haven7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic Mindset
Online
Tech Success Network10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Jog & Calisthenics
Park of the Americas
Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
SeaGlass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon
SeaGlass Tavern
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Oldsmar/Westchase Networking Lunch -Beef O Brady’s~ Meet your next referral
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club
763 Cortaro Dr
The Business Alliance11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
Multi-Enterprise Automation with Privacy-Preserving Layer 2 Scaling on Ethereum
Online
Hosted By Hyperledger Tampa12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!
Online
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Mahjong Gathering with Jean
Online
SRQ Newbie Mahjong Gathering2:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Young Professionals in Orlando @ Grape & the Grain
Grape and the Grain Wine Bar
Young Professionals in Orlando #YPO5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Coffee and ML
Capital One Café
Tampa Machine Learning6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Zoom Meet & Greet with Tampa Directors & Alumni
Online
Tampa Startup Founder 1016:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Ivanhoe Park Brewing
1300 Alden Rd
Brews N Board Games6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group
Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Rotary Laser Engraving
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekday Writing Get Down
The Writers Room
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)
Online
Central Florida Computer Society7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hatch – Next-Gen Python Project Management
Online
The Orlando Python User Group7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Introduction to React frontend library | Building user interface with JavaScript
Online
Florida Software School7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Creative Speaking
Roots To Crown
Creative Speaking St Pete7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Measure for May 2024
Seito Sushi Sand Lake
Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Discord Watch Party
Online
Sarasota Anime Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Zoom Meeting
Online
Young Adults Orlando Singles Group7:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
2705 54th Ave N
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – AMC $6 MOVIES
AMC Sundial
Anime and Nerds7:45 PM to 9:45 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, May 29

Event name and locationGroupTime
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Beyond online security – enhance your cyber defence even without connectivity
Online
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Off Week Get Together
Online
Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch
Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Keke’s Breakfast Café
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup
Online
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Driving Next-Gen AI Applications with AWS and Astronomer
Online
Gen AI Tampa2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Mastering Client Attraction in The Age of AI
Online
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley
The Alley at Southshore
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
DUG Tampa Meetup : The current state of AI in D365 Supply Chain Management
Online
DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
CEO Talks: Hospitality Group Owners Thriving & Innovating in Tampa’s Growth Era
Embarc Collective
Tampa Bay Innovation5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Professor Cragun On Human Religious Evolution
Super Buffet
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Backgammon Casual Games
The Basin Sanford
Sanford Backgammon Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Castaways Euchre Club6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Fusion 360 patterning & repeating
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Lean Beer
Gnarly Barley
Agile Orlando7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Use Perspective To Improve Your Photography – A Composition Technique W Examples
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community7:00 PM to 7:40 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, May 30

Event name and locationGroupTime
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast
The Happy Hangar Café
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
The Happy Hangar Café
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Geek Breakfast
Tampa
Hosted By Emerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING
The Happy Hangar Café
Tampa Bay Networking and Events8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Govern identities efficiently by integrating enterprise applications
Online
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Bahama Breeze
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!
Online
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 4812:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 22: The Street You Live On
Online – Not an in person Meetup
Florida Center for Creative PhotographyThursday, May 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
May Happy Hour!!
Evie’s Tavern & Grill On Main Street
Business and Social Networking5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL9)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Real World GenAI: Delivery Logistics with Amazon Bedrock and AWS Copilot
FIVE Labs
Tampa Bay AWS User Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Mystara Campaign
405 Mahogany Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Board game night!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Two Classic Thrillers
Lam’s Garden
Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Laser certification
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Collaborating with Customers, Stakeholders, and Other Roles
AGILEST®
Florida Agile Innovators6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Chess night!
Intergalactic Plastic – Toys, Comics, Games
Lakeland Chess Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The State of the School Board with Jen Flebotte
Bitcoin Bay Foundation
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Margaritaville Atlassian Happy Hour
OUTSIDE OF ESTEFAN KITCHEN UNDER THE UMBRELLAS
Orlando Atlassian Community Events7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group
Online
Hosted By IIBA Tampa Bay7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
54th Ave Kava House
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, May 31

Event name and locationGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Community Center
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Online
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Living in Community is Moving!
Online
Living in Community Network10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
McAlister’s Deli
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tijuana Flats Longwood
Tijuana Flats
Information Technology Orlando Group5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night!
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Singles Mixer at Mutts & Martinis
Mutts and Martinis
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor
Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe EventsFriday, May 31, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, June 1

Event name and locationGroupTime
(DIY) – First Saturday Cars & Coffee – VFW Post 2550 Dunedin – (DIY)
VFW Post 2550
Florida Center for Creative Photography7:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Coffee and Crypto
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Creative business minds & coffee
Foxtail Coffee & Kelly’s Ice Cream – Hunters Creek
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors
16120 US Hwy 19 N
Pinellas Writers Group9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Wood Shop Router Table 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Submission Lab
The Writers Room
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop
Online
Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Saturday DND
Warforged Tabletop Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
[Rescheduled] Bitcoin for Beginners Bootcamp
Real Freedom CoLab
Tampa Bay Bitcoin1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
NETWORKING SKILLS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Create More Connections & Opportunities
Online
Beast Mode Networking Orlando1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Make Money Reviewing Products On Amazon (Amazon Influencer Program)
Online
Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Be On TV – LIVE EVENT. Co-Create the show that PROMOTES YOUR OFFER!
2801 W Busch Blvd
Tampa Media and Influence Meetup Group1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Deltona Library’s Board Game Day!
2150 Eustace Ave
Board Gamers of West Volusia1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Goblin Market- Discount Art Mart
Enzian Theater
All For Nerds1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Help Solve the Publishing & Promotion Mystery
Fruitville Library
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month
Melrose Center
Indienomicon2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Of Women and Salt Book Discussion
New World Tampa
Tampa Bookworms2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa!
Blind Tiger Cafe
Climbers of Mount Chesseverest2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Blazor Developers Meetup – Meet and Greet, Saturday June 1st, 3:30 PM
Rosso Coffee Bar
Blazor .NET Developers Meetup3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Photographing the Milky Way and Star Trails
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
f22 – Central Florida Photography WorkshopsSaturday, June 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 7:00 AM EDT
Dinner & A Movie.
Online
Adventure Group of Central Florida5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
It’s Already Getting Hot Outside – Stay Inside and Play Board Games
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Session 1.2: Down at the Docks
Online
One Shot Online DnD Sessions6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, June 2

