Upcoming Events

My co-worker, Harish, is going to give a presentation covering end-to-end and component testing Vue applications with Cypress. Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for the modern web that attempts to address the key pain points developers and QA engineers face when testing modern applications.

The presentation will start at 6pm, with access available starting at 5:30pm, and will be at Bank OZK Innovation Labs, located at 100 5th St S in downtown St. Petersburg. There is plenty of street parking around the building. The entrance is on 1st Ave S and will be marked with a sign in the door. Food and beverages will be provided by Bank OZK Innovation Labs.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

-Ben

Tampa Bay Agile & Clearly Agile are bringing the happy hour version of Lean Coffee to your area! Drinking not required!

Our Meetup is always the 3rd Thursday every month.

Agenda:

6:30 pm: Meet and greet
7 - 8 pm: Lean Beer

What is Lean Beer?

Lean Beer is an alternative to the early morning Lean Coffees, for folks who can’t always join us at 7:30AM. Lean Beer is a great place to ask questions and share your stories of using Agile and Lean software approaches, over an adult beverage, if you choose. We discuss any topics on Agile and Lean that are of interest to whomever is gathered. You suggest the topics, then we prioritize that list democratically, through a good ole’ fashion vote. We manage our discussions via time boxes, and a Roman vote (drinks up/drinks down). Vegas rules apply!

We are a non-formal group, like to loosen our ties and roll up our sleeves at the end of a long day, and gather with other like-minded Agile Practitioners to exchange ideas and information. Come see what Lean Beer is all about and get your Agile on.

We'll cover the processes needed to operate the 3D printers at Tampa Hackerspace. We'll cover loading and unloading; bed leveling, when you should do it, and how; loading your print onto the printer and starting the job; filament selection and storage; troubleshooting; and more.

Please note: we will not be covering the software side of 3D printing in this class. Students should have prior familiarity with acquiring 3D files and slicing them for printing. If you're looking for more information on how to prepare files for 3D printing, register for the "3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers" session.

This class is for paying members of Tampa Hackerspace ONLY. Information on becoming a paid member can be found on our website (http://tampahackerspace.com/membership).

ATTENDANCE POLICY: As with all of our classes, the following attendance policy is in effect. By signing up for this class, you are acknowledging this agreement.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1osG4vfzpTwrb96Dh8dKxa_Focm1WmkRw/view?usp=sharing

If you have any questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Calling all Cybersecurity students, professionals and enthusiasts!
We are excited to invite you to Tampa Bay Techie’s first focused study group!

For this session, we’ll be focusing on CompTIA Security+ and other entry level security certifications such as ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity. Whether you just started studying or about to take the exam, our study groups are the perfect setting to share knowledge, learn some new study tips & tricks, and ask questions to current industry professionals.
Although we schedule the study session from 9am-12pm, attendees are free to come and go as they please.

Not currently preparing for an exam? Whether you are doing school work, a passion project, or extra side work, we love to create a workspace for our techies to socialize and be productive while out of the office.

What to expect at our study groups:

• An inside/ outside venue and casual group setting
• An opportunity to network with other students, professionals, and enthusiasts
• A productive work environment to study, learn, and create
• A safe space to discuss career or school advice with other attendees
• A creative space to show off your home projects/ gadgets to other tech enthusiasts!

So grab a cup of coffee and join Tampa Bay Techies for our monthly event! Be sure to RSVP by May 17th at 10PM to enter our T-Shirt giveaway!

Are you looking to brush up on your UX skills, learn something new, or just have an opportunity to expand your perspective on the UX classics?

Join us for our book club held every 6 weeks as part of our TBUX virtual events.

For our first book, we will read The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman.

Reading Schedule

• 01/19/2024: The Psychopathology of Everyday Things
• 03/01/2024: The Psychology of Everyday Actions & Knowledge in the Head and in the World
• 04/12/2024: Knowing What to Do: Constraints, Discoverability, and Feedback & Human Error? No, Bad Design
*05/24/2024:* *Design Thinking & Design in the World of Business

Come join for a coffee or tea at Capital One cafe and let’s chat about Machine Learning and AI.

Some potential agendas based on interest:
\- Project reviews\.
\- Talk about LLM Parameter Efficient fine tuning with LoRA: https://arxiv\.org/abs/2106\.09685
\- Talk about diffusion models: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.11239
\- feel free to suggest some topics\.

Join us for an engaging and informative session focused on building high-performance APIs using Fastify, one of the fastest Node.js frameworks available today. Whether you're a beginner looking to dive into the world of APIs or a seasoned developer aiming to enhance your skills, this event is for you!

