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Andrew Ng’s “ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers” is free for a limited time!

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date June 3, 2023
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Screenshot from “ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers,” showing the screen’s three parts — table to contents, Jupyter Notebook, and video. — A screenshot from ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers.

Here’s something much better and more useful than anything you’ll find in the endless stream of “Chat Prompts You Must Know”-style articles — it’s ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers. This online tutorial shows you how to use API calls to OpenAI to summarize, infer, transform, and expand text in order to add new features to or form the basis of your applications.

It’s a short course from DeepLearning.AI, and it’s free for a limited time. It’s taught by Isa Fulford of OpenAI’s tech staff and all-round AI expert Andrew Ng (CEO and founder of Landing AI, Chairman and co-founder of Coursera, General Partner at AI Fund, and an Adjunct Professor at the computer science department at Stanford University).

The course is impressive for a couple of reasons:

Its format is so useful for developers. Most of it takes place in a page divided into three columns:
- A table of contents column on the left
- A Jupyter Notebook column in the center, which you can select text and copy from, as well as edit and run. It contains the code for the current exercise
- A video/transcript column on the right.
It’s set up very well, with these major sections:
1. Introduction and guidelines
2. Iterative prompt development
3. Summarizing text with GPT
4. Inferring — getting an understanding of the text, sentiment analysis, and extracting information
5. Transforming — converting text from one format to another, or even one language to another
6. Expanding — given a small amount of information, expanding on it to create a body of text
7. Chatbot — applying the techniques about to create a custom chatbot
8. Conclusion
And finally, it’s an Andrew Ng course. He’s just good at this.

The course is pretty self-contained, but you’ll find it helpful if you have Jupyter Notebook installed on your system , and as you might expect, you should be familiar with Python.

I’m going to take the course for a test run over the next few days, and I’ll report my observations here. Watch this space!

Deals Reading Material Security

Humble Bundle’s deal on cybersecurity and forensics books from CRC Press

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date June 2, 2023

Screenshot of Humble Bundle’s “Cybersecurity and Forensics” bundle page

The latest interesting book bundle from Humble Bundle is the Cybersecurity and Forensics Bundle, which gets you 19 cybersecurity and cyberforensics books by CRC Press for a mere $25 — that’s just $1.32 per book!

As I write this, you have 17 days before this deal disappears. If you need books on cybersecurity and forensics, get these now!

Click here to go to Humble Bundle’s Cybersecurity and Forensics bundle page.

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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, June 5, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date June 2, 2023

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Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, June 5 through Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Monday, June 5

Group	Event Name	Time
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Ford’s Garage	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Cafe Delanie All Welcome !	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:30 AM EDT
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay • Largo, FL	Business Networking Meeting	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Monday Business Introductions	Mon, Jun 5 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Startup Founder 101 • Tampa, FL	Learnings from Building a Fast-Growing Edtech Startup	Mon, Jun 5 · 1:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education • Bradenton, FL	Brenda Critchfield: An Avenue for Change	Mon, Jun 5 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers • Tampa, FL	Monday Feast & Game Night	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	MTG: Commander Night	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar • Orlando, FL	Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Trading Card Game Tutorial Ages 7-11	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:00 PM EDT
Brews N Board Games • Orlando, FL	Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:00 PM EDT
Short Story Publishing Club • Dunnellon, FL	First submission guidelines	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL	Tomb of Annhilation (APL 8 Forgotten Realms) – DM Carson	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:30 PM EDT
Orlando Spades Meetup Group • Orlando, FL	Let’s play Spades!	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:30 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando • Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando	Mon, Jun 5 · 6:30 PM EDT
Beginning Web Development • Windermere, FL	Weekly Meetup	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Toastmasters Division E • Orlando, FL	Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Online Poker Club • Tampa, FL	.25/.50 Online Tampa Poker Game	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	Board Game Night at Armada Games	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club • Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Women’s Book Club	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop for Emerging Pros • Miami, FL	Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Orlando Stoics • Orlando, FL	ONLINE: Comparing Stoicism and CBT (Part 1)	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	DigiMondays	Mon, Jun 5 · 7:30 PM EDT

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Tuesday, June 6

Group	Event Name	Time
Tampa Bay Agile • Tampa, FL	v-Lean Coffee	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:30 AM EDT
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FL	NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:30 AM EDT
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! • Winter Park, FL	Special TUESDAY Meeting: Improve listening, communication, & leadership skills	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:45 AM EDT
Front End Creatives • Tampa, FL	Career Q&A: Ask a Coach with Suzanne Ricci	Tue, Jun 6 · 10:00 AM EDT
Career Success Academy • Tampa, FL	Career Q&A: Ask a Coach with Suzanne Ricci	Tue, Jun 6 · 10:00 AM EDT
Tampa Cybersecurity Training • Tampa, FL	Career Q&A: Ask a Coach with Suzanne Ricci	Tue, Jun 6 · 10:00 AM EDT
Tech Success Network • Tampa, FL	Career Q&A: Ask a Coach with Suzanne Ricci	Tue, Jun 6 · 10:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FL	Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Grand Hacienda	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:00 AM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FL	How to Find Product Market Fit Quickly	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:00 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FL	New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Italian Touch, St. Pete	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Tue, Jun 6 · 11:30 AM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FL	How to Make the Most of Remote Working	Tue, Jun 6 · 12:00 PM EDT
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking • Tampa, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Tue, Jun 6 · 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Business Networking • Clearwater, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Tue, Jun 6 · 12:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FL	Women in Business Exclusive Q&A Session: Mastering Lead Gen Strategies	Tue, Jun 6 · 2:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Weekly Open Make Night	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Gen Geek • Saint Petersburg, FL	Disney Themed Trivia	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
St. Petersburg Business Networking Pick-up Basketball • Saint Petersburg, FL	Weekly pickup networking basketball	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Spookeasy MtG Ybor Tuesdays!	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Hobby Night	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL	[In-Person] The Wild Beyond the Witchlight – DM Calvin	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	SpookEasy Kava Bar MtG Night	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando • Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® at [FOXTAIL COFFEE / HOWELL BRANCH RD]	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM EDT
GDG SunCoast • Tampa, FL	Study Jam: Flutter Forward Extended – Session 6	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Android Developers Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Study Jam: Flutter Forward Extended – Session 6	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:30 PM EDT
West Pasco Toastmasters Club #2824 • New Port Richey, FL	Weekly Meeting	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FL	Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers • Largo, FL	Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew • Tampa, FL	Escape Room: Murder on the Orient Express	Tue, Jun 6 · 6:40 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	THS Member Meeting	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace • Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
OrlandoJS • Orlando, FL	OrlandoJS: The Power of Edge Functions to Intercept and Personalize Web Requests	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Online Poker Club • Tampa, FL	.25/.50 Online Tampa Poker Game	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults • Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Suncoast Gamers • Sarasota, FL	Dems with Dice	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Game/Craft Night	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
LIVE-LOVE AND ENJOY! • Clearwater, FL	ITS GAME NIGHT !!!	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets • Orlando, FL	Discover Your Love Language	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:00 PM EDT
Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s • Orlando, FL	THE BOOGEYMAN	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:20 PM EDT
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	Tue, Jun 6 · 7:30 PM EDT

