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Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 30 through Sunday, October 6, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

This week’s events

• Monday, September 30
• Tuesday, October 1
• Wednesday, October 2
• Thursday, October 3
• Friday, October 4
• Saturday, October 5
• Sunday, October 6

Monday, September 30

Event name and location	Group	Time
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In! The Sourdough Co.	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Earn $15-$65/Second with Chris’s 6,500 AI Bots – Achieve the same success Online	Orlando – Eagle Vision Webinars	3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents) TBCN Media Center	Tampa Bay Community Network	3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
FCCP 2024 Photo Topic 9, What I did on my Summer Vacation! Online – Not an in person Meetup	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Monday, September 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Monday, October 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
NATIONAL LOVE PEOPLE DAY – SEPTEMBER 30 Tampa Bay Brewing Company	People of Dunedin and Beyond	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Weekly Oviedo Mall Meetup The Oviedo Mall	Greater Orlando Chess	6:00 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Lazy Moon Pizza	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs Nerdy Needs	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
September Viewing Party 8925 77th Terrace E	Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup	6:00 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, Venice	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters Tulip Nails	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration Online	Business Owners and Professionals	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Learn online Property Mapping CoreSRQ North Branch	Alta Vista Neighborhood Association MeetUp	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: Stoic Physics in Brief: The Universe, The Soul, and Death Online	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MONDAY NIGHT GAME NIGHT Executive Sanford	Craft Cocktail Lounge Events and Activities	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going? Online	Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida	9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, October 1

Event name and location	Group	Time
GOBN Weekly Meeting Greater Orlando Business Network	The Greater Orlando Business Network	7:15 AM to 8:15 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
SWAT Networking Sarasota Luncheon El Melvin Cocina Mexicana	SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop Online	Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Mahjong at Diane’s Broadway Promenade	SRQ Newbie Mahjong Gathering	1:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Feeding Tampa Bay with Gen Geek Tropicana Field	Gen Geek	3:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Panera Bread	Book Club – Clermont and Winter Garden	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters 305 Campus St	Toastmasters Division E	6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
The Wild Robot in RPX at Regal Park Place Regal Park Place Stadium 16 & RPX	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 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, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Pinellas Ale Works Brewery	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet-and-Greet (October 1, 2024) Joybird Books	Page’s Edge Book Club	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 2

Event name and location	Group	Time
Feeding Tampa Bay with Gen Geek @Trinity Cafe Trinity Cafe	Gen Geek	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous presents Writing Workshop Winter Park Library	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	5:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Book Club Meeting: Psychology Workbook for Writers by Darian Smith Station House	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Writer’s Meetup 8420 Ulmerton Rd	Largo Writing Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 3

Event name and location	Group	Time
Professional Alliance – Local Networking Meeting DUO58 Community Coffee Bar & Cafe	Professional Alliance – Local Networking Group	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM 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
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in. Chili’s Grill & Bar	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 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
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective The Collective: A Comic & Game Community	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Film Photography Workshop Day 1 Online	Orlando Photo + Design Meetup	5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
6th Annual Techie Day Vaco Tampa	Computer Coach	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Infragard – October MeetUp Vaco Tampa Skycenter	Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T3-APL12) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861 Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Technical SEO Fundamentals – Part 3 Online	Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
How to Build a Business Without Investors The 5th Floor	Young Entrepreneurs & Creative Professionals	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Meetup to Play Board Games Cool Comics & Games	Southwest Florida Board Game Meetup	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Chess, Food, and Friends in Sodo Tin & Taco Sodo	Greater Orlando Chess	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands 2103 Laceflower Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
RESCHEDULED!! – Zany Dark Comedy and a Spooky Movie (Your Choice) Lam’s Garden	Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Ivanhoe Park Lager House Ivanhoe Park Lager House	Brews N Board Games	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Daily Coordination AGILEST®	Florida Agile Innovators	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Young Professionals Network (YPN) Connect Vida at Health Village	Central Florida Young Professionals Network (YPN)	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
*Virtual* Book Club: Picking a book! Online	The Metro Orlando Geeks Social Club	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Creative Writing Critique Group Panera	North Port Creative Writers	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Bitcoiners of SWFL – Fort Myers Forum Online	Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12 4935 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
October – The Historian Rapp Brewing Company	Books & Brews!	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks Online	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, October 4

