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Thursday in Tampa: High Tech Connect Fest *and* Tampa Devs meetup!

High Tech Connect’s January Tech Fest (4:30 – 7:30 p.m. @ Wine & Wood)

High Tech Connect’s next get-together happens this Thursday in swanky Hyde Park at Wine & Wood, a wine bar that also makes wood-fired pizza. It starts a little early — 4:30 p.m. and runs until 7:30 p.m..

High Tech Connect is organizing this event in collaboration with:

High Tech Connect’s happy hours are perfect for getting to know the movers and shakers of Tampa Bay’s growing tech scene. One of them was particularly life-changing for me; I attended one back in 2019, ended up on StartupBus days later, ended up on a finalist team taking the stage in New Orleans shortly after that, and I used that win as part of my application for my current job in Okta’s Auth0 division.

Tampa Devs’ Meet & Greet (6:00 – 9:00 p.m. @ Armature Works)

Want to attend? Register on Meetup!

Tampa Devs’ next get-together also happens on Thursday at Armature Works, Tampa Bay’s premier food hall. It’s a big place, so they’ve designated a meeting spot: outside on the green lawn near the giant outdoor chess/checkers boards.

Tampa Devs is an exceedingly popular meetup group, and over 100 people have already RSVP’d for this event (don’t worry — Armature Works is a huge space, and unless it rains, they’re planning to keep the gathering outside). If you want to get to know people in Tampa’s tech community, you’ll want to go!

Want to attend? Register on Meetup!

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Artificial Intelligence Editorial The Street Finds Its Own Uses For Things

We don’t need AI to make art

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Humor

Same statement, two meanings

2-panel comic with the title “Everyone on my floor is coding”. Panel 1 features a cartoony dragon labelled “Software engineers,” smiling. Panel 2 features the same cartoony dragon labelled “Doctors,” aghast.
Thanks to Jeannie Cool for the find!
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Meetups Tampa Bay Users

Scenes from last night’s Tampa Bay UX Group’s Revival Social

I arrived a little late, after doing a startup mentoring session at University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Center (pictured below):

Illuminated palm trees at night outside the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center.
Outside the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center at University of Tampa.
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Luckily, it was a quick drive from downtown to the Tampa Bay UX Group Revival Social’s venue, which also happens to be one of my “locals”: 7venth Sun Brewery’s Seminole Heights branch, a great space for large social gatherings:

The crowd at the Tampa Bay UX Group Revival Social.
The scene at 7venth Sun.
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It was good catching up with people I haven’t seen in a while, including Micah Overton, whom I worked with during my time at Lilypad:

A close-up of a conversation at the Tampa Bay UX Group Revival Social, with Micah Overton hamming it up for the camera.
Michael Ritchie, Micah Overton (hamming it up for the camera), and Anitra Pavka.
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More than 40 people RSVP’d for the get-together, and the “flake-out” factor was low. It’s not unusual for only half the RSVPs to show up at a meetup that doesn’t charge admission, but it looks like the number of actual attendees was pretty close to the RSVP count. The Tampa Bay techie scene isn’t just active, but it’s also eager to get together!

The crowd at the Tampa Bay UX Group Revival Social.
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The event ran from 6:30 to 8:30, but a fair number of the crowd stayed later:

The crowd at the Tampa Bay UX Group Revival Social.
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The crowd at the Tampa Bay UX Group Revival Social.
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My thanks to organizer Rob Vanasco for putting on a great event and brining back one of Tampa Bay’s key meetups! I got to chat with him briefly, and he said that this is only the start of Tampa Bay UX Group meetups for 2023. Keep an eye on their Meetup page!

I’d also like to thank 7venth Sun Brewery in Seminole Heights for continuing to be an excellent venue for meetups. In case you’re curious, here’s last night’s beer menu:

Last night’s beer menu.
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events (Week of Monday, January 16, 2023)

Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, January 16 through the Sunday, January 22, 2023!

