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“Subra-mania” in Tampa Bay!

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date December 4, 2023

This week in Tampa Bay’s tech scene, we’ve got two in-person events with two speakers with really similar — but not identical — last names. When an interesting coincidence like this comes up, my rule is to lean into it hard — hence “Subra-mania!”

On Tuesday, we have Dr. Venkat SubramaniaM (ending with an “M”), founder of Agile Developer Inc., award-winning co-author of Practices of an Agile Developer (and a lot of other books), and the Java developer’s Java developer. He’ll be speaking at the Tampa Bay Techies / Tampa Devs / Tampa Java User Group meetup at Kforce giving his talk, Design Trade-Offs in Modern Architectures, and it’ll be a “don’t miss” event. I’ll be there to catch his talk, as well as to get him to autograph my copy of Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find out more about the meetup here.

On Wednesday, we have Sri SubramaniaN (ending with an “n”), Director of Data Engineering at SurveyMonkey, and very into AI/ML, big data, and data analytics. He’ll be at Data Analytics – Tampa Bay meetup at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, where he’ll talk about good quality, timely data, and what an end-to-end data platform at scale looks like. You can find out more about the meetup here.

Want to know what else is happening this week in Tampa Bay’s tech, entrepreneur, and nerd scene? Find out in this week’s list!

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 4, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date December 1, 2023
1 Comment on Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 4, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 4 through Sunday, December 10, 2023.

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This week’s events

Monday, December 4

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Networking at Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 4
In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Business Networking Meeting	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Learn How to Build a Ridiculously Simple Second Income on LinkedIn & Meetup.	The Profit Pilot Tampa Fl	3:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Intro to Unreal Engine	Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center	4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Weekly Crescent Lake Dog Walk – Meet at 3 Birds Tavern	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	5:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
It’s a Holiday Party	Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education	5:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Feast & Game Night	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Game Day	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Blood Rage w/Promo Monsters	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
MTG: Commander Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262	Toastmasters Division E	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731	Toastmasters Division G	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
2nd meeting of our 2nd meeting of our group: THE GILDED YEARS	Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Books & Banter: Foxtail Coffee Co. Hunters Creek	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
ONLINE: Key Lessons from Epictetus & The Discourses (Part 2)	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly	Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
DigiMondays	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Weekly Meetup	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
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Tuesday, December 5

Venkat Subramaniam is such a big name that it took three of our biggest meetup groups to handle him, and he’ll speak Tuesday evening! His talk is titled Design Trade-Offs in Modern Architectures, and I’ll be there to catch it (as well as to get him to autograph my copy of Practices of an Agile Developer). Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
v-Lean Coffee	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Open Enterprise Agent: Digital Identity Tools	Hyperledger Tampa	10:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!	Simply Referrals Clearwater Beach Business Networking	12:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Startup Market Outlook for 2024: What to Expect with Funding (Online)	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Tampa Bay Techies & Tampa Devs & Tampa JUG present Dr. Venkat Subramaniam	Tampa Bay Techies	5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Design Trade offs in Modern Architectures	Tampa Devs	5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Design Trade offs in Modern Architectures- By world famous speaker	Tampa Java User Group	5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Tech, Taps & Tacos!	Defcon813	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Weekly Open Make Night	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Hobby Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Weekday Writing Get Down	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
How to Increase Your Confidence and Communication	Communication Skills for Interviews and Life	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
How to Communicate and Make More Connections	Want to Make More Connections by Improving Communication	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Game Night @ The Teaki Hut	The Teaki Hut Social in Largo	8:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
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Wednesday, December 6

This event happens at 7:00 a.m., but it’s online, so you can attend from bed — it’s Women Who Code’s “Digital Transformation: Stories from Experts to Empower Your Career”! This panel of experts will discuss their experiences and exciting opportunities that arise when you combine your skills in STEM with digital transformation projects. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday evening’s big in-person event is Data Analytics – Tampa Bay’s December Meetup featuring Sri Subramanian, Head of Data Engineering, SurveyMonkey.

