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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, September 16 through Sunday, September 22, 2024! 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

But first, a quick promo:

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

Monday, September 16

Event name and location	Group	Time
Gen Geek goes on a mediterranean cruise Online	Gen Geek	Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM to Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In! The Sourdough Co.	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents) TBCN Media Center	Tampa Bay Community Network	3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480 Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Arcs – with Leaders and Lore Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club Lakewood Ranch Town Hall	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
FREE Bar Poker at Gators Dockside Highland City Gators Dockside -Highland City	Polk County Poker & Social Group	6:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 MIDFlorida FCU Training Center	Hosted By Toastmasters Division E	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, September 17

Event name and location	Group	Time
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals St Petersburg Yacht Club	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
10 Tips To Rock The Interview Online	Career Success Academy	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Networking at Glory Days Grill Glory Days Grill	Hosted By Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group	11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside	SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
TBSSUG Monthly Meeting 1150 Assembly Dr suite 500	Tampa Bay Microsoft Fabric Analytics User Group (TFAB)	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom) Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Ask Us Anything: WordPress Support Crowdsourcing Meetup Online	WordPress Tampa Bay	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Open Night Tuesdays MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
September Book Club: Exploring Self-Discovery with Henry Miller Online	Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
September Saint Petersburg Meetup Book Club Grand Hacienda	Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Full Moon Earth Listening Circle Belleair House, RSVP for Directions	Tampa Bay Area Next Culture Network Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers Sarasota Alliance Church	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters Open House! 305 Campus St	Toastmasters Division E	6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Moose Lodge	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Pinellas Ale Works Brewery	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting 2079 Range Rd	Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason is disbanded	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Day 12 – PostgreSQL – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, September 18

Event name and location	Group	Time
World Toasters Hybrid Meeting Disney University	Toastmasters Division E	7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Panera Bread	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Effortless Microsoft 365 management with ZERO PowerShell scripts Online	ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup Online	Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Social “Hump Day” Wednesdays Online	Social Entrepreneurs Networking Group	2:15 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
Resume Reviews & Career Transition/Job Seeker Networking & Support Meeting Kforce Corporate Headquarters	Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals	4:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Game Nights	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
A Real-World tour of Generative Agent AI and LLMs Rosedale Golf & Country Club	AI Sarasota	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM Terra Ceia Bay Country Club	South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Critique Night (Get Feedback On Your Work!) Station House	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TDevs – Meet & Greet @ Sorry Not Public Sorry Not Public	Tampa Devs	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Happy Hour for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Bar Louie – Tampa	Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Geek Out to Daredevil Perkins Restaurant & Bakery	Geek Out Gathering on MeetUp	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
CigarCitySec Meetup Cigar City Brewing	Central Florida CitySec	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community Online	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers Online	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Career Advancement Workshop: Navigating IT Salaries Online	Wesley Chapel PM and IT Connection	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters Online	Apopka Foliage Toastmasters	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Communication Practice and Improvement Online	Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The 5 Easiest Ways to Start Selling On Amazon 1207 N Himes Ave suite 1	Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo) Grove Soho	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Social: Cards Against Humanity – Game Night Botanical Brewing Taproom	Swan City Social	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, September 19

Event name and location	Group	Time
DevOpsDays Tampa Bay 2024 Armature Works	Tampa Bay DevOps Meetup	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Carrabas Italian Grill	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Crafting an Impressive Data Visualization Portfolio Online	Career Success Academy	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp 509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor	Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Olamide Egbayelo – Tools for Small Business Online	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands 405 Mahogany Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
TBDSG: Your Presentation Title HERE! To Be Determined	Tampa Bay Data Science Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Board Games MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
BEAQ at FaithTech Tampa: Exploring the Integration of AI and Blockchain Embarc Collective	Meet Me In The Metaverse	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
BEAQ at FaithTech Tampa: Exploring the Integration of AI a Embarc Collective	BEAQ Blockchain Extended Reality AI and Quantum Apps Meetup	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Chess night! Online	Lakeland Chess Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only) 4935 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Charity Poker Night – win 1 million Sats! Bitcoin Bay Foundation	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) Wild Rover Brewing Company	Tampa Bay Agile	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Thoughts and Emotions Online	Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 1500 16th St	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
[LIVE] Monster Learn-To-Trade: Daily Training Online	[LIVE] Monster Learn-To-Trade Crypto	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Book Club: “Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman Mad Dogs and Englishmen	Geekocracy!	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks Online	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, September 20