Event name and locationGroupTime
FCCP Morning Photowalk to Sawgrass Lake Park
Sawgrass Lake Park
Florida Center for Creative Photography8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key
391 Avenida Madera
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Laser engraver -cutter basics
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Extinction Curse Bk2 “Legacy of the Lost God”
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
T-Shirts and Caps printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Beyond the Golden Vault (tier 3, lvl 14 preferred)
Campus Cards and Games
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Game Day
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)3:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
1103 Fredrick Ln
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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:

  • 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
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GPT-4o is amazing at describing images

I decided to try out ChatGPT’s newly-released GPT-4o model (the lowercase “o” stands for “omni”) by uploading images and asking it to describe them to me.

After this quick test, my impression is simply “wow.”

Image 1: Me and Steven Bosco playing together at the Anaconda party at PyCon US 2022

Tap to view at full size.

Me: What’s happening in this picture?

GPT-4o: The picture shows two musicians performing on stage. One musician is playing an accordion, and the other is playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone. The guitarist is wearing a cowboy hat. In the background, there is a banner with the name “Steven Bosco” and a QR code for tips via Venmo and CashApp. The setting appears to be an indoor venue with a rustic, cozy ambiance. There is a small audience in the foreground, and the atmosphere looks lively and engaging.

Not bad. I was impressed that ChatGPT was able to determine that the banner read “Steven Bosco” even though my head clearly blocks the “B” — it would have had to determine the “Bosco” from the tip sign. I was also impressed by its description of the “feel” of the room.

Image 2: A comic I drew as a storyboard for an app about authentication and authorization

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Me: What is being depicted in this image?

GPT-4o: The image is a two-panel cartoon.

Panel 1:

  • The setting is a ship’s engine room filled with various controls and equipment.
  • There is a large machine, a computer, and a control panel with levers.
  • The text reads: “A ship’s engine room is full of important controls! If you don’t manage access to these controls, things can go very wrong, very quickly!”

Panel 2:

  • The scene shows a cat wearing a chef’s hat and holding a spoon, standing outside a door labeled “ENGINE ROOM.”
  • Next to the door is a sign that reads: “CHEF ACCESS DENIED.”
  • The cat is saying, “But I wanted to play with the big red button!”
  • The text reads: “For safety’s sake, the ship’s fine-grained authorization allows only engineers and the command crew inside the engine room.”

The cartoon humorously illustrates the importance of restricting access to critical areas on a ship, such as the engine room, to prevent unauthorized personnel from tampering with important controls.

In case you were wondering, I wrote about the comic in this article.

I wanted to see how well GPT-4o does with handwriting. I’m told that my penmanship is unusually readable; results with other people’s handwriting are bound to vary.

I was impressed by how it identified the image not just as a comic, but one with two panels. Even more impressive: that ChatGPT got the general gist of the comic, right down to its use of humor to illustrate its point.

Image 3: My notes from my computer networking class at Crazy Go Nuts University

Me: What’s this image about?

GPT-4o: The image is a detailed handwritten study guide about the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model, often referred to as the OSI seven-layer model or OSI seven-layer cake. The OSI model is used to standardize networking functions to support interoperability among different products and software.

The guide includes the following:

Left Side:

  • An explanation of OSI layers and their function.
    • “Provide service to the layer higher.”
    • “Relies on next lower layer to perform.”
  • A diagram showing the communication between two systems, with peer protocols between corresponding layers.
  • A reminder: “Peer layers must provide the same functions, but they need not provide them in the same way.”

Right Side:

  • A detailed description of each of the seven OSI layers:
    1. Physical Layer: Deals with the physical connection between devices, transmission of raw bit streams over a physical medium.
    2. Data Link Layer: Ensures error-free transmission between two directly connected nodes, managing frame synchronization, error control, and flow control.
    3. Network Layer: Manages data routing, forwarding, addressing, and packet switching.
    4. Transport Layer: Provides reliable data transfer services to the upper layers, including flow control, error correction, and segmentation.
    5. Session Layer: Manages sessions between applications, providing services like establishment, maintenance, and termination of connections.
    6. Presentation Layer: Translates data between the application layer and the network, handling data encryption, decryption, and compression.
    7. Application Layer: Provides network services directly to end-user applications, including email, file transfer, and network management.
  • A final note: “Remember: Standards must define the functions & services to be provided by a layer but say nothing about how that’s to be done.”

This guide is likely intended for students or professionals studying networking concepts, providing a clear and concise overview of the OSI model and its layers.

The challenge with this one was the low resolution of the photo. I took it with my late ’90s-era camera with its potato-fidelity 1024 * 768 resolution (and that was its “high-quality” mode — normal mode was 640 * 480!).

Image 4: Another comic I drew as a storyboard for that app about authentication and authorization

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Me: Describe this image, please.

GPT-4o: This image is a four-panel cartoon strip that humorously depicts a situation involving an alien, a disguise kit, and a spaceship. Here’s a description of each panel:

Panel 1:

  • A character with antennae and a space uniform is holding a box labeled “PLATYPUS DISGUISE KIT.”
  • The character is thinking, “Let’s see if this works!”

