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Scenes from CyberX Tampa Bay 2023 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 25, 2023
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Last year’s CyberX Tampa Bay event was a big hit, and it was only natural that there’d be another one this year. Like the first one, this year’s event was packed.

Kasandra Perez, Ashley Putnam, Jean Kozlowski, Daniella Diaz, Joey de Villa, Joyce Rimmele, and Samantha Ramos pose arm in arm at CyberX Tampa Bay 2023. — From left to right: Kasandra Perez, Ashley Putnam, Jean Kozlowski, Daniella Diaz, Yours Truly, Joyce Rimmele, and Samantha Ramos.

The moment I walked into the venue, I saw so many people and had so many conversations that I never got the chance to take pictures until the start of the “welcome” session in the large room:

A packed main room at CyberX Tampa Bay, with every seat full and lots of people standing.

Suzanne Ricci, Computer Coach’s CEO and one of the event co-organizers, welcomed the gathered throng to CyberX…

Suzanne Ricci at the front of the main room at CyberX Tampa Bay, delivering an opening speech.

…after which we had the choice of two breakout sessions:

Chronicles of an Entry-level Cybersecurity Professional
The Wheel of Misfortune

Banner for CyberX Tampa Bay 2023’s “Wheel of Misfortune,” featuring headshots of Jason Allen and Jonas Kelley.

I went to the Wheel of Misfortune, where audience members got the chance to answer cybersecurity questions for Google swag. Anyone in the audience could volunteer to come up to the front, spin the wheel of topics and answer a question based on that topic.

A contestant spins the multi-colored Wheel of Misfortune and Jason Allen and Jonas Kelley look on.

Hosts Jason Allen and Jonas Kelley were pretty relaxed about audience assistance. At one point, I yelled out the acronym for remebering the 7 layers of the OSI network model — “Please Do Not Take Sausage Pizza Away!” — and no one was penalized.

The front of the “Wheel of Misfortune” room. Every seat is taken.

The room, where every seat and available spot to stand was occupied, was lively, with people enjoying themselves. The audience participation, aided by two engaging hosts, kept the room lively until the very end.

The back of the “Wheel of Misfortune” room. Every seat is taken, and people at teh back are standing.

It was then time to recognize CyberX Tampa Bay’s 2023 honoree — someone nominated by attendees as being the person who made the biggest positive impact on Tampa Bay’s cybersecurity scene. This year’s honoree was Jeremy Rasmussen!

A packed main room watching Jeremy Rasmussen being honored.

And to close the evening, there was the keynote panel on cybersecurity myths. It featured…

Banner for the 2023 CyberX Tampa Bay keynote panelists, featuring headshots of Courtney Jackson, Mark Keller, Ryan WIlliams, Joey de Villa, Ebony Pierce, and Bryson Bort.

The keynote panel: Courtney Jackson, Mark Keller, Ryan WIlliams, Joey de Villa, Ebony Pierce, and Bryson Bort. — Photo by Kasandra Perez. Tap to view at full size.

(pictured above, from left to right…)

Courtney Jackson
Mark Keller
Ryan Williams
Yours Truly, Joey de Villa
Ebony Pierce
Bryson Bort

The keynote panel, viewed from the side: Courtney Jackson, Mark Keller, Ryan WIlliams, Joey de Villa, Ebony Pierce, and Bryson Bort.

We covered these myths:

Mark: “Cybersecurity is an IT problem.”
Ryan: “You don’t have transferable skills.”
Me: “Compliance and security are the same thing,” complete with a reference to this scene from the original Jackass movie.
Ebony: “Cybersecurity threats are only an external issue.”
Mark: “Macs are more secure than PCs.”
Ryan: “We passed the compliance assessment so we can rest on our laurels.”
Me: “I’m too small to be a target,” with a story about (ahem) borrowing cable from the bar next door.
Ebony: “Cybersecurity threats require careful planning and really smart people.”
Bryson: “Security Awareness training works.”

Banner featuring the 2023 CyberX Tampa Bay organizers: Ashley Putnam, Kasandra Perez, Courtney Jackson, and Suzanne Ricci.

This amazing event wouldn’t have been possible without the organizers…

…or without the sponsors:

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Scenes from GDG DevFest Tampa Bay (Saturday, October 21, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 23, 2023

I attended Google Developer Groups’ DevFest Tampa Bay event this past weekend, which took place in USF’s Engineering building and featured a healthy number of students in attendance.

The “Fireside with CEOs” chat featured…

Will Freeman, Profitero
Calvin McEathron, Community Brands
Chuck Papageorgiou, Ideasphere Partners
Greg Ross-Munro, Sourcetoad

…and they shared their leadership experiences, both good and bad. I bounced between their session and this one:

This was ArtemisNet’s session on creating a USB Rubber Ducky, a favorite toy from the hacker’s bag of tricks. It looks like an ordinary USB flash drive, but when plugged in, it sends keystroke signals to the victim’s computer, which thinks it’s an ordinary keyboard. Typically, an attacker would pre-program it to type commands to perform all sorts of security-breaching actions, such as collecting sensitive files or security information and then exfiltrating it for later analysis.

(If you thought you’d seen something like this on a TV show before, you probably did; there was one in Mr. Robot.)

Of course, you need some kind of small processing device to build a Rubber Ducky, and ArtemisNet provided them, free of charge — a Raspberry Pi Pico! Here’s mine:

Afterwards, I bounced over to the other room to see Liz Myers’ “Coffee, Code, and Tensorflow” session…

…and also caught bits of the Flutter and hackathon sessions.

And finally, my employer, Okta, was one of the event sponsors. As their representative here in “The Other Bay Area”, I’m working on getting them to sponsor more local events. Watch this space!

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Scenes from the Tampa Bay UX Meetup (Thursday, October 19, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 22, 2023

It was a packed house at Computer Coach last Thursday when the Tampa Bay User Experience meetup group gathered for Phil Doughty’s presentation, The ROI of UX.

Here’s the abstract for the event:

Are you trying to start or build a UX practice in your organization? Have you run into a brick wall when trying to get support? Are you constantly trying to “sell” UX to your executive team? Nothing speaks louder than being able to show a return on investment (ROI). In this edition from our UX Fundamentals series, Phil Doughty will show us how we can put UX into terms that make sense to the C-suite; dollars and cents.

For about an hour, Phil, a Customer Success Manager at UserTesting, led the group through his presentation showing how to speak the language of stakeholders in order to convince them of the necessity and value of UX in software and services. He was assisted by his coworker Christian Knebel (also a Customer Success Manager), who teleconferenced in from Dallas.