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This week’s events

Monday, January 16

Group Event Name Time
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch 11:00 AM
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers Monday Business Introductions 11:30 AM
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s 11:30 AM
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! Start the Week with more connections! JOIN us at Cafe Delanie All Welcome 11:30 AM
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday 11:30 AM
Tampa Startup Founder 101 How Early-Stage Founders Can Thrive in Competitive Markets With Peep Laja 1:00 PM
Enjoy the Crypto Space without the Roller Coaster PAMM Account Overview Zoom 2:00 PM
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events The Micro Megaphone Method Masterclass 2:00 PM
SCIPS, a 50+ Tampa Bay Singles Club EUCHRE, Rummy Q and other Board Games for ENTHUSIASTIC GAME PLAYERS 4:00 PM
Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents 4:00 PM
Brews N Board Games Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings 6:00 PM
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) 6:00 PM
TIME OF YOUR LIFE! 50+ Trivia Social Liam Fitzpatricks / Lake Mary 6:00 PM
Toastmasters, Division D ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480 6:00 PM
Critical Hit Games MTG: Commander Night 6:00 PM
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason Monthly N. Pinellas TBCor Humanist Social Dinner 6:00 PM
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers Monday Feast & Game Night 6:00 PM
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show 6:30 PM
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild Tomb of Annhilation (APL 6 Forgotten Realms) – DM Carson 6:30 PM
Bradenton Photo Group A Complete Guide to Photogrpahy 6:30 PM
Saint Petersburg Ladies book club St. Pete Women’s Book Club 7:00 PM
Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop for Emerging Pros Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos 7:00 PM
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! Board Game Night at Armada Games 7:00 PM
Orlando Stoics ONLINE: “Psychic Contagion!” 7:00 PM
Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) Learn-To-Trade Q&A (ONLINE) 7:00 PM
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking Learn the Basics of Python Programming from an Industry Expert 📊 7:00 PM
Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) 7:00 PM
Meet New People As Adults – Which is Harder Than Expected Trivia Night to Meet New People 7:00 PM
Toastmasters Division G Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731 7:00 PM
Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking Learn the Basics of Python Programming from an Industry Expert 📊 7:00 PM
Toastmasters Division E Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 7:00 PM
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots 7:30 PM
Hosted By Defcon813 Seminole Heights Social 8:00 PM
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida Where is Bitcoin Going? 9:00 PM

Tuesday, January 17

Group Event Name Time
Business Strategy Meetup Group Business Networking 7:15 AM
Greater Orlando Business Network GOBN Weekly Meeting 7:15 AM
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals 7:30 AM
Tampa Bay Agile v-Lean Coffee 7:30 AM
Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum 10 Job Search Strategies You Should Be Using 10:00 AM
Orlando Melrose Makers In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab 10:30 AM
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! Westchase/Oldsmar Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome 11:00 AM
SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon 11:00 AM
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO How to Find Product Market Fit Quickly 11:00 AM
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers Upper Pinellas,Oldsmar,Westchase Networking Lunch -Wild Rover Brewing Company 11:00 AM
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups Simplify Password Policy Compliance 11:00 AM
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections Westchase/Oldsmar Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome 11:00 AM
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner! 11:30 AM
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa 11:30 AM
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa 11:30 AM
Women’s Prosperity Network | Baton Rouge Chapter Online | Zoom Networking with a Twist! 12:00 PM
Manatee River Business Exchange Club Great group for referrals – Several new members – WE are growing!!! 12:00 PM
Tampa Bay IRA Investing Group Webinar – Optimize Your Self-Directed IRA Through Multifamily Investing 12:00 PM
WEB3CFL -Art -Music -Gaming -ai -Bitcoin -Crypto -Blockchain Bitcoin/Crypto. Buying, Selling and sharing ideas. Small group atmosphere. 1:00 PM
Work From Home -Online Business Opportunities and Networking Learn Exactly What It Takes to Become A Successful Entrepreneur 3:00 PM
Evolve Events with Us – Tampa How To Start An Online Business In 2023 And Form A Success-Oriented Mindset 3:00 PM
Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet Social Video Marketing Tips(ONLINE CLASS)-FREE for Hillsborough County Residents 4:30 PM
Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group (TBSSUG) TBSSUG Monthly Meeting 6:00 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Weekly Open Make Night 6:00 PM
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events Virtual Cocktails and Connections 6:00 PM
InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community Tampa Bay Leader & Entrepreneur Community Social 6:00 PM
Critical Hit Games Marvel Crisis Protocol Night 6:00 PM
St. Petersburg Business Networking Pick-up Basketball Weekly pickup networking basketball 6:00 PM
WordPress St. Petersburg Ask Us Anything: WordPress Support Crowdsourcing Meetup 6:30 PM
Shut Up & Write!® Orlando Shut Up & Write!® in Altamonte Springs/Lake Mary 6:30 PM
Hosted By Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group Jan Book Club 6:30 PM
West Pasco Toastmasters Club Weekly Meeting 6:30 PM
Tampa Investor/Training Meetup Tampa Bay Investor Training 6:30 PM
Hosted By Tampa# – C# and .NET Open Source Project Connect [Virtual] 6:30 PM
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show 6:30 PM
Tampa Investor/Training Meetup Tampa Bay Investor Training 6:30 PM
Fort Myers Bitcoin Bitcoin & draft beer 6:30 PM
Pinellas Writers Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! 6:30 PM
Toastmasters Division E Toast of Celebration Toastmasters 6:45 PM
Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking The basics of Data Analytics 📈 7:00 PM
Florida Center for Creative Photography AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software 7:00 PM
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason Online: Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting 7:00 PM
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games 7:00 PM
DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup [In-person Option] Discussion: The State of UX | (Limited capacity) 7:00 PM
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults 7:00 PM
Become A Crypto-Verse-Preneur! Get A Free NFT! Become A Crypto-Verse-Preneur! 7:30 PM
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 7:30 PM
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom 7:45 PM
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida Trading Tuesday 8:00 PM
Tampa Options Trading Group for Monthly Income Make Money with Put Ratio Spreads 8:30 PM