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Wednesday, June 7

On Wednesday evening, Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer are holding their monthly “no presentations, just conversations” meetups at The Corner Club in Seminole Heights. It’s a friendly get-together at a nice place that also happens to make some very good food. Find out more and register here.

Group	Event Name	Time
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:30 AM EDT
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FL	NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:30 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando • Oviedo, FL	1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	Wed, Jun 7 · 8:30 AM EDT
Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup • Tampa, FL	Micro Enterprise Development Program Orientation	Wed, Jun 7 · 9:00 AM EDT
WordPress Orlando • Orlando, FL	Coffee and WordPress at Foxtail Coffee	Wed, Jun 7 · 9:00 AM EDT
Suncoast Drone Club • Tampa, FL	Craig Park in Tarpon Springs	Wed, Jun 7 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	Wednesday Morning Photowalk to Safety Harbor at the Marina (Veterans Park)	Wed, Jun 7 · 9:00 AM EDT
Orlando Stoics • Orlando, FL	HYBRID EVENT: Business Ethics 2023 – Class for June	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers • Sarasota, FL	Business Networking Lunch	Wed, Jun 7 · 11:30 AM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FL	Remote Open House	Wed, Jun 7 · 12:00 PM EDT
Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees • Apollo Beach, FL	Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees	Wed, Jun 7 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa Startup Founder 101 • Tampa, FL	Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts	Wed, Jun 7 · 1:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FL	Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing	Wed, Jun 7 · 3:00 PM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FL	Board Gaming – In Person	Wed, Jun 7 · 5:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Business Exchange Club • Sarasota, FL	We ARE meeting again at Rusty Bucket Restaurant	Wed, Jun 7 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FL	Wednesday Board Game Night	Wed, Jun 7 · 5:30 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Board Game Bonanza – Let’s eat – Games about food!	Wed, Jun 7 · 5:30 PM EDT
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer	June Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer!	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Board Game Night	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Games & Grog @ Felicitous!	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play • Tampa, FL	Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FL	Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando D and D 5th Edition custom scenarios or campaigns • Orlando, FL	D&D 5e Savage Frontiers	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Trading Card Game Tutorial Adults	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Brews N Board Games • Orlando, FL	Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Prose Society Writers’ Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Monthly Meeting: Not as Simple as They Seem: Breaking Down Villains	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:00 PM EDT
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group • Largo, FL	Advance Resin 3D Printing	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:30 PM EDT
Crypto & NFT Investors Club–Tampa Bay Chapter • Saint Petersburg, FL	Crypto Investors Club (5 STAR RATED)	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:30 PM EDT
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers • Palm Harbor, FL	Game Night!	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FL	Smartphone Trivia Game Show: Music Edition at the Bradenton Moose Lodge #1223	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:30 PM EDT
The Weirder Things Book Club • Parrish, FL	Amnesia Moon – finish	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:30 PM EDT
Bradenton Photo Group • Bradenton, FL	Camera Basics	Wed, Jun 7 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Amazon Sellers E-commerce Meetup • Tampa, FL	Unleashing the Next Amazon for America: Q&A with the Masterminds Behind Rivly	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM EDT
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup • Orlando, FL	Innovators Book Club: Rise of the Rest, By Steve Case	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club • Saint Petersburg, FL	Castaways Euchre Club -at the Hanger	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM EDT
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games • Orlando, FL	Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild • Winter Park, FL	New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Game Night @ Felicitous on 42nd by USF	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly	Wed, Jun 7 · 7:30 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FL	Understanding Linux	Wed, Jun 7 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Thursday, June 8

The Tampa Java User Group is meeting up on Thrusday, where YugaByte’s Denis Magda will talk about how Java apps can litter beyond the heap. He’ll take the example of a typical Java application that uses PostgreSQL or YugabyteDB as a relational database and SSDs as a storage medium. From there, he’ll analyze how apps litter beyond the boundaries of the Java runtime and what actions we can take to avoid surprises in production. Find out more and register here.

