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SUMMARY:Late Night Coders
DESCRIPTION:Can’t sleep? Stay up all night coding? Or can’t make the usual meetups till the kids are in bed? \nLate Night Coders is a meetup for the rest of us. \nLet’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! \nAnyone is welcome at any experience or sleep-deprivation level. Bring your laptop! Or just come hang out with cool people. \nTurned off guest options\, bring whoever is interested in coming.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/late-night-coders-6/
LOCATION:Buffalo Wild Wings\, 101 S Independence Blvd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23462\, United States
CATEGORIES:757Dev,Meetup
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SUMMARY:Women in Business Hampton Roads: Coffee Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join this month’s Women in Business coffee meet up at Sky’s the Limit Yoga! The event is free to attend and no registration is needed.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/women-in-business-hampton-roads-coffee-meetup/
LOCATION:Sky’s the Limit Yoga\, 115 W 25th Street\, Suite A\, Norfolk\, Virginia
CATEGORIES:Business,Entrepreneurship,Meetup,Networking
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SUMMARY:Williamsburg Software Developers Group February Social Event
DESCRIPTION:Our next social event will be at Longboards Williamsburg Dining & Tiki Bar in Premium Outlets\, in the former location of Oceans & Ales.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/williamsburg-software-developers-group-february-social-event/
LOCATION:Longboards Williamsburg Dining & Tiki Bar\, 5601 Richmond Rd\, Williamsburg\, Virginia
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T190000
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SUMMARY:From Intelligence to Authority: Securing AI in 2026
DESCRIPTION:Why AI makes security architecture more important\, not less.\nThis is a live\, digital-only event focused on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity\, identity\, and enterprise architecture. No in-person attendance. Join from anywhere.\nAs AI systems become embedded into security workflows\, identity systems\, and automation pipelines\, the real risk isn’t that AI might be wrong. The real risk is giving a probabilistic system authority in places that require certainty.\nThis session reframes AI security from “model safety” to architecture safety.\nWe’ll explore how trust\, identity\, governance\, and control planes must evolve as intelligence becomes non-deterministic.\nIf you work in cybersecurity\, cloud\, or engineering\, this is how you stay ahead of the threat landscape going into 2026. Join Andrew Stafford for a practical\, architect-level breakdown of what secure AI systems must look like at enterprise scale. \n  \n[More info at the event registration link.]
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/from-intelligence-to-authority-securing-ai-in-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:AI,Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T200000
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SUMMARY:Android App Development 101
DESCRIPTION:Come join us either in person or virtually to learn the basics of Android App development. \nZoom Link: TBA
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/android-app-development-101/
LOCATION:Vision Care Center of Virginia\, 2157 Cunningham Drive\, Hampton\, Virginia
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T180000
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SUMMARY:AI Collective-HR | AI ideation\, research\, and validation
DESCRIPTION:Using AI to Think Like a Successful Entrepreneur \nAn AI-powered ideation\, research\, and validation workshop \nBuilding ideas is easy. Proving they matter is hard. \nThis hands-on workshop is designed to help you use AI as a thinking partner to move faster from vague ideas to clearer\, validated directions. Instead of guessing or relying on gut instinct alone\, you will learn practical ways to use AI to challenge assumptions\, explore markets\, and pressure-test ideas before you invest too much time or energy.\nThis session focuses on how founders\, builders\, and teams can use AI to think more clearly\, ask better questions\, and make more informed decisions. No hype. No pitch decks. Just practical frameworks you can apply right away. \n🔍 What you’ll learn \n\nHow to use AI to generate and refine early-stage ideas\nTurning assumptions into research questions instead of guesses\nExploring customer and market perspectives with AI support\nSimple validation techniques you can use immediately\nHow to move from intuition-driven thinking to evidence-informed decisions\n\nThis is not about memorizing prompts or chasing tools. It is about learning how to think better with AI in the loop. \n[More details on the event’s registration page]
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/ai-collective-hr-ai-ideation-research-and-validation/
LOCATION:ECPI University\, 5555 Greenwich Road\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23462\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T150000
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SUMMARY:OFFWRLD. SESSIONS | Community Create Day
DESCRIPTION:OFFWRLD. SESSIONS: Community Create Day is an open\, immersive creative experience designed to bring together artists\, musicians\, writers\, designers\, and storytellers from across the 757. This is not a traditional showcase—it’s a live creation space where process is celebrated just as much as the final product. \nFrom the moment doors open\, the building transforms into a multi-room creative playground. Attendees are invited to explore\, connect\, and create in real time. A digital building map will be released ahead of the event and available on-site\, highlighting designated areas for different creative mediums throughout the space.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/offwrld-sessions-community-create-day/
LOCATION:Assembly\, 400 Granby Street\, Norfolk\, VA 23510\, Norfolk\, VA\, 23510\, US
CATEGORIES:Just For Fun,Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T193000
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SUMMARY:Geeks at a Bar- Peninsula Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Do you work with technology or for a tech company? Do you speak geek? Come network with other technology industry workers for a casual\, conversational happy hour.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/geeks-at-a-bar-peninsula-happy-hour-6/2026-02-24/
LOCATION:Marketplace at Tech Center\, 12090 Jefferson Ave\, Newport News\, VA\, 23606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T183000
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SUMMARY:The AI Collective Hampton Roads | Connections & (grocery) carts
DESCRIPTION:Meet people and pick up your weekly groceries. \nA casual networking hangout in the grocery store cafe\n​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. \nThis is not a lecture.\nThis is not a pitch night.\nAnd you definitely do not need to “prepare” anything. \nIt 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. \nWhether you are deeply into AI and automation\, adjacent to tech and creativity\, or just someone who enjoys thoughtful conversations with interesting humans\, you belong here. \nWhat to expect \n\n​Casual\, open networking with a mix of builders\, creatives\, technologists\, founders\, students\, and professionals\n​Easy\, organic conversations while shopping at your own pace\n​Light\, optional conversation prompts to help break the ice if you want them\n​No presentations\, no panels\, no pressure to “network correctly”\n​A friendly\, welcoming environment for all backgrounds and experience levels\n​Come as you are. Grab a cart or a basket. Pick up dinner for the week. Meet a few new people along the way.\n\n[More details on the event’s registration page]
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/the-ai-collective-hampton-roads-connections-grocery-carts/
LOCATION:Wegmans\, 4721 Virginia Beach Blvd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Meetup
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