In the end, Phil argues, you have to account for stakeholder needs. When talking to the C-suite, that often boils down to dollars and cents. You need to convince them that good UX either…

Increases the money you make, or
Decreases the money you spend.

Phil spent a fair bit of time on Google’s HEART framework. It’s a powerful tool tailored for UX teams, empowering them to prioritize and enhance distinct facets of the user experience, while also enabling the establishment of clear objectives and user experience metrics to measure their achievements.

HEART, as the acronym suggests, is made up of five key elements, each representing a different aspect of user experience measurement:

Happiness: This element gauges user satisfaction and overall happiness with the product or service. It often involves surveys or feedback mechanisms to assess user sentiment.
Engagement: Engagement measures how actively users interact with the product. It can involve tracking metrics like the number of visits, time spent, or specific user actions within the application.
Adoption: This aspect focuses on user acquisition and the rate at which new users are embracing the product. It assesses how effectively the product is attracting and onboarding new users.
Retention: The rate at which users continue to use the product over time. It helps assess whether the product is successful in retaining its user base and preventing churn.
Task Success: A measure of how efficiently users can complete specific tasks within the product. You can measure this by tracking success rates, error rates, or task completion times to identify usability issues.

HEART’s five elements collectively provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating and improving the user experience of a digital product or service. You can apply them to a single feature in your software or service — or ideally, to the whole thing.

If there was one slide that everyone should have taken a picture of, it’s the one above — Metrics vs. KPIs. This makes it clear:

A metric is a qualitative measurement of how your product, service, and experience, and specific initiatives are performing.
A KPI — short for key performance indicator — is a kind of metric that measures critical, organization-wide business outcomes that reflect that oragnization’s goals and vision, typically from a financial perspective.

For example, an ecommerce site’s conversion rate — the percentage of website visitors who take a specific action, such as making a purchase — would be a metric, but it wouldn’t be a KPI.

However, that site’s monthly revenue growth — the increase in revenue from one month to the next — is a metric that also qualifies as a KPI. It’s a KPI because it reflects the site’s core business objective: to increase revenue over time.

Typically, a free meetup will get half the people who registered to actually show up, but this one was different — we had a packed room, and it appeared that at least two thirds of the registrants were there! It looks like the result of interesting presentations and an involved, active tech scene.

The Tampa Bay User Experience group has these upcoming events:

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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, October 23, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 20, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 23 through Sunday, October 29, 2023.

Civo doesn’t just throw amazing conferences here in Tampa Bay,
they’re also a great, developer-friendly cloud-native service provider!
**Find out more.**

Monday, October 23

On Monday at 8 p.m., Code CoOp Tampa will co-host an online session: Intro to the Web Inspector, an introduction to the handy tool that every web developer should become very familiar with. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Networking at Ford’s Garage Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 23
In person at Fords Garage St Pete Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 23
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 23
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23
Business Networking Meeting Largo, FL	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL	Florida Startup: Idea to IPO	3:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters Ocala, FL	Toastmasters Division G	5:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Monday Feast & Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
MTG: Commander Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Orlando, FL	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings Orlando, FL	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Interview Skills for Tech Career Success Tampa, FL	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Board Game Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Second meeting to discuss AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN Sarasota, FL	Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos Miami, FL	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club Orlando, FL	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Horror Friends Movie Night – The Shining!!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
DigiMondays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Intro to the Web Inspector Tampa, FL	Code CoOp Tampa	8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
Weekly Meetup Windermere, FL	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23
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Tuesday, October 24

The big event for Tuesday is CyberX Tampa Bay 2023, a celebration of technology, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Part networking event, part mini-conference, it’s a great way to expand your knowledge of cybersecurity and expand your circle in “The Other Bay Area’s” tech scene. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
v-Lean Coffee Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Grand Hacienda Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Networking at Glory Days Grill Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Networking at Italian Touch, St. Pete Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Super App to Change the Game: How to Disrupt the Industry as a New Player Saint Petersburg, FL	Super Apps and Digital Ecosystems	12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Radical Inclusion: Empowering Accessibility in Tech \| WWCode Advocacy Town Hall Tampa, FL	Women Who Code Tampa	12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Attract More Ideal Clients Now By Bridging These 3 Communication Gaps Tampa, FL	Tampa Entrepreneurs Network	12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom! Clearwater, FL	Clearwater Business Networking	12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Volunteers Needed for CyberX Tampa Bay Tampa, FL	TECHnically Volunteers of Tampa Bay	2:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL	Career Success Academy	5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL	Front End Creatives	5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL	Tech Success Network	5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Weekly Open Make Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Tampa Bay Leader & Entrepreneur Community Social Tampa, FL	InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Orlando Tech Talk and Social Club Monthly meeting Orlando, FL	Orlando Technology Startups Meetup Group	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Hobby Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! Largo, FL	Pinellas Writers	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
How to Increase Your Confidence and Communication Tampa, FL	Communication Skills for Interviews and Life	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Pythonic Monthly Meeting Orlando, FL	The Orlando Python User Group	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!) Orlando, FL	Central Florida Computer Society	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Creative Speaking Saint Petersburg, FL	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Bradenton, FL	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Dems with Dice Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Gamers	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Moloka’i for October Orlando, FL	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Tampa, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24
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Wednesday, October 25

The Second Annual Florida Automation Expo takes place on Wednesday! The theme is Digital Transformation, and the United States Central Command’s Chief Technology Officer will present the keynote on Digital Transformation in the Military. Admission is free. Find out more and register here.

On Wednesday at noon, join Women Who Code Tampa’s online session, Develop Better Tech: Discovering UX Design & Research. This session will feature a panel an expert panel of technologists who’ll share their professional path to UX design and research, what UX problems they are working to solve, and discuss the importance of diversity in UX design. Find out more and register here.

It’s the Tampa Bay AWS User Group’s 6th anniversary, and they’re celebrating at 6:00 p.m. at Del Frisco’s! Come for the free food and drink, stay for the people. Find out more and register here.