Event name and location	Group	Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	St. Petersburg Business Networking	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Online	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – October 2024 Online	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Spookala Florida State Fairgrounds	Zombie Rat Pack	Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN! McAlister’s Deli	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
We’re Moving to Facebook – Join Us There! Online	Prose Society Writers Group	12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Friday Night Games! Coliseum of Comics	East Orlando Board Gamers	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	Friday, October 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Lilith at Francesco’s Maitland Francescos Ristorante & Pizzeria	Ladies Book & Explorer Club	6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Carrabas Carrabba’s Italian Grill	Information Technology Orlando Group	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week! Studio Movie Grill Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Book Discussion: Someone Else’s Shoes Green Zebra Cafe	Pages and Plates Book Club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tsudoi Tsaocaa Tampa 朝茶	Tampa Japanese Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: “Musonius Rufus” Letter to Pankratides, Picking the Next Book Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee	Tampa Stoics	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday night game night Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, October 5

Event name and location	Group	Time
(DIY) – First Saturday Cars & Coffee – VFW Post 2550 Dunedin – (DIY) VFW Post 2550	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala Marion County Literacy Council	Toastmasters Division G	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Coffee and Crypto Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors 16120 US Hwy 19 N	Pinellas Writers Group	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Division E	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
“EM=c2” all ElectroMechanical (EM) Pinball Tournaments @Pinball Asylum Ft Myers Fort Myers	South Florida Pinball & Arcade Video Game Players	10:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Target shooting at Wyoming Antelope Club Florida Wyoming Antelope Club	Gen Geek	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
DevFest Tampa Bay Engineering Building II	GDG Tampa Bay	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Super Greek Festival St. Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church	Geekocracy!	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Regional Championship Qualifier US (3) Round 8 Modern Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	12:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Deltona Library’s Board Game Day! 2150 Eustace Ave	Board Gamers of West Volusia	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Editing in Layers and Levels Online	Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL) Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2) Coliseum of Comics Clermont	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month Melrose Center	Indienomicon	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Blood on the Clocktower in a Spooky Speakeasy! Unrefined Brewing	Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
It’s early October. Game night, anyone? IHOP	New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Saturday Board Game Night at The Collective 520 W State Rd 436 #1172	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, October 6

Event name and location	Group	Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Biweekly event – train for CKA (Certified Kubernetes Adminstrator) together Starbucks	Orlando DevOps	10:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Their Eyes Were Watching God Discussion Hamilton’s Kitchen	The Jane Austen Book Club	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup Emerson Plaza	Orlando ChatGPT Meetup	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Venice	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!! Online	Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Safety (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
T-Shirts and Caps printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 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 Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekend Toastmasters The Foundry Church	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	3:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Nerdy Needs	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us Online	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Geeks at SeaWorld’s Howl-o-Scream (Orlando) SeaWorld Orlando	Geekocracy!	6:15 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 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

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, May 6 through Sunday, May 12, 2024.

This week’s events

• Monday, May 6
• Tuesday, May 7
• Wednesday, May 8
• Thursday, May 9
• Friday, May 10
• Saturday, May 11
• Sunday, May 12

Monday, May 6

Event name and location	Group	Time
Grow your business networking event Rinehart	Innovantia Marketing Agency	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Networking at Ford’s Garage Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Ford’s Garage St. Pete	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 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
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Romi’s Tacos	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Lazy Moon Pizza	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Ankh Gods of Egypt – with Tomb of Wonders Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Coffee and ML Buddy Brew Coffee	Tampa Machine Learning	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show Three bridges brewing	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
World Tavern Poker at Cheshire’s Hilltop Tavern 503 N Dixie Ave	Southern Florida Bar Poker Fans!	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 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 none	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: The Road Less Travelled: Spinoza’s Philosophy, Part 3 Online	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Monday Sunset Walk Lake Hollingsworth Boat Ramp	Adventure Group of Central Florida	7:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
How websites are made: an introduction to JavaScript for complete beginners Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, May 7

