Every week, I compile a list of events for developers, technologists, tech entrepreneurs, and nerds in and around the Tampa Bay area. We’ve got a lot of events going on this week, and here they are!
Monday, December 3
- Cool ‘n Confident Toastmasters @ SPC – St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Valrico Computer programming Meetup — Welcome! Meetup. Network. Socialize. Innovate. @ Panera Bread (3482 Lithia Pinecrest Rd, Valrico)
- Defcon813 — ISC2 Tampa 2018 Winter Holiday Party @ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Women’s Entrepreneurial Think Tank @ Neptune Grill, Gulfport, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- Tampa Bay Bitcoin — Mining Mondays @ Tampa Bay Wave, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- South Tampa Toastmasters @ Unity of Tampa, 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
- Toastmasters Division E — Lakeland Club ~ 2262 @ YMCA – South, Lakeland, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, December 4
- Westshore Toastmasters @ FIVE Labs, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
- Brandon Boardgamers — Tuesday Night Gaming @ Cool Stuff Games, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — War Games: Systems Security 1—Linux Security @ SecureSet, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Karts for Kids – A Mario Kart Tournament for Charity @ Park & Rec, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- THS Member Meeting @ Tampa Hackerspace, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Southshore Dungeons & Dragons Meetup — Campaign Night 2 (Jungle) @ 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Game Club Tampa Meetup — Tuesday Nite Roleplayers (RPGs) @ Grand Arena of Mind Expansion, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
- St Pete .NET Meetup — ASP.NET Core SignalR and SignalR Service with Andrew Boza @ Bank of the Ozark’s Innovation Lab, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Blockchain Group — Trading Tuesday! @ Tampa Bay Wave, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Anime, Nerds & Geeks — AMC $5 MOVIES @ 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
- St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults @ Flying Boat Brewing Company, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 5
- Open/FREE Coworking for Latino Tech Entrepreneurs @ FirstWaVE Venture Center, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Tampa Entrepreneurs Network — Master The Inner Game Of Business – The REAL Science Behind Personal Development @ Online, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- Code for Tampa Bay Brigade — Open Hack Night @ Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC), 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — SecureSet Info Night Tampa @ SecureSet, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- “TBE Trendsetters End of the Year Monthly Social” @ The Attic, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- GDG SunCoast — Flutter Live 2018 Viewing Party @ SecureSet, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Scrum Masters Guild @ Malwarebytes Clearwater Office, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup w/IntelliLaw and Vissant Capital @ Tampa Bay Wave, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- PwC Tech Talk @ PwC Tampa Office, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Artificial Intelligence Meetup — Using Deep Learning for Tabular Data @ Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Learn to Code | Thinkful Tampa — Intro to JavaScript: Build a Virtual Pet @ Secureset Academy, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- ST PETE SHOPIFY 101 — Intro meeting and basic overview of Shopify @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Trivia Night at Gator’s Dockside @ Gators Dockside, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Laser Cutter Orientation @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Games & Grog @ Peabody’s!, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Blockchain Group — Blockchain/Cryptocurrency Meetup: News, Q&A, Networking, Social @ Coastal Cantina & Grill, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Thursday, December 6
- Tampa Bay Cyber Security Meetup — Tampa Bay ISSA and InfraGard Chapters’ Joint Event @ 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — War Games: Systems Security 2—Windows Security @ SecureSet, 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
- Brandon Boardgamers — Let’s Game on Thursdays @ Panera Bread (3490 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Valrico), 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
- A Very Agile / Java / UX / Front End Design Holiday Celebration @ Green Bench Brewing Co., 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Seffner D&D Meetup — 1st ed AD&D Campaign. Open to new players. @ 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- WordPress Tampa — How to speed up your WordPress website @ Charles J. Fendig Public Library, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Website Development, Design & Technologies Meetup — Twig Templating (focusing on Drupal 8) @ Panera Bread (2285 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater), 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Pen Turning Class (Day 1 of 2) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Friday, December 7
- Lean Coffee for All Things Agile (Carrollwood) @ Maple Street Biscuit Company, 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
- Lean Coffee for All Things Agile (St Petersburg) @ Panera Bread, 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
- The Green Asterisk Coworking @ The Pearl, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum — 1 on 1 Tech Careers – Resume Review @ Computer Coach Training Center, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- DefCon813 — OWASP Tampa Chapter Q4 Lunch ‘n Learn @ 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Speaking and Presentation Skills Success — End of the Year Meeting – Marketing Material Check Up @ 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Gulf Coast GIS User Group Meeting @ Station 2 Innovation, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- Geekocracy! — Ladies Night Karaoke! Sorry guys, this one is for the ladies @ Tampa Karoake VIP, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Pen Turning Class (Day 2) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- DefCon813 — 813 Does First Friday in DTSP @ 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM
Saturday, December 8
- R-Ladies Tampa Holiday Potluck, and More Tidyverse Skills! @ The Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Girl Scout STEM Class (Private-4931 Main Room) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Picnic Island Park: Paint your own wine glass, disc golf, and lunch! @ Picnic Island Park, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Nerd Night Out — NNO Book Club: Graphic Novels Galore! @ Falafel Inn Mediterranean Grill, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — ’12 Bars of Xmas’ Holiday Bar Crawl! @ Kelly Days Firehouse Tavern, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM
- Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton — Games at Kelly & Scott’s House @ Kelly & Scott’s House, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Hackerspace Monthly Board Game Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM