Tech meetups, week of June 30, 2025
June 30–July 6, 2025 — 6 events across 5 groups in Hampton Roads.
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Monday, June 30
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Hands-on Workshop: REST APIs to Praise Cage! Part 2!
You asked for it, and we're going to do it! By popular demand, we'll have a hands-on workshop to design, build, and deploy a REST API to Praise Cage! The focus will be on doing, so bring your laptops and have a GitHub account. We will add JWT authentication to our APIs in part two of this workshop. All skill levels are welcome! If you've ever been interested in web development, come on by. As always, HUGE thanks to Assembly for hosting.
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Thriving with Careers: Exciting Updates to BUiLT Events and Membership
AI is eliminating jobs and transforming most of the rest. And what about us humans? An MIT study raises concerns that AI tools may hinder critical thinking and promote passive acceptance of algorithm-driven content. Have you heard ... BUiLT is pivoting to 1) ensure you stay relevant in your careers, 2) that you find great career opportunities, and 3) that you find the best talent for your teams. Meet and hear the BUiLT leadership team's plans on: Upcoming training and certification program on enhancing our human skills to stay ahead of AI job elimination Badging and credential programs…
Wednesday, July 2
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(CS)²AI Author Spotlight™: Featuring Paul Smith
(CS)²AI Author Spotlight™ Featuring Paul Smith Author of Pentesting Industrial Control Systems: An Ethical Hacker's Guide to Analyzing, Compromising, Mitigating, and Securing Industrial Processes Director of Engineering, Honeywell As cyber threats targeting industrial environments continue to evolve, understanding how adversaries operate is essential for defending critical infrastructure. In this special (CS)²AI Author Spotlight™, we welcome Paul Smith, Director of Engineering at Honeywell and author of Pentesting Industrial Control Systems, for a deep dive into ethical hacking, offensive…
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Bitcoin meetup Educational
Bitcoin education / presentation / workshop meetup. 6/4/25 - Bringing Bitcoin to VB 5/7/25 - Bitcoin is NOT risky 4/2/25 - Bitcoin Fixes This 3/5/25 - STOP GIVING YOUR MONEY AWAY!! 2/5/25 - You Can Hold Bitcoin In A Safe - Bitcoin Self Custody 1/8/25 - Bitcoin and Goal Setting 12/4/24 - The Bitcoin Network: Nodes, Miners, Users 11/6/24 - Your wallet is not a wallet: Understanding bitcoin wallets, keys, addresses and UTXOs 9/4/24 - Bitcoin through memetic bell curves 7/3/24 - Hayek 6/5/24 - Presentation on preparing for, surviving and embracing volatility
Friday, July 4
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Late Night Coders
Can't sleep? Stay up all night coding? Or can't make the usual meetups till the kids are in bed? Late Night Coders is a meetup for the rest of us. Let's get together and share what we're working on, co-work, or get help on any problems we're running into. Some code challenge keeping you up? Bring it to us! Anyone is welcome at any experience or sleep-deprivation level. Bring your laptop! Or just come hang out with cool people. Turned off guest options, bring whoever is interested in coming.
Sunday, July 6
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Get in tech with Scrum
Join this 1-hour technical primer on What is a Scrum Master. A Scrum Master is a professional who leads a team to manage the flow of information between team members. A Scrum Master helps streamline project processes to achieve goals faster. People who have strong interpersonal skills like empathy and active listening are core skills to building positive relationships with others. A Scrum Master must effectively facilitate meetings (such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives) to ensure they are productive and stay on track.