At 6:30 at Armature Works, it’s another Tampa Devs “Meet and Greet!” As they say — “Join us for a delightful social gathering at the renovated Armature Works, where you can enjoy drinks, food, and friendly conversations. Whether you’re new to the area or a long-time resident, this event is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and expand your social circle.” Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Florida Automation Expo Tampa, FL	Florida Automation Expo	8:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Quantum Careers – Part 1: Learning about Quantum Computing Basics Tampa, FL	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	8:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup Winter Springs, FL	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Career Transition & Job Seeker Meeting w/ Special Guest Speaker Bemetra Simmons Tampa, FL	Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals	9:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Lake Chautauqua Park Tampa, FL	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Networking at Glory Days Grill! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Networking at Just Love Coffee! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Develop Better Tech: Discovering UX Design & Research \| WWCode Partner Event Tampa, FL	Women Who Code Tampa	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Harmonizing Cross Chain Interop for Financial Market Infrastructures Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Lunch Hour Meetup Sarasota, FL	Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando – Coffee Corner M&G… Last Hurrah? Saint Petersburg, FL	Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando	12:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL	Florida Startup: Idea to IPO	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Global Webinar — One-to-One with a Venture Builder Tampa, FL	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Mastering Long-Term Investments: A Beginner’s Guide to the Stock Market Tampa, FL	Work From Home -Online Business Opportunities and Networking	2:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
The Ultimate 2023 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide Tampa, FL	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Playing Games in the Alley Tampa, FL	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Board Gaming – In Person Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting Saint Petersburg, FL	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Wednesday Board Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Tampa, FL	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
DUG Meetup Tampa – Fall Event Recap Tampa, FL	DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
AWS Social Networking Event Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay AWS User Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Board Game Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Tier 2, APL 6) Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Shut Up & Write!® in Foxtail Coffee / N. Orange Ave Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Tampa Devs – Meet & Greet at Armature Works Tampa, FL	Tampa Devs	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Rug Tufting Class Largo, FL	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Game Night! Palm Harbor, FL	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel – Final Parrish, FL	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Tampa, FL	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Tech Career Fair Tampa, FL	Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Lean Cuisine DevOps – Napasorn Thai Orlando, FL	Orlando DevOps	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
CitrusSec Meetup Orlando, FL	Central Florida CitySec	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Interview Skills for Tech Career Success Orlando, FL	Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Castaways Euchre Club Saint Petersburg, FL	Castaways Euchre Club	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us. Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Winter Park, FL	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Orlando Word Lab Winter Park, FL	Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Wednesday night game Dunnellon, FL	Wednesday Night Gaming	8:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25
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Thursday, October 26

On Thursday at 5 p.m., join Computer Coach for the online panel discussion, Job Searching During the Holidays. There’ll be a panel of experienced talent acquisition professionals who understand the intricacies of job searching during the holidays, and they’ll share tips, strategies, and motivation to navigate the job search journey during the festive season. Find out more and register here.

At 6 p.m., the Vue.js Tampa Bay meetup makes its comeback with an in-person session on Nuxt.js. You’ll see a demo of Nuxt and its different deployment strategies. There will also be a portion where you will watch a Nuxt app get built, and you can follow along.. Find out more and register here.

At 7 p.m., Neon Temple are holding a sticker night! They say: “Come on down and explore the process of designing and printing your own stickers! Have a design already, come get it printed, no design, have no fear you can play with one of ours.” Find out more here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Tampa Geek Breakfast Tampa, FL	Emerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay	8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
CSICon 2023, this October 26-29, at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin, FL	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin, FL	Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
The Business Alliance Sun City Center, FL	The Business Alliance	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters Open House Tampa, FL	Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Zero knowledge proofs and SNARKs in blockchain application development Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Quantum Careers – Part 1: Learning about Quantum Computing Basics Tampa, FL	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	3:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Gulfport Scrabble and Social Saint Petersburg, FL	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL	Career Success Academy	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Bring The Web Into The Fold Tampa, FL	GDG Tampa Bay	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL	Front End Creatives	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL	Tech Success Network	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan T2 APL5 (Tales from the Yawning Portal) Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
TBDEG – Project Nessie and Lakehouse Catalog Versioning by Alex Merced! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
We’re back! Let’s talk about Nuxt Saint Petersburg, FL	Vue.js Tampa Bay	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
2023 Happy Hour – TryWine Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
First Meetup Plant City, FL	Plant City Cribbage Card Game Meetup Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Warhammer Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District Orlando, FL	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective Orlando, FL	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
“Taiwo” by Sheree L. Greer Tampa, FL	Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Digital Camera Basics – Online Tampa, FL	Our Photo Tribe Workshops	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group Tampa, FL	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Writing Meetup Tampa, FL	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Sticker Night	Neon Temple	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
3D Printing Guild Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Live streaming production and talent Tarpon Springs, FL	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group Tampa, FL	IIBA Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
WordPress Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay Technology Center	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
WordPress Monthly Meetup Clearwater, FL	WordPress Clearwater FL	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
One Piece Thursdays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Bradenton, FL	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S Orlando, FL	Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s	7:15PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Horror Friends Movie Night – Five Nights at Freddy’s!!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:15PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26
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Friday, October 27

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Agile in the Morning (In Person) Orlando, FL	Agile Orlando	7:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
FOURTH Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – October 2023 Winter Garden, FL	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	8:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! Sarasota, FL	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Business over Breakfast Clearwater Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Networking over breakfast Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Brandon, FL	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Virtual Coffee Orlando, FL	Project Codex	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Largo, FL	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Oviedo, FL	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Friday Business Introductions Tampa Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Board Game Night! Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Friday Board Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27
ONLINE Board Game Fridays! Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Using Instagram Like a Champ to Make Bank Orlando, FL	Orlando Ecommerce Group	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
MTG: Commander FNM Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
GROWTH MINDSET Orlando, FL	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Spooky Networking and Halloween Delights Tampa, FL	Tampa AI Enthusiasts	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Bitcoin Social – Game Night! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Guild Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Friday night social @ The Wine House – First 12 bottles on us Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Modern FNM Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night Oviedo, FL	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
3D Printing Hang Out Orlando, FL	3D Printing Orlando	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Movie Night: Five Nights at Freddy’s Oldsmar, FL	Social Activities for Neurodivergent Young Adults Pinellas	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Introverts in ‘A Petrified Forest’ Orlando, FL	O-Town Introverts	7:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
Friday night game night Tampa, FL	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27
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Saturday, October 28

