Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 11 through Sunday, December 17, 2023.
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This week’s events
The big event of the week is the 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup, the meetup of Tampa Bay tech meetups, happening Thursday, December 14th at Embarc Collective from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join Tampa Bay’s tech scene as we get together, mark the end of another year, catch up, and celebrate the growth of “The Other Bay Area!” Find out more and register here.
- Monday, December 11
- Tuesday, December 12
- Wednesday, December 13
- Thursday, December 14
- Friday, December 15
- Saturday, December 16
- Sunday, December 17
Monday, December 11
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| State of the Word Watch Party 2023 (Online) | WordPress Tampa Bay | 10:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| State of the Word Watch Party 2023 (Slack) | WordPress Orlando | 10:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Networking at Ford’s Garage | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| In person at Fords Garage St Pete | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Networking at Cafe’ Delanie | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Business Networking Meeting | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Intro to Unreal Engine | Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center | 4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Radiant Ridge Toastmasters | Toastmasters Division G | 5:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Monday Feast & Game Night | Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | 6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Ankh Gods of Egypt – with Tomb of Wonders | Sarasota Strategy Board Game League | 6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| MTG: Commander Night | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) | Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | 6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show | Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | 6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Orlando DevOps Holiday Social | Orlando DevOps | 7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Board Game Night at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos | School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop | 7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| DigiMondays | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
| Weekly Meetup | Beginning Web Development | 8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11 |
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Tuesday, December 12
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Don`t repeat my mistakes on your Data road | Gulnar Albushova | Orlando Power BI User Group | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Holiday Power Happy Hour | Orlando 100k Network Meetup Group | 5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Weekly Open Make Night | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| The Basics of UX UI Design | Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 1 | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest! | Tampa eMarketing Groups | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!! | Florida Podcasters Association | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| YEA Young Entrepreneur Meetup! Seminar & Networking | Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Holiday Party 🌴🎅🕎 – Guests Welcome 👍🐛 | Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa | Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| December Book Club Meeting | Oldsmar Reads Between The Lines | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! | Pinellas Writers | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| The Sarasota Creative Writers | The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Woodshop Safety (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Special Guest: JIMMY SONG – Meet & Greet Book Signing | Tampa Bay Bitcoin | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Pizza Python | The Orlando Python User Group | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Lakeland Note Investing Meetup Group | Lakeland Note Investing Group | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults | St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Trivia Night with Trivia Nation | Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show | Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Let’s Meetup and Discuss “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Central Florida Books and Brews | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! | TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | 7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom | Shut Up & Write!® Tampa | 7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12 |
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Wednesday, December 13
On Wednesday evening, Tampa Bay Science Data Group will feature this presentation: Item Response Theory – Using data and models to recognize good questions. Here’s the abstract:
Item response theory is part of the field of psychometrics, concerned with the design and administration of questionnaires and tests. Using models and methods from IRT, we can learn which items or questions give us less information about the latent trait we want to measure (for instance, student subject knowledge). We will briefly go over the basics of a 2-parameter logistic models, generate some synthetic data, fit some models on that data and interpret the results. We’ll also take a look at why some standardized tests aren’t very good at differentiating students of different abilities and the impact this has on predicting student scores using supervised learning.