Group	Event Name	Time
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FL	Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Thu, Jun 8 · 8:00 AM EDT
Agile Mindset Book Club (Tampa, FL) • Tampa, FL	The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Book Club	Thu, Jun 8 · 8:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Round Table • Dunedin, FL	2023 Reset – Small Business SPARK!	Thu, Jun 8 · 8:30 AM EDT
Tampa Business Referral Networking Group • Tampa, FL	Tampa Business Networking Group	Thu, Jun 8 · 8:30 AM EDT
USBH Business Networking • Port Richey, FL	USBH Business Networking	Thu, Jun 8 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FL	How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%!	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FL	Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up • Clearwater, FL	Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:00 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Thu, Jun 8 · 11:30 AM EDT
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking • Tampa, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Thu, Jun 8 · 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Business Networking • Clearwater, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Thu, Jun 8 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Thu, Jun 8 · 1:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers	Thu, Jun 8 · 2:00 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabblers • Saint Petersburg, FL	Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Thu, Jun 8 · 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FL	Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Thu, Jun 8 · 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Java User Group • Tampa, FL	How Java Apps Litter Beyond the Heap (And What We Can Do About That)	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FL	The Basics of Web Development	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FL	2023 Happy Hour – Novu	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Pathfinder Society	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup • Orlando, FL	Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Competitive Pokemon TCG Battling Group	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Vintage and Newer Movie Lovers • Orlando, FL	Enjoy a night of great mystery films, plus have a great Chinese buffet Dinner!	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Boardgame Night • Saint Petersburg, FL	Clearwater Board Game Night	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:00 PM EDT
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group • Largo, FL	Laser cutting and engraving	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:30 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FL	Trivia Thursday at the Brass Tap MIDTOWN	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Free Writing Group • Tampa, FL	Writing Meetup	Thu, Jun 8 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
IIBA Tampa Bay • Tampa, FL	BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason • Tampa, FL	Thomas Paine Day Online Celebration — June 8, 2023 ZOOM	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason • Tampa, FL	Cynthia Miller-Idriss – Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Bitcoin • Tampa, FL	Sound Money Sound Food – Dinner Event	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Agile Orlando • Orlando, FL	The Agile Un-Book Club	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	FABulous Thursdays	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Online Poker Club • Tampa, FL	.25/.50 Online Tampa Poker Game	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	FOWL PLAY @ Gangchu!	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming • Orlando, FL	BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Cocktails and Convo: Book club for RomCom Lovers • Pinellas Park, FL	Book review: Happy Place	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent • Tarpon Springs, FL	Live streaming production and talent	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Indica Cafe Events • Tampa, FL	Dungeons and Dragons Thursday Nights at 7	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Seminole Heights Thurs Game Night @ Gangchu!	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Booze and Book Club • Saint Petersburg, FL	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men – David Foster Wallace	Thu, Jun 8 · 7:30 PM EDT
Plant City Web Development Group • Plant City, FL	Weekly Meetup	Thu, Jun 8 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Friday, June 9

On Friday at 1:00 p.m., USF will hold an online information session about their newly-launched Online Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate. Find out more and register here.

Group	Event Name	Time
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! • Winter Park, FL	Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:15 AM EDT
Agile Orlando • Orlando, FL	Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton • Sarasota, FL	A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:45 AM EDT
Brandon Biz Pros • Brandon, FL	Build your Business with Brandon Biz Pros	Fri, Jun 9 · 8:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Fri, Jun 9 · 8:45 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Fri, Jun 9 · 8:45 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Fri, Jun 9 · 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking over breakfast	Fri, Jun 9 · 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay UX Group • Tampa, FL	TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk	Fri, Jun 9 · 9:00 AM EDT
Project Codex • Orlando, FL	Virtual Coffee	Fri, Jun 9 · 9:00 AM EDT
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay • Largo, FL	Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence	Fri, Jun 9 · 9:25 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FL	International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	International Professionals Networking Meeting	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up • Clearwater, FL	International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	International Professionals Networking Meeting	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Powerful Women Networking • Orlando, FL	WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too!	Fri, Jun 9 · 11:30 AM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FL	WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Fri, Jun 9 · 5:00 PM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FL	Board Game Night!	Fri, Jun 9 · 5:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Cafe	Fri, Jun 9 · 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FL	Friday Board Game Night	Fri, Jun 9 · 5:30 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	MTG: Commander FNM	Fri, Jun 9 · 6:00 PM EDT
Dunnellon Area Board Gamers • Dunnellon, FL	Friday Night Board Gaming	Fri, Jun 9 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Pokemon Trade Show	Fri, Jun 9 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Taps & Drafts	Fri, Jun 9 · 6:00 PM EDT
Self-Perfected Orlando • Orlando, FL	GROWTH MINDSET	Fri, Jun 9 · 6:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace • Orlando, FL	MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Online Poker Club • Tampa, FL	.25/.50 Online Tampa Poker Game	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:00 PM EDT
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) • Oviedo, FL	Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Friday Pokemon Tournament	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:30 PM EDT
Gen Geek • Saint Petersburg, FL	Escapology (Antidote)	Fri, Jun 9 · 7:40 PM EDT
Kava Culture Winter Springs • Winter Springs, FL	Trivia Night!	Fri, Jun 9 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Saturday, June 10

Group	Event Name	Time
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup • Winter Park, FL	Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Sat, Jun 10 · 7:00 AM EDT
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup • Orlando, FL	Creative business minds & coffee	Sat, Jun 10 · 8:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters Division G • Ocala, FL	Early Bird Ocala	Sat, Jun 10 · 8:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	FCCP – Beginning Photography: Learn Your Camera, Part 1 – Aperture	Sat, Jun 10 · 9:00 AM EDT
Chess Republic • Tampa, FL	Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Sat, Jun 10 · 9:30 AM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Star Wars Legion Store Championship	Sat, Jun 10 · 9:30 AM EDT
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter • Tampa, FL	SAT 6/10 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM	Sat, Jun 10 · 10:00 AM EDT
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton • Sarasota, FL	Games & Pizza	Sat, Jun 10 · 11:00 AM EDT
Gen Geek • Saint Petersburg, FL	2nd Annual Gen Geek Hunger Games	Sat, Jun 10 · 12:00 PM EDT
Project Plus • Clearwater, FL	NDT@TBTC : New Digital Technology Interest Group	Sat, Jun 10 · 12:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FL	LIVE \| Tech, Stocks & Jobs	Sat, Jun 10 · 12:00 PM EDT
Helping Entrepreneurs Live Prosperously • Orlando, FL	Networking with a VIBE	Sat, Jun 10 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa 30s 40s Womens Book Social Club • Tampa, FL	Book Club meeting	Sat, Jun 10 · 12:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Social Club • Orlando, FL	Get Social in Mt Dora! Back Porch Pizza Bar – Meet New People, Have a Good Time!	Sat, Jun 10 · 12:00 PM EDT
Project Plus • Clearwater, FL	Worksession@TBTC : Technology Creation Worksession	Sat, Jun 10 · 1:00 PM EDT
Suncoast Makers • Sarasota, FL	FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Sat, Jun 10 · 1:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray	Sat, Jun 10 · 1:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	NNO Book Club: Weapons of Math Destruction	Sat, Jun 10 · 1:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)	Sat, Jun 10 · 2:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FL	Live \| How We Linux	Sat, Jun 10 · 2:30 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FL	Check out Beerbusters and then Food Truck Rally!	Sat, Jun 10 · 3:00 PM EDT
Seminole Isle Monthly Board Games 2nd Saturday Evening Group • Seminole, FL	Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM	Sat, Jun 10 · 4:00 PM EDT
Tampa D&D Enthusiasts • Tampa, FL	Legacy of Mana (5e campaign)	Sat, Jun 10 · 4:00 PM EDT
Bitcoin Orlando • Orlando, FL	Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A	Sat, Jun 10 · 4:30 PM EDT
3D Print Orlando – 3D Printing Community • Orlando, FL	3D Print Orlando Community Meetup – June	Sat, Jun 10 · 5:00 PM EDT
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) • Oviedo, FL	Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots	Sat, Jun 10 · 5:00 PM EDT
Orlando Stoics • Orlando, FL	IN-PERSON: “The Discourses of Epictetus” (Part 13)	Sat, Jun 10 · 5:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Community Hang-out Night	Sat, Jun 10 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Online Poker Club • Tampa, FL	.25/.50 Online Tampa Poker Game	Sat, Jun 10 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sat, Jun 10 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild • Winter Park, FL	THE ONE-SHOT GUILD	Sat, Jun 10 · 7:00 PM EDT

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Sunday, June 11

Group	Event Name	Time
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	Filters, Filters and More Filters and How to Use Them	Sun, Jun 11 · 9:00 AM EDT
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group • Sarasota, FL	CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key	Sun, Jun 11 · 9:00 AM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FL	Warhammer 40K	Sun, Jun 11 · 11:00 AM EDT
Board Gamers of West Volusia • Deltona, FL	Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library	Sun, Jun 11 · 12:30 PM EDT
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) • Port Richey, FL	Weekend Game Day	Sun, Jun 11 · 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FL	2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS	Sun, Jun 11 · 1:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL	New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs)	Sun, Jun 11 · 1:00 PM EDT
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group • Largo, FL	3D Printing basics	Sun, Jun 11 · 2:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Sun, Jun 11 · 2:00 PM EDT
Chess Republic • Tampa, FL	Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Sun, Jun 11 · 2:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	D&D Adventurers League	Sun, Jun 11 · 2:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society • Orlando, FL	Please join us	Sun, Jun 11 · 2:45 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Sunday Pokemon League	Sun, Jun 11 · 4:00 PM EDT
The Guild of Independent Game Developers • Winter Park, FL	Lecture	Sun, Jun 11 · 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)	Sun, Jun 11 · 5:30 PM EDT
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group • Seffner, FL	Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Sun, Jun 11 · 5:30 PM EDT
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup • Inverness, FL	Open Game Night	Sun, Jun 11 · 7:00 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club • Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Women’s Book Club	Sun, Jun 11 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Sun, Jun 11 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Sun, Jun 11 · 8:00 PM EDT

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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 scrape 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 judgement 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 (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 1223, 2262, 2824, Tampa Bay Tech Events

Meetups Security Tampa Bay

CyberX Tampa Bay’s mid-year happy hour tonight

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date May 31, 2023

Hey, Tampa Bay cybersecurity professionals — it’s time for another CyberX get-together, and it’s happening tonight at 5:30 p.m. at The Brass Tap on Dale Mabry, just north of Kennedy!

Tonight’s gathering will bring together cybersecurity professionals from all around “The Other Bay Area” for an evening of networking, fun, and collaboration. It’s the perfect opportunity to stay connected with the CyberX community ahead of CyberX’s major conference on October 25th!

Find out more and register here!

Artificial Intelligence Meetups Tampa Bay

Tomorrow: Build Eliza, the original chatbot from 1964!

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date May 30, 2023
3 Comments on Tomorrow: Build Eliza, the original chatbot from 1964!

The Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup is gathering tomorrow at Computer Coach, where we’ll build Eliza, the original chatbot!

(You can still register for the meetup, but space is limited!)

Eliza was created by computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab over a two-year period from 1964 to 1966. It simulated a psychotherapist that reflects what the patient says back at them or gets the patient to talk about what they just said.

Here’s a quick video clip about Eliza:

Although Eliza was written for the IBM 7094, a room-sized computer whose operator console is pictured below…

IBM 7094 operator console. Photo by Arnold Reinhold.
Tap to view at full size.

…it later became a popular program on home computers in the 1980s under the name “Eliza” or “Doctor”:

The computers I grew up on all had some version of Eliza.

Here‘s Eliza running on the TRS-80 Computer — the “CoCo” — an underappreciated computer from the 1980s:

There’s even a scene from the TV series Young Sheldon, which takes place in the late 1980s/early 1990s, where the titular character has a chat with Eliza:

Eliza’s responses in the scene are pretty accurate, except for the synthesized voice.

If you’re really curious, you can try out ELIZA online! Be warned; it won’t be as impressive as ChatGPT.

There’s no way we could code ChatGPT in a single meetup, but we will build a complete working version of ELIZA tomorrow at the Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup! It’s also a great way to sharpen your skills in Python (which is very popular in AI circles) at the same time.

In the meetup, I’ll provide a “starter” project, and you’d code along with me until you had a working Eliza version that you could tweak into your own chatbot.

You wouldn’t need the latest and greatest computer to do it, either! A laptop from 2010 (and remember, that’s 13 years ago now!) or later would be all you’d need.

There are still a few spaces available for tomorrow”s meetup. If you’re interested, register now!

Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, May 29, 2023)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date May 26, 2023

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, May 29 through Sunday, June 4, 2023.

