Tampa Devs

Our letter from the IRS came in. It's official! Tampa Devs is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit with 509(a)(2) public charity status ? This was a massive undertaking: It's a milestone for our organizer team, and a huge step forward in our mission of community building and accelerating access to high-quality training and career opportunities for everyone in Tampa Bay. It also means your donations are tax deductible, too ? Support our cause over at https://tampa.dev/donate.

Phew, what a year we’ve had!?From major tech advancements to devastating hurricanes—and an outpouring of love and support from our Tampa Bay communities—it’s been an exciting yet incredibly challenging year for so many. We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to say goodbye to 2024 and welcome a fresh start in 2025! Join us for the 4th Annual End of Year Tech Meetup, where local Meetup groups from across Tampa Bay will gather to celebrate the year’s achievements, connect with fellow tech enthusiasts, and support our community. This in-person event, hosted in partnership with Computer Coach IT Training? will be held at?Embarc Collective! DID SOMEONE SAY RAFFLE?? We’ll have plenty of raffle prizes to win! To enter, please bring an unwrapped gift or gift card (valued at $10 or more) for donation, or purchase a raffle ticket at the door. All gifts and funds raised will go to?Joshua’s House.?Last year, we raised over $1000, and this year, we’re aiming even higher! Help us make an even greater impact by reaching our new goal and supporting children in need across our community. (Look for donation ideas in the comments??!) RUN A LOCAL MEETUP AND WANT TO GET INVOLVED? We’d love that! Reach out to us to learn how your group can participate—we’re excited to connect and grow together. RSVP here: RSVP Information: https://lnkd.in/e2iDm5eh #TampaTechMeetups #EndofYear #TampaTechCommunity

We were pleased to welcome Ryan Clements back to the stage this past week for an engaging talk on his experience and lessons learned while managing data migrations for mission-critical applications! Many thanks goes out to Sorry Not Public for letting us use their amazing space for the night! See you all next month for an exciting talk "Twelve Essential Practices to be Effective in Continuous Delivery" presented by Venkat Subramaniam! ?? https://lnkd.in/edF3szUQ

On behalf of Tampa Devs, we wanted to thank everybody that came out on Hallow's Eve for the Tech Groups of Tampa Bay Halloween Themed Networking Event. SPECIAL THANKS to Joey “Mauler” H. for buying the first round of drinks for everybody that arrived early! Additionally we wanted thank all the tech groups that made it out and the leadership of the various groups for rolling with the last minute changes: Tampa Devs - Charlton Trezevant , Josef Sieber, Matthew Yorkgitis Tampa Bay Techies - Samantha (Sami) Ramos, MS, Michael M. Tanvi Nandamudi, Lissette D., Nicholas S. Tampa Java User Group - Ammar Yusuf, Sam Kasimalla TampaTech - Kelsey Puryear Computer Coach IT Training - Suzanne Ricci, Kasandra Perez, @Ena Dugalic @Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence - ?? Joey deVilla, Anitra Pavka, MBA, PSPO, PMI-ACP @Tipsy Techies - Emma Rose, Karin Jones, Dan Jones @Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group (TBDEG) - Joe B. @Tampa Bay Data Science Group (TBDSG) - Mike DeLucia, Michael Turtora @Tampa Bay QA and Testing - ?? Lenar Mukhamadiev There were many other groups that wanted to join, but couldn't accommodate the last minute changes. We apologize about the last minute changes ...and their presence was GENUINELY missed...but hurricanes yo! LinkedIn is making it hard to tag people in the photos, so we'll tag people here (if you were mentioned above, I didn't include you this list otherwise we'll hit the "mention limit"): Also, if you attended but we didn't tag you...please comment below! We'll add you to the tagging! Nadiia D. Noemi Nagy Ilya S. Max Braun Walter Heger Andrés Padilla-Andrade Richard Schmid Alexander Figueroa Jessica G. Berk Tekin John Makar @Ena Dugalic

Calling all Tech Groups of Tampa Bay! Spooky Season has arrived! WHAT: Tech Groups of Tampa Bay Halloween Themed Networking Event. Mingle/Network with fellow and aspiring technologists, admire creative costumes and have a bit of fun at Armature Works on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 at 6PM. Yes...THIS WEDNESDAY...2 DAYS FROM NOW!!! October has been a rough month for Tampa Bay. But let's end it with a bang!! WHO: Tampa Devs Tampa Bay Techies Tampa Java User Group Computer Coach Various Tech Groups of Tampa Bay (we'll be adding more soon!) COSTUMES: Yes please...but NOT necessary: - Costume: showcasing your creativity, celebrating spooky season and adding some awesome to the festivities! - No costume: cause...we understand...coming in after work...and/or too busy to get kitted up! And besides, who needs a costume to share drinks and good conversation! Regardless, we would love to see you all Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 at Armature Works at 6PM - 11PM! Please feel free to ping with any questions! Thank you!

Hosted my first meetup this week (Tampa Python)! https://lnkd.in/ezAvb9u7 Was pleasantly surprised with the turnout - larger than I expected!

What are plans for this upcoming Tuesday? Come be a part of this discussion with Ed Martin where we will delve into the Soft Skills of Product. Just like a true leader, Ed stepped up quickly as we had to pivot. We are lucky to have him on our leadership team. Tampa Bay Product Group is looking forward to having Steven Granese come do his presentation on OKRs at a future event. Thank you to Vaco and Becca Brennan Speck for hosting and feeding us on Tuesday. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/d_9fZ4xQ

Our community has been through so much after two major hurricanes, and my heart goes out to everyone impacted. As we work to rebuild and recover, it’s more important than ever to come together. We are inviting you to join us at CyberX on October 22nd—a chance to reconnect, share, and support each other as we continue pushing forward in the cybersecurity field. Let’s show the strength and resilience of our community. We hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/esWBsdCM Suzanne Ricci Ashley Putnam Courtney H. Jackson, MSISA, CISSP, CISM, CEH, CHFI

Attention internet sleuths and puzzle lovers! ?? Curious about Cicada 3301? ?? Join us this Wednesday night at the Sourcetoad office for a special Tampa Devs meetup that will dive into the mysterious online puzzle that has stumped the world for years. Sourcetoad's Director of Engineering, Connor Tumbleson, will be giving a talk about his experience working on Cicada 330—including steganography methods and cryptographic techniques. Get more details and sign up to attend below! ?? ?? Cicada 3301 - Cracking The Code, Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 6:30 PM https://hubs.ly/Q02Rv9v40

Tampa Bay makers, do you have a hand in creating products? Do you use OKRs to deliver influential products? Join us in welcoming OKR guru Steven Granese on October 8th as he delivers a dynamic presentation on how to deliver impactful products. He will be starting with a presentation that will transition to a discussion ultimately solidifying this knowledge with an activity. Our generous venue sponsor is Vaco for the month of October, a big shout out Becca Brennan Speck for working with us to make this possible. https://lnkd.in/d_9fZ4xQ