Tampa Code Camp, also known as TampaCC takes place on Saturday! Tampa Bay’s annual FREE coding conference returns to Keiser University’s Tampa campus with sessions on all sorts of tech, development, and career-buildibng topics. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. Winter Park, FL	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Early Bird Ocala Ocala, FL	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Tampa Code Camp 2023 Land O Lakes, FL	#TampaCC	9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Machine Shop Milling 101 (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
FCCP – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, 4 Part Class – Part 1 Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Tampa, FL	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
🌐 SAT 10/28 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
October- N. Pinellas Book Club Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Bradenton, FL	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Horror Friend Hang Out – Spooky Empire!!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Shatterpoint: Fall of the Republic Tournament Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	12:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Advanced Laser Cutter Skills (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Cafe Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots Oviedo, FL	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Community Hang-out Night Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Monthly Meet the MOC-ers Port Charlotte, FL	Port Charlotte Adult Fans of Lego Meetup Group	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
Silent Disco Halloween Party! Tampa, FL	Geekocracy!	8:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28
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Sunday, October 29

Event name and locale	Group	Time
October Book Club Lutz, FL	One Fantasy At A Time	1:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29
RE Olds Park Tampa, FL	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29
🌐 SUN 10/29 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29
First Annual Temple Israel Book Fair Winter Springs, FL	Annual Temple Israel Book Fair in Winter Springs, FL	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Open Fly @ Walter Fuller Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Drone Club	10:30AM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Warhammer 40K Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Halloween Costume Party at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Sarasota, FL	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Monthly Gaming at the DELAND Library! Deltona, FL	Board Gamers of West Volusia	12:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
* NEW * Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
MÖRK BORG: Doom Metal Fantasy RPG Saint Petersburg, FL	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Weekend Game Day Port Richey, FL	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Coopers Hawk: Wine tasting & Lunch Tampa, FL	South Asian Professional Women in Tampa Bay	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
HALLOWEEN ON CENTRAL Saint Petersburg, FL	Saint Petersburg Introverts Socializing (Ages 20s-40s)	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor Tampa, FL	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
D&D Adventurers League Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Weekend Toastmasters Altamonte Springs, FL	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	3:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Horror Friends Movie Night – Slotherhouse!!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	3:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Sunday Pokemon League Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Seffner, FL	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Open Game Night Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
Office Hours Tampa, FL	Solana – Tampa	8:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	9:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 29
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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

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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, October 16, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 13, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 16 through Sunday, October 22, 2023.

This week’s events

Monday, October 16
Tuesday, October 17
Wednesday, October 18
Thursday, October 19
Friday, October 20
Saturday, October 21
Sunday, October 22

Monday, October 16

Event name and locale	Group	Time
In person at Fords Garage St Pete Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 16
Networking at Ford’s Garage Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 16
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 16
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 16
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 16
Business Networking Meeting Largo, FL	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 16
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 16
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 16
✨🎮Game Engines: Adoption and Adaptation – 📅 Oct / Mon 16th @ 12.30 PM EST Orlando, FL	Orlando Unity Developers Group	12:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Global Webinar — Build Your Brand on a Budget: The Founder’s Starter Pack Tampa, FL	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL	Florida Startup: Idea to IPO	3:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Orlandopreneur Monthly Happy Hour Orlando, FL	Orlandopreneur	5:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
On Metacenter Global Week-Eve! -Join WEB3 CFL & Orlandopreneur for Happy Hour! Orlando, FL	WEB3 CFL -AI – Blockchain – VR (Business-Art -Music -Gaming)	5:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters Ocala, FL	Toastmasters Division G	5:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Free Meetup for Women hosted by The Society! Orlando, FL	The Society of Entrepreneurial Women	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480 Altamonte Springs, FL	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Monday Feast & Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Oath Campaign – Chronicle Two Sarasota, FL	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
MTG: Commander Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Orlando, FL	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Monthly N. Pinellas TBCor Humanist Social Dinner Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings Orlando, FL	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Let’s play spades Orlando, FL	Orlando Spades Meetup Group	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Entre Townhall Tampa, FL	Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Learn the Basics of Python Programming from an Industry Expert 📊 Orlando, FL	Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 Orlando, FL	Toastmasters Division E	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Board Game Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos Miami, FL	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
ONLINE: The Virtues (Part 8) Maitland, FL	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
DigiMondays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Seminole Heights Social Tampa, FL	Defcon813	8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
Weekly Meetup Windermere, FL	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 16
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Tuesday, October 17

On Tuesday morning, join Computer Coach online as they show you how to use social media and other digital tools to create a killer personal brand that showcases your career accomplishments and strengths. They’ll share real-life examples and answer your questions live. Find out more and register here.

On Tuesday evening on the Tampa side of the Bay, Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup will feature a session on building interactive app prototypes using the AI developer’s favorite tools: Python and Jupyter Notebook! If you’re new to Python, Jupyter Notebook, or API development in Python, you’ll find this session very, very useful. Find out more and register here.

Also on Tuesday evening, on the St. Pete side of the Bay: Tampa Bay Techies will host an immersive workshop introducing you to the world of Terraform, an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool. You’ll delve into the core concepts of Terraform, including Resources, Data Sources, Modules, and Providers, and explore how it seamlessly integrates with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Don’t worry if you’re new to AWS; they’ll provide a high-level overview to get you up to speed. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Venture Trailblazers feat. Scott Belsky (Chief Strategy Officer & EVP, Adobe) Tampa, FL	Tampa Startup Founder 101	9:45AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Amplify Your Professional Brand Tampa, FL	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Amplify Your Professional Brand Tampa, FL	Front End Creatives	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Amplify Your Professional Brand Tampa, FL	Career Success Academy	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
How to Get The Most out of Networking Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Amplify Your Professional Brand Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Grand Hacienda Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Networking at Glory Days Grill Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Networking at Italian Touch, St. Pete Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner! Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon Bradenton, FL	SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
How to Maximize LinkedIn Virtual Summit Tampa, FL	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	1:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
TOP TIPS Mastermind: Upgrade Your REFERRALS Orlando, FL	The Movers and Shakers Collective of Central Florida	3:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Weekly Open Make Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
TBSSUG Monthly Meeting Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group (TBSSUG)	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Learn how to prototype AI apps with Python and Jupyter Notebook! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
AWS Intro to Terraform Workshop Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Techies	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Hobby Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Joybreak at The Social Orlando, FL	joybreaks	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Kimono Dressing Workshop in Winter Park Tampa, FL	Tampa Japanese Meetup	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Shut Up & Write!® at Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery on Howell Branch Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Ask Us Anything: WordPress Support Crowdsourcing Meetup Tampa, FL	WordPress Tampa Bay	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Weekday Writing Get Down Tampa, FL	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! Largo, FL	Pinellas Writers	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
The Sarasota Creative Writers Sarasota, FL	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Bring a Friend Fall Fest!! 🔥🌴 Dunedin, FL	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
[Hybrid] Panel: Celebrating 8 years of DOing UX together! Orlando, FL	DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Bradenton, FL	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Dems with Dice Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Gamers	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Tampa, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Oct. 17
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Wednesday, October 18

Data Analytics – Tampa Bay is holding its October meetup on Wednesday evening, and the topic is “NLP Techniques before LLMs, Large Value for your Data Today.” Instead of throwing ChatGPT at every problem, starting with a more precise approach with NLP can make integration simpler and your processes more accurate. Find out more and register here.