Event name and location	Group	Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	St. Petersburg Business Networking	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Online	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
KRATES and Cowboy Boots The Grove Shopping Center	SR54 Singles Mingle: Social Club for 40s, 50s, 60s +	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
DIY Perfume Class Online	Creative DIY Meet Up	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Look Cinemas USF Studio Movie Grill Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Nihongo De Okay Naga Tea	Tampa Japanese Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: “Musonius Rufus” Sayings Part 2 (38-53) Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee	Tampa Stoics	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday night game night Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, September 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase Online	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Friday, September 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM to Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM EDT
Duskmourn Midnight Prerelease Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	12:30 AM to 3:30 AM EDT
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Saturday, September 21

Event name and location	Group	Time
Coffee and Crypto Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Division E	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Metro Geeks Invade EPCOT Day! EPCOT	The Metro Orlando Geeks Social Club	10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Tournament (RTT/ITC) Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Socrates’ Apology North Sarasota Public Library	Sarasota Socratic Society	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Intro to Sewing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Twilight Imperium – with POK & Codex Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	12:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
JOIN our Facebook Group, LIKE our Fan Page and Invite your Friends Online	Florida Center for Creative Photography	12:00 PM to 12:15 PM EDT
September Book Club Online Book Discusion Online	Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Table read screenplays Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library	Screenwriters of Tomorrow (SOT) Critique Meetup	1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL) Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Socrates Café (Philosophy) Clearwater Countryside Library	Clearwater Socrates Café	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
September Book Club Renzo’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar, South Tampa	Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group	3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance New World Tampa	Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books	3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Game Project Therapy (Virtual) Online	Tampa Games Developer Guild	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Saturday Afternoon Catan Whole Foods Market	Tampa Bay Settlers of Catan	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
More than halfway through September Game Night IHOP	New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Unit Testing JavaScript & Node.js Code with Jest Online	Florida Software School	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, September 22

Event name and location	Group	Time
If you are interested. Online	The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling	1:00 AM to 3:00 AM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Regional Championship Qualifier US (3) Round 8 Modern Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	12:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
4th Sunday Board Games at Liquid Garage The Liquid Garage Co.	Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks	1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Marvel Multiverse RPG One-Shot “Enter Hydra” Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Game Day followed by Karaoke at Potion Portal The Potion Portal	Geekocracy!	2:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Laser certification MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:05 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Nerdy Needs	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us Online	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens! Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Division E	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 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 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

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 9 through Sunday, September 15, 2024! 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

But first, a quick promo:

This week’s events

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

Monday, September 9

Event name and location	Group	Time
Women’s Networking And Business Summit (Guys Pass This On) Online	St. Petersburg Business Networking	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Women’s Networking And Business Summit (Guys Pass This On) Online	Hosted By Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
How to Get a Job in Web3 Online	Hyperledger Tampa	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents) TBCN Media Center	Tampa Bay Community Network	3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Ricardo Foster: Soaring Beyond Limits Station 2 Innovation Center	Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education	5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters Central Ridge Library	Toastmasters Division G	5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club Lakewood Ranch Town Hall	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
FREE Bar Poker at Gators Dockside Highland City Gators Dockside -Highland City	Polk County Poker & Social Group	6:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 MIDFlorida FCU Training Center	Toastmasters Division E	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration Online	Business Owners and Professionals	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: Stoics v. Skeptics: What is Knowledge? Part 3 Online	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Day 08 – JavaScript – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Online	Tampa Game Nights – Meet new people over video chat!	8:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, September 10