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| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Technical Meetup Group hosted by IBM – 2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Plan | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 8:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| East Coast Bootstrappers Breakfast® | Bootstrappers Breakfast® – Tampa Bay Area | 8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| 1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup | 1 Million Cups – Orlando | 8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| FREE Tele-Class with Nancy Matthews – *WOW* Wednesday | Women’s Prosperity Network | Orlando Chapter | 9:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Networking at Just Love Coffee! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Business Networking Lunch | Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch! | Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Free Webinar: Is Bing worth your time and energy? | Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts | Tampa Startup Founder 101 | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Webinar:How Performant Node Infrastructure Drives Enterprise Blockchain Adoption | Hyperledger Tampa | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup | Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group | 2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| The Ultimate 2024 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide | Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | 3:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| SwanCitySec Meetup | Central Florida CitySec | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Playing Games in the Alley | The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Board Gaming – In Person | Brandon Boardgamers | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Creative Community Meetup at Melrose – A.I. Powered Technologies | Orlando Video & Post Production Meetup | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting | Bay Pines Toastmasters | 5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| DUG- Tampa December Power Meetup – Advanced Networking | DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum | Tampa Game Nights | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Wednesday Board Game Night | Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Whiskey Tech Wednesdays | Defcon813 | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Chess Club Every Wednesday | Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Board Game Night | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays | Clermont Nerd Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Learn to Play Wingspan at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing | Brews N Board Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| TBDSG: Item Response Theory – Using data and models to recognize good questions | Tampa Bay Data Science Group | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup | Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Holiday Movies and Specials Trivia | Geekocracy! | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| December Digital Camera Basics – Online | Our Photo Tribe Workshops | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group | Tampa Writers Alliance | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| [Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community | Tampa Bay Bitcoin | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Call for presenters | Broward Drupal Users Group | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Let’s Talk Design & Animation | Central Florida: Motion Design Meetup | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| MakerFX Embrilliance Study Group | MakerFX Makerspace | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Castaways Euchre Club | Castaways Euchre Club | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing | Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| New Beginnings & Old Rivalries | Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| End of Year Dinner | Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| How to Express Yourself and Connect with People | Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| The Short Attention Span Storytelling Hour | Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Understanding Linux | Women In Linux | 8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| AWS 2023: re:Invent re:Cap!!! | Florida AWS Security Users Meetup Group | 8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
| Code challenge Monthly coding session | Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | 8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
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Thursday, December 14
The 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup, happens Thursday! Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Secrets of Professional Humor Writing | Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts | 6:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Learning Tokens @ Hyperledger Besu – 3rd. Session | Hyperledger Tampa | 11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | 11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Leads Club Meeting | South Shore Leads Club | 11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| The Business Alliance Club | The Business Alliance | 11:45AM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 2023 Lunch n’Learn – End to End Machine Learning Challenge | Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science | 12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters | Toastmasters District 48 | 12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745 | Toastmasters District 48 | 12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Soul Yoga | Zen City Brews Events and News | 12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Exploring GenAI with watsonx.ai: Unleash the power of foundation models | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Technical Meetup Group hosted by IBM – 2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Plan | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 3:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Gulfport Scrabble and Social | Gulfport Scrabblers and Social | 5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Tech Success Network | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Tampa Devs | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Career Success Academy | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Tampa Bay Apple Coding Meetup | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Tampa Cybersecurity Training | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| End of Year Social | Tampa Bay UX Group | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Front End Creatives | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup | Tampa Bay Techies | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7) | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| It’s a Holiday Ugly Sweater Party with Young Professionals in Orlando! | Young Professionals in Orlando #YPO | 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night) | Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | 6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Pathfinder Society | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective | Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | 6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| “This is How You Bury Your Ancestors” by Silk Jazmyne Hindus | Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories | 6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| December Meet-Up (Holiday Party with Computer Coach) | Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Holiday Dinner – West Orlando WordPress | West Orlando WordPress Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Orlando Devs Holiday Party | Orlando Developers Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| One Piece Thursdays | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament | Balance Martial Arts and Gaming | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! | TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Grandpa Beck Games Demo | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza | Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
| Weekly Hacks | Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group | 8:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14 |
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Friday, December 15