Starting this week, Nerdbrew Events is hosting Nerdy Karaoke at Gangchu Chicken and Beer (Korean food) in Seminole Heights on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Exploring the risks and alternatives of ChatGPT: Paving a path to trustworthy AI Tampa, FL	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	8:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup Winter Springs, FL	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
The Digital Marketing Conference Sarasota, FL	The Digital Marketing Conference	8:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Richard Ervin Park Tampa, FL	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Driving Digital Transformation in Government with Hyperledger FireFly Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	11:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
9 blind spots of traditional MFA and how to future-proof it Orlando, FL	ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups	11:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:15AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Networking at Glory Days Grill! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Networking at Just Love Coffee! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Demos and open Q&A: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and Event-driven Ansible Tampa, FL	Tampa Red Hat User Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees Apollo Beach, FL	Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL	Florida Startup: Idea to IPO	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Global Webinar — Goal Setting for Startups – Intro to OKRs Tampa, FL	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Euchre Fun! Bradenton, FL	Euchre Fun	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Board Gaming – In Person Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting Saint Petersburg, FL	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Wednesday Board Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Tampa, FL	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Virtual Workshop/Working Meeting: Help Nonprofits with Data & Websites! Tampa, FL	Tech4Good Tampa	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay – OCTOBER MEETUP Tampa, FL	Data Analytics – Tampa Bay	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Digital DeLand Monthly Meeting Deland, FL	DigitalDeLand	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Casual Commander Wednesdays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night Tampa, FL	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Board Game Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Halloween Game: Horrified Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Monthly Meeting: Scary Short Story (Vignette) Contest Saint Petersburg, FL	Prose Society Writers’ Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Geek Book Club at SpookEasy Tampa, FL	Geekocracy!	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Game Night! Palm Harbor, FL	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
SHAMc Alive! Open Mic with Ed. 3rd Wednesday Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Open Mic Meetup Group	6:45PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
CigarCitySec Tampa, FL	Defcon813	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Book, Science & Arts Club Clearwater, FL	Book, Science & Arts Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Use Your eCom Experience to Leverage New Incredible Business Opportunities Tampa, FL	Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
CigarCitySec Meetup Orlando, FL	Central Florida CitySec	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Bitdevs Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Agile Speakeasy: An Open Conversation Orlando, FL	Agile Orlando	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Tech Talk, Startup advice, and networking Orlando, FL	Orlando Technology Startups Meetup Group	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Castaways Euchre Club Saint Petersburg, FL	Castaways Euchre Club	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
A Petrified Forest: Total Eclipse Night Orlando, FL	Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Winter Park, FL	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Horror Friends Movie Night – Grand Hampton the Movie: Anthology!!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Songs & Soju \| Karaoke & Party Games! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
Wednesday night game Dunnellon, FL	Wednesday Night Gaming	8:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 18
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Thursday, October 19

On Thursday afternoon, Data Cloud and AI in Tampa will host an online session titled Exploring the risks and alternatives of ChatGPT: Paving a path to trustworthy AI. In this talk, IBM Fellow Gennaro “Jerry” Cuomo will explore the risks of incorporating ChatGPT directly into business operations, emphasizing the importance of open alternatives and approaches for maintaining trustworthy AI solutions. Find out more and register here.

Thursday evening will see the Tampa Bay UX Group host a presentation titled “UX Fundamentals: The ROI of UX with Phil Doughty.” Phil Doughty will show you how you can put UX into terms that make sense to the C-suite; dollars and cents. Find out more and register here.

It’s the third Thursday of the month, so it’s time for another Lean Beer, happy hour version of Lean Coffee to your area! Drinking not required! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 19
🎵Open Protocols Workshop: Unlocking Music Sharing \| WWCode Global Partner Event Tampa, FL	Women Who Code Tampa	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
2023 Lunch n’Learn – End to End Machine Learning Challenge Orlando, FL	Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
ChIP-seq and Naive Bayes with Dr. Josh Starmer of StatQuest Tampa, FL	Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club	3:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Six Figures Blueprint Tampa, FL	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Exploring the risks and alternatives of ChatGPT: Paving a path to trustworthy AI Tampa, FL	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	3:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Gulfport Scrabble and Social Saint Petersburg, FL	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Tiny Tap Tavern Tampa, FL	South Tampa Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan T2 APL5 (Tales from the Yawning Portal) Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Rachel Winchester – WordPress as a Paintbrush: Internet Art Then & Now Winter Garden, FL	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Thirsty Thursday @ Intermezzo before they leave Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Tarpon Springs, FL	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Pathfinder Society Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective Orlando, FL	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Read & Feed: Killers of the Flower Moon Indian Rocks Beach, FL	Indian Shores Library Read and Feeds	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
October Book Club Discussion – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Sanford, FL	Sanford Book Club	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
UX Fundamentals: The ROI of UX with Phil Doughty Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay UX Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Agile	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
TBDSG: Your Presentation Title HERE! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Data Science Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Members Only: Plasma Table Orientation Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Live streaming production and talent Tarpon Springs, FL	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group Tampa, FL	IIBA Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
FOWL PLAY @ Gangchu! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
FABulous Thursdays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Bradenton, FL	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
THU 10/19 at 7:00 PM – FREE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS – MOTION – SESSION 1 of 2 Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
First meeting! First book: A WOMAN OF INTELLIGENCE By Karin Tanabe Sarasota, FL	Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Seminole Heights Thurs Game Night @ Gangchu! Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 19
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Friday, October 20

On Friday morning, join Computer Coach online as they feature Jose Gutierrez show you how to excel at the art of IT project management in their session, “IT Project Management: Strategies for Successful Execution.” You’ll learn:

Best practices in IT project initiation, planning, execution, and monitoring
Strategies to effectively manage scope, resources, and timelines.
Navigating common challenges and roadblocks in IT project management.
Leveraging technology and tools for seamless project collaboration.
Real-world insights from experienced IT project management professionals.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills Winter Park, FL	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Oct. 20
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! Sarasota, FL	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Business over Breakfast Clearwater Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Networking over breakfast Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Brandon, FL	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Virtual Coffee Orlando, FL	Project Codex	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Largo, FL	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:25AM – Friday, Oct. 20
IT Project Management: Strategies for Successful Execution Tampa, FL	Career Success Academy	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
IT Project Management: Strategies for Successful Execution Tampa, FL	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
IT Project Management: Strategies for Successful Execution Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Oviedo, FL	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 20
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Friday Business Introductions Tampa Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 20
International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 20
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 20
Stoicon 2023 – Friday Lightning Talks Maitland, FL	Orlando Stoics	12:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Margarita Girls time – Networking with fun Boca Grande, FL	Women Business Networking – Florida	4:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Board Game Night! Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Friday Board Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Singles Mixer & E-Bike Adventure Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
MTG: Commander FNM Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Nihongo De Okay Tampa, FL	Tampa Japanese Meetup	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
GROWTH MINDSET Orlando, FL	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
MakerFX Makerspace Woodshop Guild Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Undead in the water @channelside Saint Petersburg, FL	Gen Geek	7:30PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Friday Pokemon Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Friday night game night Tampa, FL	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Oct. 20
Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	11:59PM – Friday, Oct. 20
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Saturday, October 21

devfest Tampa Bay starts Saturday morning and runs through the afternoon! This is the Tampa edition of a set of Google-sponsored software developer conferences that allow the local software development community to come together to network and learn about the coolest new technology out there. Find out more and register here.

On Saturday afternoon, Tampa Bay Thinkers will host an online session: “Where is AI Going and How Will it Affect Us?” Get ready to discuss the many aspects of life AI will change, and whether it will be for the better, the worse, or a mix of both. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. Winter Park, FL	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Early Bird Ocala Ocala, FL	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Universal Orlando Trip! Chicago, IL	Harry Potter Meetup	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
October Study Group Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Techies	9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Hunters Creek Toastmasters Orlando, FL	Toastmasters Division E	9:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Tampa, FL	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
DevFest Tampa Bay Tampa, FL	GDG Tampa Bay	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
🌐 SAT 10/21 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Tournament (RTT/ITC) Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Stoicon 2023 – The Main Event Maitland, FL	Orlando Stoics	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Monetize Your LinkedIn Presence: Simple Strategies for a Lucrative Side Income Tampa, FL	Amore Events 4U- Tampa	11:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Brunch @ Taproom at Hollander hotel Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	11:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Bravo Group Campaign Continues Oviedo, FL	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Using ChatGPT for business Tampa, FL	AI Tampa Elites	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Multimedia Studio Event Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Short Video Projects Meetup Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Bradenton, FL	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
JOIN our Facebook Group, LIKE our Fan Page and Invite your Friends Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Table read screenplays Safety Harbor, FL	Screenwriters of Tomorrow/Today, Critique Meetup	12:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Etsy 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Successful Online Selling Orlando, FL	Orlando Amazon Sellers Meetup Group	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
October Book Club Saint Petersburg, FL	Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
The Great Knowledge Hunt of Grand Central District Saint Petersburg, FL	Project Management of Pinellas County	1:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Radiant Citadel Adventures Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler – Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Tampa, FL	Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books	3:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Where is AI Going and How Will it Affect Us? Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Thinkers	4:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Game Project Therapy (Virtual) Tampa, FL	Tampa Games Developer Guild	4:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Group Outing- The Mall Part 2. Spooky Edition. (Prizes) Orlando, FL	Gaming.net	4:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Game Night at Gamers Guild – October Hudson, FL	New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!	4:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
October Monthly Meeting with David Mallitz Riverview, FL	6 Figure Club Mastermind	5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Introductions at Crane’s Roost Altamonte Orlando, FL	Information Technology Orlando Group	5:15PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Creatures of the Night @ ZooTampa Saint Petersburg, FL	Gen Geek	6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Community Hang-out Night Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Wolves in the Woods, a Halloween 1-shot RPG with Nicko Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Roser Park Ghost Tour & Halloween Block Party!👻 Saint Petersburg, FL	Saint Petersburg Introverts Socializing (Ages 20s-40s)	6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
Dems with Dice Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Gamers	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 21
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Sunday, October 22

On Sunday afternoon, Tampa Hackerspace will hold a Family Open Make Day, where families will have access to their space, project kits, materials, and hand tools to create, explore, and learn! There’s no charge for this all-ages experience, and it’s open to the public. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Alligator Lake Park Tampa, FL	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 22
🌐 SUN 10/22 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Discussing The Sober Survival Guide by Simon Chapple Tampa, FL	Soberish Hang Outs and Book Club	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 22
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Warhammer 40K Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 22
CNC Router-Engraved-Milling Largo, FL	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Sarasota, FL	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Blood on the Clocktower at The Collective Orlando, FL	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Writer’s Meet-Up: Let’s Hang Out! Saint Petersburg, FL	Prose Society Writers’ Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Woodshop Safety (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Weekend Game Day Port Richey, FL	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Family Open Make Day Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Wood working Basics Largo, FL	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor Tampa, FL	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
D&D Adventurers League Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Republic or Aristocracy? Orlando, FL	Debate, policy discussion, and The People’s Law School	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Seffner, FL	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
(In-Person) July Session Zero: Creating a Character Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Alphabet Soup 2023 \| Finding Letters in the World Around Us Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	5:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens! Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Find Your Funny Toastmaster Orlando, FL	Toastmasters Division E	6:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Open Game Night Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
Office Hours Tampa, FL	Solana – Tampa	8:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	9:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 22
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About this list

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

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

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Artificial Intelligence Meetups Tampa Bay

Join me at this online Computer Coach session on AI and work! (Tues. Oct. 10)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 9, 2023

Join me online on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. where we’ll dive into the world of artificial intelligence and talk about harnessing it for your day-to-day work! I’ll talk about various AI tools, interesting uses for them, some of the underlying principles behind AI — and I’ll answer your questions as well.

This is free to attend, online, and happening this Tuesday. If you’d like to attend, register on this Meetup page.

Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, October 9, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date October 8, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 9 through Sunday, October 15, 2023.