There will be live coding, so bring your laptops if you wish to follow along.
There will also be food, so bring your appetite.

Speaker Info:
German Gamboa is a Senior Engineer @ OLO
Mainly focused on building and scaling backend services.

Join us at the next AWS User Group Meetup for an exciting presentation by the team at RevStar. Tired of hearing only about the "art of the possible" with GenAI? We have a real-world use case for you this month!

We'll be diving into our project on developing a Generative AI solution for last-mile prescription delivery, utilizing AWS. This session will cover the challenges we addressed, the rapid prototyping of our solution, and how we leveraged AWS Bedrock to build a copilot for dispatching. We'll also discuss the next phases of our project and its broader implications for delivery and logistics.

Don't miss insights on how cutting-edge AI can transform business processes!

Co-hosting with Java User Group

Agenda
5:30 - 6:15: Networking w/ light refreshments
6:15 - 7:30: Sponsor intros and tech talk from Nathan
7:30 - 8:00: Closing w/ raffles
8:00 - ?: Continue conversation at nearby bar.

Abstract
Microservices, Kubernetes, and Geographically distributed applications ... OH MY! A recent (2022) poll by Kong placed the average number of microservices for a single enterprise at 184! Modern architecture patterns are great at optimizing resource usage, but what happens when you need to make a critical change to one process that spans multiple shared services?
Complex business processes can be difficult to manage and automate. How do you quickly implement changes while maintaining uptime? How do you introduce a new service to an existing process? In this talk, we will discuss how to use Business Process Modeling (BPM) to orchestrate and execute complex business processes in your application. Don't let the name fool you: this not your father's Visio diagram. Everyone should leave this talk with a new approach to solving their orchestration complexities!

Sponsors
Camunda, KForce, SUSE, Jetbrains, O'Reilly

Agenda
5:30 - 6:15: Networking w/ light refreshments
6:15 - 7:30: Sponsor intros and tech talk from Nathan
7:30 - 8:00: Closing w/ raffles
8:00 - ?: Continue conversation at nearby bar.

Abstract
Microservices, Kubernetes, and Geographically distributed applications ... OH MY! A recent (2022) poll by Kong placed the average number of microservices for a single enterprise at 184! Modern architecture patterns are great at optimizing resource usage, but what happens when you need to make a critical change to one process that spans multiple shared services?

Complex business processes can be difficult to manage and automate. How do you quickly implement changes while maintaining uptime? How do you introduce a new service to an existing process? In this talk, we will discuss how to use Business Process Modeling (BPM) to orchestrate and execute complex business processes in your application. Don't let the name fool you: this not your father's Visio diagram. Everyone should leave this talk with a new approach to solving their orchestration complexities!

Sponsors
Camunda, KForce, SUSE, Jetbrains, O'Reilly

Innovative and industry-leading products and services evolve from the hard work of teams that are managed with modern, strategic, and creative leadership techniques.

Unfortunately, the extractive corporate environment that many of us find ourselves in today puts immense pressure on leaders to resort to short-term, reactive, command-and-control-style approaches to interacting with their teams.

We have several options for dealing with this situation while still maintaining our moral authority, but none of them are easy. Each will require courage to do the right thing and empathy for your team members.

In this session, Nicole will share her experiences addressing the extractive business model in her workplaces. We'll also discuss how to recognize such a model in action and what we can do to offset it. You'll leave with concrete steps you can take to do the right thing in the face of corporate pressure to do the opposite.

There are hundreds upon hundreds of ways AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can help your nonprofit, including: grants writing, communications, full-blown marketing plans and content calendars, fundraiser ideas and planning, staff development, and so much more!

Join this two-part event to first learn about, and see first hand through demos, some major nonprofit use cases/ideas. Part two will then be small group breakouts, where nonprofits will be paired with techies with AI experience to tackle your questions and execute on any ideas you have!

Small nonprofits, even those not very tech-savvy, can gain numerous advantages from using AI tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot. Here are some key benefits:

1. Improved operational efficiency
2. Donor and volunteer engagement
3. Better data analysis and reports (i.e. sentiment analysis)
4. Event/Fundraiser Planning
5. Creating or Enhancing Communications
6. Marketing/Social Media
7. Grants
8. Staff/Volunteer Education

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To Register: https://www.meetup.com/Homebrew-Hillsborough
Bring your EDi2 coffee mugs and see you there virtually!

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