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The best social media post about AGI that you might have missed

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 2, 2024
2 Comments on The best social media post about AGI that you might have missed

Buzz Andersen’s recent post on Threads about AGI — artificial general intelligence — got a lot of attention, even though he posted it during the slowest week of the year:

Buzz Andersen’s (@ldandersen) post on Threads: “I was talking to one of my old co-workers who works in machine learning for a big tech company awhile back, and when the subject of “AGI” came up, he said something like (and I’m paraphrasing here): “These models require massive infrastructure, enormous amounts of power, and basically the entire Internet as training data. Meanwhile, the human brain learns from the world around it and runs on sandwiches.” I think about that a lot.” — Tap to view the original post on Threads.

Here’s the text:

I was talking to one of my old co-workers who works in machine learning for a big tech company awhile back, and when the subject of “AGI” came up, he said something like (and I’m paraphrasing here): “These models require massive infrastructure, enormous amounts of power, and basically the entire Internet as training data. Meanwhile, the human brain learns from the world around it and runs on sandwiches.” I think about that a lot.

Food for though (pun intended).

Editorial

Your 2024 inspiration

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 2, 2024

Hand-drawn infographic by Michelle Rial: “Is it too late to start?”

The infographic features two timelines. The first, labeled “Perception" shows a timeline with “Birth” at the left end and ”Death” at the right. About 40% from the left is a point labeled ”‘Tool Old’” and the timeline after that is marked as “Too late now.”

The second timeline is labeled “Reality”. The whole timeline is marked as “Still good” and only the part after death is marked as “Too late now.”

Happy New Year, fellow techies! As is tradition on this blog, the first post of the first day back to work is the very important reminder above, which was created by graphic designer Michelle Rial.

Cover of the book “Maybe This Will Help: How to Feel Better When Things Stay the Same” by Michelle Rial.

If you like this infographic, you might also like her book book of similar infographics, Maybe This Will Help.

I’m doing an AI presentation at Civo Navigate North America in Austin in February!

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 1, 2024

Conference talk title card for Civo Navigate North America 2024: “You’re not too late to the A.I. party” with Joey de Villa

It’s only day one of the new year and I just fulfilled one of my resolutions: to land a conference speaking session on AI outside my usual stomping grounds. I’m going to be a speaker at Civo Navigate North America, which takes place on February 20th and 21st in Austin, Texas!

What’s Civo Navigate, and what is Civo?

What’s Civo Navigate, you ask? Here’s a one-minute video that answers your question:

Civo is a cloud hosting provider based on Kubernetes, with a focus on developer-friendliness and wallet-friendliness. It’s a refreshing change from this state of affairs:

Comic about AWS

Panel 1: Person looking at venus flytrap, asking “Why would a fly land on something like this?”

Panel 2: Same person, looking at mousetrap: “Rats should be ashamed for falling into this trap.”

Panel 3: Same person, gesturing with both arms towards a bear leg trap: “BEARS! This is ridiculous!”

Panel 4: Same person looking at a sign that reads “AWS free tier:” “This must be fun!”

I met the people at Civo last year when they held Civo Navigate North America in Tampa — and not in a convention center or hotel conference rooms, but at Tampa’s big riverside food hall, Armature Works! Here’s the promo for that event:

The 2023 edition of Civo Navigate North America was a great conference with interesting talks and a warmer, more personal “feel” than a typical vendor-hosted event. Civo’s contributions continued long afterward, with their being great supporters of the Tampa Bay tech scene and this blog.

I’m looking forward to the 2024 edition in Austin?

What’s my talk about?

Title card: “You’re not too late to the A.I. party,” featuring a Canva AI-generated image of a party with two women in summer cocktail dresses and a robot at the bar. The generated image is deep in the “uncanny valley.”

My talk is titled You’re not too late to the A.I. party, and it’s for people who’ve been too busy with their actual work to get into AI and have been feeling increasing amounts of FOMO.

