This group goal is to explore areas in technology, business, Internet, freelancing, web design, co-founders search meetups, communication, launching ideas and to further expand the growing community of thinkers Tampa Bay has even further. If you like to be surrounded with intelligent people just you, learn, collaborate and expand your potential, please join us. It will be great to have you! That's nice, but why should I Join? Some of us believe if you're like me, we are living some very interest …

IGNITE is a global event, organized by volunteers (on this MEETUP), where presenters are given 5 minutes to speak accompanied by 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. IGNITE caters to people with a passion for Technology, the Internet, Social Media, or even new techniques for washing their cars! IGNITE Tampa Bay is an annual event with about 18 speakers. You just have to be truly PASSIONATE and want to share that passion or idea with others in the Tampa Bay area! Anyone can attend. Vide …

This group is for anyone who has felt intimidated by technology. I decided to start this group due to the technical issues that I have faced. I'm tired of calling myself a technical dummy and leaving it at that. Time to do something about it. I plan to have a topic meeting at least once a week to discuss subjects of interest regarding learning about your pc, IPad, smart phone, kindle or anything else. Bring your questions that you have been afraid to ask. You won't be a dummy in this group. I ho …

Ed Talks is a series of seminars by 13 Guys Named Ed. They are designed to educate business owners in the truths and non-truths of modern technology and how it impacts a business. In the grand scheme of things, information technology, web design and the Internet are brand new tools that grow and change every day. It gets confusing, and quick. With the confusion comes misinformation. With Ed Talks, 13 Guys Named Ed hopes to strip away the false promises and misinformation so business owners can m …

We foster women in tech entrepreneur workshops, social mixers with technology community leaders in the Tampa Bay area, collaboration among start-ups and future start-ups, tech in art and music festivals and much, much more! To become a member, sign up for updates or contact us, fill out our handy form! Tell us what you'd like to get out of Girls in Tech in the Tampa Bay Area and help us brainstorm awesome events! Check out our website: GITtampa.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GITtampa Joi …

BizSpark™ Tampa Bay brings fellow Microsoft® BizSpark™, WebSiteSpark™, and DreamSpark™ startups and other Microsoft technology-based businesses together to connect, share ideas, and grow together, no matter what stage they are at now, whether start-up or long established, both in-person and virtually. Meetup topics cover new technology opportunities and how to capitalize on them, business basics, and case studies of successes, especially ones from within the community, and other topics of intere …

Business Analysts, System Analysts, Project Managers, Developers, DBA's, Testers, Corp Insurance Providers, Recruiters, Repair Geeks, Contractors, FTE’s, unemployed, and whoever else I've missed,  let’s share and compare. Let me begin by saying that "Updation" is NOT a word.  Do you agree?  If yes, then maybe you'll like this group.  If not, then maybe you'll still like this group. It's all about discussing the latest trends around the grill with beer and martini’s to bringing your laptops to a …

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) with a mission is to enable and support the founders of tech startups and the supporting technology innovation community throughout Tampa Bay. Today we have over 60 members who are building, launching or growing over 80 different web and mobile tech ventures, 30% of whom are profitable and cash flow positive. One of our member ventures (Wufoo) was acquired earlier this year for $35 million, and we hope our efforts will g …

Tampa Bay PHP is a group of professionals that are dedicated to PHP development and web technology. TBPHP actively supports Florida PHP and web communities by organizing technical presentations and mailing lists, networking events, and training. Our goals are to: Further PHP locally in the area's business, university, and entrepreneurial communities. Collaborate with other technology groups, including non-technical groups, for joint networking, education and social events. Nationally engage the …

The Battle Begins... Do you need to find funding for your company?  Then you need a strategic plan of attack!  The competition and investment landscape for corporate funding is a brutal battlefield. You must be better prepared than the rest – there’s absolutely no room for weakness on these front lines! Very simply, either do it right or don’t do it at all! The process of raising capital will be one of the toughest battles of your life. It’s a process made for warriors who are committed to the s …

Curious about Ruby? Into web development and want to improve your technique, do things faster and cleaner? Want to learn more and meet others thinking along the same lines in the Tampa Bay area? If so, this is the place.