Event name and location	Group	Time
v-Lean Coffee Online	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30 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
Career Accelerator Workshops – LinkedIn Strategies Online	Front End Creatives	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Jog & Calisthenics Park of the Americas	Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers	10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! SeaGlass Tavern	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern SeaGlass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM 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
Networking at Glory Days Grill Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Glory Days Grill	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30 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 & Mixers	11:30 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 Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
SWAT Networking Sarasota Luncheon El Melvin Cocina Mexicana	SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon SeaGlass Tavern	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club 763 Cortaro Dr	The Business Alliance	11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
🟢 How To Turn Your Images Into Income – An Introduction To Stock Photography🔴 Online	Tampa St Pete Photography Community	5:00 PM to 5:40 PM EDT
Together we are stronger Online	Friends with skills and resources	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
📸 An Introduction To Portrait Shoots For Photographers – Techniques & Tips 📸 Online	Orlando Photography Community	6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
Learn what editing is all about Christ Lutheran Church LCMS	Brooksville Book Writing Meetup Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s Play Trivia at Mellow Mushroom!! Online	Adventure Group of Central Florida	6:15 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Panera Bread	Book Club – Clermont & Winter Garden	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
THS Member Meeting 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 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 Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Moose Lodge	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Transcendent Tuesday (May 7, 2024) Joybird Books	Page’s Edge Book Club	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
May Movie Online	Miriam Thompson	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 2705 54th Ave N	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
FreeSWITCH Community Office Hours Online	SignalWire Code and Connect AI Low Code and Networking	Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM to Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Wednesday, May 8

Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at MiSource, Tampa: Tampa Devs and Tampa Bay QA Testing Meetup are teaming up to present “Harry Potter and Terrible Testing Mistakes!” Join them for an evening of hilarious horror stories and epic fails from the world of software testing with Lenar Mukhamadiev, the founder Idelsoft.com, a Tampa-based software consulting, who’s seen it all. With 30+ projects delivered by Idelsoft, Lenar has witnessed firsthand the good, the bad, and the downright ugly side of software development. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30 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
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Hyde Park United Methodist Church	Toastmasters District 48	7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Coffee & WordPress at Foxtail Coffee – Howell Branch Foxtail Coffee – Howell Branch	WordPress Orlando	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
RE Olds Park Start (Start Time 9:30) R.E. Olds Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Board Games at the library Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30 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
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Keke’s Breakfast Café	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Free Webinar: Zero-Click Search Optimization Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Online	Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EDT
InfraGard Food and Agriculture Sector Spring Virtual Meetup Online	Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup Online	Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Bitcoin Gold Rush: Is There Still Time to Profit? Online	Digital Success Mentors – Tampa	3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
SwanCitySec Meetup Craft + Kitchen	Central Florida CitySec	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Game Nights	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa/St.Pete TA Recruiting Mixers – Meet and Greet, May 8th 5:45-7:30 PM Vista at the Top	Tampa/St.Pete TA Recruiting Mixers	5:45 PM to 7:15 PM EDT
Harry Potter and Terrible Testing Mistakes (W/ Tampa Devs!) MiSource	Tampa Bay QA and Testing Meetup	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Harry Potter and Terrible Testing Mistakes (W/ Tampa Bay QA & Testing!) MiSource	Tampa Devs	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	6:00 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 Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00 PM to 8:00 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 Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Introduction To Composition For Photographers! Techniques To Improve Your Images Online	Tampa St Pete Photography Community	6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Online	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The invisible life of Addie Larue -final Pier 22 Restaurant	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Discuss Marcus Aurelius Teak Neighborhood Grill	Orlando Philosophy and Current Events Discussion Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Tales and Cocktails Peninsula Cocktails + Kitchen	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Online	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
HTML Forms – Labels, Text Inputs, Text Areas, Checkboxes, Radio boxes Online	Florida Software School	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community Online	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Lean Coffee DevOps – Axum in Winter Garden Axum Coffee	Orlando DevOps	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Embrilliance Study Group MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Call for presenters 100% Remote	Broward Drupal Users Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Find Profitable Private Label Products on Etsy 1207 N Himes Ave suite 1	Tampa Bay Amazon Sellers Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
🌐 Video Event WED 5/8 at 7 PM: Unlock the World of Fine Art in Photography Online	Hosted By The Art Of Photography – Sarasota / Venice	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
How to Improve Your Conversations Online	Group for Improving Your Social Life	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Short Attention Span Storytelling Hour Stardust Video & Coffee	Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia at Blind Goat The Blind Goat	Gen Geek	7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Code challenge Monthly coding session Online	Orlando Lady Developers Meetup	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, May 9