Tuesday at 12 noon at Computer Coach (Tampa): Computer Coach will be holding an in-person resume review at their office. 75% of resumes are never seen by human eyes due to applicant tracking systems (ATS);
the folks at Computer Coach can help you bring your resume up-to-date and help you craft it to significantly increase your chances of landing an interview. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
v-Lean Coffee Online	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
RE Olds Park R.E. Olds Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Free Resume Review Computer Coach Training Center	Front End Creatives	12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
The Business Networking Midday POWER HOUR by Simply Referrals on ZOOM! Online	Hosted By Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Microsoft 365 User Group Monthly Online Meeting: Microsoft Viva Online	Central Florida Microsoft 365 User Group	1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Identities are the new passwords Online	Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Drive Business Growth – Tampa Bay Product Group Kforce	Tampa Bay Product Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Drive Business Growth via An Outcome-Focused Approach to Prioritization Kforce	Tampa Bay QA and Testing Meetup	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting 2250 S Floral Ave	Toastmasters Division E	6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom) Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Advance Resin 3D Printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Guest Speaker Seminar for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Cres Community	Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest! McAlisters Deli	Tampa eMarketing Groups	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!! McAlisters	Florida Podcasters Association	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
September Book Club Meeting 250 Shore Dr E	Oldsmar Reads Between The Lines	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Safety (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Euchre Bar 23fifty	Suncoast Euchre club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Pinellas Ale Works Brewery	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Moose Lodge	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Day 09 – React.js – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, September 11

Event name and location	Group	Time
World Toasters Hybrid Meeting Disney University	Toastmasters Division E	7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Panera Bread	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
OWASP Tampa Chapter 2024Q3 Lunch and Learn The Neon Temple	OWASP Tampa	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Free Webinar: To Be Announced Online	Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EDT
6 smart ways to spot login attacks Online	ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
The Evolution of Automated Machine Learning with Generative AI Online	Gen AI Tampa	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup Online	Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Increase Leads & Sales by Outsourcing Reputation Marketing & SEO Online	Productivity, Profit, AI, Delegation Group – San Antonio	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
How to Build a Multi-Six Figure Business Through Social Media Online	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
SwanCitySec Meetup Craft + Kitchen	Central Florida CitySec	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Game Nights	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Extra Event Hosted By Colin – SUPPER @ AMOB LANDSIDE IN CAPTAIN’S ROOM Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	5:45 PM to 7:45 PM EDT
Data Analytics & AI – Tampa Bay – SEPTEMBER MEETUP Entrepreneur Collaborative Center	Data Analytics – Tampa Bay	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Whiskey Tech Wednesdays Mandarin Heights | Seminole Hights	Defcon813	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM Terra Ceia Bay Country Club	South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
UX Fundamentals: Object Oriented UX Radius Church	Tampa Bay UX Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Online	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – MIDWAY Inner Compass Brewing Company	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Online	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Tales and Cocktails Gulfport Brewery + Eatery	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community Online	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters Online	Apopka Foliage Toastmasters	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hispanic Professional Business Networking en Español (in Spanish) Online	Exito Empresarial Hispano Hispanic Networking Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Improve Your Communication and Presentation Skills Online	Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo) Grove Soho	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Trivia at Blind Goat Online	Gen Geek	7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, September 12

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Beachwood Seafood Kitchen & Bar (Oldsmar): The Tipsy Techies Happy Hour is an exclusive evening of pure networking! This event is all about meaningful conversations and building valuable connections with fellow tech professionals and industry leaders. Find out more and register here.
https://www.meetup.com/tipsy-techies-happy-hour/events/303101533/

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Hays (Tampa): Tampa Java User Group presents Deliver 15-Factor Applications on Kubernetes with Spring Boot, an interactive session where we dive into the realm of 15-factor, cloud-native applications using Spring Boot and Kubernetes. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! The Happy Hangar Café	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin Chamber of Commerce	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin Chamber of Commerce	Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
[EXTERNAL] IBM TechXchange Pre-Conference watsonx Hackathon Online	Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Strengthen your security posture with SIEM Online	ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Lakewood Ranch RGANetwork Business Networking Lunch Station 400	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Carrabas Italian Grill	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in. Chili’s Grill & Bar	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Leveraging Marketing & Data Analytics to Drive Engagement Online	Tech Success Network	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp 509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor	Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Thursday Afternoon & Evening Gaming Dunedin Palms	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	1:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Tipsy Techies Happy Hour Beachwood Seafood Kitchen & Bar	Tipsy Techies Happy Hour	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Deliver 15-Factor Applications on Kubernetes with Spring Boot Hays	Tampa Java User Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Women in Agile – In-person networking event Graze 1910 (South Tampa)	Tampa Bay Women in Agile	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous Magnanimous Brewing	Tampa M365	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Power Platform – Social @ Magnanimous Magnanimous Brewing	Tampa Power Platform	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands 405 Mahogany Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work! The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Networking Mixer for people interested in science and Technology The Westin Sarasota	Science & Technology Society – Suncoast Region	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Practical Prepping Workshop Bitcoin Bay Foundation	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 1500 16th St	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern – Book Club Panera Bread	Something Punny Ladies Book Club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Money Fix Online	Orlando Thinkers’ Discussion	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Day 10 – React.js – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, September 13

