It’s going to be a busy week in Tampa Bay, with the Synapse Summit taking place at the start of the week. Even if it weren’t happening, there’d still be lots to do — the scene here is growing in leaps and bounds. Make sure you get out there, catch an event that interests you, learn something, and make connections and friends!
Here’s what’s happening in Tampa Bay this week!
This weekly list is posted as a voluntary service to the Tampa tech community. With the notable exceptions of Tampa iOS Meetup and Coders, Creatives and Craft Beer — both of which I run — most of this information comes from Meetup.com, EventBrite, and other local event announcement sites. I can’t guarantee the accuracy of the dates and times listed here; if you want to be absolutely sure that the event you’re interested in is actually taking place, please contact the organizers!
Monday, February 10
- Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum — How to Beat the Applicant Tracking System @ TampaBay-Job-Links, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum — Computer Coach Informational Session @ Computer Coach Training Center, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Connections — Monday Referral Partners @ Wrights Gourmet House & Deli, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum — Soft skills. The secret skills to career success! @ Computer Coach Training Center, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Bunker Brews (Synapse Summit pre-party for veterans) @ Yeoman’s Cask & Lion, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Synapse Summit 2020 VIP Party @ Tampa Club, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — ROOKIES SPORTS BAR – SPRING HILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – ST. PETERSBURG @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Brandon WordPress Meetup — TBA: Regular WordPress Meeting @ Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Amazon Sellers in the Tampa Area — 🔥🌏🐲 Everything You Need to Know About Sourcing in China! @ O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Grill, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Thinkers — Do You Have Any Unconventional Beliefs? @ Carrollwood Cultural Center, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, February 11
- Synapse Summit 2020 @ Amalie Arena and nearby, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Carrolwood Networking Lunch McAllisters Deli @ McAlister’s Deli, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Connections — New Tampa Business Networking Lunch @ Glory Days Grill, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Get $2 admission at the Florida State Fair @ 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Brandon Boardgamers — Tuesday Night Gaming @ Cool Stuff Games, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Synapse Social (Synapse Summit Day 1 after-party) @ Parks & Rec, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Seminole Book/Dinner Club @ Rizzottos Pizzeria, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Cards Against Humanity – Tampa Bay and Lakeland — Cards Against Valentine’s Day @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- cYbor Security Meetup — The n00bs Guide to Web Apps Pen Testing (Members Only) @ The Undercroft, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Divas & Dollars Money Mastering Group — Learn About Side Hustles & Open Money Discussions @ Crispers, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Weekly Open Make Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup — February Book Club @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!! @ iHop, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Nerd Night Out — Pints & Pixels @ Yard of Ale Soho, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Technology Center — Web Entrepreneurs @ Tampa Bay Technology Center, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Code Katas — Let’s Do Some Fun Code Challenges! @ Bank OZK Innovations Lab, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Woodshop Safety (Members Only) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:15 PM to 10:15 PM
Wednesday, February 12
- Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net — Downtown St Pete Networking at the Hanger @ The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Connections — Business over Breakfast Palm Harbor @ Tiffany’s, 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
- Synapse Summit 2020 @ Amalie Arena and nearby, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- 1 Million Cups St. Pete — 10-21 Police Phone Premium / TranslateLive @ St. Petersburg Greenhouse, 9:00 AM
- 1 Million Cups Tampa — KMD 89 Consulting, LLC “LEAVE NO VET BEHIND” / TRIBE Seminole Heights @ Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, 9:00 AM
