This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

When the event will take place

What the event is

Where the event will take place

Who is holding the event

This week’s events

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

Monday, November 16

Tuesday, November 17

Wednesday, November 18

Event name and location	Group	Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club Online event	Toastmasters Division E	7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EST
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Hyde Park United Methodist Church	Toastmasters District 48	7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EST
Coffee, Bitcoin & AI: Work From “Home” Wednesday at Sober Bar Sober Bar	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST
Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd	Tampa Bay Technology Center	8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST
Making your Ideas come to life with AI and Smoothies Better Blend	Tampa Vibe Coding Network	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Career Transition & Job Seeker Networking & Support Meeting – In Person Meeting! Corporate Center Three	Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Gamma AI: Create Professional Presentations in Minutes with AI Online event	AI Tool of the Week	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Heart of Agile Coffee Corner–Early Bird Edition Online event	Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando	12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
CNC Wednesday’s MakerSpace St. Petersburg	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Orlando Chess Association West Osceola Library	Greater Orlando Chess	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Data Analytics & AI – Tampa Bay – November MEETUP Entrepreneur Collaborative Center	Data Analytics & AI – Tampa Bay	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Casual Commander Wednesdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Board game night at CHG! Critical Hit Games	Saint Pete Boardgamers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Defcon 813 Monthly Social Riveters Tampa	Defcon813	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Magic Pioneer Event Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	6:45 PM
Sun Coast Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EST
CigarCitySec Riveters Tampa	Central Florida CitySec	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Build with AI: From Chatbots to Autonomous Operators with Gemini & Function Call Online event	GDG Tampa Bay	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Games & Grog! Board game night @ Peabodies Peabodies	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
MUSIC BINGO @7PM | GREAT TIMES 11778 North Dale Mabry Highway	MUSIC BINGO Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Understanding Linux Online event	Women In Linux	8:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
The Mona Lisa Heist: Escapology Escape Room! ‍ Escapology	Sarasota Social Singles (20s-40s)	9:20 PM to 10:50 PM EST
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Thursday, November 19

Friday, November 20

Saturday, November 21

Sunday, November 22

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

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After three weeks on vacation in Japan and the Philippines, the Global Nerdy Saturday “picdump” is back! Here’s the return of the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting work- and tech-related pictures, comics, and memes I found over the past couple of weeks. Share and enjoy!

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This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

When the event will take place

What the event is

Where the event will take place

Who is holding the event

This week’s events

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

Monday, November 9

Tuesday, November 10

Wednesday, November 11

Thursday, November 12

Friday, November 13

Saturday, November 14

Sunday, November 15

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

The post Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 9 – Sunday, November 15) appeared first on Global Nerdy.

This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

When the event will take place

What the event is

Where the event will take place

Who is holding the event

This week’s events

• Monday, November 2
• Tuesday, November 3
• Wednesday, November 4
• Thursday, November 5
• Friday, November 6
• Saturday, November 7
• Sunday, November 8

Monday, November 2

Tuesday, November 3

Wednesday, November 4

Thursday, November 5

Friday, November 6

Saturday, November 7

Event name and location	Group	Time
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors 16120 US Hwy 19 N	Pinellas Writers Group	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
‍ Vikings, Pirates & Jousting: Sarasota Medieval Fair Adventure! Woods of Mallaranny	Sarasota Social Singles (20s-40s)	9:15 AM to 5:30 PM EST
Kissimmee Toastmasters Hart Memorial Library 2nd Floor	Toastmasters Division E	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Let’s Learn to Turn a Seam Ripper! Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market) 2079 Range Rd	Tampa Bay Technology Center	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Saturday Morning ‘Toons & Tabletop Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Community Fun & Games	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Flash Gordon: A Savage Worlds One Shot Emerald City Comics Games Toys	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
D&D (5e) @ Game-o-Storus (FULL) Game-o-Storus	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
D&D @ Game-O-Storus (FULL) Game-o-Storus	RPG-Pinellas	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Bitcoin Social in St. Petersburg Beech Kombucha	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Escape Room & Dinner @ Whiskey Wings in Largo! ‍ 2480 East Bay Drive	St. Pete Life & Fun 50+	3:15 PM to 6:15 PM EST
GAME NIGHT at Bay Pines Toastmasters! M & M Games St Pete	Bay Pines Toastmasters Club	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
NAT’L SAUSAGE & KRAUT DAY—SERVING ANOTHER FUN GAME NIGHT!Sat, Nov 7, 2026 Glory Days Grill	Tampa (Citrus Park Area) Games Meetup Group	4:00 PM
Board Brews Zephyrhills Brewing Company	Nerdbrew Events	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Game Night, Nov 7th – Play! IHOP	New Port Richey Game Night	5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Glamour, Guns & Murder | A 1950s Hollywood Mafia Murder Mystery Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Community Fun & Games	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
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Sunday, November 8

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

The post Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 2 – Sunday, November 8) appeared first on Global Nerdy.

While in Japan, I’ve noticed that the emoji that we use for AI is the same emoji they use for the function in their toilets that cleans up the mess you made.

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This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

When the event will take place

What the event is

Where the event will take place

Who is holding the event

This week’s events

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

Monday, October 26

Tuesday, October 27

Wednesday, October 28

Thursday, October 29

Friday, October 30

Saturday, October 31

Sunday, November 1

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

The post Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, October 26 – Sunday, November 1) appeared first on Global Nerdy.

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This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

When the event will take place

What the event is

Where the event will take place

Who is holding the event

This week’s events

• Monday, October 19
• Tuesday, October 20
• Wednesday, October 21
• Thursday, October 22
• Friday, October 23
• Saturday, October 24
• Sunday, October 25

Monday, October 19

Event name and location	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Online event	Toastmasters District 48	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
OrlandoPreneur Monthly Startup Happy Hour! PBR Cowboy Bar – Orlando	OrlandoPreneur Startup Happy Hour: Connect, Learn & Grow!	5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
AI Curious to AI Confident Entrepreneur Collaborative Center	Tampa Bay Technology Leadership Association	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Airtable, Supabase, JSON DBs for Vibe Coding Web Apps Online event	Tampa AI Applications Meetup Group	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online event	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480 Online event	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Sarasota Blood on the Clocktower Clocktower meetup	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Games at Barriehaus Trinity Barriehaus Beer Company, Trinity	Advance 3 Spaces Neurodivergent Social Gaming	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
BRADENTON TTRPG D&D 5e Pathfinder ext. Fun night! Private Residence	Bradenton Dungeon Crawl 5e Meetup Group	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dinner & The Shining @ NGC Cinemas NCG Cinemas	Tampa Horror	6:20 PM to 9:20 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club Lakewood Ranch Town Hall	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Online event	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Euchre – Voodoo Brewery Voodoo Brewery	Euchre- At Voodoo Brewery	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 GFWC United Women’s Club of Lakeland	Toastmasters Division E	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters Online event	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online event	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club Online event	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup Online event	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going? Online event	Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida	9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, October 20

Wednesday, October 21

Thursday, October 22

Friday, October 23

Saturday, October 24

Sunday, October 25

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