Panel 2:

  • The same character, now disguised with a platypus head, is returning to a spaceship.
  • The character says, “It is I, Captain Platypus, returning to the ship!”
  • Another character on the ship welcomes him, saying, “Welcome back, Captain! Come aboard.”
  • In the background, someone is seen thinking, “Aw, yeah—free ship!”

Panel 3:

  • The disguised character is now onboard the ship.
  • The text reads: “Once he boards the ship…”
  • The disguised character says, “Nice ship. I think I’ll take it.”
  • Another character on the ship is startled and says, “eep!”

Panel 4:

  • The real captain, presumably Captain Platypus, returns and is shocked by the situation.
  • He exclaims, “I was gone only five minutes… WHAT HAPPENED?”
  • Another character, who appears to be tied up, responds, “I think we need an anomaly detection system.”

The cartoon humorously highlights the importance of security and the potential consequences of not having proper identification and detection systems in place on a spaceship.

This is also a comic from this article.

One of the challenges with this image is that it’s a four-panel comic, but there are no lines separating the panels — just white space. Following only the circled numbers specifying the order in which the comic should be read, GPT-4o “got” the comic, including the fact that the character in panel 1 was impersonating Captain Platypus.

GPT-4o got one thing wrong — it thought that the “Aw, yeah — free ship!” line is from panel 2; it’s the alien stealing the ship in panel 4.

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I’m on FOX 13 Tampa tomorrow at 4:20 p.m. to talk about artificial intelligence

Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 14 at 4:20 p.m.), I’ll make another appearance on local news — FOX 13 News Tampa — to answer more questions about artificial intelligence. It seems I’ve become their A.I. go-to guy! Tune in if you can, and I’ll also post a recording of my appearance later this week.

This will be another live interview, like the one I did back on April 10th with anchor Chris Cato

…and that appearance came about as a result of this earlier appearance in March in their piece about ChatGPT:

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Another reminder to double-check your work before putting it out there

Amazon Kitchen sandwich with a label that reads “Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar.” In smaller print, it reads “With lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt.”

Someone forgot to replace the placeholder text for the label.

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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, May 22, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, May 22 through Sunday, May 28, 2023.

This week’s events

Monday, May 22

GroupEvent NameTime
TampaBayNetworkers • Pinellas Park, FLSuccess Builders Free Business BlogMon, May 22 · 9:00 AM EDT
Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup • Tampa, FLImportance of a Business Banking RelationshipMon, May 22 · 9:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLIn person at Fords Garage St PeteMon, May 22 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at Ford’s GarageMon, May 22 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FLDowntown St Pete Business Professionals LunchMon, May 22 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLStart the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Cafe Delanie All Welcome !Mon, May 22 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at Cafe’ DelanieMon, May 22 · 11:30 AM EDT
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay • Largo, FLBusiness Networking MeetingMon, May 22 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FLIn PERSON Networking Lunch Sabal Park/Brandon Reserve your seatMon, May 22 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FLMonday Business IntroductionsMon, May 22 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Startup Founder 101 • Tampa, FLHiring the First Marketer for Your Startup with Emily KramerMon, May 22 · 1:00 PM EDT
Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet • Tampa, FLYouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County ResidentsMon, May 22 · 4:00 PM EDT
Toastmasters Division G • Ocala, FLRadiant Ridge ToastmastersMon, May 22 · 5:15 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason • Tampa, FLMonthly N. Pinellas TBCor Humanist Social DinnerMon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Small Businesses Getting Success With Social Media Marketing • Tampa, FLAI Empower: Streamlining Your Business for the FutureMon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Bitcoin Maximalists • Winter Park, FLBitcoin Pizza Day 2023Mon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers • Tampa, FLMonday Feast & Game NightMon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FLCasual Pokemon League at Nerdy NeedsMon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League • Sarasota, FLRising Sun – Monday May 22!Mon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLMTG: Commander NightMon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar • Orlando, FLMonday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)Mon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FLTrading Card Game Tutorial Ages 7-11Mon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Brews N Board Games • Orlando, FLBoard Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo CrossingsMon, May 22 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FLTomb of Annhilation (APL 8 Forgotten Realms) – DM CarsonMon, May 22 · 6:30 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando • Orlando, FLShut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/OrlandoMon, May 22 · 6:30 PM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FLInterview Skills for Tech Career SuccessMon, May 22 · 7:00 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club • Saint Petersburg, FLSt. Pete Women’s Book ClubMon, May 22 · 7:00 PM EDT
Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop for Emerging Pros • Miami, FLMembers as far back as 2008 can access their photosMon, May 22 · 7:00 PM EDT
Orlando Stoics • Orlando, FLONLINE: The Key Lessons from Marcus Aurelius (Part 1)Mon, May 22 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FLDigiMondaysMon, May 22 · 7:30 PM EDT
The Nomadic Entrepreneur Group Sarasota • Sarasota, FLLearn How to Create a Ridiculously Easy Second Income on LinkedInMon, May 22 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Tuesday, May 23