There is no good predictive (ML), descriptive or prescriptive Business Insights or Analytics without good quality and timely data. For us to have good quality and timely data, there is a need for a solid Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure that will scale to the needs of the Business.

In this presentation, Sri will be walking us through what an end-to-end Data Platform at Scale looks like, essential components of a Data Platform and the future state of a high-velocity Data Platform. Sri will also be providing us an overview of Snowflake Data Cloud and why it is powerful.

Find out more and register here.

This will be an online event — a reading of the book The Adventures of Women in Tech by Alana Karen, with a book club-style conversation on the subject. Unlike a traditional book club, you don’t have to have read the book to attend! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Digital Transformation: Stories from Experts to Empower Your Career with SThree	Women Who Code Tampa	7:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Quantum Careers – Part 4: Engaging with & Building a career in Quantum Computing	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	8:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
ISSA / OWASP Tampa Chapters Q4 Year-end Minicon	Defcon813	8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
ISSA & OWASP End of Year Minicon!	Defcon813	8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
ISSA / OWASP Tampa Chapters Q4 Year-end Minicon	OWASP Tampa	8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Webinar with Kaleido: The Emerging Tech Stack for Digital Assets & Tokenization	Hyperledger Tampa	10:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
How to Secure IAM Infrastructure	IAM Orlando Technology Professional Meetup Group	10:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
IBM TechXchange watsonx Day 2	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Business Networking Lunch	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
HYBRID EVENT: Business Ethics 2023 – Class for December	Orlando Stoics	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Webinar: What is a CRM and how can it revolutionize your nonprofit’s success?	Tech4Good Tampa	12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Unlock Your Small Business Potential: Harness Innovation and Prototyping	Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup	12:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Automated-Gateways Through Smart Contracts	Hyperledger Tampa	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Class: “The Joy of Photography”	Ocala Photography Group	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Board Gaming – In Person	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Playing Games in the Alley	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Wednesday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay – DECEMBER MEETUP	Data Analytics – Tampa Bay	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Chess Club Every Wednesday	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Board Game Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Tier 2, APL 6)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Free Wine Tasting at Farmer Joe’s	Fort Myers Life Ladies Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Monthly Meeting: Group Discussion – Planning Lectures and Events for 2024	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Trivia at Westshore Pizza	Geekocracy!	6:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Advance Resin 3D Printing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Blockchain Investors and Enthusiasts Club	Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Game Night!	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
The Butcher and the Wren – Final	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Come one, Come all to Our Amazon Sellers Christmas Party!	Tampa Bay Amazon Sellers E-commerce Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Tampa Bay E-commerce Christmas Party!!	Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Castaways Euchre Club	Castaways Euchre Club	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us.	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Communication – Personal and Professional Growth	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
The Adventures of Women in Tech	Code CoOp Tampa	8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
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Thursday, December 7

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth	Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
The Business Alliance	The Business Alliance	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
AI-Powered Marketing Strategies for Business Growth in 2024	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	1:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Quantum Careers – Part 4: Engaging with & Building a career in Quantum Computing	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	3:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Networking Mixer at Embassy Suites Bridges Bar & Restaurant	Science & Technology Society – Suncoast Region	5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Chelsea Art Center Tour and Photography Insights	Ocala Photography Group	5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Zero ETL & Virtual Data Marts: A Discussion in Painless Data Engineering!	Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
After Hours Mixer Romi’s Tacos! All Welcome $10 cash	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
The Basics of Web Development	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Romi’s Tacos New Location	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Accelerate Your Business Growth: A Comprehensive Marketing Workshop	Small Businesses Getting Success With Social Media Marketing	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Warhammer Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
ProductPalooza Social	ProductTank Orlando	6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Writing Meetup	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!	Tampa Bay Drupal User Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Live streaming production and talent	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Operations Automation Office Hours	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Country line @3 daughters	Gen Geek	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Bitcoin Only Meetup	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Cribbage Game	Plant City Cribbage Card Game Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Game Nights	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
One Piece Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Sagrada + Expansions Demo with Rick	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
December – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow	Books & Brews!	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy	St. Pete Booze and Book Club	7:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
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Friday, December 8