Wednesday, January 18

Group Event Name Time
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals 7:30 AM
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa Pre-Trained Language Models: A New Standard for NLU Tasks 8:00 AM
1 Million Cups – Orlando 1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup 8:30 AM
Women’s Prosperity Network | Volusia County FREE Tele-Class with Nancy Matthews – *WOW* Wednesday 9:00 AM
Florida Center for Creative Photography Coffee & Photography at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant in Clearwater 9:00 AM
Hyperledger Tampa Connecting to Public and Private Chains with Hyperledger FireFly 11:00 AM
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL 11:15 AM
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch 11:30 AM
National Association of Entrepreneurs Mastermind Group National Association of Entrepreneurs Mastermind Group Meeting 11:30 AM
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! 11:30 AM
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers Business Networking Lunch 11:30 AM
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee 11:30 AM
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch! 11:30 AM
Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees 12:00 PM
Tampa Startup Founder 101 Co-Founder Networking: Start 2023 By Finding a Business Partner (Online) 1:00 PM
Evolve Events with Us – Tampa How Best to Invest Most Successfully in the Stock Market: An Introduction 2:00 PM
TampaBayNetworkers 15+30 Virtual Networking 2:45 PM
Professional Women’s Meetup Happy Hour & Networking 3:00 PM
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing 3:00 PM
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO FREE WEBINAR: How to Outsource Development of Your App 5:00 PM
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking January Live Online Class: Learn how to design on Figma in 1hr! 5:00 PM
Brandon Boardgamers Board Gaming – In Person 5:00 PM
Lean Startup Orlando State of the Union: Innovation 5:00 PM
Orlando D and D 5th Edition custom scenarios or campaigns D&D 5e Savage Frontiers 5:00 PM
Sarasota Business Exchange Club We ARE meeting again at Rusty Bucket Restaurant 5:30 PM
Tampa Java User Group Evolution of Java & New features demo by version 5:30 PM
DigitalDeLand Digital DeLand Monthly Meeting 6:00 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only) 6:00 PM
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar Blood on the Clocktower & Board Games! (Deadwords Brewing Location) 6:00 PM
Elastic Orlando User Group Managing the Elastic Stack with Ansible 6:00 PM
Indian Shores Library Read and Feeds Happy Hour with Lisa Unger 6:00 PM
OWASP Orlando January Meeting 6:00 PM
Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup Online Class – Adobe Illustrator Level 1 6:00 PM
Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Tampa DUG Tampa Inaugural Meetup 6:00 PM
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night 6:00 PM
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games 6:00 PM
The Weirder Things Book Club Wealth of Time – finish 6:30 PM
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa Shut Up & Write!® [Tampa] – IN PERSON 6:30 PM
SWFLSec – Southwest Florida Infosec Meetup Tech Alliance of SWFL: Future Trends in Technology & Networking SOCIAL ✨ 6:30 PM
Python SWFL Tech Alliance of SWFL presents: Future Trends in Technology 6:30 PM
Tampa Bay Bitcoin [Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community 7:00 PM
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza 7:00 PM
Castaways Euchre Club Castaways Euchre Club 7:00 PM
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild New Beginnings & Old Rivalries 7:00 PM
Central Florida CitySec CigarCitySec Meetup 7:00 PM
Agile Orlando The Agile Un-Book Lean Beer 7:00 PM
Critical Hit Games Werewolf 9:00 PM
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch! 11:30 PM

