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Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, February 10 through Sunday, February 16, 2025! There’s a lot going on; find the event that appeals to you…and go!
This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:
✅ When the event will take place
✅ What the event is
✅ Where the event will take place
✅ Who is holding the event
This week’s events
- Monday, February 10
- Tuesday, February 11
- Wednesday, February 12
- Thursday, February 13
- Friday, February 14
- Saturday, February 15
- Sunday, February 16
Monday, February 10
Tuesday, February 11
Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Embarc Collective (Tampa): Tampa Bay Product Group presents Sparking Product Leadership, where they’ll explore:
how to transform Product Managers from reactive players into proactive, customer-obsessed leaders. Learn the art of aligning product initiatives with strategic goals, identifying champions who are open to change, and using diplomacy—not politics—to build alliances. Through data, storytelling, and calculated risks, discover how to foster a culture of innovation, achieve quick wins, and balance courage with tact to drive impactful results. Get ready to lead with intention, influence mindsets, and ignite a product-led transformation!
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, February 12
Wednesday evening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (Tampa): AI & Data Analytics Tampa’s meetup will feature Kash Mehdi – Vice President of Growth, DataGalaxy, whose presentation will be AI-Ready Data: The Real Game-Changer Isn’t Just AI, It’s Data Literacy…
Organizations today are consuming and producing more data than ever before, thanks to advances in data-related technologies like OpenAI, DeepSeek, and the Internet of Things. According to several market research studies, organizations are doubling or even tripling their data volume each year.
However, rather than just relying on smart AI or large language models, the real foundation for success lies in building data and AI literacy among people and establishing strong data management standards.
While organizations seek AI-ready data to unlock new business opportunities in medicine, science, and research, one of the biggest challenges is that much of the critical knowledge about their assets resides in people’s minds rather than being embedded in language models or available as contextual data for AI.
As we move into 2025, organizations will be presented with significant opportunities through AI, but unresolved challenges in data management remain—especially regarding their most valuable asset: people. Success in this landscape requires fostering data and AI literacy and ensuring that data actors (both producers and consumers) understand how their roles impact each other. Moreover, collaboration at the right time and place is essential to provide valuable business context, ultimately driving success in AI initiatives.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, February 13
Friday, February 14
Saturday, February 15
Sunday, February 16
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
Wednesday: Lean Beer in St. Pete!
On Wednesday at 6 p.m. at OCC Road House & Museum (St. Pete), Tampa Bay Agile will host the St. Pete edition of Lean Beer!
This Meetup group is all about promoting knowledge sharing and networking among professionals with a passion for Agile Product Development. Come drink with us and explore anything Agile. Whether you’re a Scrum enthusiast or just curious about Agile practices, this is the perfect platform to exchange experiences, network, vent, and foster your Agile knowledge. All this while drinking beer together! We will meet at OCC Roadhouse the first Wednesday of every month at 6 pm kicking off the lean beer topics around 6:30. Come join!
Find out more and register here.
Thursday: Tampa Bay Techies Networking Happy Hour!
Thursday evening, from 6:30 – 8:30 at 511 Franklin (Tampa), Tampa Bay Techies will host the Tech Networking Happy Hour. This event will offer:
✨ A relaxed, business-casual setting to meet and connect with tech professionals, job seekers, and enthusiasts.
✨ Opportunities to expand your network, share ideas, and discover new career possibilities.
✨ A community-driven vibe that celebrates diversity and inclusivity in the tech world.
Whether you’re a seasoned tech pro, a student eager to break into the industry, or just someone passionate about technology, this event is for you! Come mingle, make connections, and enjoy great conversations over drinks and light bites.
ℹ️ This is an age-restricted event — you must be 23 or older to attend.
Welcome to the another Global Nerdy Saturday “picdump!” It’s the weekly article where I post the technology- and work-related memes, pictures, and cartoons floating around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy!
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For the longest time, I’d been using iTerm2 as my terminal app on the Mac, but switched to Warp a couple of years ago. Its smart completions and IDE-like editing are incredibly useful features, but the thing that really makes it stand apart is the AI assistance.
Here’s a recent example. I’m more familiar with mobile and Python frameworks than I am with JavaScript and TypeScript ones, so I never know how to launch a JS/TS application when the developer hasn’t provided a README.
Normally, I’d start poking around the filesystem, looking at config files and other artifacts and doing some Googling to see which framework they belonged to. But this time, I decided “Why not let the AI do the scut work?” So that’s what I did.