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando	Agile Orlando	7:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 8
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Networking over breakfast	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Virtual Coffee	Project Codex	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Azure Basics: Cloud Concepts, Architecture & Governance \| Viknaraj Manogararajah	Orlando Power BI User Group	12:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Board Game Night!	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
MTG: Commander FNM	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
GROWTH MINDSET	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30PM – Friday, Dec. 8
MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Dirty Dancersizing Class	Business Networking and Other Events	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
PVP Boardgame Showdown	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Book Discussion: A Girl Called Samson	Sarasota Books & Brews	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday Pokemon Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Weekly Meetup	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Regular weekly meetup	Plant City Marketing Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday night game night	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
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Saturday, December 9

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Early Bird Ocala	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Retro Computer Meetup !	Tampa Hackerspace	9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Machine Shop Safety and Cleanup (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
TechUP Group – Tampa Bay December Meetup	TechUP Group – Tampa Bay	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
🌐 SAT 12/9 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
*Geeks Hike Violet Curry Nature Preserve, After Food**	Geekocracy!	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
SAVE THE DATE! Stoicon-X Orlando 2023	Orlando Stoics	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Book Club Babes: The Hobbit	Orlando Book Club Babes: Classics	10:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
NLP FUNdamentals 2-Day Training “LIVE” or “On-line”	Florida Hypnosis & NLP MeetUP	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Weekly Workshop	Pinellas Community Code Workshop	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Winning The Week – 1st Meet	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
CluedUpp Outdoor Adventure and Lunch @ JAM Hot Chicken	Orlando Escape Room Meetup	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
NNO Book Club: Several People Are Typing	Nerd Night Out	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Meetup 2️⃣2️⃣: Pickleball 🏓 then 🍔🍻	Tampa Bay Web3 Frens	4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Christmas at the Farm	Gen Geek	4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM	Seminole Isle Monthly Board Games 2nd Saturday Evening Group	4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A	Bitcoin Orlando	4:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
3D Print Orlando Community Meetup – November	3D Print Orlando – 3D Printing Community	5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 2 – DM Mike	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Community Hang-out Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
✨🥽 Holographic AR Sustainability Hackathon – 📅 Dec 9 – 10 @ 7 PM EST	Orlando Unity Developers Group	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
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Sunday, December 10

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Hot Chocolate 5K/10K/15K	Gen Geek	7:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
RE Olds Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Warhammer 40K	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Venice Strategy Board Gamers	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work!	Prose Society Writers Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library	Board Gamers of West Volusia	12:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Game Day at Southern Brewing	Geekocracy!	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Join us for the Windows Special Interest Group	Central Florida Computer Society	1:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
RID Initial Meet and Greet	Riverview Intellectual Discussions Meetup Group	1:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Voidfall Learn & Play	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
D&D Adventurers League	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
D&D RPG Campaign with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Weekend Toastmasters	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Sunday Pokemon League	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Lecture	The Guild of Independent Game Developers	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
RPG One-Shot, An Introductory adventure in the setting of Symbaroum.	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Find Your Funny Toastmaster	Toastmasters Division E	6:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Office Hours	Solana – Tampa	8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Nerdbrew Events	9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
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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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Artificial Intelligence Current Events Editorial

Analytics Insight’s very clumsy plagiarism

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date November 30, 2023

On November 29, 2023, Analytics Insight — whose business model is pretty much “clickbait as a service” — published an article titled Ten Women AI Leaders to Enhance OpenAI’s Board, pictured in the screenshot below (along with a big error that I’ll point out shortly):

It bore a striking similarity to an article published three days earlier: 10 Women AI Leaders Who OpenAI Should Consider For Their Board, by Rebekah Bastian (SVP of Product at Glowforge), pictured in the screenshot below:

Later versions of Analytics Insight’s article included acknowledgment of the original Forbes article:

In spite of Analytics Insight giving credit where credit is due, their list of top ten women is markedly different. Here’s Rebekah Bastian’s list from the original Forbes article…

…and here’s the Analytics Insight list:

Fei-Fei Li
Rumman Chowdhury
Timnit Gebru
Mona Sloane
Joy Buolamwini
Yoshua Bengio
Kai-Fu Lee
Hinda Haned
Danielle Belgrave
Maja Pantic

Note entries 6 and 7, Yoshua Bengio and Kai-Fu Lee — neither of them are women, and their blurb about Bengio even uses a male pronoun:

6. Yoshua Bengio:

Deep Learning Pioneer: Bengio’s pioneering work in deep learning has had a profound impact on the AI landscape.
Educational Leadership: As a professor at the University of Montreal, he contributes to shaping the next generation of AI researchers and practitioners.

Consider this a timely reminder on the first anniversary of ChatGPT’s release (which happened November 30, 2022): For the moment, you still have to double-check an AI’s output before you publish it as your own!

Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, November 27, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date November 24, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 27 through Sunday, December 3, 2023.

Monday, November 27

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Networking at Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 27
In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Business Networking Meeting	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Intro to Unreal Engine	Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center	4:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Weekly Crescent Lake Dog Walk – Meet at 3 Birds Tavern	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	5:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters	Toastmasters Division G	5:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Feast & Game Night	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Game Day	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Oath Campaign – Chronicle Three	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
MTG: Commander Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
60th Anniversary Special Viewing Party	Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup	6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Interview Skills for Tech Career Success	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Board Game Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
The Alchemist- Book Chat and Connecting	Books, Dating and Connections – Tampa, FL	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
ONLINE: Key Lessons from Epictetus & The Discourses	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
DigiMondays	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Weekly Meetup	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
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Tuesday, November 28

On Tuesday from 5 – 7 p.m., the University of Tampa will host a Career Accelerator Panel Discussion, featuring panelists including Orlando Haynes of the CareerTalks Podcast and Suzanne Ricci of Computer Coach. They’ll talk about career success and the job seeker journey. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
💝 Join Us for GivingTuesday and Empower Women Who Code	Women Who Code Tampa	1:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Maximizing Profits Through Productivity with Shayla Burtin 🚀	Tampa Entrepreneurs Network	12:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
3 most overlooked Active Directory vulnerabilities and how to detect them	Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup	2:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Six Figures Blueprint	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Career Accelerator Panel Discussion	University of Tampa	5:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Weekly Open Make Night	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community Social	InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
The Basics of UX UI Design	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Hobby Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Booktok Club	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers	6:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
The Sarasota Creative Writers	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Communication Practice and Improvement	Communication Skills for Interviews and Life	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
BUCKET Walkthrough with Furio – Hack The Box Tampa Meetup	Hack The Box Meetup: Tampa, FL	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Hyperledger Documentation and Artificial Intelligence	Hyperledger Tampa	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Secrets of Good Communication	Want to Make More Connections by Improving Communication	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)	Central Florida Computer Society	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Pythonic Monthly Meeting	The Orlando Python User Group	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Lean Beer DevOps – Oviedo Brewing Company	Orlando DevOps	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Creative Speaking	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
2nd meeting of our group: THE GILDED YEARS	Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
*Leslie Fcking Jones for November**	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
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Wednesday, November 29