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Embarc Collective, Tampa: Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup brings the community together to hear from top healthcare thought leaders and foster connection among industry professionals. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast The Happy Hangar Café	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking The Happy Hangar Café	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING The Happy Hangar Café	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin Chamber of Commerce	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin Chamber of Commerce	Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business! The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	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 Up	11:00 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
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
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Bahama Breeze	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Amplify Your Connections: Hidden Influences in Effective Communication Online	Tech Success Network	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
What are the best practices in negotiating for a raise and promotion Online	Wesley Chapel PM and IT Connection	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta Online	Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 3:30 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) Group	2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
FCCP Weekly Photo assignment 19: Tools Online – Not an in person Meetup	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup Embarc Collective	Embarc Collective and Tampa General Hospital Ventures	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL9) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay – MAY MEETUP Entrepreneur Collaborative Center	Data Analytics – Tampa Bay	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board game night!!! Online	Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Social deduction night (not BotC) at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective The Collective: A Comic & Game Community	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
May Book Club Discussion – Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Celery City Craft Beer Garden	Sanford Book Club	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work! The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Assertiveness and Negotiations Skills AGILEST®	Florida Agile Innovators	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Orlando JS and Orlando PHP Spring Meetup CREDO Conduit	Orlando PHP Meetup | Orlando Devs	6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Women in Agile – In-person networking event Raining Berries South Tampa	Tampa Bay Women in Agile	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Second Citizenship with Limitless Migration Real Freedom CoLab	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours Armature Works	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Amplify Your Connections: Hidden Influences in Effective Communication Online	Career Success Academy	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 54th Ave Kava House	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab – Book Club Panera Bread	Something Punny Ladies Book Club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Meet and Greet/Virtual Anime Watch Party Online	Sarasota Anime Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boredom, Anger, Fear, and Grief in Relationships Online	Orlando Beginning a New Successful Relationship	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Florida Roadkill – Tim Dorsey The Big Catch at Salt Creek	St. Pete Booze and Book Club	7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, May 10

Event name and location	Group	Time
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
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando Online	Agile Orlando	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Coffee Talk Online	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Board Game Night! Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Friday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
🟦 Introduction To Focal Length & Lenses In Photography + Recommendations & Tips Online	Tampa St Pete Photography Community	6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport SumitrA Espresso Lounge +	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Join our Facebook group! Online	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night 410 Dancing Water Dr	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Solana Hackathon WorkGroup 1205 N Franklin St	Solana Tampa	8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night 🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, May 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, May 11

Event name and location	Group	Time
Creative business minds & coffee Foxtail Coffee & Kelly’s Ice Cream – Hunters Creek	Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala Marion County Literacy Council	Toastmasters Division G	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
FCCP – Learn the Ins & Outs of Lenses O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Virtual Salesforce Office Hours Online	Tech4Good Tampa	10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Hiking and Brainstorming at Eureka Springs Park Eureka Springs Park	Walking Innovators Tampa	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Doldricks: Spoopy Bones and Lunch at Smokey Bones Doldrick’s Escape Room	Orlando Escape Room Meetup	10:45 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Star Wars Legion: Clash on Coruscant Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	11:00 AM to 8:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 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) Group	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Saturday DND Warforged Tabletop Games	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
“Fallout” Game Day Online	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Session 0 : Introductions and Character Building Workshop Online	One Shot Online DnD Sessions	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa! Blind Tiger Cafe	Climbers of Mount Chesseverest	2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
10 mistakes most entrepreneurs make networking event 600 Rinehart Rd suite 3080	Innovantia Marketing Agency	3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM 7343 Conch Blvd	Seminole Isle Board Games & Fun Group	4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A Online	Bitcoin Orlando	4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
3D Print Orlando Community Meetup – May 580 Cape Cod Ln	3D Print Orlando – 3D Printing Community	5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: The Birthday of Marcus Aurelius, Part 2 Panera Bread	Orlando Stoics	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 13 – DM Mike Coliseum of Comics – East Colonial	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 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 Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, May 12

Event name and location	Group	Time
Safety Harbor Waterfront Park Safety Harbor Waterfront Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key 391 Avenida Madera	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Meet the RoBot – 1st Meet Starbucks	Orlando Bot Squad (Robotics)	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day! Brick City Adventure Park	Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat	11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
3D Printing basics MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Venice	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Games at Big Storm in Odessa Big Storm Brewing Co. – Odessa	Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Game Day at Southern Brewing Southern Brewing & Winery	Geekocracy!	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs) Coliseum of Comics – East Colonial	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup Barnie’s Coffee and Tea	Winter Park Social Chess Club	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 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
3D designing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Please join us Online	Central Florida Computer Society	2:45 PM to 4:45 PM EDT
3D printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventures with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	3:30 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 Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lecture Online	The Guild of Independent Game Developers	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure 1103 Fredrick Ln	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Open Game Night Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Picnic and Concert in the Park! Free Florida Orchestra outdoor concert Online	Hosted By ► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group	6:15 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Division E	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 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

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, March 4 through Sunday, March 10, 2024.

This week’s events

• Monday, March 4
• Tuesday, March 5
• Wednesday, March 6
• Thursday, March 7
• Friday, March 8
• Saturday, March 9
• Sunday, March 10

Monday, March 4

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Monday, Mar. 4
In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Mar. 4
Networking at Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Mar. 4
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Mar. 4
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Mar. 4
Networking at Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Mar. 4
Business Networking Meeting	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Mar. 4
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Mar. 4
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Mar. 4
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Mar. 4
How to Turn Your Startup Vision into Reality: Lessons from Startup Founders	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Florida Botanical Gardens – Free!!!	Saint Petersburg Fun Friends Group + Hiking/Biking 45+	1:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Introduction To The Exposure Triangle- Settings, Shooting Modes & Light Metering	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
March Book: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict	Wines Between the Reading	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Monday Feast & Game Night	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
MTG: Commander Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Root w/Advanced Setup	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30PM – Monday, Mar. 4
How To Shoot Event Photography- Methods, Fundamentals, Techniques & Image Study!	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	7:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Board Game Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
ONLINE: Comparing Shoshin to Stoicism, Part 2	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
DigiMondays	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Mar. 4
Weekly Meetup	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Mar. 4
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Tuesday, March 5

On Tuesday at 10 a.m., Computer Coach will hold their online session, “How to Bounce Back from a Layoff Because Luck is NOT a Strategy.” They’ll discuss actionable steps you should be taking to help you bounce back from a layoff and reduce your unemployment time to get back to work quickly. Find out more and register here.

At 6 p.m. at Green Bench Brewing in St. Pete, St. Pete AI are hosting their “Building an AI Chatbot” meetup, where they’ll discuss prominent figures and business in the AI industry and innovative AI projects developed in St. Petersburg. There’ll also be opportunities to meet your fellow local AI enthusiasts! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
How to Bounce Back from a Layoff Because Luck is NOT a Strategy	Front End Creatives	10:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
How to Bounce Back from a Layoff Because Luck is NOT a Strategy	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
How to Bounce Back from a Layoff Because Luck is NOT a Strategy	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
The Business Alliance Club	The Business Alliance	11:45AM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!	Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking	12:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
HEALTH FREE WEBINAR – Focus & Productivity Hacks	Tampa Small Business Owners – EVERYONE WELCOME	12:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Becoming strategic, Christian Small Business Owners Networking + Discussion	Christian Small Business Owners → Education + Networking	1:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Chess club Tuesdays	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Weekly Open Make Night	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
📸 An Introduction To Portrait Shoots For Photographers – Techniques & Tips 📸	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Building an AI Chatbot	St Pete AI	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Hobby Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Monthly meeting	Brooksville Book Writing Meetup Group	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	6:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Virtual Working Meeting: Website Office Hours for Nonprofits	Tech4Good Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter	GDG Tampa Bay	6:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Inaugural Meet and Greet plus Music Bingo at Bubba’s 33 – Wesley Chapel	Wesley Chapel Fabulous 40s and 50s Food and Fun Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
The Sarasota Creative Writers	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Electronics Meetup	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
🟠How To Get Models & Actors To SHOW UP For Shoots – Reducing The Flake Factor🔵	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Creative Speaking	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Neon Dreams Arcade	Gen Geek	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Lapvona Full Book	No Tomes Allowed Book Club	7:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
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Wednesday, March 6

On Wednesday at 8 a.m., the Data, Cloud, and AI meetup group will host an online session: Our Future is AI: How to choose which one you want to live with. In this session, IBM Enterprise Architect Jason Garforth will talk about:

• How we got to “Generative AI” from early work in the 1940’s, what it is and what it is not
• What to look for in “ethical” uses of AI/GenAI
• Where it may be going with approaches such as NeuroSymbolic AI and SynAGI from IBM Research
• How to tell, in the near future, which AI’s you will want in your home and which ones you do not…

There’ll be another broadcast of this talk on Thursday afternoon!

Find out more and register here.

At 10 a.m., Computer Coach will hold an online “Talent Acquisition + Job Seeker Mixer” event, where you can meet with local corporate talent acquisition professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers from the comfort of your own computer (or phone). While it isn’t a hiring event, it is your chance to engage with local companies, ask questions, learn and make connections! Find out more and register here.