Friday, September 13th is the first of two days of the BSides St. Pete 2024 cybersecurity conference! Day One is all about the training sessions. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando Online	Agile Orlando	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Live Life Happy Writing Club Online	Live Life Happy	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Sept 2024 Homebrew Hillsborough: Convergint Convergint	Homebrew Hillsborough	8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	St. Petersburg Business Networking	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Coffee Talk Online	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Online	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Local Stories Live! Hillsborough County 2101 E Palm Ave	Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Game Morning! Online	Tampa Game Nights – Meet new people over video chat!	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
✨ Armed Forces Jam 2024 – Orlando | Sep/13th – Sun/15th , 2024 (EST) Central Florida Tech Grove	Orlando Unity Developers Group	Friday, September 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM to Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Join our Facebook group! Online	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Look Cinemas USF Studio Movie Grill Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, September 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, September 14

Saturday, September 14th is the second of two days of the BSides St. Pete 2024 cybersecurity conference! Day Two is the main conference and about the presentations. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Coffee and Crypto Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Geeks Like It Hot! 2024 Largo Event Center	Geekocracy!	10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Question and Answers for Patent Registration MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Saturday Open House Wine Tasting Michael’s Wine Cellar	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
NNO Book Club: The Book Eaters Cali – South Tampa	Nerd Night Out	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL) Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM 7343 Conch Blvd	Seminole Isle Board Games & Fun Group	4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A Online	Bitcoin Orlando	4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, September 15

Event name and location	Group	Time
Mobbly Bayou Preserve (Start Time 9:30) Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve	Suncoast Drone Club	9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Laser class 3 – Fiber Laser & practice MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
September SRQ Dev Sunday Lunch Online	Hosted By Sarasota Software Developers	12:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Call of Cthulhu – Mystery Horror RPG (One Shot – Dead Man Stomp) Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Large format printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Direct to Film Digital Printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Nerdy Needs	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Game Night! Online	Tampa Game Nights – Meet new people over video chat!	8:00 PM to 10:00 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 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

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, August 26 through Sunday, September 1, 2024. That’s right — September is starting! 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

But first, a quick promo:

This week’s events

• Monday, August 26
• Tuesday, August 27
• Wednesday, August 28
• Thursday, August 29
• Friday, August 30
• Saturday, August 31
• Sunday, September 1

Monday, August 26

Event name and location	Group	Time
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Business Networking Luncheon Rinehart	Innovantia Marketing Agency	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents) TBCN Media Center	Tampa Bay Community Network	3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Root w/Advanced Setup Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Lazy Moon Pizza	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show Three bridges brewing	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration Online	Business Owners and Professionals	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos none	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Day 01 – HTML – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, August 27

Tuesday at 10 a.m., online: Computer Coach’s webinar, webinar, Professionalism Rebooted: Reviving the Basics of Business Etiquette, will refresh your knowledge of essential business etiquette, elevate your professionalism and help you stand out in any professional setting. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Coffee & Connections Tenth Street Coffee	The Ark Network Group Events	7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
v-Lean Coffee Online	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals St Petersburg Yacht Club	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Professionalism Rebooted Online	Tech Success Network	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Abusing Windows EFS to steal data using PowerShell Online	ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete Applebee’s Grill + Bar	Hosted By Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group	11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Monarch Strategies Presents: Entrepreneur Network Event Serendipity Labs Private Offices & Coworking	TNT – Orlando Entrepreneurs Trying New Things	12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
6 PowerShell tricks to discover critical network assets Online	Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Soft Launch: Drinks at Calusa Brewing Calusa Brewing Taproom	Coastal Connections | Gen X & Millennial Professionals	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
August OrlandoJS meetup CREDO Conduit	OrlandoJS	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group Black Bean Deli	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom) Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Laser certification MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters 305 Campus St	Toastmasters Division E	6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Bingo at Back Nine and $2 Taco Tuesday Night! The Back Nine	Adventure Group of Central Florida	6:45 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!) Online	Central Florida Computer Society	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
[Hybrid] Workshop: Designing for the Future: AI User Experience Design StarterStudio	DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Pythonic Monthly Meeting Online	The Orlando Python User Group	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Pinellas Ale Works Brewery	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Euchre Bar 23fifty	Suncoast Euchre club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Moose Lodge	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
End of Book Celebration (August 27, 2024) Joybird Books	Page’s Edge Book Club	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
This Summer Will be Different – August 2024 Sixty Vines	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Day 02 – HTML – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, August 28