This week’s events

Monday, May 29
Tuesday, May 30
Wednesday, May 31
Thursday, June 1
Friday, June 2
Saturday, June 3
Sunday, June 4

Monday, May 29

Group	Event Name	Time
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	FCCP Photowalk to Kapok Park	Mon, May 29 · 8:30 AM EDT
TampaBayNetworkers • Pinellas Park, FL	Success Builders Free Business Blog	Mon, May 29 · 9:00 AM EDT
Sarasota / Venice Photography Meetup Group • Venice, FL	Minimalism at The Ringling	Mon, May 29 · 10:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Ford’s Garage	Mon, May 29 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	In person at Fords Garage St Pete	Mon, May 29 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch	Mon, May 29 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Cafe Delanie All Welcome !	Mon, May 29 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Cafe’ Delanie	Mon, May 29 · 11:30 AM EDT
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay • Largo, FL	Business Networking Meeting	Mon, May 29 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	In PERSON Networking Lunch Sabal Park/Brandon Reserve your seat	Mon, May 29 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Monday Business Introductions	Mon, May 29 · 11:30 AM EDT
Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet • Tampa, FL	YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents	Mon, May 29 · 4:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers • Tampa, FL	Monday Feast & Game Night	Mon, May 29 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	MTG: Commander Night	Mon, May 29 · 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar • Orlando, FL	Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)	Mon, May 29 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Trading Card Game Tutorial Ages 7-11	Mon, May 29 · 6:00 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando • Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando	Mon, May 29 · 6:30 PM EDT
Beginning Web Development • Windermere, FL	Weekly Meetup	Mon, May 29 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	Board Game Night at Armada Games	Mon, May 29 · 7:00 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club • Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Women’s Book Club	Mon, May 29 · 7:00 PM EDT
Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop for Emerging Pros • Miami, FL	Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos	Mon, May 29 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	DigiMondays	Mon, May 29 · 7:30 PM EDT

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Tuesday, May 30

On Tuesday, LinkedIn Local Tampa Bay comes to Wesley Chapel’s SMARTstart @ The Grove for an evening of networking! LinkedIn Local™ events are organic meetups, hosted by members all over the world. They provide an opportunity to network, build community, discuss industry trends, and share best practices for using LinkedIn. Find out more and register here.

Group	Event Name	Time
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FL	NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Tue, May 30 · 7:30 AM EDT
St. Pete Work Remote \| Casual Co-working for Remote Workers • Saint Petersburg, FL	🥐Croissants + Co-working Meetup	Tue, May 30 · 10:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FL	Tuesday Westchase SeaGlass Business Networking Lunch	Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome	Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!	Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM EDT
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups • Orlando, FL	4 password self-service best practices to supercharge your IT security	Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!	Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Westchase Networking Lunch -SeaGlass Tavern~ Meet your next referral	Tue, May 30 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Glory Days Grill	Tue, May 30 · 11:30 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FL	New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa	Tue, May 30 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Italian Touch, St. Pete	Tue, May 30 · 11:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa	Tue, May 30 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!	Tue, May 30 · 11:30 AM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FL	A Quick Guide to Getting Hired	Tue, May 30 · 12:00 PM EDT
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking • Tampa, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Tue, May 30 · 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Business Networking • Clearwater, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Tue, May 30 · 12:00 PM EDT
Manatee River Business Exchange Club • Ellenton, FL	Great group for referrals – Several new members – WE are growing!!!	Tue, May 30 · 12:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FL	The Strategy to Book 20 Quality Networking Conversations Weekly on LinkedIn	Tue, May 30 · 2:00 PM EDT
Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet • Tampa, FL	Social Video Marketing Tips(ONLINE CLASS)-FREE for Hillsborough County Residents	Tue, May 30 · 4:30 PM EDT
Front End Creatives • Tampa, FL	LinkedIn Local Tampa Bay – In Person Networking Event!	Tue, May 30 · 5:30 PM EDT
Career Success Academy • Tampa, FL	LinkedIn Local Tampa Bay – In Person Networking Event!	Tue, May 30 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Cybersecurity Training • Tampa, FL	LinkedIn Local Tampa Bay – In Person Networking Event!	Tue, May 30 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tech Success Network • Tampa, FL	LinkedIn Local Tampa Bay – In Person Networking Event!	Tue, May 30 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Weekly Open Make Night	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FL	The Basics of UX UI Design	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FL	Network After Work Women in Business Virtual Networking	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
St. Petersburg Business Networking Pick-up Basketball • Saint Petersburg, FL	Weekly pickup networking basketball	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Hobby Night	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Spookeasy MtG Ybor Tuesdays!	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL	[In-Person] The Wild Beyond the Witchlight – DM Calvin	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	SpookEasy Kava Bar MtG Night	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando • Orlando, FL	Shut Up & Write!® at [FOXTAIL COFFEE / HOWELL BRANCH RD]	Tue, May 30 · 6:00 PM EDT
GDG SunCoast • Tampa, FL	Study Jam: Flutter Forward Extended – Session 5	Tue, May 30 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Android Developers Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Study Jam: Flutter Forward Extended – Session 5	Tue, May 30 · 6:30 PM EDT
West Pasco Toastmasters Club #2824 • New Port Richey, FL	Weekly Meeting	Tue, May 30 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FL	Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show	Tue, May 30 · 6:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers • Largo, FL	Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!	Tue, May 30 · 6:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group • Sarasota, FL	The Sarasota Creative Writers	Tue, May 30 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa Entrepreneurs Network • Tampa, FL	The All-in-One Tool Entrepreneurs Should Use to Boost Their Impact and Income	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults • Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
Suncoast Gamers • Sarasota, FL	Dems with Dice	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
Communication Skills for Quiet People • Orlando, FL	Learning Lessons From The Past, Avoid Repeating The Same Mistakes	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Game/Craft Night	Tue, May 30 · 7:00 PM EDT
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	Tue, May 30 · 7:30 PM EDT

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Wednesday, May 31

On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup kicks into high gear with a workshop where they’ll build Eliza, the original chatbot from 1964, in Python! You only need basic programming skills and a laptop, and you’ll leave with a chatbot that you can tweak to your content! Find out more and register here.