- Open/FREE Coworking for Women Tech Entrepreneurs @ Tampa Bay WaVE’s FirstWaVE Venture Center, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Connections — Ybor Networking @ Bernini of Ybor, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Embarc Collective Open House @ Embarc Collective, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Synapse Night Out (Synapse Summit Day 2 after-party) @ Sparkman Wharf, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Full Stack Meetup @ ClearlyAgile, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- Nerd Night Out — Beer and Board Game Night St. Pete @ Avid Brew Co., 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Tampa Artificial Intelligence Meetup — Study Group Meeting: Paper Discussion – Optimizer Functions: Beyond SGD @ Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Kubernetes Meetup — Double header: Lessons learned from K8s Security and Multi-Tenant K8s @ nielsen media research, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Open Code @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Introduction to Fusion 360 @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Blockchain Group — Bitcoin/Blockchain Meetup: Networking, News, Q&A @ Coastal Cantina & Grill, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Girls Who Code Interest Session AND Enrollment @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Nerdbrew Events — Games & Grog @ Peabody’s, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Thursday, February 13
- Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott — Learn WordPress: The Basics and Beyond @ 11928 Sheldon Rd, Thursday 9:00 AM to Friday 5:00 PM
- FL Biz Incubator Morning Spark Tank This Week! @ Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Professionals (IT, Sales, HR & more) — Build YOUR Dream Career Using Corporate Tuition Assistance Benefits @ WebEx Live-Online Session, 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
- Tampa Bay Connections — MELLOW MUSHROOM THURSDAY’S NETWORKING LUNCH @ Mellow Mushroom, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay PyLadies — TampaBay PyLadies Project Night & Mixer @ 501 E Kennedy Blvd, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Lean Beer for All Things Agile (St Petersburg) @ Pour Tap Room, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- Vue.js Tampa Bay — February Vue Meetup @ Bank OZK Innovations Lab, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Pinellas Tech Network — Tampa Bay Azure Presents: Common Cloud Challenges and How to Overcome Them @ Geographic Solutions, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Business Club/Networking After Hours — Red Dress/Tie SUNSET ROOFTOP Valentine’s Business Bash @ the current hotel, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — Cybersecurity Capture the Flag for All Levels @ SecureSet, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- cYbor Security Meetup — How to start an LLC and build your brand (Members Only) @ The Undercroft, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Front-End Design Meetup @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Dunedin Beers & Board Games — Beers and Board Games at Cueni Brewing in Dunedin (Every Thursday) @ Cueni Brewing Co., 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
- Introduction to 3D Printing with MatterControl and the Rostock (Members Only) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Friday, February 14
- Lean Coffee for All Things Agile (Waters Location) @ Panera Bread, 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
- Lean Coffee for All Things Agile (St Petersburg / Tyrone) @ Panera, 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
- Café con Tampa — Misinformation in 2020: Teaching teens to sort fact from fiction online @ Oxford Exchange, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
- Elevated for Success Women’s Networking Group — Connect and Chat – Roundtable Mastermind @ 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Professionals (IT, Sales, HR & more) — Dale Carnegie Skills for Success Workshop: Free Meetup @ Presidents Plaza – Dale Carnegie Training Center, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
- Tampa Bay Connections — Friday Business Introductions @ McAlister’s Deli, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — $5 Valentine’s Day date night deal at the Florida State Fair @ 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday, February 15
- Cards Against Humanity – Tampa Bay and Lakeland — Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival (shared public event) @ 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Zootampa (“Lions & tigers & bears, oh my!”) @ 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Sarasota InfoSec Community – Meet and Drink @ Buffalo Wild Wings, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group — February Book club @ Noble Crust Of St. Petersburg, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — St. Pete French Fry Fest @ 400 Bayshore Dr NE, 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Let’s have dinner and drinks at Bernini in Ybor City!!! @ 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- Tampa Hackerspace Monthly Board Game Night @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Game Night at Southern Brewing @ Southern Brewing & Winemaking, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Nerd Night Out — KARAOKE NIGHT! @ Fat Cat Tavern, 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Sunday, February 16
- St. Petersburg Board Game Night 3RD SUNDAY Game Night @ Overflow Brewing Company, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Lakeland Black Professionals — Omega Psi Phi Scholarship Day Party @ Lakeland Loft, 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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