At noon, Women Who Code Tampa will host the online event, Technically Speaking: Fair & Equitable with Ally Financial. This talk will feature Dr. Samira Shaikh, Director Lead of Data Science at Ally Financial. She’ll will explore the realm of Fair & Equitable AI, drawing from her professional journey to answer your questions about AI and give you tips for success in navigating your career. Find out more and register here.

At 6:00 p.m. at Kforce, Tampa Devs will host the in-person session, Tuning Android app performance for 150 MILLION devices. This talk will be about how Amazon tuned the FireTV app Fire Channels to deliver a blazing fast experience for millions of devices and reduced app startup time by up to 70% in time for its release in 2022. This talk will also cover:

• Why mobile performance is important
• How to measure Android performance
• How to automate performance benchmarks in CI
• Performance best practices

Find out more and register here.

If you’re on the Pinellas side of the Bay and looking for something in-person to do at 6 p.m., Agile Lean Beer will be at OCC Road House & Museum in Clearwater! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 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, Mar. 6
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Our Future is AI: How to choose which one you want to live with	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	8:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Hyperledger webinar with JSCC/IBM: JSCC’s Besu Production Launch and Next Steps	Hyperledger Tampa	9:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Alligator Lake Park. Updated post. Last post had wrong starting time.	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Talent Acquisition + Job Seeker Mixer	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Talent Acquisition + Job Seeker Mixer	Front End Creatives	10:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Talent Acquisition + Job Seeker Mixer	Career Success Academy	10:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Talent Acquisition + Job Seeker Mixer	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:15AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Business Networking Lunch	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Technically Speaking: Fair & Equitable with Ally Financial | WWCode Global Event	Women Who Code Tampa	12:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Why Corporate Innovation Is Failing: Rethinking Strategies for Success	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Let’s Meetup to Discuss our trip to the French Riviera, Mar. 6, 3:00PM	Boomers Travel Together	3:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Wednesday Night Gaming	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Playing Games in the Alley	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Wednesday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	5:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Authors Anonymous presents Writing Workshop	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	5:45PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Tuning Android app performance for 150 MILLION devices	Tampa Devs	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Casual Commander Wednesdays	Sunshine Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Agile Lean Beer (St. Petersburg)	Tampa Bay Agile	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Our First in-Person Meetup	Southeast Opensource for IBM Z Meetup Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM	South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Backgammon Casual Games	Sanford Backgammon Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Monthly Meeting: Learn How to Write a Query Letter (That Gets a Response)	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Yoga in Midtown	► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group	6:20PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Advance Resin 3D Printing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts	Web3Collab St. Petersburg	6:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
March Virtual Trivia Night	Project Management of Pinellas County	6:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Blockchain Investors and Enthusiasts	Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts	6:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Game Night!	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
🍷Therapist Wine Down 🎉	Tampa Bay Area Mental Health Professionals	6:45PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
EUCHRE @ FERGS!!! The hanger is closed for Grand Prix!	Castaways Euchre Club	6:50PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Validate Your 1st Profitable Print-On Demand Product – LIVE!	Tampa Bay Amazon Sellers E-commerce Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
🟪How To Use Rhythm To Improve Your Photography – Techniques & Lots Of Examples!	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Annie Leibovitz: Celebrity Portrait Photographer	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Bitcoin Social	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis	Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
FREE WEBINAR – HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYONE	Florida Small Business Owners	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Validate Your 1st Profitable Print-On Demand Product – LIVE!	Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Magic Pioneer Event	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Annie Leibovitz: Celebrity Portrait Photographer	The Art Of Photography – Sarasota / Venice	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Books & Banter: Carrie Soto is Back	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Communication – Personal and Professional Growth	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Print-on-Demand Mastery: Launch a Lucrative Home-Based Hustle!	Digital Success Mentors – Tampa	8:00PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30PM – Wednesday, Mar. 6
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Thursday, March 7

In case you couldn’t make the Wednesday 8 a.m. talk, there will be another online session of Our Future is AI: How to choose which one you want to live with at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday! In this session, IBM Enterprise Architect Jason Garforth will talk about:

• How we got to “Generative AI” from early work in the 1940’s, what it is and what it is not
• What to look for in “ethical” uses of AI/GenAI
• Where it may be going with approaches such as NeuroSymbolic AI and SynAGI from IBM Research
• How to tell, in the near future, which AI’s you will want in your home and which ones you do not…

Find out more and register here.

At 5:30 p.m. at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, the Tampa Java User Group will feature the talk Wargames – Java vulnerabilities and why you should care. Gerrit Grunwald will talk about vulnerabilities in Java and Java-based applications. Learn the meaning of acronyms such as NVD, CVE, CVSS, CPU, PSU, and more — and how they’re related to Java security. You’ll also leanr about tools you can use to you to check whether your Java application is vulnerable to known issues. Find out more and register here.