I opened a new tab in Warp and entered:
Okay, Warp, I'm in a directory of an application written in JavaScript (or possibly TypeScript), and need to run it. But I don't know which framework it uses, and there are more of them than there are Pokemon. Help me run whatever this thing is, please.
It replied with:
First, let's check for common configuration files that will tell us what kind of JavaScript/TypeScript application this is. Looking for package.json, angular.json, vue.config.js, or other framework-specific files.
It then asked for permission to execute the command ls -la, which I deemed as harmless (directory listing, long format, all files).
Warp responded with:
I can see this is a Next.js application (due to the presence of .next directory, next.config.mjs, and next-env.d.ts). It's using Yarn as the package manager (yarn.lock present). Let me check the package.json to see what scripts are available to run the application.
It asked for permission to do something again — this time, to execute cat package.json (print out, or conCATenate the contents of the file package.jsonso that it could read it. I gave my approval, and it responded with the steps necessary to run the application:
Features like this are why I use Warp and other AI tools!
Right now, Warp is available for macOS, as well as Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu flavors of Linux. They’re working on a Windows version too.
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, February 3 through Sunday, February 9, 2025! Yes, we’re crossing over into a new month already.
This list includes both in-person and online events.
Note that each item in the list includes:
✅ When the event will take place
✅ What the event is
✅ Where the event will take place
✅ Who is holding the event
This week’s events
- Monday, February 3
- Tuesday, February 4
- Wednesday, February 5
- Thursday, February 6
- Friday, February 7
- Saturday, February 8
- Sunday, February 9
Monday, February 3
Tuesday, February 4
Wednesday, February 5
On Wednesday at 6 p.m. at OCC Road House & Museum (St. Pete), Tampa Bay Agile will host the St. pete edition of Lean Beer!
This Meetup group is all about promoting knowledge sharing and networking among professionals with a passion for Agile Product Development. Come drink with us and explore anything Agile. Whether you’re a Scrum enthusiast or just curious about Agile practices, this is the perfect platform to exchange experiences, network, vent, and foster your Agile knowledge. All this while drinking beer together! We will meet at OCC Roadhouse the first Wednesday of every month at 6 pm kicking off the lean beer topics around 6:30. Come join!
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, February 6
Thursday evening, from 6:30 – 8:30 at 511 Franklin (Tampa), Tampa Bay Techies will host the Tech Networking Happy Hour. This event will offer:
✨ A relaxed, business-casual setting to meet and connect with tech professionals, job seekers, and enthusiasts.
✨ Opportunities to expand your network, share ideas, and discover new career possibilities.
✨ A community-driven vibe that celebrates diversity and inclusivity in the tech world.
Whether you’re a seasoned tech pro, a student eager to break into the industry, or just someone passionate about technology, this event is for you! Come mingle, make connections, and enjoy great conversations over drinks and light bites.
ℹ️ This is an age-restricted event — you must be 23 or older to attend.
Find out more and register here.
Friday, February 7
On Friday morning at 10, Computer Coach will host the online event Generative AI for Cybersecurity Awareness Training.
Explore AI’s revolutionary role in cybersecurity awareness training! Join us for an insightful webinar exploring AI’s revolutionary role in cybersecurity awareness training! From AI’s impressive advancements to its nuanced impact on cybersecurity and academia, this event will unpack the potential and challenges of using generative AI in the cyber workforce. Learn how new skills, such as Prompt Engineering, are reshaping training methods and where human expertise remains essential.
The speakers:
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Dr. Brian Callahan, ISSMP, CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CC: Graduate Program Director and Senior Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). As the Director of the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Collaboratory, Dr. Callahan brings deep insights into cybersecurity’s intersection with generative AI and quantum computing. His extensive work focuses on advancing security knowledge and training for real-world applications.
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Shoshana Sugerman: A senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Shoshana is a researcher with hands-on experience in augmented reality cybersecurity training, threat detection algorithms, and ethical AI. With top percentile rankings in the National Cyber League, she’s actively shaping the future of AI-driven security education.
Find out more and register here.
Saturday, February 8
Sunday, February 9
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
Last night’s Coders, Creatives and Craft Beer meetup was a lot of fun — and a lot of new faces, with people who’d never been to one of our meetups joining us for the first time!
Held at Magnanimous Brewing Seminole Heights, this meetup is simply a get-together for people who write code, aspire to write code, are creative, or aspire to be creative. We like to say that it’s “All conversations, no presentations!”
( ℹ️ And in case you were wondering, there are non-beer, non-alcohol options at every place we hold Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer. Anitra and I drink, but you don’t have to in order to join us. We also always pick places with food options.)
There’ll be another one next month — we’d love it of you could join us!