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into growing tech businesses in Tampa Bay. Today we have over 100 members who are building, launching or growing over 100 web and mobile tech ventures. WaVE's officially stated goal is to help build an ecosystem here in Tampa Bay in order to build & launch 50 new tech ventures a year within 5 years. We are working with the local universities and other like-minded organization …

Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. Compare Notes Exchange Ideas Learn from Others’ Mistakes Brainstorm with Peers Find Partners Small Group Atmosphere Serious Conversation Bootstrappers Breakfasts® are for founders of early stage software startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious about growing t …

PHP as a Social Activity is looking to provide you with a comfortable environment where you can probe the depths of PHP, explore new uses and possibilities, share your enthusiasm, and help build a stronger and more diverse community of developers. Meet & Greet PHPaaSA has a casual meetup each month on the third Thursday.  This is a great time to share, make introductions, discuss past, current, and future projects, rally a cause for code, and make friends in a relaxed setting. PHP Classes Clas …

Come join the experimental Tampa Bay .NET group focused on C# development. All experience levels are welcome. The meetings are casual and are grounded by a bias to quickly solving business problems and maximizing time spent in Visual Studio. Show up to learn about hidden language features, tips and tricks, and much more... Each meeting will feature a short code review and an open discussion of how to efficiently tune up the methods or classes.

Our focus will be discussion and projects relating to information technology, virtualization, firewalls, Voice over IP, forensics, firewalls, Intrusion Detection, networking and more.

This is a group for developers, designer and technology enthusiast to share ideas, problems and information about mobile development.

We are an event group that provides application hackathon events.  If you would like a chance to sign up and join us at our events.

Miss the comraderie, spontaneous conversation, and dynamic energy of working in the same room with other creative people? Welcome to The CoWork Lab. We take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creative) and the best elements of a workspace (productive, functional) and combine them to give independent workers bricks and mortar to call their own. The CoWork Lab was built on coworking philosophy. Our members (aka "Scientists) are: software engineers, real estate brokers, web deve …

Develop, design and publish Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps with the help of Microsoft and our Community of Developers and Designers. Listings will include events, contests and news of interest to software developers.

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa Bay Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa Bay serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements y …

Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. It’s built, used, and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world. This group is your opportunity to meet up with fellow Drupal users, designers, and developers in the Tampa Bay area. We meet on the 1st Thursday of every month to talk Drupal and showcase modules, projects, and themes. Share your tips and tricks, and get your questions about Drupal answered! This is als …

Connecting Entrepreneurs, Developers, and Investors to inspire tech ventures and help new businesses in the Tampa Bay area. Each month we will have local startups or businesses pitch their idea to the group for feedback, investment interest, or just to share with other tech enthusiasts. A keynote speaker will present inspiring messages on the topics of entrepreneurship, development, or investing practices.

The Second SharePoint Users Group. In order to bring the community together another SharePoint Users Group has been formed in the Tampa Bay Area. The format is pretty much the same as other user groups. The Goal is to provide an opportunity to network, learn, and share. The goal is to become a fun and valuable resource for the Tampa Bay region. This group is for people with a keen (or not so keen) interest in SharePoint. This would include SQL Server, BI, app developers, end users, administrator …

Welcome to New Tampa Seniors, a free group for seniors aged 60+. Objectives: NTS was created for those who are looking for new friends. It is especially good for those who are rebuilding their social lives after retirement, moving to the New Tampa area, widow(er)hood, or for those who do not like going out alone. It is great for those who feel safer going out at night with friends. Area: The group is based around the New Tampa area, and has been operating for a few years. It is a very successf …

Our group is a chapter of the Society for the Worldwide Exploration of Extraordinary Play. We're focused on bringing new ways to play to seekers of fun in the Tampa Area. Boardgames have experienced a dramatic Renaissance in the last few decades. Believe it or not, game technology has demonstrated remarkable innovation and change since the days of our grandparents. While very few people are listening to their ancestors' old wax records, many people are still playing their grandparents' parlor ga …

Meet your fellow agile practitioners --exchange ideas on agile development methodologies, tools that help you improve your agile processes, and general software development.  This group is open to all Agile roles including designers, developers, product owners, quality assurance, analysts, architects, ScrumMasters, executives, and even stakeholders.  Sorry no recruiters please! Meetups will be held in and around Hillsborough and Pinellas county on many diverse topics and in a variety of formats …

Sahaja Meditation Meetup Sahaja Meditation Meetup is meant for everyone who desires to find his or her true self, which is full of peace, joy and love for others. It is not just a book or a set of exercises but a living science that will open up to you gradually as your meditation becomes deeper and your experience stronger and more fulfilling. What is Sahaja Meditation? All over world, human beings believe they can find solutions to their problems in new products, medicines and technology. Most …