Here’s the description of the talk, with additional AI-generated photos (that are deep in the uncanny valley):

Have you been too busy getting your actual work done to join the artificial intelligence party and feel that you’ve already missed out on the technical career opportunity of a lifetime? If you answered “yes,” this talk is for you.

The good news is that you’re not too late to the A.I. party. It’s just getting started and you arrived at a good time — perhaps even “fashionably late!” You just need someone to take you around the room and make some introductions.

To help you “work the room” as you enter the party, you’ll get an overview of artificial intelligence technologies, from the rules-based models and expert systems of A.I.’s early days to the present era of neural networks, machine learning, transformers, and large language models.

This party won’t be limited to just hand-waving small talk in the living room. We’ll go into the kitchen — the true heart of any party — and look at actual code in action. We’ll start with ELIZA, the original chatbot from the 1960s, observe a neural network, and look at an LLM-powered “What should I wear today?” app. You’ll even be able to download them for yourself!

This talk aims to be like the best parties — the ones you’re glad you were at. You’ll leave this one knowing more about AI’s underpinnings and a much better idea of the next steps in your AI journey, whether it’s catching up with AI developments, harnessing your current skills to integrate AI into your work, or even pivoting into AI development.

In my talk, I’ll discuss:

Generative vs discriminative AI
“Old School” rules-based AI vs. the “New School” version powered by neural networks, data science, and lots of data
How the internet changed AI
The intersection of data science, statistics, and AI
The paper “Attention is All You Need,” what it means, and how it changed AI forever
Large language models (LLMs)
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Vector databases

This talk won’t be all hand-wavey and descriptions, but will also feature demos of actual working code that you can also download, including:

ELIZA, the original 1964 chatbot, but written in present-day Python.
A basic neural network demo that shows how you implement them — perhaps the one that recognizes handwritten numbers, perhaps something a little more interesting!
“Sweater or no?” — a large language model-powered application that tells you what to wear based on your location, the weather, and the event you’re attending.

Cover of the book “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You.”

I’ll also talk about potential “next steps” that you can take, including:

Reading material, including the funniest book about AI (for now): Janelle Shane’s You Look Like a Thing and I Love You. Of course, you don’t have to wait for the talk (or even attend) to read it; you can get it now!
There Will Be Math — or, the math you’ll need to know to get into AI.
Effective Altruists, Effective Accelerationists, and how to Effectively Avoid both.
How to send the right signals to employers so they’ll know that AI is your jam!

Find out more about Civo Navigate North America

Want to know more about Civo Navigate North America, my talk, and everyone else who’s presenting? Check out their site, and come on down to Austin for February 20th and 21st!

Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, January 1, 2024)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date December 29, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the first week of 2024 — Monday, January 1 through Sunday, January 7, 2024!

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Monday, January 1

Event name and locale	Group	Time
In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Networking at Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 1
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Intro to Unreal Engine	Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center	4:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Monday Feast & Game Night	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
MTG: Commander Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Board Game Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
DigiMondays	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Jan. 1
New Year’s Day Bowling Night! Pin Chasers	► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group	8:40PM – Monday, Jan. 1
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Tuesday, January 2

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
SWAT Networking Sarasota Luncheon	SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together	11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
The Business Alliance Club	The Business Alliance	11:45AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!	Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking	12:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Weekly Open Make Night	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 2	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Hobby Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
📸 An Introduction To Portrait Shoots For Photographers – Techniques & Tips 📸	Beginner, Hobby & Amateur Photographers Of Orlando	6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter	GDG Tampa Bay	6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Intermediate/Advanced Spanish Conversation	The Spanish Language and Culture Group	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
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Wednesday, January 3