At 7 p.m., the Tampa Bay Drupal User Group will gather at the Panera on Ulmerton Road in Clearwater to meet in person, eat, and talk Drupal! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Thursday Night Gaming	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL8)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Pathfinder Society	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group	IIBA Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
One Piece Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
FABulous Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Live streaming production and talent	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!	Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking	12:00PM – Tuesday, Mar. 5
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Running Hyperledger Besu in the Enterprise: What’s New and What’s Next	Hyperledger Tampa	11:00AM – Thursday, Mar. 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, Mar. 7
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Our Future is AI: How to choose which one you want to live with	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	3:30PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Guest Photographer Presentation and Discussion: Photojournalist Alan Youngblood	Ocala Photography Group	5:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Wargames – Java vulnerabilities and why you should care	Tampa Java User Group	5:30PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
New Members Meet & Greet	Power BI Data Geeks Support Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	6:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	6:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
After Hours Mixer Romi’s Tacos! All Welcome $10 cash	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	6:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
March Book Club Discussion – Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky	Sanford Book Club	6:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Chess night!	Lakeland Chess Meetup Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!	Tampa Bay Drupal User Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Operations Automation Office Hours	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Country line @3 daughters	Gen Geek	7:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
March – The Last Bookshop in London	Books & Brews!	7:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
An introduction to SQL relational databases for complete beginners	Florida Software School	8:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
Weekly Hacks	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00PM – Thursday, Mar. 7
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Friday, March 8

On Friday at 10 a.m., join me and Computer Coach for the online session, Beyond the Circuit: The Everlasting Role of Hardware Skills. Software may be eating the world, but software needs hardware to run! In this talk, I’ll talk about the value of knowing how hardware works, as well as how to get started on building your hardware skills. Find out more and register here.

The big event of the week happens on Friday at 6 p.m. at the BX2 Event Space at University Mall — the Spring Technology Festival, which also happens to be a 50th birthday party for local techie-about-town Tracy Ingram! But it’s more than a birthday party; it’s a celebration of Tampa Bay’s tech scene, which has come a long way. The event will unite various local tech entities, highlight the achievements of women in technology, and generate support for Girls Who Code. It’s not just a celebration of historical milestones but also a platform to foster future innovations and collaborations in the Tampa Bay tech community. If you’re interested in our local tech scene, join us at this event! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Mar. 1
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Networking over breakfast	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Beyond the Circuit: The Everlasting Role of Hardware Skills	Career Success Academy	10:00AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Beyond the Circuit: The Everlasting Role of Hardware Skills	Front End Creatives	10:00AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Beyond the Circuit: The Everlasting Role of Hardware Skills	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Beyond the Circuit: The Everlasting Role of Hardware Skills	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 1
WORKSHOP: Transform Your Business with Smart Bookkeeping!	Florida Small Business Owners	12:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
WORKSHOP – Elevate Your Earnings: Strategic Bookkeeping Wins!	Tampa Small Business Owners – EVERYONE WELCOME	12:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Pokémon Tournament Battles for a Prize!	Orlando Pokemon Tournament Meet up	2:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Board Game Night!	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Lets Play Pokemon!	Lake Mary Pokemon Meetup Group Lets Play	5:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Friday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
MTG: Commander FNM	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
GROWTH MINDSET	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Modern FNM	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Friday Pokemon Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Friday night game night	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando	Agile Orlando	7:30AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Focused conversation for documentarians	Write the Docs Florida	8:30AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Local Stories Live! Hillsborough County	Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup	9:00AM – Friday, Mar. 8
St. Petersburg Grand Prix	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Friday, Mar. 8
WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too!	Powerful Women Networking	11:30AM – Friday, Mar. 8
Spring Technology Festival – 50 years of Tampa Tech	Girls in Tech Tampa Bay	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Tracy Ingrams Birthday & Spring Technology Festival – 50 years of Tampa Tech	BarCamp Tampa Bay	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Spring Technology Festival – 50 years of Tampa Tech	Tampa Lean Startup Circle	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Dog-friendly Speed Dating & Singles Mixer	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Blood on the Clocktower at Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Cursed Court with Nicko at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Anatomy of a Fall @ Eckerd College	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	6:45PM – Friday, Mar. 8
New Member Meet and Greet at Casa Santo Stefano | Sicilian Restaurant | Ybor	TAMPA TRAVEL AND MEETUP GROUP	7:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Book Discussion: Circe	Pages and Plates Book Club	7:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
Horror Friends Movie Night – Imaginary!!!	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:45PM – Friday, Mar. 8
✨🎮 Free Workshop | Game Concept Realization – 📅 Mar 8th @ 9 PM EST	Orlando Unity Developers Group	9:00PM – Friday, Mar. 8
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Saturday, March 9