GroupEvent NameTime
Tampa Bay Agile • Tampa, FLv-Lean CoffeeTue, May 23 · 7:30 AM EDT
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FLNPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsTue, May 23 · 7:30 AM EDT
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! • Winter Park, FLSpecial TUESDAY Meeting: Improve listening, communication, & leadership skillsTue, May 23 · 7:45 AM EDT
Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society • Tampa, FLGarden WorkdayTue, May 23 · 8:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group • Tampa, FLMay Membership Meeting (Open to Anyone)Tue, May 23 · 9:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FLTuesday Westchase SeaGlass Business Networking LunchTue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FLHow to Find Product Market Fit QuicklyTue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!Tue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLWestchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All WelcomeTue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at Bob Evans St. PeteTue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Orlando Unity Developers Group • Orlando, FLOnline: Motion Capture Animation FundamentalsTue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FLWestchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!Tue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FLWestchase Networking Lunch -SeaGlass Tavern~ Meet your next referralTue, May 23 · 11:00 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FLNew Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New TampaTue, May 23 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at Glory Days GrillTue, May 23 · 11:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FLProfessional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New TampaTue, May 23 · 11:30 AM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FLEP12: Emerging Frameworks and Tools for Regenerative DesignTue, May 23 · 12:00 PM EDT
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking • Tampa, FLThe Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!Tue, May 23 · 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Business Networking • Clearwater, FLThe Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!Tue, May 23 · 12:00 PM EDT
Manatee River Business Exchange Club • Ellenton, FLGreat group for referrals – Several new members – WE are growing!!!Tue, May 23 · 12:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FLHow To Start A 6-Figure Business In Just 20 Minutes Each Day…Tue, May 23 · 2:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FLLead Blueprint workshopTue, May 23 · 3:00 PM EDT
Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet • Tampa, FLSocial Video Marketing Tips(ONLINE CLASS)-FREE for Hillsborough County ResidentsTue, May 23 · 4:30 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FLWeekly Open Make NightTue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
St. Petersburg Business Networking Pick-up Basketball • Saint Petersburg, FLWeekly pickup networking basketballTue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FLSpookeasy MtG Ybor Tuesdays!Tue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLHobby NightTue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL[In-Person] The Wild Beyond the Witchlight – DM CalvinTue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FLMeet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family RestaurantTue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLSpookEasy Kava Bar MtG NightTue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando • Orlando, FLShut Up & Write!® at [FOXTAIL COFFEE / HOWELL BRANCH RD]Tue, May 23 · 6:00 PM EDT
West Pasco Toastmasters Club • New Port Richey, FLWeekly MeetingTue, May 23 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FLTrivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game ShowTue, May 23 · 6:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers • Largo, FLWeekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!Tue, May 23 · 6:30 PM EDT
Orlando Developers Meetup • Orlando, FLOrlando Devs: Embeddings are Cooler than ChatGPT & The State of Natural LanguageTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
The Orlando Python User Group • Orlando, FLPythonic Monthly MeetingTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society • Orlando, FLCentral Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)Tue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FLTraffic Light Party (free singles mixer) 🚦 💚 💛 ♥️Tue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FLYu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults • Saint Petersburg, FLSt. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young AdultsTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
Suncoast Gamers • Sarasota, FLDems with DiceTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FLD&D Adventurers League at Armada GamesTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
LIVE-LOVE AND ENJOY! • Clearwater, FLITS GAME NIGHT !!!Tue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FLGame/Craft NightTue, May 23 · 7:00 PM EDT
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FLLet’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!Tue, May 23 · 7:30 PM EDT

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Wednesday, May 24

On Wednesday, High Tech Connect is holding its May Tech Fest — a night of community networking and company pitches — at Thrive DTSP. This month’s participating companies are Codeboxx, Tampa Bay Techies, Relic Tickets, Takeoff, and the St. Pete EDC. Find out more and register here.

Also on Wednesday: Tampa Devs and the Tampa Java User Group are holding their meet and greet at Armature Works! Join them for a delightful social gathering at the renovated Armature Works, where you can enjoy drinks, food, and friendly conversations. Find out more and register here.

