Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 9 through Sunday, September 15, 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
But first, a quick promo:
This week’s events
- Monday, September 9
- Tuesday, September 10
- Wednesday, September 11
- Thursday, September 12
- Friday, September 13
- Saturday, September 14
- Sunday, September 15
Monday, September 9
Tuesday, September 10
Tuesday at 12 noon at Computer Coach (Tampa): Computer Coach will be holding an in-person resume review at their office. 75% of resumes are never seen by human eyes due to applicant tracking systems (ATS);
the folks at Computer Coach can help you bring your resume up-to-date and help you craft it to significantly increase your chances of landing an interview. Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, September 11
Thursday, September 12
Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Beachwood Seafood Kitchen & Bar (Oldsmar): The Tipsy Techies Happy Hour is an exclusive evening of pure networking! This event is all about meaningful conversations and building valuable connections with fellow tech professionals and industry leaders. Find out more and register here.
https://www.meetup.com/tipsy-techies-happy-hour/events/303101533/
Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Hays (Tampa): Tampa Java User Group presents Deliver 15-Factor Applications on Kubernetes with Spring Boot, an interactive session where we dive into the realm of 15-factor, cloud-native applications using Spring Boot and Kubernetes. Find out more and register here.
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
The Happy Hangar Café |
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals |
7:30 AM to 9:00 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 |
[EXTERNAL] IBM TechXchange Pre-Conference watsonx Hackathon
Online |
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa |
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
Strengthen your security posture with SIEM
Online |
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups |
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
Lakewood Ranch RGANetwork Business Networking Lunch
Station 400 |
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill |
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
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 |
Leveraging Marketing & Data Analytics to Drive Engagement
Online |
Tech Success Network |
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp
509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor |
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp |
12:00 PM 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 |
Thursday Afternoon & Evening Gaming
Dunedin Palms |
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers |
1:00 PM to 10:30 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 |
Tipsy Techies Happy Hour
Beachwood Seafood Kitchen & Bar |
Tipsy Techies Happy Hour |
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
Deliver 15-Factor Applications on Kubernetes with Spring Boot
Hays |
Tampa Java User Group |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
Tampa Bay Women in Agile – In-person networking event
Graze 1910 (South Tampa) |
Tampa Bay Women in Agile |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing |
Tampa M365 |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
Tampa Power Platform – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing |
Tampa Power Platform |
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 |
The Fallen Lands
405 Mahogany Dr |
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group |
6:00 PM to 9:30 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 |
Networking Mixer for people interested in science and Technology
The Westin Sarasota |
Science & Technology Society – Suncoast Region |
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 |
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Practical Prepping Workshop
Bitcoin Bay Foundation |
Tampa Bay Bitcoin |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St |
Toastmasters District 48 |
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
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 |
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave |
Live streaming production and talent |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern – Book Club
Panera Bread |
Something Punny Ladies Book Club |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
The Money Fix
Online |
Orlando Thinkers’ Discussion |
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
Day 10 – React.js – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp
Online |
Florida Software School |
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
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Friday, September 13
Friday, September 13th is the first of two days of the BSides St. Pete 2024 cybersecurity conference! Day One is all about the training sessions. Find out more and register here.
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando
Online |
Agile Orlando |
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT |
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online |
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group |
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT |
Live Life Happy Writing Club
Online |
Live Life Happy |
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT |
Sept 2024 Homebrew Hillsborough: Convergint
Convergint |
Homebrew Hillsborough |
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT |
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online |
St. Petersburg Business Networking |
8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT |
TBUX Virtual: Coffee Talk
Online |
Tampa Bay UX Group |
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT |
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online |
Brandon Biz Pros |
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT |
Local Stories Live! Hillsborough County
2101 E Palm Ave |
Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup |
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 |
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online |
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together |
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT |
Game Morning!
Online |
Tampa Game Nights – Meet new people over video chat! |
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT |
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild |
5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
✨ Armed Forces Jam 2024 – Orlando | Sep/13th – Sun/15th , 2024 (EST)
Central Florida Tech Grove |
Orlando Unity Developers Group |
Friday, September 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM to Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 9:00 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 |
Join our Facebook group!
Online |
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Look Cinemas USF
Studio Movie Grill Tampa |
Nerdbrew Events |
7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT |
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT |
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge |
Indica Cafe Events |
Friday, September 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT |
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Saturday, September 14
Saturday, September 14th is the second of two days of the BSides St. Pete 2024 cybersecurity conference! Day Two is the main conference and about the presentations. Find out more and register here.
Sunday, September 15
About this list
How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.
In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.
What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:
- 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