Thursday, January 19

Group Event Name Time
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking 7:30 AM
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast 7:30 AM
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking 7:30 AM
Coded For Money, Flow and Fame – Tampa Group The Profitable Business Summit 8:00 AM
Agile Mindset Book Club (Tampa, FL) Book: Crucial Conversations – (Thursday Morning Series. Two chapters each week!) 8:00 AM
The Florida Business Incubator, Inc. 2023 Grow Your Business – Incubator Reset! 8:30 AM
TampaBayNetworkers Suncoast Networkers 8:30 AM
Orlando Melrose Makers In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab 10:30 AM
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch 11:00 AM
WEB3CFL -Art -Music -Gaming -ai -Bitcoin -Crypto -Blockchain Crypto Set-up Class -Limited to 5 Seats Only 11:00 AM
Florida Startup: Idea to IPO How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%! 11:00 AM
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch 11:00 AM
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift 11:00 AM
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! 11:00 AM
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups All about cyber insurance: Learn to implement important security controls. 11:00 AM
Hyperledger Tampa Setting Up A Hyperledger Fabric Network From Scratch 11:00 AM
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch 11:30 AM
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Chuck Lager America’s Tavern 11:30 AM
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals 11:30 AM
“Learn and Earn” Millionaire Mind Secrets & Networking Online Zoom! Millionaire Mind Lunch; Book Club and Networking! 12:00 PM
Career Success Academy Career Accelerator Workshop – Upskilling for Free 12:00 PM
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games 1:00 PM
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa Pre-Trained Language Models: A New Standard for NLU Tasks 3:30 PM
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show 4:00 PM
High Tech Connect January Tech Fest 4:30 PM
Tampa Professional Networking Meetup Happy Hour Networking – Cigars, Fine Wines and Brews 5:00 PM
Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott Tampa SEO and Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 6:00 PM
Southwest Florida Board Game Meetup Meetup to Play Board Games 6:00 PM
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group 2nd ed. AD&D Campaign. 6:00 PM
#TampaCC Azure Monthly Meeting (azug.us) 6:00 PM
Tampa Bay Microsoft 365 & Power Platform User Group TBA 6:00 PM
West Orlando WordPress Meetup Beth Livingston – Custom Post Types and Advanced Custom Fields 6:00 PM
Indian Rocks Beach D&D 5e Meetup Group Curse of Strahd Session 4 6:00 PM
Tampa Devs TDevs Meet & Greet @ Armature Works 6:00 PM
Critical Hit Games Warhammer Night 6:00 PM
Tampa Blockchain Developer User Group Tampa Blockchain Developer User Group 6:00 PM
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League Root – Thursday January 19 6:00 PM
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective 6:00 PM
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking The Basics of Web Development 6:00 PM
Clearwater Christian Boardgame Night Christian Board Game Night 6:00 PM
Tampa Free Writing Group Writing Meetup 6:30 PM
Tampa Bay Agile Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) 6:30 PM
Tampa Bay Data Science Group TBDSG: Your Presentation Title HERE! 6:30 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) 7:00 PM
Hyperledger Tampa Exploring Hyperledger – An Enterprise Perspective 7:00 PM
Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color 7:00 PM
Live streaming production and talent Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM
Tampa Bay PHP Pinellas county in person event 7:00 PM
Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) Learn-To-Trade Forex, Crypto & Futures (Online) 7:00 PM
St. Pete Booze and Book Club Practical Demonkeeping – Christopher Moore 7:30 PM
Financial Strategy Turning Debt to Wealth Personal/Business BUSINESS OWNERS LEARN HOW TO TURN DEBT INTO ASSETS WITH CASH FLOW BANKING 8:30 PM