Wednesday at 2 p.m., online: Join Gen AI Tampa as they participate in Data Science Connect’s “Generative AI for Data Executives” webinar series with the latest installment, Harnessing Generative AI for Predictive Maintenance and Anomaly Detection. This will be a deep dive into how Generative AI is revolutionizing data observability, enhancing predictive maintenance, and detecting anomalies for more resilient operations. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., Embarc Collective (Tampa): Join Tampa Bay Innovation for Idea 2 Product, an intimate fireside chat with Ned Pope. He’ll share his insights on turning ideas into successful products,  and you’ll be able to network with like-minded innovators and gain valuable knowledge from a seasoned entrepreneur and thought leader. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
FREE Tele-Class with Nancy Matthews – *WOW* Wednesday Anywhere You Want!	Women’s Prosperity Network | Baton Rouge Chapter	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM CDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup UCF Executive Development Center Downtown	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Carrabas Italian Grill	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup Online	Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner Online	Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando	12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Harnessing Generative AI for Predictive Maintenance and Anomaly Detection Online	Gen AI Tampa	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup Online	Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Mastering Client Attraction in The Age of AI Online	Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events	3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Introduction to Data Detection and Response (DDR) GuidePoint Security Facility	TampaBay ISSA	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Fireside Chat with Ned Pope: “Idea 2 Product” Embarc Collective	Tampa Bay Innovation	5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Game Nights	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup Emerson Plaza	Orlando ChatGPT Meetup	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Innovation Stories CREDO Conduit	Orlando Innovation League	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Backgammon Casual Games Online	Sanford Backgammon Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM Terra Ceia Bay Country Club	South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Online	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik – FINAL Inner Compass Brewing Company	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Online	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
CitrusSec Meetup 10 Ten Brewing Co.	Central Florida CitySec	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Improve Your Communication and Presentation Skills Online	Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hispanic Professional Business Networking en Español (in Spanish) Online	Exito Empresarial Hispano Hispanic Networking Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Stone Temple Pilots & +LIVE+ – The Jubilee Tour MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre	Gen Geek	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo) Grove Soho	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Orlando Word Lab Winter Park Library	Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Day 03 – CSS – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, August 29