Also on Wednesday: The Cyber X Tampa Bay Mid-Year Happy Hour, which will bring together cybersecurity professionals from across Tampa Bay for an evening of networking, fun, and collaboration. Find out more and register here.

Group	Event Name	Time
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome	Wed, May 31 · 7:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!	Wed, May 31 · 7:30 AM EDT
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FL	NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Wed, May 31 · 7:30 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando • Oviedo, FL	1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup	Wed, May 31 · 8:30 AM EDT
Suncoast Drone Club • Tampa, FL	Dunedin Youth Guild Park	Wed, May 31 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	Continue the Learning over Lunch at O’Keefe’s	Wed, May 31 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Glory Days Grill!	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking at Just Love Coffee!	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers • Sarasota, FL	Business Networking Lunch	Wed, May 31 · 11:30 AM EDT
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking • Tampa, FL	*Getting The Job* vs. Getting A Job**	Wed, May 31 · 12:00 PM EDT
Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science • Orlando, FL	2023 Lunch n’Learn	Wed, May 31 · 12:00 PM EDT
Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees • Apollo Beach, FL	Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees	Wed, May 31 · 12:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group • Sarasota, FL	Lunch Hour Meetup	Wed, May 31 · 12:00 PM EDT
Professional Women’s Meetup • Laurel, FL	Getting Over the Mid-Week Hump	Wed, May 31 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa Startup Founder 101 • Tampa, FL	Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner, Online	Wed, May 31 · 1:00 PM EDT
TampaBayNetworkers • Pinellas Park, FL	FREE 15+30 Virtual Networking	Wed, May 31 · 2:45 PM EDT
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events • Tampa, FL	The Ultimate 2023 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide	Wed, May 31 · 3:00 PM EDT
Orlando Melrose Makers • Orlando, FL	Foamsmithing Props and Armor	Wed, May 31 · 5:00 PM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FL	Board Gaming – In Person	Wed, May 31 · 5:00 PM EDT
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play • Tampa, FL	Playing Games in the Alley	Wed, May 31 · 5:00 PM EDT
Front End Creatives • Tampa, FL	CyberX Tampa Bay Mid Year Happy Hour	Wed, May 31 · 5:30 PM EDT
Career Success Academy • Tampa, FL	CyberX Tampa Bay Mid Year Happy Hour	Wed, May 31 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Cybersecurity Training • Tampa, FL	CyberX Tampa Bay Mid Year Happy Hour	Wed, May 31 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tech Success Network • Tampa, FL	CyberX Tampa Bay Mid Year Happy Hour	Wed, May 31 · 5:30 PM EDT
Sarasota Business Exchange Club • Sarasota, FL	We ARE meeting again at Rusty Bucket Restaurant	Wed, May 31 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FL	Wednesday Board Game Night	Wed, May 31 · 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Artificial Intelligence Meetup • Tampa, FL	Let’s write ELIZA, the original chatbot from 1964, in Python!	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando AWS User Group • Orlando, FL	Seamlessly migrate from Microsoft SQL to PostreSQL!	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
OWASP Orlando • Orlando, FL	OWASP Orlando – Chapter Meeting	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FL	New Member Meetup @ Zoie’s	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Games & Grog @ Felicitous!	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Board Game Night	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FL	Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Trading Card Game Tutorial Adults	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Brews N Board Games • Orlando, FL	Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing	Wed, May 31 · 6:00 PM EDT
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers • Palm Harbor, FL	Game Night!	Wed, May 31 · 6:30 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FL	Big Music Game Show at the Bradenton Moose Lodge #1223	Wed, May 31 · 6:30 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace • Orlando, FL	MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club • Saint Petersburg, FL	Castaways Euchre Club	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games • Orlando, FL	Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read • Orlando, FL	This Time Tomorrow for May	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sarasota / Venice Photography Meetup Group • Venice, FL	Photo Shoot – Landscape – Caspersen Beach, Venice	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild • Winter Park, FL	New Beginnings & Old Rivalries	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Communication Skills for Quiet People • Orlando, FL	How to Improve Your Social Life	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Game Night @ Felicitous on 42nd by USF	Wed, May 31 · 7:00 PM EDT
Comics, Animation and etc. • Saint Petersburg, FL	Movie Night: The Idiots	Wed, May 31 · 8:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FL	Understanding Linux	Wed, May 31 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Thursday, June 1