Event name and locale	Group	Time
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking Meeting- Weekly	North Venice Business Referral Networking Meetup Group	8:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:15AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Business Networking Lunch	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Play board/card games and make friends.	Daytime Board and Card Games	2:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Wednesday Night Gaming	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Wednesday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Casual Commander Wednesdays	Sunshine Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Board Game Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Monthly Meeting: Kick Off the Year with SMART Writing Goals	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Galen Gareis/Iconoclast on Cables & Cords	Suncoast Audiophile Society	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Shut Up & Write!® [Tampa / Armature Works] – IN PERSON	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Advance Resin 3D Printing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Blockchain Investors and Enthusiasts	Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Bitcoin Genesis Block Day 2024	Orlando Bitcoiners	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Game Night!	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
The Last House on Needless St -final	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Castaways Euchre Club	Castaways Euchre Club	6:50PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live	Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Magic Pioneer Event	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
[In-Person] BITCOIN GENESIS DAY CELEBRATION!	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us.	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Communication – The Key to Connect	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
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Thursday, January 4

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!	Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking	12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp	Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp	12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 1: Swings	Florida Center for Creative Photography	5:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Extending UiPath RPA Processes with Java	Tampa Java User Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
After Hours Mixer Romi’s Tacos! All Welcome $10 cash	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)	Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
1st ed. AD&D Campaign.	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Romi’s Tacos New Location	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Business Networking Mixer 1st Thursday ~ JOIN us!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Pathfinder Society	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Writing Meetup	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!	Tampa Bay Drupal User Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Live streaming production and talent	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
[RESCHEDULED] Bitcoin Bay Year in Review	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group	IIBA Tampa Bay	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Operations Automation Office Hours	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
One Piece Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
FABulous Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color	Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Country line @3 daughters	Gen Geek	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
January – A Thousand Splendid Suns	Books & Brews!	7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Sip & share at Kava Culture	Tampa Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup Group	7:45PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
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Friday, January 5

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – January 2024	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	10:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Tsudoi	Tampa Japanese Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 5
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Networking over breakfast	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Board Game Night!	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
MTG: Commander FNM	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
GROWTH MINDSET	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Modern FNM	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Dirty Dancersizing Class	Business Networking and Other Events	7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
PVP Boardgame Showdown	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday Pokemon Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Weekly Meetup	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Regular weekly meetup	Plant City Marketing Group	8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday night game night	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30PM – Friday, Jan. 5
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Saturday, January 6

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Become an FCCP Supporter Plus & Access 100+ Hours of Educational Videos	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Landscape and Wildlife Photography – Anderson Blvd. – 8am – 2 Hours	Tampa Photography Group	8:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Monthly In Person Group Meeting – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers Group	9:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Weekly Workshop	Pinellas Community Code Workshop	12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Meet & Greet 1	Dropshipping Entrepeneurs of Tampa Bay	12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Street Photography @ Downtown Tampa (Free)	Tampa Bay Photo Walks	1:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Singles Mixer & E-bike Tour	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month	Indienomicon	2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
The Covenant of Water Book Discussion	Tampa Bay Book Club	2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup	Critical Hit Games	3:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	3:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Exploring Shadows: Discussing ‘Blood Meridian’ by Cormac McCarthy	Erudite Epics Symposium	3:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Marvel Champions Campaign at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
IN-PERSON: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Book 6)	Orlando Stoics	5:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 3 – DM Mike	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Outback Steakhouse	Information Technology Orlando Group	6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	6:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Saturday Morning Mindfulness and Spirit Walk	Living Metaphysical	9:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Winning The Week – 1st Meet	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream Preview	Orlando New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Community Hang-out Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
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Sunday, January 7

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Dunedin Causeway	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 7
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH AT ROSEMARY & THYME	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Gaming	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Eat, Drink, Discuss!!	Riverview Intellectual Discussions Meetup Group	1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
T-Shirts and Caps printing	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
D&D Adventures with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Women’s Basketball 🏀	Women’s Basketball	5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
RPG One-Shot, A continuing adventure in the setting of Symbaroum.	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
February West Volusia Networking Social	Volusia Young Professionals Group (covers East and West)	6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
FIELD TRIP: City of Orlando MLK March	Orlando Stoics	6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Warhammer 40K	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Venice Strategy Board Gamers	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
D&D Adventurers League	Critical Hit Games	2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Game Day	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	3:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Pokemon League	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study	Indica Cafe Events	6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Open Game Night	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 31
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 31
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Nerd Night Out	9:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
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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, December 25, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date December 22, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the very last week of the year — Monday, December 25 through Sunday, December 31, 2023!