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 29
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Pokémon Tournament Battles for a Prize!	Orlando Pokemon Tournament Meet up	2:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Lets Play Pokemon!	Lake Mary Pokemon Meetup Group Lets Play	5:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Creative business minds & coffee	Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup	8:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Early Bird Ocala	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	11:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Winning The Week – 1st Meet	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Suncoast Makers	1:30PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Y Read: Book Read Aloud	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	1:30PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Social climbing of Mount Chesseverest	Climbers of Mount Chesseverest	2:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Community Hang-out Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 2
🌐 SAT 3/9 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Bravo Group Campaign Continues	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 9
JASNA March Meeting	The Jane Austen Book Club	11:00AM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Come For Lunch and Good Company!	Adults With High-Functioning Autism Tampa Meetup Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
ChatGPT Plus: The Amazon Seller’s New Best Friend	Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group	1:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Prehistoric Predators at ZooTampa	Geekocracy!	1:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Coach Me If You Can!	New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
GOAL SETTING VIRTUAL WORKSHOP:Create 2+ Ideal Action Plans to Achieve Your Goals	Beast Mode Networking Orlando	1:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Weekend Gaming in Dunedin	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	1:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Star Wars Armada Tournament	Critical Hit Games	1:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Radiant Citadel Adventures: Tier 1	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
MURDER IN PARADISE: A Braden River Library Presentation	Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime	2:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Dune Part Two, on Saturday March 9	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	3:15PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Meetup 🥒🥎: Pickleball 🏓 then 🍔🍻	Tampa Bay Web3 Frens	4:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Meta Minds Meetup	Meta Minds Meetup Philosophy science and human experience	4:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM	Seminole Isle Board Games & Fun Group	4:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A	Bitcoin Orlando	4:30PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Conscious Party	Tampa Bay Web3 Frens	7:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Light Painting (playing with light) – Arboretum – 7pm – 2 Hours	Tampa Photography Group	7:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
Tour of Destruction! Demolition Derby Extravanaganza	Gen Geek	7:00PM – Saturday, Mar. 9
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Sunday, March 10

On Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Embassy Suites in Brandon, Moonpreneur is hosting a free robotics workshop for kids 7 – 14 years old. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Lets Play Pokemon! GO	Lets Play Pokemon Go Red Team	7:00AM – Friday, Mar. 1
Pokémon Tournament Battles for a Prize!	Orlando Pokemon Tournament Meet up	2:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Lets Play Pokemon!	Lake Mary Pokemon Meetup Group Lets Play	5:00PM – Friday, Mar. 1
Warhammer 40K	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Thaliondor Practice Day!	Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat	11:00AM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Board Games at Big Storm in Odessa	Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks	12:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Venice Strategy Board Gamers	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
D&D Adventurers League	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Sunday Pokemon League	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Sunday Game Day	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	4:30PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Open Game Night	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 3
🌐 SUN 3/10 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Sunday, Mar. 10
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00AM – Sunday, Mar. 10
FPV At The Ninja Training Grounds	Tampa Bay Drone Club	10:30AM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Eureka Springs Park	Gen Geek	12:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
3D Printing basics	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work!	Prose Society Writers Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library	Board Gamers of West Volusia	12:30PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
3D designing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	1:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
CSYPs Second Sunday Brunch (Picnic)	Christian Single Young Professionals CSYPs	1:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Entrepreneur Classes Preview	New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
New Player Nights: Downtime Day	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	1:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
In-Person Event: Free Robotics Workshop, Tampa, FL (7-14 Yrs)	In person Robotics Meetup Group For Kids	2:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
[FREE WORKSHOP] – Delegating 2024: Pro Hints, Remote Aides Inclusive	Florida Small Business Owners	2:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Please join us	Central Florida Computer Society	2:45PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
3D printing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	3:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Lecture	The Guild of Independent Game Developers	5:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us	Florida Center for Creative Photography	5:00PM – Sunday, Mar. 10
Find Your Funny Toastmasters	Toastmasters Division E	6:30PM – Sunday, Mar. 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