Global Entrepreneur Week (GEW) is an annual event that features the best and the brightest entrepreneurs, emerging companies and educational programs for fostering startup growth. The Kauffman Foundation, the worlds premier catalyst behind programs and policy for small company creation and growth is the world wide sponsor for GEW. Check out these mentions of last year's GEW in Tampa Bay: http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/11/17/daily25.html http://entrepreneurshipweekusa. …

This is an educational group to help our members to boost their productivity by better utilization of their current assets.

The purpose of this Meetup is to facilitate a watershed based Bioregional Permaculture Design Project for the Tampa Bay Tributaries Watershed. We will be using the Permaculture Flower and the Permaculture Carbon Cluster as organizational frameworks along with permaculture ethics and design principles to transform this watershed into a resilient and regenerative ecosystem.The base camp for this project is centered within this watershed/bioregion at The Permaculture Guild Research and Reso …

The purpose of this Meetup is to facilitate a watershed based Bioregional Permaculture Design Project for the Tampa Bay Watershed. We will be using the Permaculture Flower and the Permaculture Carbon Cluster as organizational frameworks along with permaculture ethics and design principles to transform this watershed into a resilient and regenerative ecosystem.The base camp for this project is centered within this watershed/bioregion at The Permaculture Guild Research and Resource center in Tampa …

The purpose of this Meetup is to facilitate a watershed based Bioregional Permaculture Design Project for the Springs Coast Watershed. We will be using the Permaculture Flower and the Permaculture Carbon Cluster as organizational frameworks along with permaculture ethics and design principles to transform this watershed into a resilient and regenerative ecosystem. The base camp for this project is centered within this watershed/bioregion at The Permaculture Guild Research and Resource center ne …

Join a New Community for StartUps After working with 100’s of technology start-ups and innovators, we at the Tampa Bay Innovation Center, formerly STAR TEC, realized the Tampa Bay area needed an informal  program that would link entrepreneurs, talent in transition, scientists, funders, innovators, technology professionals and engineers – the people who want to make connections in the Tampa Bay innovation marketplace and move their ideas forward. This program, StartUp Xchange, will help innovator …

BarCamp Sarasota emphasizes the intersection of technology, education, and economic development. Building a community through user-generated conferences, participatory workshops, lunch and learn and after-hour events; the open forum format is born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. BarCamp is a conversation - please join in!

This group is not for the beginning camera owner, or the casual hobbyist/shooter who is happy with their current level of skills and knowledge. It is for photographers who are beyond the basics and are serious about advancing to higher levels and gaining experience with serious shooters. Our target member is someone who owns and has experience with quality equipment, and is either: 1) an experienced amateur, semi-pro, or new-to-the-biz pro, who desires to gain skills, knowledge, and experience …

We know you're out there. You just hacked the new iphone. Your garage is a workshop/ playground (or maybe your kitchen.) You've got great ideas and live to tinker and figure out how things work- and know you can make them better. We want to meet you! Every revolution starts somewhere. Why not here?

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 …

ABOUT  US Representing Central Florida’s powerful high-technology and state of the art healthcare corridor, the mission of the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce (EOCC) is to be a leader in Business advocacy, community engagement and regional connectivity. We help to create a positive business climate and a sense of unity throughout the region by providing various resources, including: • Leadership Development • Community Involvement • Networking Opportunities • Educational Programs and More! Sin …

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 …

Dedicated to educate about the Ruby language, and associated technologies. We typically meet on the second Thursday of the month providing a presentation and networking.

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 …

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 …

Treehouse is the best way to learn how to design and develop for the web and iOS. At Treehouse, our goal is to teach Web Design, Web Development and iOS, to everyone in the World who wants to learn. Millions of people can't afford a quality technical education, or if they can, it's out of date immediately when they graduate. We aim to change that. Treehouse MeetUps are networking events hosted at casual restaurant/bars where we'll chat with the Treehouse team, fellow treehouse members, and other …

Why join? The Raspberry Pi is a new microcomputer platform that provides a new universe for creativity. It’s inexpensive. It’s designed for kids. It’s great for learning, it’s even better for fun, and anyone can use it. If you’d like to be a part of the Raspberry Pi community in Central Florida, The Central Florida Raspberry Pi Users group is the place to be! Using the Raspberry Pi is fairly simple to use. However, the “RPi” also brings many challenges as it can be used with a variety of operati …

Enjoy learning and reading about science, psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, and other Big Topics? Love learning? Good conversation? Relish meeting other ponderers, thinkers, and arm-chair scholars? This is the group for you. The goal of this group is to meet and discuss short texts such as magazine articles, articles from academic journals, and book chapters. The idea is to take the best parts of a book club--having a group of people who've read the same text--and combine it with a sma …

The purpose of the Women in SharePoint Tampa chapter is to connect the many women in the Tampa Bay area currently working with SharePoint. In today’s high paced world of technology, more and more women are joining the ranks of technology professionals. Whatever your role as a female in the technology industry, having the support of other women is a powerful advantage. Women in SharePoint (WSP) is dedicated to helping women working as SharePoint professionals reach their career objectives through …

The education industry is ripe for disruption by new technology, new innovation, and new passion. This group aims to bring together local technologists, teachers, and entrepreneurs who are interested in Educational Technology. We plan to have discussions and presentations with the intention of sharing and learning from each other.

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 …

Minorities in Tech is a Monthly meetup that hosts Tech & Digital Media Professionals from in Orlando and surrounding regions. Our attendees include Tech Business Owners, Software Developers, Angel & Venture Capital Firms, Marketers and Digital Media enthusiasts. This group will serve as a forum for collaboration, networking, education and to lift each other up and develop mentorship within women and minorities in technology-related fields. Our objectives also include programming to help tech com …

Our Meetup aims to bring beginners and experts together to learn and explore opportunities in digital media. From DSLR shooting, to web design, and everything in between-- this is meetup is open to all artists of the digital world.

Brought to you by The Brainstorm Institute. This group is for parents and kids who want to take the "school" out of homeschool! We'll be organizing some amazing and fun educational field trips to some of Central Florida's most interesting locations. All trips will have a focus, align with Common Core or other standards, and include great educational activities and materials that you can take back home with you as well. Many will focus on STEM education (Science Technology, Engineering and Math), …

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 …