Friday, January 20

Group Event Name Time
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! 7:45 AM
Brandon Biz Pros Build your Business with Brandon Biz Pros 8:30 AM
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME 8:45 AM
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! 8:45 AM
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! 8:45 AM
NTi Port Richey, FL NTi New Port Richey – Business Referral Network 9:00 AM
Two Day Mah Jongg Tournament, The Villages, FL MahjCon Two Day Tournament, Wildwood, FL 9:00 AM
Project Codex Virtual Coffee 9:00 AM
The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling ALAFIA RIVER RENDEZVOUS 9:00 AM
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence 9:25 AM
Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup Online Class – Advanced Photoshop Techniques 10:00 AM
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net Friday International Business Introductions at McAllisters Westshore 11:30 AM
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections International Professionals Networking Meeting 11:30 AM
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections International Professionals Networking Meeting 11:30 AM
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! Start the Week with more connections! JOIN us at Cafe Delanie All Welcome 11:30 AM
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli 11:30 AM
Enjoy the Crypto Space without the Roller Coaster PAMM Account Overview Zoom 2:00 PM
Cowork Social Bandit Coffee & 3 Daughters Brewing 3:30 PM
Hosted By Lakeland Black Professionals Swan City Jazz Festival 4:00 PM
Clermont Nerd Games Board Game Night! 5:00 PM
Tampa Gaming Guild Friday Board Game Night 5:30 PM
Critical Hit Games MTG: Commander FNM 6:00 PM
Professionals In Tech Pinellas Hillsborough County Young Professionals In Tech Meet & Greet 6:00 PM
Self-Perfected Orlando GROWTH MINDSET 6:00 PM
Florida Python Ninjas Python Meet and Greet 6:00 PM
Nerd Night Out Taps & Drafts 6:00 PM
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! Board Game night at The Strange Realms in Carrollwood Friday, 6 PM 6:00 PM
Dunnellon Area Board Gamers Friday Night Board Gaming 6:00 PM
Gen Geek THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD (book discussion) 7:00 PM
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night 7:00 PM
Tampa Stoics IN-PERSON: “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor” (Chapter 4) 7:00 PM
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild Canon’s Custom Campaign Moonsea Tour – DM Canon (Tier 3) 7:00 PM
MakerFX Makerspace MakerFX Makerspace Woodshop Guild 7:00 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Members Only: Desoldering 101 7:00 PM
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup Trivia Night – Daiquiri Deck on the Island in Venice 7:30 PM
Florida Center for Creative Photography Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase 11:59 PM

Saturday, January 21

Group Event Name Time
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. 7:00 AM
Toastmasters Division G Early Bird Ocala 8:00 AM
Suncoast Drone Club Craig Park in Tarpon Springs 9:00 AM
Data Tech Florida Global AI Developer Days 9:00 AM
Chess Republic Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa 9:30 AM
Orlando Escape Room Meetup The Escape Game and Brunch @ Cafe Tu Tu Tango 9:30 AM
Toastmasters Division E Hunters Creek Toastmasters 9:30 AM
Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop 9:30 AM
Florida Agile – Helping You Achieve Business Agility! Leading SAFe 5.1 Certification Course – Online Via ZOOM 9:30 AM
Tampa Bay Photographic Arts Community One Light Workshop at the Morean Arts Center 10:00 AM
Orlando Lady Developers Meetup Code with me – learning sessions weekly on Saturdays 10:00 AM
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter Sat, Jan 21 at 10 AM – Making Ordinary Into Extraordinary – Bob Neiman 10:00 AM
North Florida Stock Investing Education South Florida Model Investment Club Meeting 10:00 AM
Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup Online Class – Digital Painting Level 1 10:00 AM
Critical Hit Games Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Tournament (RTT) 10:00 AM
Gen Geek Disc Golf @ Cypress Point (Take 2) 10:30 AM
Orlando Melrose Makers In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab 10:30 AM
Screenwriters of Tomorrow/Today, Critique Meetup Table read screenplays 12:30 PM
Suncoast Makers FREE Fab Lab Orientation 1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group January Book Club 1:00 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) 2:00 PM
World Changers Network Meet and Greet Over Coffee 2:00 PM
Central Florida Florida Foam Fighting (Fumetsu) Fighter Practice! (Newbies welcome) 2:00 PM
Casual Scrabble Play Scrabble for ALL levels! 2:00 PM
Bradenton Photo Group Basic Editing and Composition 2:30 PM
Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books American Gods by Neil Gaiman 3:00 PM
Esports Players Club Tampa Valorant 5v5 3:30 PM
Tampa Games Developer Guild Game Project Therapy (Virtual) 4:00 PM
Hosted By 6 Figure Club Mastermind Monthly Meeting with Albrey Grimsley 5:00 PM
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild [In-Person] Riddle of the Raven Queen – DM Calvin (Tier 2) 5:00 PM
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! First Game Night of 2023 5:30 PM
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) Golf Group – RPG One-Shots 6:00 PM
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild THE ONE-SHOT GUILD 7:00 PM
Florida Center for Creative Photography USF Ice Bulls Hockey vs University of Central Florida Knights 7:00 PM
Nerdbrew Events Community Hang-out Night 7:00 PM
Indica Cafe Events Dungeons and Dragons Thursday Nights at 7 7:00 PM
Nerd Night Out KARAOKE NIGHT! 9:00 PM