Thursday at 12 p.m., online: Computer Coach presents A Professionally Evil Intro to Prompt Injection, where Information Security Consultant Cory Sabol will show you  the essentials of recognizing and defending against prompt injection attacks. Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6 p.m., Coppertail brewing (Tampa): Cocktails and Security is a vibrant monthly meetup where cybersecurity enthusiasts gather to enjoy free beverages and engage in lively discussions on the latest information security issues. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting, you’re welcome here! Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6 p.m., 501 E. Kennedy (Tampa): Tampa Bay AWS Group presents Hands-on: Build a GenAI Chatbot with Amazon Q for Business. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to build chatbots using cutting-edge generative AI technology. You will learn how to create conversational AI that can understand natural language and generate human-like responses. By the end, you will understand the skillset needed to deploy smart and useful chatbots for real-world applications. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! The Happy Hangar Café	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin Chamber of Commerce	Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin Chamber of Commerce	Entrepreneur Round Table	8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Hosted By Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in. Chili’s Grill & Bar	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Carrabas Italian Grill	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lakewood Ranch RGANetwork Business Networking Lunch Station 400	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tokenized Zero Knowledge Machine Learning and Its Applications Online	Hyperledger Tampa	12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Professionally Evil Intro to Prompt Injection Online	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp 509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor	Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Alchemist Virtual Networking! Online	Tampa Professional Networking Meetup	5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective The Collective: A Comic & Game Community	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Happy Hour at RockPit Brewing Rockpit Brewery	Young Professionals for the Orlando Science Center	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T3-APL11) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cocktails and Security at Coopertail Brewing Coppertail Brewing Co.	Cocktails and Security	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Blueprint for Crafting a Successful Services Page – Tampa SEO Meetup Online	Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ODevs Social at Stardust Stardust Video & Coffee	Orlando Developers Meetup	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hands-on: Build a GenAI Chatbot with Amazon Q for Business 501 E Kennedy Blvd	Tampa Bay AWS User Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hands-on Build with GenAI: Build Your Own Chat Assistant with Your Data! Online	Orlando AWS User Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TBDEG – Apache Iceberg REST Catalog with Alex Merced! Online	Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Cocktails and Connections – Orlando The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes	Cocktails and Connections Orlando	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board game night!!! Online	Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Thursday at Great Southern Box Company Great Southern Box Company Food Hall	The Inaccurately Named Secret Nerd Society	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands 405 Mahogany Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night) Nerdy Needs	Hosted By Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Spunky Reporters and Con Artists Lam’s Garden	Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Ivanhoe Park Lager House Ivanhoe Park Lager House	Brews N Board Games	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wine Tasting at Wine on Water Street – Chile & Argentina Edition Wine on Waterstreet	Tampa Bay Happy Hour	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Career PathFinder Workshop AGILEST®	Florida Agile Innovators	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
August’s Book Club at 6:30 Raining Berries South Tampa	The Gloss: Tampa	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Introverts Go to the Arcade Dave & Busters	O-Town Introverts	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Girls Who Code Interest Session AND Enrollment 4935 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
“You Should Be So Lucky” by Cat Sebastian Georgies	SRQ Ladies Book Club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Day 04 – CSS – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp Online	Florida Software School	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, August 30

Event name and location	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills Winter Park Community Center	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Online	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
CashFlow: Mastering the Science of Sales and earning more money in your business 2704 Rew Cir	Business Owners and Professionals	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
AWE Nite Orlando: Danny Tapia talk at UCF CREOL / Networking Social CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics	AWE Nite Orlando	5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday Night Games! Coliseum of Comics	East Orlando Board Gamers	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Singles Mixer on August 30 Mutts and Martinis	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Look Cinemas USF Studio Movie Grill Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night 911 Charlotte St	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe – Fun events all the time! 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, August 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, August 31

Event name and location	Group	Time
Green Mountain Scenic Byway Wawa	Central Florida Motorcyle Riders	7:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Coffee and Crypto Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala Marion County Literacy Council	Toastmasters Division G	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
There will be no schedule events from now until September Online	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Wood Shop Router Table 101 (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Boost Your Business 50 SE 1st Ave	Ocala Business Development Meetup Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Board games at Stardust video & coffee Stardust Video & Coffee	Orlando 20 40ish board games art things and etc	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Hands-on: Learn Kubernetes (K8S) together CREDO Conduit	Orlando DevOps	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Casual Meet and Greet CFS Coffee Oviedo	Oviedo Codes	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Silver Glen springs Silver Glen springs	Gen Geek	11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Wood working safety & Intro MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Labor Day (Weekend) Smörgås-Board Games! Summit Church Herndon	East Orlando Board Gamers	12:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
CNC EMCO Mill MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Introverts’ Journal Reflections Seminole County Public Library West Branch	O-Town Introverts	1:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Meet and greet. Catching up on the book. Online	Alice’s Fantasy Book Club ONLINE ONLY	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Writers Meet-Up: Hang Out and Write The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete	Prose Society Writers Group	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dice Throne Tournament Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: The Pocket Stoic by John Sellars, Chapter 7 continued Panera Bread	Orlando Stoics	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Saturday Board Game Night at The Collective 520 W State Rd 436 #1172	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Meet and Greet @ Wink Wink Lounge Sarasota Modern Hotel	Coastal Connections | Gen X & Millennial Professionals	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, September 1

Event name and location	Group	Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day! Brick City Adventure Park	Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat	11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup Emerson Plaza	Orlando ChatGPT Meetup	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Laser engraver -cutter basics MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Venice	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!! Online	Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Battletech Alpha Strike Demo Day! Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
T-Shirts and Caps printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Painting On A Whim – Whimsical Workshops Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup Barnie’s Coffee and Tea	Winter Park Social Chess Club	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Nerdy Needs	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum. Online	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 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 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