This week’s events

Keep in mind that a lot of Meetup organizers schedule their events on “autopilot” for the same time each month and may not have accounted for the holidays. Double-check with event organizers that an event is actually taking place before attending!

Monday, December 25
Tuesday, December 26
Wednesday, December 27
Thursday, December 28
Friday, December 29
Saturday, December 30
Sunday, December 31

Monday, December 25

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Merry Christmas!	Gen Geek	12:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Networking at Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Bathrobe Pajama Christmas @ The Drunken Taco	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	1:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Holiday & Human Light Gathering	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	1:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Intro to Unreal Engine	Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center	4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Monday Feast & Game Night	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
MTG: Commander Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS North Port Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Board Game Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
ONLINE: Monday Meeting is SKIPPED	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
DigiMondays	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 25
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Tuesday, December 26

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
The Business Alliance Club	The Business Alliance	11:45AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Weekly Open Make Night	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
🕺 Zumba in the Park Tuesday in Tampa	Tampa Bay Fitness (tennis, pickleball, volleyball, yoga etc)	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 2	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Hobby Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Holiday Special Viewing Party	Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
The Sarasota Creative Writers	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)	Central Florida Computer Society	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
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Wednesday, December 27

Event name and locale	Group	Time
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:15AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Business Networking Lunch	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Lunch Hour Meetup	Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group	12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner	Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando	12:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Email Marketing 101	Email Marketing For Success	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Starbucks meetup for Christians age 18-30	Business meetup for Christians	2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Playing Games in the Alley	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wednesday Night Gaming	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wednesday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Casual Commander Wednesdays	Sunshine Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Shut Up & Write!® [Tampa / Armature Works] – IN PERSON	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Weekly Wednesday Qigong [online class]	Tampa Qigong and Daoist Meditation	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Game Night!	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Book Club: The House in the Cerulean Sea	Geekocracy!	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Magic Pioneer Event	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
CitrusSec Meetup	Central Florida CitySec	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Castaways Euchre Club	Castaways Euchre Club	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
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Thursday, December 28

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Tampa Geek Breakfast	Emerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay	8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)	Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
1st ed. AD&D Campaign.	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Warhammer Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
2023 Photo Walk: Holiday Lights at the FL Botanical Gardens	Our Photo Tribe Workshops	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
“Baby Girl” by Sheree L Greer	Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories	6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
WordPress – NO MEETING IN DECEMBER	Tampa Bay Technology Center	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only)	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Live streaming production and talent	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Predicting a New Year Members-only Livestream on YouTube	Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Bitcoin Bay Year in Review	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Operations Automation Office Hours	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
One Piece Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
FABulous Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
WordPress – NO MEETING IN DECEMBER	WordPress Clearwater FL	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Weekly Hacks	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
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Friday, December 29

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Networking over breakfast	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Board Game Night!	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
MTG: Commander FNM	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
GROWTH MINDSET	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Modern FNM	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Dirty Dancersizing Class	Business Networking and Other Events	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
PVP Boardgame Showdown	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Pokemon Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Weekly Meetup	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Regular weekly meetup	Plant City Marketing Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday night game night	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 29
RANDOM EUCHRE TOURNAMENT	Castaways Euchre Club	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 29
New Year’s Weekend Silent Disco at the Salty Nun	Geekocracy!	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 29
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Saturday, December 30

