Tech meetups, week of July 6, 2026
July 6–12, 2026 — 7 events across 6 groups in Hampton Roads.
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Tuesday, July 7
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ISSA-HR Presents: The Human Firewall
Visit our Eventbrite Page to RSVP Speaker: Brittany Oliver of Briton.Co A cybersecurity communications strategist, speaker, and founder of Coastal Shield Private (CSP). With more than 15 years of experience in communications, crisis management, and technology adoption, she helps organizations build stronger security cultures by translating complex cybersecurity concepts into practical, people-centered actions that drive awareness and behavior change. Talk Description Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue—it’s a people issue.
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Peninsula Developers Study Group
New AI tools are dropping every week. Bookmarks are piling up. “To-be-studied” lists are growing faster than we can keep up with. Sound familiar? Peninsula Builders Study Group is a local initiative for students and developers of the Peninsula area who want to stop meaning to learn and start actually doing it—together. There’s no pressure to be an expert, and no bootcamp intensity.
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AICHR | Peninsula Builders Study Group
New AI tools are dropping every week. Bookmarks are piling up. “To-be-studied” lists are growing faster than we can keep up with. Sound familiar? Peninsula Builders Study Group is a local initiative for students and developers of the Peninsula area who want to stop meaning to learn and start actually doing it—together. There’s no pressure to be an expert, and no bootcamp intensity.
Wednesday, July 8
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(CS)²AI Online™ REPLAY Fellow Chat:Building OT Capacity for IR & Pentesting
Register now: Operational Technology (OT) environments face unique challenges when it comes to incident response (IR) and penetration testing. As cyber threats continue to evolve, organizations must strengthen their capacity to prepare, detect, and respond effectively to incidents—while also proactively testing defenses to uncover vulnerabilities before adversaries do. Join us for this recorded seminar with CS2AI Fellows and leading experts exploring strategies, best practices, and lessons learned for building OT-specific capabilities in both IR and pentesting.
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WSDG July Technical Presentation
Have the reports of our death been greatly exaggerated? by Kelly Shaw Abstract: Most of the non-political news lately has been devoted to AI, both the promise of and the fallout from. One looming question regards the future of the computer programmer. Can this profession survive in the face of growing AI competency? I conducted several experiments, recreating software originally written by teams of developers, with a team of myself, ChatGPT, and Claude Code.
Thursday, July 9
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SQL Engineering Connection Series
| Speakers: | Umachandar Jayachandran · Abhiman Tiwari | | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | | Topic: | Modernizing SQL Development with New T-SQL Capabilities |
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Peninsula Happy Hour
A meeting to hangout or network with other developersy