This week’s events

Monday, October 9
Tuesday, October 10
Wednesday, October 11
Thursday, October 12
Friday, October 13
Saturday, October 14
Sunday, October 15

Monday, October 9

Event name and locale	Group	Time
In person at Fords Garage St Pete Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Networking at Ford’s Garage Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Business Networking Meeting Largo, FL	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 9
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 9
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL	Florida Startup: Idea to IPO	3:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Reading 10x Is Easier Than 2x – Happy Hour Discussion of Chapter 1 Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Entrepreneurs Book Club Meetup	5:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Monday Feast & Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Rising Sun – Monday Oct 9 Sarasota, FL	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
MTG: Commander Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Orlando, FL	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings Orlando, FL	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 9
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 9
The Bitcoin Fortune Formula: Creating Lasting Wealth in the Digital Age Tampa, FL	Amore Events 4U- Tampa	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731 Ocala, FL	Toastmasters Division G	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Board Game Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos Miami, FL	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
ONLINE: The Virtues (Part 7) Maitland, FL	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
DigiMondays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Oct. 9
Weekly Meetup Windermere, FL	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 9
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Tuesday, October 10

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
v-Lean Coffee Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Holiday Marketing Campaigns: B2B and B2C Businesses Tampa, FL	Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup	9:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Becoming an Empowered AI Worker Tampa, FL	Career Success Academy	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Becoming an Empowered AI Worker Tampa, FL	Front End Creatives	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Becoming an Empowered AI Worker Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Becoming an Empowered AI Worker Tampa, FL	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Grand Hacienda Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Automated Hyperledger Fabric Network with Bevel and Bevel-Operator-Fabric Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Networking at Glory Days Grill Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Networking at Italian Touch, St. Pete Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner! Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Supercharge Your Income and Impact With The Ultimate Engagement Strategy Tampa, FL	Tampa Entrepreneurs Network	12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Online: Blender: UV Mapping Orlando, FL	Orlando Unity Developers Group	2:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Weekly Open Make Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous Tampa, FL	Tampa Game Nights	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Hobby Night Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
[In Person] session 0 – DM Eddie Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
How to sell photography without being a salesperson Saint Petersburg, FL	Tampa Bay Photographic Arts Community	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Shut Up & Write!® at Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery on Howell Branch Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!! Tampa, FL	Florida Podcasters Association	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest! Tampa, FL	Tampa eMarketing Groups	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter Saint Petersburg, FL	Tampa Bay Android Developers Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter Tampa, FL	GDG Tampa Bay	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
YEA Young Entrepreneur Meetup! Seminar & Networking Tampa, FL	Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! Largo, FL	Pinellas Writers	6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Woodshop Safety (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome 👍🐛 Dunedin, FL	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Blah Blah Blah Open Mic Series featuring Susan Rogers Saint Petersburg, FL	Wordier Than Thou Meetup for Writers and Book Lovers	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Pizza Python Orlando, FL	The Orlando Python User Group	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Creative Speaking Saint Petersburg, FL	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Bradenton, FL	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Dems with Dice Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Gamers	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Let’s Meetup and Discuss “What Moves the Dead” by T. Kingfisher Kissimmee, FL	Central Florida Books and Brews	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Introverts Do Improv! ($10, Each Person) Orlando, FL	O-Town Introverts	7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Tampa, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
Meetup at Grass Roots Kava House – St. Pete Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Entrepreneurs – Start Your Own Digital Bank	8:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 10
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Wednesday, October 11

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
We’re Back! East Coast Bootstrappers Breakfast® Tampa, FL	Bootstrappers Breakfast® – Tampa Bay Area	8:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup Winter Springs, FL	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Webinar with Sovrin:Principles of SSI & Rights-Based Digital Identity Governance Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	10:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Networking at Glory Days Grill! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Networking at Just Love Coffee! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Business Networking Lunch Sarasota, FL	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Building a Next Generation DID and VC System with Hyperledger Indy/Aries Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Enhancing Google Ads with AI: A Blueprint for Success Tampa, FL	Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL	Florida Startup: Idea to IPO	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Global Webinar: How to Grow Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn as a Startup Founder Tampa, FL	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing Tampa, FL	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
AI’s Role in Print-on-Demand. Join This Exciting Free Event Tampa, FL	Work From Home -Online Business Opportunities and Networking	3:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
AI Career Fair Tampa, FL	Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
How Techsgiving is Creating Impact in Tech Tampa, FL	Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
SwanCitySec Meetup Orlando, FL	Central Florida CitySec	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Playing Games in the Alley Tampa, FL	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Board Gaming – In Person Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting Saint Petersburg, FL	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Tampa, FL	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Whiskey Tech Wednesdays Tampa, FL	Defcon813	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Robotics/Electronics: Create Your Own Catbot Combat Robot! Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Let’s get spooky trivia @3daughters Saint Petersburg, FL	Gen Geek	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Learn to Play: Caylus! Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Tier 2, APL 6) Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Halloween Game: The Bloody Inn with Jeff Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Shut Up & Write!® in Foxtail Coffee / N. Orange Ave Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Orlando	6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
The Intelligence Life Cycle and the Limitations of AI Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
The Intelligence Life Cycle and the Limitations of AI Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Data Science Group	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
SPOOKY Trivia at 3 Daughters Tampa, FL	Geekocracy!	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Game Night! Palm Harbor, FL	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel – midway Parrish, FL	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003): 20th Anniversary Screening Orlando, FL	Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Tampa, FL	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Communication Practice and Improvement Tampa, FL	Communication Skills for Interviews and Life	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Call for presenters Boca Raton, FL	Broward Drupal Users Group	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
GitHub from Zero to Hero Orlando, FL	Orlando DevOps	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
MakerFX Embrilliance Study Group Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us. Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Winter Park, FL	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success Orlando, FL	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
The Short Attention Span Storytelling Hour Winter Park, FL	Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts	7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Creating a Business Plan, Strategy, Vision, and Success for Startup Businesses Tampa, FL	Amore Events 4U- Tampa	7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Happy Hour: Tech Talk “BASICS of COMPUTER PARTS & Security” by Laptop ReSeller Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Songs & Soju \| Karaoke & Party Games! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Code challenge Monthly coding session Orlando, FL	Orlando Lady Developers Meetup	8:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
Wednesday night game Dunnellon, FL	Wednesday Night Gaming	8:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 11
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Thursday, October 12