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Chess Republic	9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Winning The Week – 1st Meet	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream Preview	Orlando New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Community Hang-out Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
SHARKS BAR & GRILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – LARGO	America’s TriviAddiction	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Humane Society Tampa Bay: Volunteer Event (15 participant cap)	20’s & 30’s Tampa Outdoor Adventures	8:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 30
The Color Purple	Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Bravo Group Campaign Continues	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Tampa Blue Hour/Night Photowalk	Night & Long Exposure Photography	5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth Campaign	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Goodbye 2023 Game Night	New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!	5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Overnight Board Game session – December 30th	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	8:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
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Sunday, December 31

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Warhammer 40K	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Venice Strategy Board Gamers	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Pokemon League	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Open Game Night	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Nerd Night Out	9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 31
Sunday Game Day	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	4:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
Alphabet Soup 2023 \| Finding Letters in the World Around Us	Florida Center for Creative Photography	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
Store Closing Early	Critical Hit Games	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
New Years Lights Fest	Gen Geek	8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
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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

Tags 4698, 5486, 6745, 7461614, 8248, Tampa Bay Tech Events

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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 18, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date December 15, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 18 through Sunday, December 24, 2023.

This week’s events

Keep in mind that this is the week leading up to Christmas! A lot of Meetup organizers schedule their events on “autopilot” for the same time each month and may not have accounted for the holidays. Double-check with event organizers that an event is actually taking place before attending!

Monday, December 18
Tuesday, December 19
Wednesday, December 20
Thursday, December 21
Friday, December 22
Saturday, December 23
Sunday, December 24

Monday, December 18

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Networking at Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 18
In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Business Networking Meeting	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Intro to Unreal Engine	Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center	4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
2nd Annual Orlandopreneur Holiday Happy Hour	Orlandopreneur	5:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monthly N. Pinellas TBCor Humanist Social Dinner	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698	Toastmasters District 48	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monday Feast & Game Night	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
MTG: Commander Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Rising Sun – with Daimyo Box!	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Uplifting: “I Am the Messenger” by Markus Zuzak	Books & Banter (traveling bookclub)	6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!	Toastmasters District 48	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Learn the Basics of Python Programming from an Industry Expert 📊	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262	Toastmasters Division E	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731	Toastmasters Division G	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Board Game Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
ONLINE: Stoic Open Mic	Orlando Stoics	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Polar Bear Swim, FL-style, in 80°F water: Olympic-size pool in Tampa!	► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Spookeasy Lounge – Black Christmas & Silent Night, Deadly Night!!!	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
DigiMondays	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Seminole Heights Social	Defcon813	8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Weekly Meetup	Beginning Web Development	8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
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Tuesday, December 19

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486	Toastmasters District 48	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
v-Lean Coffee	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
The Business Alliance Club	The Business Alliance	11:45AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Event Changed – New AWS re:Invent Roadsnow	Tampa Bay AWS User Group	2:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Six Figures Blueprint	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
2023 “Last Supper” End-of-Year Stoic Dinner Meeting	Tampa Stoics	5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tampa Bay Tech Leaders Year-End Celebration	Masterminds Tampa Bay	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Let’s Learn to Turn Ornaments!	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Weekly Open Make Night	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
TBSSUG Monthly Meeting	Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group (TBSSUG)	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tampa Bay Tech Leaders Year-End Celebration	Masterminds Tampa Bay Area	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 2	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
December 2023 Saint Petersburg Book Club	Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Pinellas Writers Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Weekday Writing Get Down	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
[Hybrid] Presentation Karaoke 2023	DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
The basics of Data Analytics 📈	Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Yule Be Celebrating With An American Beauty Potluck Party!	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
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Wednesday, December 20