Sunday, January 22

Group Event Name Time
Florida Center for Creative Photography Free – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC Class – Part 3 9:00 AM
There’s A Book For That: Self-Improvement Book Club Weekly meeting 10:00 AM
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter SUN 1/22 at 10 AM FREE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM 10:00 AM
Geekocracy! Geek out over glass art at the Imagine Museum 12:00 PM
Beginners Guide to D & D (Tampa Bay area) D&D Adventurers League 1:00 PM
Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup Online Class – Logo Design & Development with Adobe Illustrator 1:00 PM
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) Weekend Game Day 1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM
Tampa Bay Human Design Meetup Group Human Design introduction 2:00 PM
Critical Hit Games D&D Adventurers League 2:00 PM
Chess Republic Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor 2:00 PM
Oxford Exchange Roy Peter Clark: Writing with Power and Purpose Workshop 3:30 PM
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild (In-Person) January Session Zero: Creating a Character 5:00 PM
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group Rifts 5:00 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) 5:30 PM
Tampa Hackerspace Let’s Learn to Turn Pens! 6:00 PM
Toastmasters Division E Find Your Funny Toastmaster 6:30 PM
Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) Learn-To-Trade Cryptos, Forex & Futures (ONLINE) 7:00 PM
Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) Learn-To-Trade Crypto, Forex & Futures (Online) 7:00 PM
Nerdbrew Events Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! 7:00 PM
Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) Learn-To-Trade Forex, Crypto & Futures (ONLINE) 7:00 PM
Nerd Night Out NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! 8:00 PM
Enjoy the Crypto Space without the Roller Coaster PAMM Account Overview Zoom 8:00 PM
Solana – Tampa Office Hours 8:00 PM

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Every cloud architecture

Comic by Forrest Brazeal — you can see the original here!

Maybe it’s a little exaggerrated, but really, where’s the lie? (This goes double for the bit about the “real” vs. “cool” databases.)

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Meetups Tampa Bay What I’m Up To

I’ll be at the Tampa Bay UX Group (TBUX) Revival Social!

Tampa Bay User Experience Group logo.

2023 will be a rebuilding year for Tampa Bay’s in-person technology scene, and one of the first events of that rebuilding happens tomorrow: the return of Tampa Bay UX Group’s get-togethers! Tomorrow night at 7venth Sun Brewery in Seminole Heights, TBUX is holding their first meetup of the year. I’ll be there!

The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and is scheduled to run until 8:30 — you can register on the event’s Meetup page.

7venth Sun’s Tampa branch is one of the craft breweries in my neighborhood, Seminole Heights, and it’s a great gathering place. I myself have held tech events there, most notably the Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer meetups (which are also coming back this year):

7venth Sun serves beers and ciders, and you can bring food. There’s a food truck stationed outside, and if you prefer, there’s great Korean food at Gangchu across the street (in fact, 7venth Sun makes one of their beers, K-Hop).

I’ll see you there!