Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the first week of 2024 — Monday, January 8 through Sunday, January 14, 2024!
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Monday, January 8
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| WWCode Days of Code Challenge: An Ongoing Online Coding Event | Women Who Code Tampa | 11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Networking at Ford’s Garage | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| In person at Fords Garage St Pete | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Networking at Cafe’ Delanie | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Business Networking Meeting | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| How Do You Find Product-Market Fit for Your Startup | Tampa Startup Founder 101 | 1:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Let’s play Spades | Orlando Spades Meetup Group | 5:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| SBDC Hillsborough County: Business Plan Six Week Series | Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | 6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Future Home Buyers & Sellers – Open Bar @ The Bier Boutique | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Monday Feast & Game Night | Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | 6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| MTG: Commander Night | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) | Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | 6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show | Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice | 6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Introverts at AMC Screen Unseen | O-Town Introverts | 6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Monday Night One-Shot RPG: Beatniks from Planet X! | St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Board Game Night at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| First Book Club Meeting of 2024 !!!! | Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women | 7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos | School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop | 7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| DigiMondays | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
| Weekly Meetup | Beginning Web Development | 8:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8 |
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Tuesday, January 9
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6 |
| Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Grow Your Business: SBA Programs | Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | 9:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| The Business Alliance Club | The Business Alliance | 11:45AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!! | Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!! | Clearwater Business Networking | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic Mindset | Tech Success Network | 1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic Mindset | Front End Creatives | 1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic Mindset | Career Success Academy | 1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic Mindset | Tampa Cybersecurity Training | 1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Impuestos Empresariales | Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | 3:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Large Language Mates: A fun guide on how NOT to let your AI take over the world | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 4:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Embrace the Unknown: Adventure with Mason Gravely | Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education | 5:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Weekly Open Make Night | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Hobby Night | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Tuesday Chess Meetup | Casselberry Kid-Friendly Chess Meetup | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Authors Anonymous – Writing Group | Authors Anonymous – Writing Group | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest! | Tampa eMarketing Groups | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!! | Florida Podcasters Association | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| YEA Young Entrepreneur Meetup! Seminar & Networking | Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa | Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! | Pinellas Writers Group | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| The Sarasota Creative Writers | The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Woodshop Safety (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome 👍🐛 | Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Pizza Python | The Orlando Python User Group | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| DevOps Dinner 2024 – Alehouse in Colonial Plaza | Orlando DevOps | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Trivia Night with Trivia Nation | Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults | St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show | Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Let’s Meetup and Discuss “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin | Central Florida Books and Brews | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! | TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | 7:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom | Shut Up & Write!® Tampa | 7:45PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9 |
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Wednesday, January 10
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| 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, Jan. 10 |
| NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:45AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Implementing Ethical AI and Privacy with an Integrated Governance Program | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 8:00AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| 1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup | 1 Million Cups – Orlando | 8:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 11:00AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Creating Your Marketing Budget and Content for 2024 | Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Networking at Just Love Coffee! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info Session | Tech Success Network | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info Session | Front End Creatives | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info Session | Career Success Academy | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info Session | Tampa Cybersecurity Training | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info Session | TECHnically Volunteers of Tampa Bay | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees | Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Founder Showcase: Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event (Online Conference) | Tampa Startup Founder 101 | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Apex Systems – Business Analysis on Steroids | IIBA Tampa Bay | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Christian Small Business Owners Networking | Christian Small Business Owners → Education + Networking | 1:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup | Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group | 2:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing | Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | 3:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| SwanCitySec Meetup | Central Florida CitySec | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Wednesday Night Gaming | Brandon Boardgamers | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Playing Games in the Alley | The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Wine Down Wednesday at Stonewood Grill in Brandon | Fun with Friends in Tampa Bay | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting | Bay Pines Toastmasters | 5:15PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum | Tampa Game Nights | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Wednesday Board Game Night | Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Whiskey Tech Wednesdays | Defcon813 | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Oh My! | Tampa Devs | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Board Game Night | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays | Clermont Nerd Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing | Brews N Board Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Virtual Workshop/Working Meeting: Website Help Night for Nonprofits | Tech4Good Tampa | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup | Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Game Night! | Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group | Tampa Writers Alliance | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Castaways Euchre Club | Castaways Euchre Club | 6:50PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| How To Get Paid To Review Amazon Products – Amazon Influencer Program | Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| [Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community | Tampa Bay Bitcoin | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Call for presenters | Broward Drupal Users Group | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| MakerFX Embrilliance Study Group | MakerFX Makerspace | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing | Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Books & Banter: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears | Library Book Clubs – OCLS | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| New Beginnings & Old Rivalries | Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Communication – Personal and Professional Growth | Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success | Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| The Short Attention Span Storytelling Hour | Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
| Code challenge Monthly coding session | Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | 8:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10 |
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Thursday, January 11
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| 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, Jan. 11 |
| Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | 11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters | Toastmasters District 48 | 12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745 | Toastmasters District 48 | 12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 1:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe | Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group | 2:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Gulfport Scrabble and Social | Gulfport Scrabblers and Social | 5:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7) | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 5:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night) | Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | 6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Pathfinder Society | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective | Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | 6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group | IIBA Tampa Bay | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| One Piece Thursdays | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament | Balance Martial Arts and Gaming | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! | TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza | Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 8:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| 🌟3 Steps to Boost Your Visibility & Sales without Fear Shame or Judgement | Visionary Women Entrepreneurs – Elevate Your Success | 10:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Onboarding Acceleration – A Hyperledger Journey | Hyperledger Tampa | 12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| 2023 Lunch n’Learn – End to End Machine Learning Challenge | Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science | 12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| January Silent Book Club | Englewood Silent Book club | 1:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Implementing Ethical AI and Privacy with an Integrated Governance Program | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 3:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Vue Testing with Cypress | Vue.js Tampa Bay | 6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| 2nd ed. AD&D Campaign. | Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group | 6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| The Manifesting Agilist: Release and Renew – 2024 Vision Board | Tampa Bay Women in Agile | 6:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Generative AI Art | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Operations Automation Office Hours | Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| How to Get Rid of Unwanted Thoughts and Emotions | Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Book Discussion: Lessons in Chemistry | Sarasota Books & Brews | 7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
| Weekly Hacks | Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group | 8:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11 |
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Friday, January 12
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills | Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! | 7:15AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals | Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group | 8:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! | Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | 8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking | Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events | 8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Business over Breakfast Clearwater | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Networking over breakfast | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros | Brandon Biz Pros | 9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 9:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together | Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together | 10:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Friday Business Introductions Tampa | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli | Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND | Brandon Boardgamers | 5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Board Game Night! | Clermont Nerd Games | 5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Friday Board Game Night | Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Nerdbrew Events | 6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| MTG: Commander FNM | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night | Nerd Night Out | 6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| GROWTH MINDSET | Self-Perfected Orlando | 6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Dirty Dancersizing Class | Business Networking and Other Events | 7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| PVP Boardgame Showdown | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Friday Pokemon Tournament | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Weekly Meetup | Plant City Web Development Group | 8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Regular weekly meetup | Plant City Marketing Group | 8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Friday night game night | Indica Cafe Events | 9:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando | Agile Orlando | 7:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Focused conversation for documentarians: How we share our expertise | Write the Docs Florida | 8:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Local Stories Live! Hillsborough County | Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | 9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too! | Powerful Women Networking | 11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Let’s meet at The Wellborn! | Orlando Women Connect | 6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 6:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild | MakerFX Makerspace | 7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
| Join our Facebook group! | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12 |
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Saturday, January 13
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament | Balance Martial Arts and Gaming | 7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. | Central Florida Philosophy Meetup | 7:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa | Chess Republic | 9:30AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Weekly Workshop | Pinellas Community Code Workshop | 12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Winning The Week – 1st Meet | Winning The Week | 12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| FREE Fab Lab Orientation | Suncoast Makers | 1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream Preview | Orlando New Entrepreneurship Connections | 1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Community Hang-out Night | Nerdbrew Events | 6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| 🌐 SAT 1/13 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Founders Event | January 13 & 14, 2024 | Bitcoin Ben Crypto Club Meetup’s | 10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Geeks Hike Alafia River State Park, After Lunch | Geekocracy! | 11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Bravo Group Campaign Continues | Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | 11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Annual Squid Games 😝 | Gen Geek | 12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| RPG: Coyote & Crow, a Native American Sci-Fi Adventure | Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group | 12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| From Zero to 7-Figures: How I Would Do It Again from Zero on Amazon in 18 Months | Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group | 1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP: Create 2+ Ideal Action Plans to Achieve Your Goals! | Beast Mode Networking Orlando | 1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Strategy Board Games – January! | Babcock Ranch Board Games | 1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| NNO Book Club: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy | Nerd Night Out | 1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Street Photography @ Ybor (Free) | Tampa Bay Photo Walks | 1:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) | Tampa Hackerspace | 2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Singles Mixer & E-bike Tour | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1) | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM | Seminole Isle Monthly Board Games 2nd Saturday Evening Group | 4:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A | Bitcoin Orlando | 4:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth Campaign | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 5:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Outback Steakhouse | Information Technology Orlando Group | 6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
| Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 13 |
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Sunday, January 14
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40K | Clermont Nerd Games | 11:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Venice Strategy Board Gamers | Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | 12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor | Chess Republic | 2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| D&D Adventurers League | Critical Hit Games | 2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Sunday Pokemon League | Sunshine Games | 4:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Sunday Game Day | Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | 4:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Lankhmar: City of Adventure | Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group | 5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | Nerdbrew Events | 7:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night | Nerd Night Out | 7:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! | Nerd Night Out | 9:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Veterans Memorial Park | Suncoast Drone Club | 9:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| 🌐 SUN 1/14 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key | Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group | 10:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Intro to Sewing | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Mutant Crawl Classics RPG 1-shot with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe | Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group | 12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Brunch at World of Beer (Sunday Funday) | Fun with Friends in Tampa Bay | 12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Writing Meet-Up: New Year, New Words – Let’s Get to Work! | Prose Society Writers Group | 12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library | Board Gamers of West Volusia | 12:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| 3D designing | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| 2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS | Brandon Boardgamers | 1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Join us for the Windows Special Interest Group | Central Florida Computer Society | 1:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| 3D Printing basics | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Keys From the Golden Vault (tier 2, lvl 8 preferred) | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| 3D printing | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 3:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Neotopia Demo with Rick | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 3:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Lecture | The Guild of Independent Game Developers | 5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
| Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14 |
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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