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	7:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Career Transition & Job Seeker Virtual Networking & Support Meeting	Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals	9:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Safety Harbor Waterfront Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Business Networking Lunch	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Holiday Matsuri 2023	All For Nerds	12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
How To Generate Clients From LinkedIn in 2024	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Wednesday Night Gaming/Holiday Party	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum	Tampa Game Nights	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Wednesday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Placeholder: Student Trip Meeting	Tampa Hackerspace	5:45PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Digital DeLand Monthly Meeting	DigitalDeLand	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Board Game Night	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
The Woman from Death Row – by Peter Hogenkamp	Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Brews N Board Games	6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Game Night!	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
The Last House on Needless St -midway	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
CigarCitySec	Defcon813	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
CigarCitySec Meetup	Central Florida CitySec	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Bitcoin Social	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Castaways Euchre Club	Castaways Euchre Club	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us.	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Communication – Personal and Professional Growth	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
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Thursday, December 21

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Leads Club Meeting	South Shore Leads Club	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters	Toastmasters District 48	12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Holiday Matsuri 2023	All For Nerds	12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Live, Love & Enjoy Social Hour at Bonefish Grill	Live, Love & Enjoy!	4:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Booktok Club	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Let’s Learn to Turn Ornaments!	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
The Basics of Web Development	Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Pathfinder Society	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)	Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
December Book Club Discussion – Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree	Sanford Book Club	6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Writing Meetup	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Live streaming production and talent	Live streaming production and talent	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Operations Automation Office Hours	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248	Toastmasters District 48	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
One Piece Thursdays	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza	Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	Gen Geek	7:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
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Friday, December 22

Online webinar - The Game is On! Jobseekers vs. the ATS - Thrusday, 12/22/2023 at 12:00 p.m. - Kathy Lansford-Powell, Job Search Trainer / Coach. Presented by Computer Coach.

Guest speaker Kathy Lansford-Powell, a trusted job search expert, leads an online seminar covering insider tactics to get past the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and landing your resume in the hands of a person. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Networking over breakfast	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Festive AI Art: Crafting Holiday Treasures with Midjourney&A.I. Creative Compass	Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group	11:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
The Game is On! Jobseekers vs. the ATS	Tech Success Network	12:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Holiday Matsuri 2023	All For Nerds	12:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Board Game Night!	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Board Game Night	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
ONLINE Board Game Fridays!	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Commander Night	Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
MTG: Commander FNM	Critical Hit Games	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night	Nerd Night Out	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
GROWTH MINDSET	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Guild	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Dirty Dancersizing Class	Business Networking and Other Events	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
PVP Boardgame Showdown	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
3D Printing Hang Out	3D Printing Orlando	7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Christmas Caroling for a Cause	Gen Geek	7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Pokemon Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Weekly Meetup	Plant City Web Development Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Regular weekly meetup	Plant City Marketing Group	8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday night game night	Indica Cafe Events	9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
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Saturday, December 23

Event name and locale	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Early Bird Ocala	Toastmasters Division G	8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Landscape & Nature Photography @ Ft. DeSoto Beach (Free)	Tampa Bay Photo Walks	9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Open Fly @ 22nd St Park	Tampa Bay Drone Club	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Pickleball Beginners Class Level 1&2 (9am-Dunedin 11:30am-StPet 2pm-Rowlett)	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	11:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Winning The Week – 1st Meet	Winning The Week	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Online \| VIRTUAL Mastermind Experience: Connecting, Creating & Collaborating	Women’s Prosperity Network \| Fort Lauderdale Chapter	12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Suncoast Makers	1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 3 – DM Mike	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Community Hang-out Night	Nerdbrew Events	6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	6:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
SHARKS BAR & GRILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – LARGO	America’s TriviAddiction	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sunshine Games	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Eat, Drink and be Ugly !	Gen Geek	8:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
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Sunday, December 24

Event name and locale	Group	Time
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Warhammer 40K	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Venice Strategy Board Gamers	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Chess Republic	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Weekend Toastmasters	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Pokemon League	Sunshine Games	4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Game Day	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	4:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Open Game Night	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Store Closing Early	Critical Hit Games	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!	Nerdbrew Events	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Nerd Night Out	7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Office Hours	Solana – Tampa	8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Nerd Night Out	9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
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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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