Tech meetups, week of June 15, 2026
June 15–21, 2026 — 7 events across 5 groups in Hampton Roads.
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Tuesday, June 16
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Norfolk Cybersecurity Networking & Happy Hour
From 6-9pm for a night of networking and fun at The OV Beach Tavern located in Ocean View, Norfolk. Happy hour is till 8pm with fantastic deals, check the 2nd image for details. Connect with fellow tech enthusiasts, Information Security, and Cybersecurity professionals in a relaxed atmosphere. Share ideas, make new friends, and enjoy delicious drinks and snacks. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your professional circle and have a great time!
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Claude + Social Media Pipelines: One Post → Every Platform | AICHR
Notice: This meeting will be recorded. By joining and remaining in this meeting, you consent to being recorded. If you do not consent, please do not join. Claude + Social Media Pipelines: One Post → Every Platform, Automatically — You create one piece of content. Claude turns it into 10+ platform-specific posts, schedules them across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok — and keeps your brand voice consistent across all of them. This isn't AI-generated slop. This is a structured pipeline: source content → repurpose in your voice → schedule → post → analyze what worked.
Wednesday, June 17
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(CS)²AI Online™ Seminar: The ICS Advisory Project Evolution
Register now: The ICS Advisory Project (ICSAP) launched in 2022 as a free vulnerability intelligence resource for the OT/ICS security community. Four years and 12,000+ curated advisories later, founder Dan Ricci is building a commercial Docker product alongside the free community offering. Drawing on 30 years of cybersecurity experience spanning Navy cyber operations, defense industry product security, and DOE-funded national lab research, Dan shares the engineering and product decisions behind that evolution - how AI-augmented development is reshaping the weekly editorial workflow, what…
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Kevin Feasel- Data Virtualization in SQL Server
IN PERSON MEETING!!!!! SQL Server's data virtualization stack has evolved throughout the past decade, allowing you to integrate SQL Server with a variety of external systems, such as Oracle, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, and AWS S3. In this talk, we will briefly cover the history of data virtualization in SQL Server and focus on how we can write T-SQL queries to access data from heterogeneous sources, both in SQL Server 2025 and in prior versions. Finally, we will look at several interesting use cases for data virtualization in the modern data environment.
Thursday, June 18
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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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AI for Learning & Development Build Challenge | Presentations & Judging
About the challenge Welcome to the AI for Learning & Development Build Challenge with the AI Collective Hampton Roads Chapter to be held at the Regent University Library in Virginia Beach. This is a local build challenge with an in-person kickoff, followed by a two-week build phase, then an in-person presentation & judging event. You'll have two weeks to build an AI application based on the problem statement shared at the kickoff event. This AI Build Challenge is open to adult participants of all skill levels, from experienced developers to beginner using no or low code tools.
Friday, June 19
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Empowering Military Spouses Through AI
Join Veterans Forge, Regent University, AI Collective Hampton Roads, and OpenAI Academy for a hands-on AI workshop designed for military spouses. This beginner-friendly event will help participants explore practical ways to use AI for work, learning, career planning, organization, and everyday problem-solving. Participants will get hands-on practice with ChatGPT, build confidence using AI tools, and begin creating their first AI-powered assistant. This is not a lecture.