Tech meetups, week of March 16, 2026
March 16–22, 2026 — 6 events across 6 groups in Hampton Roads.
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Wednesday, March 18
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(CS)²AI Online™ Seminar: Fortifying Critical Functions using CIE
Register now to save yourself a seat! Design Out the Risk: The Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) Masterclass Stop reacting to threats. Start engineering them out of existence. In an era where digital threats have physical consequences, traditional "bolt-on" security is no longer enough. We invite you to a session on Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE)—the framework developed to integrate security directly into the engineering design lifecycle. (pre-cursor to a more intensive option at the Level Zero Conference). This isn't just a lecture; it’s a toolkit handover.
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Brian Knox: Stop Rewriting DAX: User-Defined Functions & the DAX Lib Ecosystem
IN PERSON MEETING!!!!! For years, DAX developers have lived with a dirty secret: copy-paste is our version control. Complex measures get duplicated across models, tweaked slightly, and inevitably drift out of sync. Calculation groups helped, but they came with their own complexity and limitations. This session takes you from zero to productive with User-Defined Functions. Introduced in September 2025, UDFs let you write reusable, parameterized functions in DAX for the first time and DAX Lib (daxlib.org) gives you 30+ community-built function packages to import and use immediately.
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10 Years A Kotlin Dev
Kotlin has emerged as a compelling choice for both Android and backend development, offering a modern language with strong null-safety, concise syntax, and excellent interoperability with Java. In this meetup, we'll explore the key advantages that drive teams to adopt Kotlin—from improved developer productivity and safer Android apps to structured concurrency with coroutines on the backend. We'll highlight how Kotlin aligns with today's Android ecosystem, integrates with popular backend frameworks, and enables cleaner, more maintainable code across platforms.
Thursday, March 19
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Code + Coffee | FR8 House Coffee
Join us for a relaxed morning meetup where developers, designers, founders, and tech enthusiasts gather over great coffee to talk shop, share ideas, and connect with others in the local tech community. Code + Coffee has no formal agenda—just bring your laptop, a project you’re working on, a question you’ve been thinking about, or simply come to meet other people building interesting things.
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Bitcoin meetup Open Discussion
NEW LOCATION: Smarthmouth Brewing Co. - Oceanfront Third Thursday Each Month Our bitcoin open discussion meet up. Great time for anyone to ask questions or start a discussion! Usually multiple conversions end up splitting off. All are welcome! See you there!
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AICHR | Guardrails for Gen AI: From Policy to Practice
Guardrails for Gen AI: From Policy to Practice How to constrain AI systems without killing their value Everyone uses the word "guardrails." Almost nobody means the same thing. This co-presented session brings together AI strategy and cybersecurity expertise to break down what guardrails actually are, where they belong in your AI systems, and how to implement them without crippling the tools your teams rely on.