GroupEvent NameTime
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!Wed, May 24 · 7:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLSt Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All WeclcomeWed, May 24 · 7:30 AM EDT
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FLNPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsWed, May 24 · 7:30 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando • Orlando, FL1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly MeetupWed, May 24 · 8:30 AM EDT
Suncoast Drone Club • Tampa, FLCarrollwood Village ParkWed, May 24 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FLWednesday Morning Photowalk to Gladys E. Douglas PreserveWed, May 24 · 9:00 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FLIn Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FLWed, May 24 · 11:15 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FLCarrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!Wed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at Glory Days Grill!Wed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLBrandon Business Professionals Just Love CoffeeWed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FLBrandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!Wed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking at Just Love Coffee!Wed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers • Sarasota, FLBusiness Networking LunchWed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FLBrandon Networking Professionals Networking LunchWed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton • Sarasota, FLSarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!Wed, May 24 · 11:30 AM EDT
Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees • Apollo Beach, FLWeb Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty DegreesWed, May 24 · 12:00 PM EDT
Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando • Saint Petersburg, FLHeart of Agile 4th Wed of the month – MONTHLY Coffee CornerWed, May 24 · 12:30 PM EDT
Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando • Saint Petersburg, FLHeart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee CornerWed, May 24 · 12:30 PM EDT
Tampa Startup Founder 101 • Tampa, FLWhy VCs Invest in Immigrant Startup FoundersWed, May 24 · 1:00 PM EDT
Work From Home -Online Business Opportunities and Networking • Tampa, FLUnlock the Path to Bitcoin Wealth: Beginner’s Webinar!Wed, May 24 · 2:00 PM EDT
I Refuse 2 Fail Virtual Meetings • Pinellas Park, FLFREE 15+30 Virtual MeetingsWed, May 24 · 2:45 PM EDT
TampaBayNetworkers • Pinellas Park, FLFREE 15+30 Virtual NetworkingWed, May 24 · 2:45 PM EDT
Work From Home -Online Business Opportunities and Networking • Tampa, FLDiscover How You Can Start A Side Income with Print on DemandWed, May 24 · 3:00 PM EDT
Orlando Unity Developers Group • Orlando, FL✨🎮Join Circuit Stream’s Game Design Bootcamp Launch ⏰ May/24th, 4 PM ESTWed, May 24 · 3:00 PM EDT
High Tech Connect • Tampa, FLMay Tech FestWed, May 24 · 5:00 PM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FLFREE WEBINAR: How to Outsource Development of Your AppWed, May 24 · 5:00 PM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FLBoard Gaming – In PersonWed, May 24 · 5:00 PM EDT
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play • Tampa, FLPlaying Games in the AlleyWed, May 24 · 5:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Business Exchange Club • Sarasota, FLWe ARE meeting again at Rusty Bucket RestaurantWed, May 24 · 5:30 PM EDT
Sarasota Business Exchange Club • Sarasota, FLRusty Bucket Restaurant @UTC Happy Hour Networking!Wed, May 24 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FLWednesday Board Game NightWed, May 24 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Devs • Tampa, FLTDevs – Meet & Greet @ Armatureworks [with Java User Group]Wed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Java User Group • Tampa, FLTDevs – Meet & Greet @ Armatureworks [with Java User Group]Wed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FLTrivia at Westshore PizzaWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLBoard Game NightWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FLGames & Grog @ Felicitous!Wed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FLDungeons & Dragons One Shot WednesdaysWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FLHobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada GamesWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FLEXIT: The Game – TEAM EVENT – Escape on an Adventure at Meeple Movers CafeWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando D and D 5th Edition custom scenarios or campaigns • Orlando, FLD&D 5e Savage FrontiersWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FLTrading Card Game Tutorial AdultsWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Around The World: International Book Club – Metrowest • Orlando, FLDENMARK: The Year of Living Danishly – Helen RussellWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Brews N Board Games • Orlando, FLBoard Game Night at Deadwords BrewingWed, May 24 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org • Largo, FLTampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly MeetupWed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FLWWW – Women’s Wine Wednesday (Green Bench/Webb’s City Cellar)Wed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers • Palm Harbor, FLGame Night!Wed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FLBig Music Game Show at the Bradenton Moose Lodge #1223Wed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
The Weirder Things Book Club • Parrish, FLAmnesia Moon – midwayWed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance • Tampa, FLTampa Writers Alliance Critique GroupWed, May 24 · 6:30 PM EDT
Comic Book Society of Central Florida • Orlando, FLComic Book Society of Central Florida Virtual EventWed, May 24 · 6:45 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Bitcoin • Tampa, FL[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & CommunityWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida CitySec • Orlando, FLCitrusSec MeetupWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club • Saint Petersburg, FLCastaways Euchre Club- at Three Birds TavernWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games • Orlando, FLNerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords BrewingWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild • Winter Park, FLNew Beginnings & Old RivalriesWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLGame Night @ Felicitous on 42nd by USFWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts • Maitland, FLOrlando Word LabWed, May 24 · 7:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FLUnderstanding LinuxWed, May 24 · 8:00 PM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FLStartup Fundamentals 3/3: Understanding & Negotiating the Terms in Term SheetsWed, May 24 · 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FLCarollwood Professionals Networking Lunch!Wed, May 24 · 11:30 PM EDT
The Fun Time Meetup Group • Clearwater, FLANNOUNCING A Fantastic CRUISE on lovely Royal Caribbean departing TampaThu, May 25 · 12:00 AM EDT

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Thursday, May 25

I’m speaking in Orlando at the Google Developer Group Central Florida at Design Interactive about the beginner-friendly Android dev tool you didn’t know about on Thursday! Join me as I take you on a fun (and funny) tour of Ren’Py, the amazing visual novel engine that also happens to be a very nice Android development tool. Find out more and register here.

Happening Thursday morning online: ClearlyAgile’s May webinar, Creating Actionable User Stories: Methods for Writing and Splitting with Purpose, presented by Fred Mastropasqua and Robert Shaw! Find out more and register here.

Also on Thursday — the Tampa Bay AWS User Group is hosting a meetup called Cloud Encounters of the Ransomware Kind, where GreenPages will discuss their view from the trenches when dealing with cloud-based compromises and Orca Security will discuss how their innovative Cloud Security Platform enables companies to scale in the cloud with confidence. Find out more and register here.

Another Thursday happening: Tampa Bay Devops is looking for speakers, and this meetup is your chance to get a speaking gig! Find out more and register here.

Yet another thing happening on Thursday: Tampa QA Meetup will be at the ECC, and their topic is Games and Puzzles to Build and Improve Testing Skills. Bob Crews will explain the history of games and their role in developing specific skill sets, discover the types of games to use for identifying personality traits and key attributes, and understand the value of games for boosting morale. You’ll leave with an understanding of specific games, puzzles, and brainteasers that target certain skills, as well as when to play and observe. Find out more and register here.

Can’t make any of the in-person events listed above, but still want to do something? WordPress Clearwater FL is holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, and it’s online! Find out more and register here.