Group	Event Name	Time
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FL	Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING	Thu, Jun 1 · 8:00 AM EDT
Agile Mindset Book Club (Tampa, FL) • Tampa, FL	The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Book Club	Thu, Jun 1 · 8:00 AM EDT
TampaBayNetworkers • Pinellas Park, FL	Suncoast Networkers	Thu, Jun 1 · 8:30 AM EDT
Tampa Business Referral Networking Group • Tampa, FL	Tampa Business Networking Group	Thu, Jun 1 · 8:30 AM EDT
USBH Business Networking • Port Richey, FL	USBH Business Networking	Thu, Jun 1 · 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO • Tampa, FL	How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%!	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FL	Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:00 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals • Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:30 AM EDT
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome • Wesley Chapel, FL	Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:30 AM EDT
SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together • Bradenton, FL	SWAT Networking North River Luncheon	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:30 AM EDT
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) • Saint Petersburg, FL	NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals	Thu, Jun 1 · 11:30 AM EDT
Front End Creatives • Tampa, FL	Career Accelerator Workshop – Career Changing Tips	Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT
Career Success Academy • Tampa, FL	Career Accelerator Workshop – Career Changing Tips	Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking • Tampa, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa Cybersecurity Training • Tampa, FL	Career Accelerator Workshop – Career Changing Tips	Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Business Networking • Clearwater, FL	The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!	Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tech Success Network • Tampa, FL	Career Accelerator Workshop – Career Changing Tips	Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games	Thu, Jun 1 · 1:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers	Thu, Jun 1 · 2:00 PM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	After hours Networking & Tasting, Food By 3’C’s Catering	Thu, Jun 1 · 5:00 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabblers • Saint Petersburg, FL	Gulfport Scrabble and Social	Thu, Jun 1 · 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Sponsored by 3 C’s Catering & RGANetwork.net $5	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	After Hours Mixer AT BEST OF THE BAY 3 C’s Catering! All Welcome $5 cash	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up • Clearwater, FL	After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Food provided by 3C’s Catering	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers • Tampa, FL	After hours mixer 1st Thursday at 3C’s Catering All Welcome	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Business Networking Mixer 1st Thursday ~ JOIN us!	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FL	2023 Happy Hour – MUST Wine Loft	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Pathfinder Society	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup • Orlando, FL	Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Competitive Pokemon TCG Battling Group	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Clearwater Boardgame Night • Saint Petersburg, FL	Clearwater Board Game Night	Thu, Jun 1 · 6:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Drupal User Group • Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
IIBA Tampa Bay • Tampa, FL	BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Gen Geek • Saint Petersburg, FL	Boots and Brews country line dancing @3 daughters brewery	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Bitcoin • Tampa, FL	Bitdevs	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	One Piece Thursdays	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group • Saint Petersburg, FL	Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	FOWL PLAY @ Gangchu!	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent • Tarpon Springs, FL	Live streaming production and talent	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay • Tampa, FL	Beyond the Moonlit Sea by Julianne MacLean	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Books & Brews! • Largo, FL	June – Before We Were Yours	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Indica Cafe Events • Tampa, FL	Dungeons and Dragons Thursday Nights at 7	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Seminole Heights Thurs Game Night @ Gangchu!	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Online Entrepreneurship How to make money online • Saint Petersburg, FL	Exploring Online Entrepreneurship, Investing & Learning Across Multiple Markets	Thu, Jun 1 · 7:00 PM EDT
Plant City Web Development Group • Plant City, FL	Weekly Meetup	Thu, Jun 1 · 8:00 PM EDT

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Friday, June 2

Group	Event Name	Time
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! • Winter Park, FL	Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:15 AM EDT
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton • Sarasota, FL	A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:45 AM EDT
Write the Docs Florida • Orlando, FL	Focused conversation: Docs migration	Fri, Jun 2 · 8:30 AM EDT
Brandon Biz Pros • Brandon, FL	Build your Business with Brandon Biz Pros	Fri, Jun 2 · 8:30 AM EDT
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! • Saint Petersburg, FL	Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME	Fri, Jun 2 · 8:45 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Fri, Jun 2 · 8:45 AM EDT
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton • Sarasota, FL	A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!	Fri, Jun 2 · 8:45 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	Business over Breakfast Clearwater	Fri, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Networking over breakfast	Fri, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT
Project Codex • Orlando, FL	Virtual Coffee	Fri, Jun 2 · 9:00 AM EDT
West Orlando WordPress Meetup • Winter Garden, FL	First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – June 2023	Fri, Jun 2 · 10:00 AM EDT
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough • Largo, FL	International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers • Tampa, FL	Friday Business Introductions Tampa	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Networking and Events • Largo, FL	Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	International Professionals Networking Meeting	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up • Clearwater, FL	International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections • Tampa, FL	International Professionals Networking Meeting	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net • Tampa, FL	Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore	Fri, Jun 2 · 11:30 AM EDT
Brandon Boardgamers • Brandon, FL	WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND	Fri, Jun 2 · 5:00 PM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FL	Board Game Night!	Fri, Jun 2 · 5:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	New Gamer Night!	Fri, Jun 2 · 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FL	Friday Board Game Night	Fri, Jun 2 · 5:30 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	MTG: Commander FNM	Fri, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming • Orlando, FL	Blood on the Clocktower at Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse	Fri, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT
Dunnellon Area Board Gamers • Dunnellon, FL	Friday Night Board Gaming	Fri, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT
Trainers Backpack Hobby Shop Small Groups • Oviedo, FL	Pokemon Trade Show	Fri, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Taps & Drafts	Fri, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT
Self-Perfected Orlando • Orlando, FL	GROWTH MINDSET	Fri, Jun 2 · 6:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace • Orlando, FL	MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:00 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FL	Geeks Go Karaoke At Wild Rover	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Japanese Meetup • Tampa, FL	Tsudoi	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Stoics • Tampa, FL	IN-PERSON: “A Guide to the Good Life” (Chapters 7, 8, & 9)	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Friday Pokemon Tournament	Fri, Jun 2 · 7:30 PM EDT