On Wednesday evening, Tampa Devs is holding a meet and greet in St. Pete at Green Bench! That’s right, they’re holding a social event on the St. Pete side of the bay, and you’re invited. They’ll be in the outdoor section unless it rains. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
FCCP 2023 Virtual Photo Challenge 11. Macro	Florida Center for Creative Photography	12:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Quantum Careers – Part 3: Learning about Quantum Computing in Financial Services	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	8:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking Meeting- Weekly	North Venice Business Referral Networking Meetup Group	8:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Webinar with ioBuilders: Hyperledger Besu and Tokenization of Real World Assets	Hyperledger Tampa	10:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Business Networking Lunch	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
HTML & CSS Magic: Your Express Ticket to Building Your Own Website	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
From Chatbot to Financial Super App: Hussein Fazal, Super.com CEO Interview	Super Apps and Digital Ecosystems	12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Lunch Hour Meetup	Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
The Ultimate 2023 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
From Intern to Innovator: A Path to Empowerment in Finance Tech with WorldQuant	Women Who Code Tampa	5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Playing Games in the Alley	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Board Gaming – In Person	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wednesday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Chess Club Every Wednesday	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Board Game Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Tampa Devs – Meet & Greet at Green Bench	Tampa Devs	6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Game Night!	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Paris Banh Mi + Cranes Roost Walk!	Asian Social Orlando	6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Post Thanksgiving Lean Beer	Agile Orlando	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Castaways Euchre Club	Castaways Euchre Club	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Unlock Powerful Communication Tools	From a Social Novice to a Social Expert	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Communication – The Key to Connect	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
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Thursday, November 30

If you’re looking for training to either break into IT or advance your IT career, you should check out Computer Coach’s Tech Training Navigator session on Thursday evening. It’s your chance to learn more about Computer Coach’s training programs, covering many areas, including:

Project Management
Cybersecurity
Cloud Technologies
Business Analysis
Programming
Computer Support
Digital Marketing
Data Analytics

Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Tampa Geek Breakfast	Emerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay	8:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Leads Club Meeting	South Shore Leads Club	11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
The Business Alliance	The Business Alliance	11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Apex Systems – The Art of Business Analysis Value	IIBA Tampa Bay	1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
28 Ideas to Light Up Your Holiday Marketing	Email Marketing For Success	1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Networking Happy Hour November 2023	Business-2-Beers Networking Club	3:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Quantum Careers – Part 3: Learning about Quantum Computing in Financial Services	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	3:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 151: Rain	Florida Center for Creative Photography	5:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Virtual Tech Training Navigator	Career Success Academy	5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Virtual Tech Training Navigator	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Virtual Tech Training Navigator	Tech Success Network	5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Scenario Based Training for Agilists	Tampa Bay Agile	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Google Local Service Ads Demystified	Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)	Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Warhammer Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
The Cincinnati Kid and Film Noir Thriller	Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Horror Friends Movie Night – Silent Night!!!	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Happy Hour: Tequila Daisy	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
“Medellin” by Yuly Restrepo Garces	Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories	6:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Live streaming production and talent	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Gen Geek Secret Santa	Gen Geek	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
S.R. Member Spotlight Night W/ Mr Z from Zworldwebs! + Speed Networking!	Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Bitcoin Social	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
One Piece Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Game Nights	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Singles pear° bar @ 511	Tampa \| pear° Events 🍐🇺🇸	7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin	St. Pete Booze and Book Club	7:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Weekly Hacks	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
How websites are made: an introduction to CSS for complete beginners	Florida Software School	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 1
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Friday, December 1

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 1
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Networking over breakfast	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Virtual Coffee	Project Codex	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – December 2023	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Reading and coffee ☕️	Englewood Silent Book club	1:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Geeks Go Courtney Campbell Causeway Sunset Walking, After Dinner Out	Geekocracy!	4:30PM – Friday, Dec. 1
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Board Game Night!	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
MTG: Commander FNM	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Learn to Play Cartographers at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
GROWTH MINDSET	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Dirty Dancersizing Class	Business Networking and Other Events	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
PVP Boardgame Showdown	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Tsudoi	Tampa Japanese Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday Pokemon Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Weekly Meetup	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Regular weekly meetup	Plant City Marketing Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday night game night	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Freaky Movie Time- Santa Conquers the Martians	Gaming.net	11:59PM – Friday, Dec. 1
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Saturday, December 2