GroupEvent NameTime
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FLBusiness Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!Thu, May 25 · 7:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FLHappy Hangar Early Bird Professionals NetworkingThu, May 25 · 7:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLLUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKINGThu, May 25 · 8:00 AM EDT
Agile Mindset Book Club (Tampa, FL) • Tampa, FLThe Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Book ClubThu, May 25 · 8:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Round Table • Dunedin, FL2023 Reset – Small Business SPARK!Thu, May 25 · 8:30 AM EDT
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table • Dunedin, FL2023 SPARK Your Small Business!Thu, May 25 · 8:30 AM EDT
Tampa Business Referral Networking Group • Tampa, FLTampa Business Networking GroupThu, May 25 · 8:30 AM EDT
TampaBayNetworkers • Pinellas Park, FLSuncoast NetworkersThu, May 25 · 8:30 AM EDT
USBH Business Networking • Port Richey, FLUSBH Business NetworkingThu, May 25 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FLHow to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%!Thu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FLClearwater Professional Networking LunchThu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLThe Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a giftThu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLPinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Thu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups • Orlando, FL7 security issues you can find with the help of SIEMThu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
Orlando Unity Developers Group • Orlando, FLOnline: 12 Principles of Animation in 3D – BlenderThu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FLClearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your businessThu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up • Clearwater, FLPinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Thu, May 25 · 11:00 AM EDT
ClearlyAgileCreating Actionable User Stories: Methods for Writing and Splitting with PurposeThu, May 25 · 11:30 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FLWesley Chapel Professional Networking LunchThu, May 25 · 11:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FLLutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!Thu, May 25 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FLBreakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN PersonThu, May 25 · 11:30 AM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FLUsing Technology to Break BarriersThu, May 25 · 12:00 PM EDT
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking • Tampa, FLThe Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!Thu, May 25 · 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Business Networking • Clearwater, FLThe Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!Thu, May 25 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FLCommander Open Play Night at Armada GamesThu, May 25 · 1:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FLThe Secrets of Getting Unlimited Business CreditThu, May 25 · 2:00 PM EDT
StartUp Xchange • Saint Petersburg, FLStartup Strategy Office HoursThu, May 25 · 2:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FLPathfinder Society at Meeple MoversThu, May 25 · 2:00 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabblers • Saint Petersburg, FLGulfport Scrabble and SocialThu, May 25 · 5:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Tech Network • Palm Harbor, FLThe Future of Programming: Python & AIThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay QA & Testing Meetup • Tampa, FL🎲 Games & Puzzles to Build and Improve Testing SkillsThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FLThe Basics of Web DevelopmentThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay DevOps Meetup • Tampa, FLTampa Bay DevOps Meetup – May EventThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FLTampa at WXYZ Bar at Aloft Tampa DowntownThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay AWS User Group • Tampa, FLCloud Encounters of the Ransomware Kind – Incident Response ExperiencesThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Bitcoin Key Club • Sarasota, FLMonthly MeetupThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group • Largo, FLBasics Electronics SolderingThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group • Seffner, FL1st ed. AD&D Campaign.Thu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLPathfinder SocietyThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup • Orlando, FLCentral Florida Board Gaming at The CollectiveThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FLCompetitive Pokemon TCG Battling GroupThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Sarasota / Venice Photography Meetup Group • Venice, FLStreet & Architecture Photography Downtown SarasotaThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Boardgame Night • Saint Petersburg, FLClearwater Board Game NightThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group • Tampa, FLWeekday Writing Get DownThu, May 25 · 6:00 PM EDT
Google Developer Group Central Florida • Orlando, FLThe Beginner-Friendly Android Dev Tool You didn’t know! by Joey deVilla! 🎹Thu, May 25 · 6:30 PM EDT
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group • Tampa, FLYEA: Young Entrepreneur Networking & MixerThu, May 25 · 6:30 PM EDT
Our Photo Tribe Workshops • Tampa, FLDigital Camera Basics – OnlineThu, May 25 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance • Tampa, FLTampa Writers Alliance Poetry GroupThu, May 25 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Free Writing Group • Tampa, FLWriting MeetupThu, May 25 · 6:30 PM EDT
Beginning Web Development • Windermere, FLWeekly MeetupThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL3D Printing GuildThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FLMake a LED Edge Lit Name Plaque (Members Only)Thu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
IIBA Tampa Bay • Tampa, FLBABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study GroupThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Technology Center • Clearwater, FLWordPressThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
WordPress Clearwater FL • Clearwater, FLWordPress Monthly MeetupThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FLReal Life Tinder – SPEED DATING – Ages 25-40Thu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FLFABulous ThursdaysThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FLThursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!Thu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FLSmartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders PizzaThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FLFOWL PLAY @ Gangchu!Thu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Cocktails and Convo: Book club for RomCom Lovers • Pinellas Park, FLCocktails and Convos social hourThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent • Tarpon Springs, FLLive streaming production and talentThu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Indica Cafe Events • Tampa, FLDungeons and Dragons Thursday Nights at 7Thu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLSeminole Heights Thurs Game Night @ Gangchu!Thu, May 25 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Bitcoin • Tampa, FLBitcoin SocialThu, May 25 · 7:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Booze and Book Club • Saint Petersburg, FLThe Only Good Indians – Stephen Graham JonesThu, May 25 · 7:30 PM EDT
Plant City Web Development Group • Plant City, FLWeekly MeetupThu, May 25 · 8:00 PM EDT
Florida AWS Security Users Meetup Group • Sarasota, FLAWS New Certified Security Specialty (SCS-C02) – Bootcamp – Week 4Thu, May 25 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Friday, May 26