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Trust Yourself to Speak with Confidence Tampa, FL	Speak with Confidence	7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin, FL	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin, FL	Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
💫 WWCode Hackathon for Social Good 2023: Opening Ceremony Tampa, FL	Women Who Code Tampa	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! Wesley Chapel, FL	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
The Business Alliance Sun City Center, FL	The Business Alliance	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Create a Currency Management App & Deploy it on a Hyperledger Fabric Network Tampa, FL	Hyperledger Tampa	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Online: Blender – Rigging a Character Orlando, FL	Orlando Unity Developers Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Board Game Free Play at Critical Hit Games Saint Petersburg, FL	Saint Petersburg LGBT+ Board Games Meetup Group	4:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Gulfport Scrabble and Social Saint Petersburg, FL	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 144: Hidden Photography Saint Petersburg, FL	Florida Center for Creative Photography	5:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Auto-Remediating Code at Scale with OpenRewrite Tampa, FL	Tampa Java User Group	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
October Meeting Debary, FL	Orlando Engineers	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan T2 APL5 (Tales from the Yawning Portal) Orlando, FL	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Virtual Cocktails and Connections Tampa, FL	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Online Event: Gain Control of Your AWS Security Posture! Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay AWS User Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Pathfinder Society Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective Orlando, FL	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
DevOps: Observability Observed, Presented by Elastic Tampa, FL	Tampa Devs	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Agile Social/Networking Event Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Women in Agile	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Happy Hour: El Agave Tequila Bar Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Writing Meetup Tampa, FL	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Live streaming production and talent Tarpon Springs, FL	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group Tampa, FL	IIBA Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 Saint Petersburg, FL	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Bitcoin Social Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
One Piece Thursdays Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
FOWL PLAY @ Gangchu! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Bradenton, FL	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Seminole Heights Thurs Game Night @ Gangchu! Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
How websites are made: an introduction to JavaScript for complete beginners Orlando, FL	Florida Software School	8:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
Virtual Satoshi Stacking Sacs Party via DCA… Let’s Go Orlando, FL	B. E. in Motion Orlando	9:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 12
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Friday, October 13

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills Winter Park, FL	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando Orlando, FL	Agile Orlando	7:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! Sarasota, FL	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Saint Petersburg, FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Networking over breakfast Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Business over Breakfast Clearwater Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant Tampa, FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Brandon, FL	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Virtual Coffee Orlando, FL	Project Codex	9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Largo, FL	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:25AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Breaking Barriers: Paving Your Path to a Tech Career Tampa, FL	Career Success Academy	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Breaking Barriers: Paving Your Path to a Tech Career Tampa, FL	Front End Creatives	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Breaking Barriers: Paving Your Path to a Tech Career Tampa, FL	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Breaking Barriers: Paving Your Path to a Tech Career Tampa, FL	Tech Success Network	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Oviedo, FL	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 13
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday Largo, FL	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Friday Business Introductions Tampa Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome Largo, FL	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli Clearwater, FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too! Orlando, FL	Powerful Women Networking	11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 13
Help pick out our next books! Dunnellon, FL	Book Buddies Book Club	1:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND Brandon, FL	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Board Game Night! Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Cafe Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Friday Board Game Night Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Charlie Group-WhiteWolf Oviedo, FL	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Tampa Bay Techies Fall Semester Student Meetup Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Techies	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
*Pickleball Beginners Class 25$ (NorthWest Park@St Pete FRI 6/7 pm)** Saint Petersburg, FL	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
MTG: Commander FNM Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
All Hallows Jam Orlando, FL	Indienomicon	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Dinner and lively conversation at P.F. Chang’s Tampa, FL	Free Thinkers Dinner Club	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
GROWTH MINDSET Orlando, FL	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Saint Petersburg, FL	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Learn to Solder a “Ghost” EMF Detector Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Modern FNM Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Tim Burton / Horror Trivia Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Book Discussion: The Housemaid Sarasota, FL	Sarasota Books & Brews	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Horror Friends Movie Night – Friday the 13th!!! Saint Petersburg, FL	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
Friday night game night Tampa, FL	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Oct. 13
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Saturday, October 14

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. Winter Park, FL	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
DevFest Central Florida Melbourne, FL	GDG Space Coast	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Creative business minds & coffee Orlando, FL	Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Early Bird Ocala Ocala, FL	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Craig Park in Tarpon Springs Tampa, FL	Suncoast Drone Club	8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Tampa, FL	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Star Wars Legion: Fall Store Championship Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	9:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
🌐 SAT 10/14 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Shut Up & Write!® in Sarasota Coffee Shop Sarasota, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Sarasota	10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Open Fly @ Lithia Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Drone Club	10:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
JASNA Meeting, Jane Austen Biography Orlando, FL	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	11:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Bradenton, FL	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Learn-To-Trade with Trading Systems (Live Webinar) Winter Park, FL	Monster Trading Systems Learn-To-Trade Meetup for Stocks	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Wish You Were Beer! Tampa, FL	Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
NNO Book Club: A Darker Shade of Magic Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
NETWORKING SKILLS WORKSHOP: Learn How to Create More Win-Win Outcomes! Orlando, FL	Beast Mode Networking Orlando	2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Babcock Ranch Strategy Board Games Punta Gorda, FL	Babcock Ranch Board Games	2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM Seminole, FL	Seminole Isle Monthly Board Games 2nd Saturday Evening Group	4:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A Orlando, FL	Bitcoin Orlando	4:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
3D Print Orlando Community Meetup – October Orlando, FL	3D Print Orlando – 3D Printing Community	5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Cafe Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots Oviedo, FL	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Community Hang-out Night Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Safe Security Solutions Clearwater, FL	Clearwater Security Industry Meetup Group	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
Dems with Dice Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Gamers	7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 14
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Sunday, October 15

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wild Iris Cafe Breakfast Meet! Clearwater, FL	Dunedin Professional Meetup	8:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 15
🌐 SUN 10/15 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 15
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH Sarasota, FL	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Warhammer 40K Clermont, FL	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Philosophical Café Saint Cloud, FL	Saint Cloud Social Group	11:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Large format printing Largo, FL	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library Deltona, FL	Board Gamers of West Volusia	12:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
* NEW * Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Hot Ones – Participant Tampa, FL	Geekocracy!	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Weekend Game Day Port Richey, FL	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Sunday Gaming Tampa, FL	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Direct to Film Digital Printing Largo, FL	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	1:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor Tampa, FL	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
D&D Adventurers League Saint Petersburg, FL	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
D&D RPG Campaign with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun Ocala, FL	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
International Photography Exhibition Ocala, FL	Ocala Photography Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Weekend Toastmasters Altamonte Springs, FL	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	3:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Sunday Pokemon League Tampa, FL	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Seffner, FL	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa, FL	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Halloween Horror Nights Saint Petersburg, FL	Gen Geek	6:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Tampa, FL	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Open Game Night Inverness, FL	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
Office Hours Tampa, FL	Solana – Tampa	8:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! Tampa, FL	Nerd Night Out	9:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 15
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About this list

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

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

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