Event name and locale	Group	Time
How To Sell Physical Products With Facebook & Instagram Ads	Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group	1:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Creative business minds & coffee	Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup	8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Early Bird Ocala	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Monthly In Person Group Meeting – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers	9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Hunters Creek Toastmasters	Toastmasters Division E	9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Sabacc Till You Drop Charity Tournament & Game Marathon	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
FREE Camera Sensor Cleaning for FCCP Supporters — Join FCCP Now and Save $$$	Florida Center for Creative Photography	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Submission Saturdays	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Open Fly @ Wesley Chapel	Tampa Bay Drone Club	10:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Bi-Weekly	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Bravo Group Campaign Continues	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Sense & Sensibility Discussion	The Jane Austen Book Club	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Weekly Workshop	Pinellas Community Code Workshop	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
DC813 Holiday Hack	Defcon813	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
December- N. Pinellas Book Club	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Winning The Week – 1st Meet	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Fun for Food Splendor Challenge at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Artificial Intelligence and the Bible with Author Luke Angstadt	Rotary Club of Bradenton Social Impact Meetup Group	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month	Indienomicon	2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Son of Hamas Book Discussion	Tampa Bay Book Club	2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT Concepts	Socrates Cafe – “The unexamined life is not worth living”	3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup	Critical Hit Games	3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT Concepts	Orlando Stoics	3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Game Night at Gamers Guild – Hello December	New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!	4:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Community Hang-out Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
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Sunday, December 3

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Sheffield Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Repeat Class: Intro to Star Trails: 1/3 – How to Capture Star Trails (FREE)	Florida Center for Creative Photography	9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
🌐 SUN 12/3 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Warhammer 40K	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Buffet lunch at Currie’s Indian Cuisine	Geekocracy!	11:30AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Venice Strategy Board Gamers	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
RPG: Pathfinder Extinction Curse Bk2 “Legacy of the Lost God”	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	12:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Annual Member’s Meeting	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
November Book Club	One Fantasy At A Time	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
T-Shirts and Caps printing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
RPG One-shot: Zaibatsu: Bring Me the Head of Izumi Takahiro	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
D&D Adventurers League	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “Dream Scenario” – Dec 3 2023, 03:00 PM	St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club	3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Sunday Pokemon League	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
February West Volusia Networking Social	Volusia Young Professionals Group (covers East and West)	6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Open Game Night	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Nerd Night Out	9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
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About this list

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

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

Tags 4698, 5486, 6745, 7461614, Tampa Bay Tech Events

Artificial Intelligence Current Events Humor

That happened more quickly than I’d expected…

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date November 22, 2023

See my previous post for context.

Artificial Intelligence Current Events

Place your bets on OpenAI’s new leader

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date November 20, 2023
1 Comment on Place your bets on OpenAI’s new leader

I must say that this new season’s crossover of Succession, Silicon Valley, and Black Mirror makes for gripping viewing!

(If you’re not familiar with the joke about former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and the head of lettuce, see this Wikipedia entry or this New York Times article.)

Hardware Meetups Presentations Programming What I’m Up To

Scenes (and full video!) from my “How Computers Work Under the Hood” presentation

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date November 17, 2023
1 Comment on Scenes (and full video!) from my “How Computers Work Under the Hood” presentation

Back in June, I posed a question on this blog: Would you like to know how computers REALLY work “under the hood?” Tampa Devs, a very active nonprofit with a mission to support the local developer community though this would be a good presentation topic. On Wednesday, I gave that presentation to this crowd:

I started by telling the attendees that while knowing about microprocessors and assembly language isn’t absolutely necessary to function in a lot of developer and tech jobs today, there’s value in that knowledge:

I talked about transistors…

…made note of the fact that it was the 52nd birthday of the commercial microprocessor…

…introduced the 6502…

…got deeper into its inner workings…

…and then we dove into 6502 assembly language programming!

Tampa Devs recorded the entire thing, and you can watch it here:

All the material from the presentation is available online:

My thanks to:

Tampa Devs for inviting me to speak at their meetup — it’s always an honor and a pleasure to work with a group that contributes so much to the Tampa Bay tech scene!
Kforce for providing the venue, which I like to say has “the comfiest meetup chairs in Tampa Bay.”
Civo for sponsoring the pizza, sodas, and water for the attendees, and taking such an interest in supporting the Tampa Bay tech scene.