Tech meetups, week of June 29, 2026
June 29–July 5, 2026 — 5 events across 4 groups in Hampton Roads.
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Monday, June 29
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ParallAscii - Game Dev with JavaScript
Special Presentation by Sebastian Baum! ParallAscii is a Zelda-style demo that features pseudo-3D Ascii-art graphics and a configurable parallax effect. I've been building the engine that does this exclusively with JavaScript and the Canvas API with no third-party libraries. And I didn't use any LLMs to help me build this—just Sublime Text and Safari. After my talk you'll understand how this works, where I got the idea from and maybe push the boundaries of what you think JavaScript is capable of. All skill levels welcome!
Tuesday, June 30
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AICHR | AI for Leaders: Build Your 7-Day Execution Plan
AI for Leaders: Build Your 7-Day Execution Plan Big goals are easy to talk about, but much harder to turn into focused action. In this practical AI-powered workshop, participants will choose one real business, team, community, or creative goal and turn it into a clear 7-day execution plan they can begin using immediately. Together, we’ll use AI to uncover the hidden work behind the goal, identify the first actions that matter most, break the work into manageable steps, and create a simple plan that can be shared with a team, collaborator, or accountability partner. This session is…
Wednesday, July 1
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(CS)²AI Online™ Seminar: Optimizing a Free OS ICS/OT Community Toolset
Register now: The ICS Advisory Project (ICSAP), an open‑source initiative making CISA’s ICS Advisories more accessible and usable for the ICS/OT community, launched in 2022 as a free vulnerability intelligence resource. Join us and the ICSAP founder Dan Ricci to learn how to best make use of this resource and its key components, including: CS Advisory Dashboards – filter advisories by vendor, product, CVE, CWE, CVSS, and more. CISA KEV Catalog integration – link advisories to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list. ICS Asset ID & PM Levels – map vulnerabilities to asset types and…
Thursday, July 2
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AICHR | Connections & (grocery) carts
Meet people and pick up your weekly groceries. 🤝 A casual networking hangout in the grocery store cafe Chats, connections, & grocery carts is a relaxed, social-first networking event for curious, friendly people across Hampton Roads who enjoy good conversation and knocking out life errands at the same time. This is not a lecture. This is not a pitch night. And you definitely do not need to “prepare” anything. It is simply a low-pressure space to meet new people, have real conversations, and casually connect while wandering the aisles and picking up your weekly groceries. Whether you are…
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Late Night Builders
Can't sleep? Up late tinkering on a project? Or can't make the usual meetups till the kids are in bed? Late Night Builders is a monthly hangout for builders, tinkerers, and the generally curious. Developers, designers, AI enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, hobbyists — if you make things or want to start, you'll fit in. Bring something you're working on, pick someone's brain, or just show up for cheap wings and good conversation. No agenda, no presentations, no networking cringe. Anyone is welcome at any experience level. Bring your laptop, bring a friend, or just bring yourself.