GroupEvent NameTime
Orlando Power BI User Group • Oviedo, FLCoE for PowerBI to complete Power Platform adoption strategy | Olena GreschenkoFri, May 26 · 3:00 AM EDT
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! • Winter Park, FLImprove your communication, listening, and leadership skillsFri, May 26 · 7:15 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Agile • Tampa, FLLean Coffee for All Things Agile (Westshore)Fri, May 26 · 7:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton • Sarasota, FLA.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!Fri, May 26 · 7:45 AM EDT
West Orlando WordPress Meetup • Winter Garden, FLFOURTH Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – May 2023Fri, May 26 · 8:00 AM EDT
Brandon Biz Pros • Brandon, FLBuild your Business with Brandon Biz ProsFri, May 26 · 8:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FLTampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOMEFri, May 26 · 8:45 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FLA.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!Fri, May 26 · 8:45 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FLBusiness over Breakfast ClearwaterFri, May 26 · 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLNetworking over breakfastFri, May 26 · 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay UX Group • Tampa, FLTBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee TalkFri, May 26 · 9:00 AM EDT
Project Codex • Orlando, FLVirtual CoffeeFri, May 26 · 9:00 AM EDT
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay • Largo, FLImprove Speaking Skills & Build ConfidenceFri, May 26 · 9:25 AM EDT
St. Pete Work Remote | Casual Co-working for Remote Workers • Saint Petersburg, FLCraft Kafe Downtown St. Pete Co-working MeetupFri, May 26 · 11:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FLInternational Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayFri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FLFriday Business Introductions TampaFri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FLWestshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All WelcomeFri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FLInternational Professionals Networking MeetingFri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up • Clearwater, FLInternational Networking Westshore McAlisters DeliFri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FLFriday International Business Introductions at McAlisters WestshoreFri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Powerful Women Networking • Orlando, FLS Orlando/Dr Phillips: Join us for fun connection growth & networking too!Fri, May 26 · 11:30 AM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FLWEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMANDFri, May 26 · 5:00 PM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FLBoard Game Night!Fri, May 26 · 5:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FLONLINE Board Game Fridays!Fri, May 26 · 5:30 PM EDT
Orlando Ecommerce Group • Orlando, FLHow to Find Products To Sell Online That Beat Your CompetitionFri, May 26 · 5:45 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FLArkham Horror LCG at TGGFri, May 26 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLMTG: Commander FNMFri, May 26 · 6:00 PM EDT
Dunnellon Area Board Gamers • Dunnellon, FLFriday Night Board GamingFri, May 26 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FLPokemon Trade ShowFri, May 26 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLTaps & DraftsFri, May 26 · 6:00 PM EDT
Self-Perfected Orlando • Orlando, FLGROWTH MINDSETFri, May 26 · 6:00 PM EDT
Happy Hour For Remote Workers • Saint Petersburg, FLHappy Hour at Creative GrapeFri, May 26 · 6:15 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace • Orlando, FLMakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing GuildFri, May 26 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FLModern FNMFri, May 26 · 7:00 PM EDT
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) • Oviedo, FLTabletop: Friday Board Game NightFri, May 26 · 7:00 PM EDT
Star Trek Chapter in Orlando, Florida • Orlando, FLUSS Haven Bi-Weekly Star Trek Watch PartyFri, May 26 · 7:00 PM EDT
3D Printing Orlando • Orlando, FL3D Printing Hang OutFri, May 26 · 7:00 PM EDT

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Saturday, May 27

GroupEvent NameTime
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup • Winter Park, FLWake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.Sat, May 27 · 7:00 AM EDT
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup • Orlando, FLCreative business minds & coffeeSat, May 27 · 8:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters Division G • Ocala, FLEarly Bird OcalaSat, May 27 · 8:00 AM EDT
Suncoast Drone Club • Tampa, FLCrystal Beach ParkSat, May 27 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FLFCCP – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 4 Part Class – Part 3Sat, May 27 · 9:00 AM EDT
Chess Republic • Tampa, FLSaturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, TampaSat, May 27 · 9:30 AM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FLWood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)Sat, May 27 · 10:00 AM EDT
Gen Geek • Saint Petersburg, FLShell key kayakSat, May 27 · 10:00 AM EDT
Corporate Cliques: The Dark Art of Networking • Tampa, FLBridger Builders: Constructing Partnerships For Your Projects.Sat, May 27 · 11:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FLContinue the Learning over Lunch at O’Keefe’sSat, May 27 · 11:00 AM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLA Song of Ice and Fire Tournament “The Crown of Love and Beauty”Sat, May 27 · 11:30 AM EDT
Project Plus • Clearwater, FLNDT@TBTC : New Digital Technology Interest GroupSat, May 27 · 12:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FLLIVE | Tech, Stocks & JobsSat, May 27 · 12:00 PM EDT
The Maker Team – Plant City • Plant City, FLAll about powder coatingSat, May 27 · 1:00 PM EDT
Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group • Tampa, FLFrom Wholesale to PL: Exploring Two Different Models of Selling on AmazonSat, May 27 · 1:00 PM EDT
Project Plus • Clearwater, FLWorksession@TBTC : Technology Creation WorksessionSat, May 27 · 1:00 PM EDT
Suncoast Makers • Sarasota, FLFREE Fab Lab OrientationSat, May 27 · 1:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FLCall of Cthulhu RPG One-Shot with GregSat, May 27 · 1:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FLLive | How We LinuxSat, May 27 · 2:30 PM EDT
Bradenton Photo Group • Bradenton, FLBeyond Camera BasicsSat, May 27 · 2:30 PM EDT
Tampa D&D Enthusiasts • Tampa, FLLegacy of Mana (5e campaign)Sat, May 27 · 4:00 PM EDT
Gaming.net • Orlando, FLGroup Outing- The Mall. Wait, What?Sat, May 27 · 4:00 PM EDT
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) • Oviedo, FLGolf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-ShotsSat, May 27 · 5:00 PM EDT
Orlando Stoics • Orlando, FLIN-PERSON: “The Discourses of Epictetus” (Part 12)Sat, May 27 · 5:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Digital Artists Collective • Saint Petersburg, FLDigital Artists SocialSat, May 27 · 5:30 PM EDT
Sarasota WordPress • Sarasota, FLIn-person WordPress 20th Anniversary Celebration (Time/Place TBD)Sat, May 27 · 6:00 PM EDT
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup • Inverness, FLRisk TournamentSat, May 27 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FLCommunity Hang-out NightSat, May 27 · 6:00 PM EDT
America’s TriviAddiction • Tampa, FLSHARKS BAR & GRILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – LARGOSat, May 27 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FLYu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentSat, May 27 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild • Winter Park, FLTHE ONE-SHOT GUILDSat, May 27 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLTampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!Sat, May 27 · 7:00 PM EDT