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Saturday, June 3

Group	Event Name	Time
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup • Winter Park, FL	Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.	Sat, Jun 3 · 7:00 AM EDT
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup • Orlando, FL	Creative business minds & coffee	Sat, Jun 3 · 8:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters Division G • Ocala, FL	Early Bird Ocala	Sat, Jun 3 · 8:00 AM EDT
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	FCCP – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 4 Part Class – Part 4	Sat, Jun 3 · 9:00 AM EDT
Pinellas Writers • Largo, FL	Monthly In Person Group Meeting – All Writers Welcome!	Sat, Jun 3 · 9:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters Division E • Orlando, FL	Hunters Creek Toastmasters	Sat, Jun 3 · 9:30 AM EDT
Chess Republic • Tampa, FL	Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa	Sat, Jun 3 · 9:30 AM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace • Tampa, FL	Wood Shop Router Table 101 (Members Only)	Sat, Jun 3 · 10:00 AM EDT
Orlando DevOps • Orlando, FL	Code and Coffee (and maybe Brunch)	Sat, Jun 3 · 10:00 AM EDT
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime • Saint Petersburg, FL	ONLINE “Presentation is Everything – Cover Design & Book Formatting”	Sat, Jun 3 · 10:30 AM EDT
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” • Saint Petersburg, FL	Beach Day!	Sat, Jun 3 · 11:00 AM EDT
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) • Oviedo, FL	Bravo Group Campaign Continues	Sat, Jun 3 · 11:00 AM EDT
Project Plus • Clearwater, FL	NDT@TBTC : New Digital Technology Interest Group	Sat, Jun 3 · 12:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FL	LIVE \| Tech, Stocks & Jobs	Sat, Jun 3 · 12:00 PM EDT
Project Plus • Clearwater, FL	Worksession@TBTC : Technology Creation Worksession	Sat, Jun 3 · 1:00 PM EDT
Suncoast Makers • Sarasota, FL	FREE Fab Lab Orientation	Sat, Jun 3 · 1:00 PM EDT
Beast Mode Networking Orlando • Orlando, FL	Networking Skills Workshop: Learn How to Create More Win-Win Outcomes!	Sat, Jun 3 · 2:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL	Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1)	Sat, Jun 3 · 2:00 PM EDT
Women In Linux • Tampa, FL	Live \| How We Linux	Sat, Jun 3 · 2:30 PM EDT
Socrates Cafe – “The unexamined life is not worth living” • Tampa, FL	ONLINE: “The Futurist Visions of Philip K. Dick”	Sat, Jun 3 · 3:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup	Sat, Jun 3 · 3:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games	Sat, Jun 3 · 3:00 PM EDT
Bradenton Photo Group • Bradenton, FL	Figure Study in Black and White Photography	Sat, Jun 3 · 3:00 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FL	Geeks go see Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse	Sat, Jun 3 · 3:30 PM EDT
Tampa D&D Enthusiasts • Tampa, FL	Legacy of Mana (5e campaign)	Sat, Jun 3 · 4:00 PM EDT
6 Figure Club Mastermind • Riverview, FL	Creativity in Money Making with Roger Andrews	Sat, Jun 3 · 5:00 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Gaming Group • Ocala, FL	Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Cafe	Sat, Jun 3 · 5:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Community Hang-out Night	Sat, Jun 3 · 6:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament	Sat, Jun 3 · 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild • Winter Park, FL	THE ONE-SHOT GUILD	Sat, Jun 3 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!	Sat, Jun 3 · 7:00 PM EDT
Comics, Animation and etc. • Saint Petersburg, FL	Movie Night: Aquaman	Sat, Jun 3 · 8:00 PM EDT
Gen Geek • Saint Petersburg, FL	Cyber Bowling @pinchasers Hillsborough	Sat, Jun 3 · 9:00 PM EDT
Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s • Orlando, FL	Month 7 of 12 till HALLOWEEN	Sat, Jun 3 · 9:30 PM EDT

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Sunday, June 4

Group	Event Name	Time
Florida Center for Creative Photography • Saint Petersburg, FL	FCCP – Things That Go Click in the Night	Sun, Jun 4 · 9:00 AM EDT
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group • Sarasota, FL	IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH	Sun, Jun 4 · 10:00 AM EDT
Clermont Nerd Games • Clermont, FL	Warhammer 40K	Sun, Jun 4 · 11:00 AM EDT
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group • Largo, FL	Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting	Sun, Jun 4 · 12:00 PM EDT
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup • Bradenton, FL	Birdie Putt Special Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Bunkers Bar	Sun, Jun 4 · 12:00 PM EDT
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild • Orlando, FL	Keys From the Golden Vault Session 0	Sun, Jun 4 · 12:00 PM EDT
Geekocracy! • Tampa, FL	Game Day at Southern Brewing	Sun, Jun 4 · 1:00 PM EDT
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) • Port Richey, FL	Weekend Game Day	Sun, Jun 4 · 1:00 PM EDT
Tampa Gaming Guild • Tampa, FL	Sunday Gaming	Sun, Jun 4 · 1:00 PM EDT
Chess Republic • Tampa, FL	Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor	Sun, Jun 4 · 2:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! • Tampa, FL	D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games	Sun, Jun 4 · 2:00 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games • Saint Petersburg, FL	D&D Adventurers League	Sun, Jun 4 · 2:00 PM EDT
Toastmasters, Division D • Altamonte Springs, FL	Weekend Toastmasters	Sun, Jun 4 · 3:00 PM EDT
Sunshine Games • Tampa, FL	Sunday Pokemon League	Sun, Jun 4 · 4:00 PM EDT
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group • Seffner, FL	Lankhmar: City of Adventure	Sun, Jun 4 · 5:30 PM EDT
Volusia Young Professionals Group (covers East and West) • Daytona Beach, FL	February West Volusia Networking Social	Sun, Jun 4 · 6:00 PM EDT
Nerdbrew Events • Tampa, FL	Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!	Sun, Jun 4 · 7:00 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club • Saint Petersburg, FL	St. Pete Women’s Book Club	Sun, Jun 4 · 7:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	A Duck Presents NB Movie Night	Sun, Jun 4 · 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Stoics • Tampa, FL	IN-PERSON: A Walking Meditation – Causeway Trail	Sun, Jun 4 · 7:20 PM EDT
Nerd Night Out • Tampa, FL	NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!	Sun, Jun 4 · 8:00 PM EDT

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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 (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 1223, 2824, Tampa Bay Tech Events

Current Events Editorial

The top story on Techmeme right now…

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date May 25, 2023

…is the announcement by Florida’s Karen-In-Chief Ron DeSantis with Elon “Space Karen / South Afri-Karen” Musk on an incredibly glitchy Twitter Space last night.

The audio-only stream failed after about half a million listeners tuned in, which might sound impressive if you’re technically ignorant or spinning the story. One DeSantis spokesperson vaingloriously claimed to NBC news that “Governor DeSantis broke the internet — that should tell you everything you need to know about the strength of his candidacy….!”

It seems impressive until you recall that Twitch star “TheGrefg” recently held an audio and video stream (which would use more bandwidth than audio alone) that had 1.7 million viewers — over three times the audience DeSantis’ announcement garnered.

That’s what happens when you choose a technology based on whether its owner is “on side” vs. whether it’s well-run and working well.

Also worth reading…

From The Daily Beast: Ron DeSantis’ 2024 Campaign Launch Fail Could Predict What Happens Next