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills | Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! | 7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals | Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group | 8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Focused conversation: Conference talks (and other ways to show off what we know) | Write the Docs Florida | 8:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! | Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | 8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking | Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events | 8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Business over Breakfast Clearwater | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Networking over breakfast | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros | Brandon Biz Pros | 9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Virtual Coffee | Project Codex | 9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Friday Business Introductions Tampa | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli | Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too! | Powerful Women Networking | 11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Titan Holiday parties 2023 | Clearwater | Amazon Seller Meetup | Clearwater, Florida | 5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND | Brandon Boardgamers | 5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Board Game Night! | Clermont Nerd Games | 5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Friday Board Game Night | Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Nerdbrew Events | 6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| MTG: Commander FNM | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Learn to Play Codenames (a party game) at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Nihongo De Okay | Tampa Japanese Meetup | 6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night | Nerd Night Out | 6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| GROWTH MINDSET | Self-Perfected Orlando | 6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| MakerFX Makerspace Woodshop Guild | MakerFX Makerspace | 7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Dirty Dancersizing Class | Business Networking and Other Events | 7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Karaoke Night at Conworlds Emporium | Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup | 7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| PVP Boardgame Showdown | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| ONLINE: Conversation with William O. Stephens, Ph.D. | Orlando Stoics | 7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Friday Pokemon Tournament | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Weekly Meetup | Plant City Web Development Group | 8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Regular weekly meetup | Plant City Marketing Group | 8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Friday night game night | Indica Cafe Events | 9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
| Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 11:59PM – Friday, Dec. 15 |
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Saturday, December 16
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. | Central Florida Philosophy Meetup | 7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Early Bird Ocala | Toastmasters Division G | 8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Bird Photography @ Hillsborough River | Tampa Bay Photo Walks | 9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Hunters Creek Toastmasters | Toastmasters Division E | 9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa | Chess Republic | 9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| 🌐 SAT 12/16 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Code, Coffee, and Brunch | Orlando DevOps | 11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Bi-Weekly | Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup | 11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Bravo Group Campaign Continues | Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | 11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Jane Austen’s Birthday! | The Jane Austen Book Club | 11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| A Day at the Races . . . Horse Racing at Tampa Bay Downs | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 11:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Weekly Workshop | Pinellas Community Code Workshop | 12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Meet & Greet | Dropshipping Entrepeneurs of Tampa Bay | 12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Table read screenplays | Screenwriters of Tomorrow/Today, Critique Meetup | 12:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| FREE Fab Lab Orientation | Suncoast Makers | 1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Board Games! | Babcock Ranch Board Games | 1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Advanced Laser Cutter Skills (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| NETWORKING SKILLS WORKSHOP: Learn How to Create More Win-Win Outcomes! | Beast Mode Networking Orlando | 2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT, Part 2 | Socrates Cafe – “The unexamined life is not worth living” | 3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT, Part 2 | Orlando Stoics | 3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Game Project Therapy (Virtual) | Tampa Games Developer Guild | 4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Game Night at Gamers Guild – Mid December | New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! | 4:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| White Elephant Gift Exchange at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Geeks Go to the Florida Botanical Gardens Christmas Display | Geekocracy! | 5:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Christmas in the Wild | Gen Geek | 6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Community Hang-out Night | Nerdbrew Events | 6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night / Potluck / White Elephant – Holiday Edition | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Critical Hit Games Reverse White Elephant Gift Party | Critical Hit Games | 7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament | Balance Martial Arts and Gaming | 7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
| Friendmas- All you can Eat KBQ/SUSHI! | Gaming.net | 8:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16 |
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Sunday, December 17
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Iris Cafe Breakfast Meet! | Dunedin Professional Meetup | 8:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Dunedin Causeway | Suncoast Drone Club | 9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Intro to Star Trails Photography Workshop: 3/3 – Post-Processing Star Trails | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Indian Shores Library Booksale | Indian Shores Library Read and Feeds | 9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| 🌐 SUN 12/17 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key | Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group | 10:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Warhammer 40K | Clermont Nerd Games | 11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Venice Strategy Board Gamers | Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | 12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| RPG: Pathfinder Extinction Curse Bk2 “Legacy of the Lost God” | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 12:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Sunday Gaming | Tampa Gaming Guild | 1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Family Open Make Day | Tampa Hackerspace | 2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor | Chess Republic | 2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| D&D Adventurers League | Critical Hit Games | 2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Keys From the Golden Vault (tier 2, lvl 8 preferred) | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “Falling Leaves” – Dec 17 2023, 03:00 PM | St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club | 3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| iNugGits Launch Party | Intro to Robotics iNugGits STEM Academy | 3:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Sunday Pokemon League | Sunshine Games | 4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| IN-PERSON: A Walking Meditation – Causeway Trail | Tampa Stoics | 4:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Lankhmar: City of Adventure | Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group | 5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Resched: Downtown Tampa Winter Village and Riverwalk! Enjoy Hot Cocoa, Skate… | ► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group | 5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Open Game Night | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study | Indica Cafe Events | 6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Find Your Funny Toastmaster | Toastmasters Division E | 6:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | Nerdbrew Events | 7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| Office Hours | Solana – Tampa | 8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
| NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! | Nerd Night Out | 9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17 |
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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