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Sunday, May 28

GroupEvent NameTime
Suncoast Drone Club • Tampa, FLMobbly Bayou PreserveSun, May 28 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FLFCCP – Black & White Photo Editing w/Lightroom Classic – Part 2/2Sun, May 28 · 9:00 AM EDT
Soberish Hang Outs and Book Club • Tampa, FLDiscussing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew PerrySun, May 28 · 10:00 AM EDT
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group • Sarasota, FLIHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCHSun, May 28 · 10:00 AM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FLWarhammer 40KSun, May 28 · 11:00 AM EDT
Board Gamers of West Volusia • Deltona, FLMonthly Gaming at the DELAND Library!Sun, May 28 · 12:30 PM EDT
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) • Port Richey, FLWeekend Game DaySun, May 28 · 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FL4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDSSun, May 28 · 1:00 PM EDT
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group • Largo, FLWood working BasicsSun, May 28 · 2:00 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FLGeeks go to the Replay MuseumSun, May 28 · 2:00 PM EDT
Chess Republic • Tampa, FLSunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in YborSun, May 28 · 2:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FLD&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit GamesSun, May 28 · 2:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FLD&D Adventurers LeagueSun, May 28 · 2:00 PM EDT
Prose Society Writers’ Group • Saint Petersburg, FLWriting Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work!Sun, May 28 · 2:00 PM EDT
Toastmasters, Division D • Altamonte Springs, FLWeekend ToastmastersSun, May 28 · 3:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FLSunday Pokemon LeagueSun, May 28 · 4:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FLSew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)Sun, May 28 · 5:30 PM EDT
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group • Seffner, FLLankhmar: City of AdventureSun, May 28 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FLLet’s Learn to Turn Pens!Sun, May 28 · 6:00 PM EDT
Toastmasters Division E • Orlando, FLFind Your Funny ToastmasterSun, May 28 · 6:30 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FLHidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!Sun, May 28 · 7:00 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club • Saint Petersburg, FLSt. Pete Women’s Book ClubSun, May 28 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLA Duck Presents NB Movie NightSun, May 28 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FLNerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!Sun, May 28 · 8:00 PM EDT

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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 scrape 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 judgement 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:

  • 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
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Why I still take some notes by hand

A scan of the page from my notebook where I review some calculus.
My notes on calculating the grad values of nodes farther away from L (located on the far right). I’m quite pleased that I remembered the Chain Rule despite not having done calculus in ages!
Andrej Karpathy.
Andrej Karpathy is a founding member of OpenAI and worked there as a research scientist from 2015 to 2017. He also was Tesla’s director of artificial intelligence from 2017 to 2022.

I’m very, very slowly working my way through the first of Andrej Karpathy’s “Neural Networks: Zero to Hero” video series as part of one of my missions this year — to pick up some AI programming skills.

I’m deliberately moving very, very, slowly because I’m trying to make sure that I’m not missing any key details, and also because it’s a field that I don’t know much about and one that’s dense with branches of math that I haven’t touched in a long time, such as calculus.

Whenever I do this, I use an older method for note-taking, namely an actual paper notebook, and preferably one that’s graph-ruled. Fortunately, the nearby Walmart is a reliable source. The notebooks they carry even look like the notebook that the hacker character Elliot uses in the Mr. Robot TV series, minus the damage incurred from the considerably more dangerous (if fictional) life that he leads:

My notebook.
My notebook.
Elliot’s notebook from “Mr. Robot.”
Elliot’s notebook in Mr. Robot.

For me, taking handwritten notes and working out all the details behind Karpathy’s description of the system that he’s building step by step in his video helps me get a solid understanding of how and why it works. It’s also so much easier to write equations and draw diagrams by hand…

A scan of the page from my notebook where I calculate the gradient of each node in the neural network.
Calculating the gradient of each node in the neural network, which requires performing some basic calculus at each node.

…and of course, if you’re so inclined, you can easily enhance hand-written notes with comics:

Cartoon self-portrait of me exclaiming “I remember!”
My facial expression, upon realizing that I remembered the chain rule and how I could use it to figure out the gradient for each neural network node.

In his videos, Karpathy does his level best to spell out every last little bit about how AI systems work. It’s impressive — he does explain AI programming better than most lecturers I’ve seen or books I’ve read.

But he’s also someone with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and physics, a masters in which he worked on computer simulations, and a PhD from Stanford where his area of study was some mash-up of computer vision and natural language processing. While he says that all you need to understand his video is a “basic knowledge of Python and a vague recollection of calculus from high school,” it’s pretty clear that he operates on a different level than the rest of us.

I have years of Python experience and took university-level calculus, but I still decided to not skip or skim over anything Karpathy covered. I followed the math in his “first principles” review of what a derivative is, and walked through the process of stepping through the neural network he introduced, which is essentially depth-first binary tree traversal. It’s straight from the standard “algorithms and data structures” course from the sophomore year of a computer science degree program, But hey, it never hurts to review stuff to make sure you truly understand it:

A scan of the page from my notebook where I review of the process of building sets of the nodes and edges that define Karpathy’s example neural network.
This page of notes has a step-by-step review of the process of building sets of the nodes and edges that define Karpathy’s example neural network.

I’m thinking of putting out a series of videos to help people who don’t have a computer science and math background understand some of the stuff that Karpathy covers. It’ll be kind of like the help that Homer Simpson could’ve used when trying to understand marketing:

I’ll close with the first video in Karpathy’s series. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask me — I’ll see if I can help!