The Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) is the largest and most influential membership organization for the technology industry in Central Florida. With over 300 member companies that range from entrepreneurial startups to some of the largest companies in the region, the organization hosts over 85 events annually. In addition to supporting and promoting the technology industry, the organization’s strategic goals include workforce objectives to highlight the need for highly skilled IT workers, init …

We are a group of web-based business owners who get together to discuss internet marketing strategies, SEO, outsourcing ideas, affiliate marketing, PPC strategies, competitive research, etc. We look forward to meeting you at our next meeting. For more information free to contact: Al Delisle PO Box 13464 Tampa, Fl. 33681 813-486-4810 adelisle@yahoo.com

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 …

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 …

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!

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 …

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.

Let's talk about technology and maybe have some beer, coffee and/or fun!

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 …

Visual Design League: Tampa is a resource for local visual designers. Established in 2003, we continue to build a more dynamic and creative community where visual designers of all types and styles can participate, network, and grow. We welcome all disciplines of visual design (print, web, graphic, illustration, motion, video, 3D, photography, etc) and all levels of experience, from students, to freelancers, to in-house designers, agency professionals and those wishing to enter the industry or ch …

Meet with local Businesses to discuss How Best to use Internet Advertising in Tampa Bay If your Business is local and you need clients in the door or customers in the store then 50,000 Chinese seeing you on the Internet doesn't really help you. Learn how to advertise your Service, Retail, or Health Care business Successfully with or without a website. Use well designed turn key solutions for your new or established Business. This group is about Advertising your Local Business on the Internet. …

The Tampa Bay Computer Society (TBCS) is a computer and technology user group located in Clearwater. We are adding Social Networking to the list of events that we produce each month at our facility. We also offer FREE computer repair for our members, and we have the software and hardware to digitize a wide variety of media: vhs tapes, vinyl records, audio cassette tapes, 35mm slides, etc. This Meetup is open to non-TBCS members (as well as our 1,300+ members). We are a community resource dedicat …

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 …

The Brandon eMarketing Group is an organization dedicated to delivering the internet marketing strategy to business owners that want to expand their businesses. If you are looking to expand your reach through internet marketing by adding new clients this is the Exact group for you. If you can write and read email then you are more than qualified to attend this group of business owners looking to expand their reach! Our focus is to show Business owners how to use the Internet for Marketing purpos …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Meet other locals from all Industries to network and discuss your online marketing ideas and strategies. This is a business network, but also a way to focus on one area of marketing I feel all businesses should be working on, the Internet. Each meetup will discuss different kinds of marketing strategies and allow Sarasota businesses to network.

eMarketing Groups is dedicated to helping business owners big and small learn the core fundamantals of Marketing their products or services through Internet Marketing. Our group is open to all new comers. We feature new business strategies that are on the cutting edge each and every week.  We have a unique goal setting process that helps all attendees achieve results fast. If you need to learn how to find new clients or reconnect with your cleint base online drop in and attend one of our meetups …

Our focus is to show Business owners how to use the Internet for Marketing purposes. Our objectives are to help you attract new clients and generate leads without expending large sums of money by bringing you the top Internet Marketers in their respective feilds week in and week out! Examples of subjects we cover Includes: How to use Linked in for business,how to use Facebook for business,How to utilize Facebook Ads, Youtube Ads, Twitter Ads,How to geo target business with 4 Square,How to Targ …

eMarketing Groups is dedicated to helping business owners big and small learn the core fundamantals of Marketing their products or services through Internet Marketing. Our group is open to all new comers. We feature new business strategies that are on the cutting edge.  We have a unique goal setting process that helps all attendees achieve results fast. If you need to learn how to find new clients or reconnect with your client base online, drop in and attend one of our meetups. If you can check …

This group is for people already running or contributing to online businesses that are currently doing $1,000,000 or more in sales. It is a very relaxed, exclusive roundtable with some of the best minds in the tampa bay area. Members are expected to share resources and show what is currently working in their business.

Our Mission: To provide obedient dogs to disabled veterans of all war eras, to help them overcome their invisible disabilities in order to become more productive and functional members of society, while informing the public of the need for Service Dogs in addition to Seeing Eye dogs.

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 …