Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 2 through Sunday, September 8, 2024, the first full week of September! 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
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This week’s events
Monday, September 2
Tuesday, September 3
Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., online: Computer Coach presents LinkedIn for Job Seekers, a webinar that will show you how to leverage LinkedIn to enhance your job search strategy, make meaningful connections, and increase your chances of landing interviews. Find out more and register here.
Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. at Sorry Not Public (Tampa): Tampa Bay Techies presents the Tech Networking Happy Hour at Sorry Not Public — an exclusive membership workspace offers the perfect blend of co-working amenities and social club ambiance, providing an inspiring backdrop to connect with fellow tech professionals and enthusiasts. Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, September 4
Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Kforce (Tampa): Tampa Devs presents So You Want to Build an App… (In ~9ish Steps), a fun, practical, and insightful discussion on building an app in “9ish” steps that will guide you through a clear, actionable path from ideation to launch, providing alternative approaches along the way. Find out more and register here.
Thursday, September 5
Friday, September 6
Saturday, September 7
Sunday, September 8
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