BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Meetup//Meetup Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:Google Developer Group Central Florida X-WR-CALNAME:Google Developer Group Central Florida BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314661190@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260905T083846Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T200000 SUMMARY:Virtual "Show and Tell" of Projects by the Community DESCRIPTION:Google Developer Group Central Florida\nReady to showcase your creativity and ingenuity? Want to see what fun\, cool\, and innovative pr ojects community members are working on? Then get ready for our Monthly Cr eative Exchange!\n\nThis is your chance to:\n\nShowcase Your Craft: Experi menting with AI or trying to kickstart a new app? This is your stage! Demo your latest creations\, share your process\, and spark inspiration in oth ers. Projects do not have to be perfect or completely refined to help insp ire others.\n\nThe Creative Exchange: Need a second pair of eyes on an app you’re building? Or maybe you’re looking for a collaborator? Tap into our collective to get the feedback or partnership you need to level up.\n \nFound a new "toy" or app that’s completely leveled up your creative fl ow? We want to see it in action! Come give us a quick demo of the tools or techniques that are making your work fun again. Your "aha!" moment might be exactly the inspiration someone else needs to break through a creative block.\n\nDemo and “Show and tell” sessions should be shared as brief and impactful “lighting” talks. All talks will be time boxed to 7 minu tes. Got something to share? Sign up using the following Google Form. http s://forms.gle/gXSoEPL7Z7QXrWpQ6\n\nAgenda\n\n---\n\nHosted By\n\nJavier Ca rrion\, GDG Organizer\n\nHi everyone! My name is Javier\, but you can call me "Javi." I live in Ocala\, known as "the Horse Capital of the World" an d I'm actively involved in the Central Florida Development communities. As a Software Engineer (Web) at Design Interactive\, I work with cutting-edg e human-system integration (HSI) technologies\, which means I get to play with devices like HoloLens and more. Fun Fact: I have a mixology certifica tion from the city of Waterbury! 🍸 I'm excited to be a part of this ama zing group and looking forward to connecting with all of you! 🚀\n\nMich ael Rosario\, GDG Team Lead Member\n\nAs an experienced software developer with over 19 years of experience\, I enjoy helping organizations with agi le software development\, promoting cultures of innovation\, and creative business solutions. I enjoy helping organizations and software teams disco ver the craft of continuous improvement. I am always looking for opportuni ties to serve leaders and teams who want to create more value with integri ty\, character\, and predictability.\n\nProfessional interests: AR/VR\, We b dev\, MAKERS movement\, Agile leadership\, Machine learning\, Cultures o f Innovation\, Gaming & Game based learning\, Visual analytics\n\nChristi Kapp\, Founder & CEO\n\nChristi Kapp is a well-respected Management Consul tant and Coach that has spoken at numerous professional conferences on top ics ranging from business analysis\, to managing organizational change.\n\ nChristi’s career has included management consulting\, executive leaders hip\, coaching and teaching in the hospitality\, training and technology i ndustries. She has also managed performance\, as well as the professional development of staff engaged in development and delivery of complex inform ation system solutions\, solution sales\, training\, and customer service. \n\nHer entrepreneurial background includes founding\, growing and selling TechKnowQuest\, Inc – one of the Orlando Area's Fastest Growing Tech Co mpanies in 1998 (1992 – 2000). While at TechKnowQuest\, she created cust om courses for a number of clients and performed management consulting ser vices. She has also performed coaching and consulting services through Kno wledgeSpot\, Inc\, (2000 – 2007) and JustIntegration\, Inc. (founded in 2006). She was also co-founder of Art In Motion LLC Custom Motorcycles (fo unded in 2007)\, and is Owner/Innkeeper at Kapp and Kappy Bed & Breakfast (2016)\n\nShe is an accomplished author also. She has written several ente rprise information technology books (Prentice-Hall)\, a UCF Master's thesi s on “Regional Readiness for Homeland Security Information Sharing”\, and in 2016\, wrote a book chapter titled “Soft Factors Enabling Innovat ion” in the Apple Academic Press series called Ecosystems and Technology : Idea Generation and Content Model Processing.\n\nShe has a B.S. Degree f rom the University of Rochester and a M.S. from the College of Health & Pu blic Affairs at the University of Central Florida.\n\nKendra Kennedy\, Sof tware Engineer II\n\nHello everyone! My name is Kendra Kennedy\, and I am a Software Engineer who specializes in eXtended Reality (XR) Development a nd dabbles in Web Development\, Mobile Development\, and a bit of Machine Learning. I have a deep love for learning and trying out new skills\, so w hen I'm not behind the keyboard I can be often be found taking acting\, da ncing\, or media art classes from the nearby art center or martial arts\, yoga\, or one-off exercise classes at my local gym. I'm happy to be a part of such an awesome team and look forward to learning and creating with al l of you!\n\nKayle Brown\,\n\nComplete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.c ommunity.dev/events/details/google-gdg-central-florida-presents-virtual-sh ow-and-tell-of-projects-by-the-community-2026-09-22/. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gdg-central-florida/events/314661190/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260506T164303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T164303Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314661192@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260905T083846Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T200000 SUMMARY:Virtual "Show and Tell" of Projects by the Community DESCRIPTION:Google Developer Group Central Florida\nReady to showcase your creativity and ingenuity? Want to see what fun\, cool\, and innovative pr ojects community members are working on? Then get ready for our Monthly Cr eative Exchange!\n\nThis is your chance to:\n\nShowcase Your Craft: Experi menting with AI or trying to kickstart a new app? This is your stage! Demo your latest creations\, share your process\, and spark inspiration in oth ers. Projects do not have to be perfect or completely refined to help insp ire others.\n\nThe Creative Exchange: Need a second pair of eyes on an app you’re building? Or maybe you’re looking for a collaborator? Tap into our collective to get the feedback or partnership you need to level up.\n \nFound a new "toy" or app that’s completely leveled up your creative fl ow? We want to see it in action! Come give us a quick demo of the tools or techniques that are making your work fun again. Your "aha!" moment might be exactly the inspiration someone else needs to break through a creative block.\n\nDemo and “Show and tell” sessions should be shared as brief and impactful “lighting” talks. All talks will be time boxed to 7 minu tes. Got something to share? Sign up using the following Google Form. http s://forms.gle/gXSoEPL7Z7QXrWpQ6\n\nAgenda\n\n---\n\nHosted By\n\nJavier Ca rrion\, GDG Organizer\n\nHi everyone! My name is Javier\, but you can call me "Javi." I live in Ocala\, known as "the Horse Capital of the World" an d I'm actively involved in the Central Florida Development communities. As a Software Engineer (Web) at Design Interactive\, I work with cutting-edg e human-system integration (HSI) technologies\, which means I get to play with devices like HoloLens and more. Fun Fact: I have a mixology certifica tion from the city of Waterbury! 🍸 I'm excited to be a part of this ama zing group and looking forward to connecting with all of you! 🚀\n\nMich ael Rosario\, GDG Team Lead Member\n\nAs an experienced software developer with over 19 years of experience\, I enjoy helping organizations with agi le software development\, promoting cultures of innovation\, and creative business solutions. I enjoy helping organizations and software teams disco ver the craft of continuous improvement. I am always looking for opportuni ties to serve leaders and teams who want to create more value with integri ty\, character\, and predictability.\n\nProfessional interests: AR/VR\, We b dev\, MAKERS movement\, Agile leadership\, Machine learning\, Cultures o f Innovation\, Gaming & Game based learning\, Visual analytics\n\nChristi Kapp\, Founder & CEO\n\nChristi Kapp is a well-respected Management Consul tant and Coach that has spoken at numerous professional conferences on top ics ranging from business analysis\, to managing organizational change.\n\ nChristi’s career has included management consulting\, executive leaders hip\, coaching and teaching in the hospitality\, training and technology i ndustries. She has also managed performance\, as well as the professional development of staff engaged in development and delivery of complex inform ation system solutions\, solution sales\, training\, and customer service. \n\nHer entrepreneurial background includes founding\, growing and selling TechKnowQuest\, Inc – one of the Orlando Area's Fastest Growing Tech Co mpanies in 1998 (1992 – 2000). While at TechKnowQuest\, she created cust om courses for a number of clients and performed management consulting ser vices. She has also performed coaching and consulting services through Kno wledgeSpot\, Inc\, (2000 – 2007) and JustIntegration\, Inc. (founded in 2006). She was also co-founder of Art In Motion LLC Custom Motorcycles (fo unded in 2007)\, and is Owner/Innkeeper at Kapp and Kappy Bed & Breakfast (2016)\n\nShe is an accomplished author also. She has written several ente rprise information technology books (Prentice-Hall)\, a UCF Master's thesi s on “Regional Readiness for Homeland Security Information Sharing”\, and in 2016\, wrote a book chapter titled “Soft Factors Enabling Innovat ion” in the Apple Academic Press series called Ecosystems and Technology : Idea Generation and Content Model Processing.\n\nShe has a B.S. Degree f rom the University of Rochester and a M.S. from the College of Health & Pu blic Affairs at the University of Central Florida.\n\nKendra Kennedy\, Sof tware Engineer II\n\nHello everyone! My name is Kendra Kennedy\, and I am a Software Engineer who specializes in eXtended Reality (XR) Development a nd dabbles in Web Development\, Mobile Development\, and a bit of Machine Learning. I have a deep love for learning and trying out new skills\, so w hen I'm not behind the keyboard I can be often be found taking acting\, da ncing\, or media art classes from the nearby art center or martial arts\, yoga\, or one-off exercise classes at my local gym. I'm happy to be a part of such an awesome team and look forward to learning and creating with al l of you!\n\nKayle Brown\,\n\nComplete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.c ommunity.dev/events/details/google-gdg-central-florida-presents-virtual-sh ow-and-tell-of-projects-by-the-community-2026-10-27/. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gdg-central-florida/events/314661192/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260506T164307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T164307Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_316006141@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260905T083846Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T160000 SUMMARY:DevFest Hackathon 2026: Build\, Innovate & Connect DESCRIPTION:Google Developer Group Central Florida\n🌴 About DevFest Hac kathon 2026\nWelcome to DevFest Hackathon 2026! Hosted by Google Developer Groups Central Florida\, DevFest is our premier annual developer festival bringing together tech enthusiasts\, creators\, and builders of all skill levels.\n\nThis year’s hackathon focuses on human-centered AI\, ethical innovation\, and collaborative building. Rather than focusing solely on h yper-speed competition\, we emphasize collaboration\, creativity\, and com munity impact. With AI transforming the tech landscape\, we treat advanced AI models as partners to augment human ingenuity\, connection\, and probl em-solving.\n\nWhether you are a software developer\, UI/UX designer\, pro duct strategist\, or community advocate\, there is a track and a place for your voice!\n\n🚀 Why Attend?\n\n🤖 Build with Google AI Technologies : Gain hands-on experience leveraging Google's Gemini AI suite\, Google Cl oud Platform (GCP)\, Firebase\, web dev\, mobile app dev\, Unity\, agent f rameworks and open-source tooling.\n\n💡 Mentorship & Technical Support: Work alongside Google Developer Experts (GDEs)\, Google Cloud Innovators\ , and industry veterans ready to help you debug\, design\, and pivot.\n\n 🔗 Forge Lasting Connections: Form teams\, collaborate with top local te ch talent\, and network with hiring sponsors and community leaders.\n\n 🏆 Elevate Your Portfolio & Win Prizes: Showcase your prototype or strat egy deck on Demo Day to a panel of expert judges and compete for track awa rds.\n\nAgenda\n\n---\n\nHosted By\n\nJavier Carrion\, GDG Organizer\n\nHi everyone! My name is Javier\, but you can call me "Javi." I live in Ocala \, known as "the Horse Capital of the World" and I'm actively involved in the Central Florida Development communities. As a Software Engineer (Web) at Design Interactive\, I work with cutting-edge human-system integration (HSI) technologies\, which means I get to play with devices like HoloLens and more. Fun Fact: I have a mixology certification from the city of Water bury! 🍸 I'm excited to be a part of this amazing group and looking forw ard to connecting with all of you! 🚀\n\nMichael Rosario\, GDG Team Lead Member\n\nAs an experienced software developer with over 19 years of expe rience\, I enjoy helping organizations with agile software development\, p romoting cultures of innovation\, and creative business solutions. I enjoy helping organizations and software teams discover the craft of continuous improvement. I am always looking for opportunities to serve leaders and t eams who want to create more value with integrity\, character\, and predic tability.\n\nProfessional interests: AR/VR\, Web dev\, MAKERS movement\, A gile leadership\, Machine learning\, Cultures of Innovation\, Gaming & Gam e based learning\, Visual analytics\n\nChristi Kapp\, Founder & CEO\n\nChr isti Kapp is a well-respected Management Consultant and Coach that has spo ken at numerous professional conferences on topics ranging from business a nalysis\, to managing organizational change.\n\nChristi’s career has inc luded management consulting\, executive leadership\, coaching and teaching in the hospitality\, training and technology industries. She has also man aged performance\, as well as the professional development of staff engage d in development and delivery of complex information system solutions\, so lution sales\, training\, and customer service.\n\nHer entrepreneurial bac kground includes founding\, growing and selling TechKnowQuest\, Inc – on e of the Orlando Area's Fastest Growing Tech Companies in 1998 (1992 – 2 000). While at TechKnowQuest\, she created custom courses for a number of clients and performed management consulting services. She has also perform ed coaching and consulting services through KnowledgeSpot\, Inc\, (2000 – 2007) and JustIntegration\, Inc. (founded in 2006). She was also co-fo under of Art In Motion LLC Custom Motorcycles (founded in 2007)\, and is O wner/Innkeeper at Kapp and Kappy Bed & Breakfast (2016)\n\nShe is an accom plished author also. She has written several enterprise information techno logy books (Prentice-Hall)\, a UCF Master's thesis on “Regional Readines s for Homeland Security Information Sharing”\, and in 2016\, wrote a boo k chapter titled “Soft Factors Enabling Innovation” in the Apple Acade mic Press series called Ecosystems and Technology: Idea Generation and Con tent Model Processing.\n\nShe has a B.S. Degree from the University of Roc hester and a M.S. from the College of Health & Public Affairs at the Unive rsity of Central Florida.\n\nKendra Kennedy\, GDG Organizer\n\nHello every one! My name is Kendra Kennedy\, and I am a Software Engineer who speciali zes in eXtended Reality (XR) Development and dabbles in Web Development\, Mobile Development\, and a bit of Machine Learning. I have a deep love for learning and trying out new skills\, so when I'm not behind the keyboard I can be often be found taking acting\, dancing\, or media art classes fro m the nearby art center or martial arts\, yoga\, or one-off exercise class es at my local gym. I'm happy to be a part of such an awesome team and loo k forward to learning and creating with all of you!\n\nKayle Brown\,\n\nCo mplete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/goog le-gdg-central-florida-presents-devfest-hackathon-2026-build-innovate-amp- connect/. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gdg-central-florida/events/316006141/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260806T163430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T163430Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314661188@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260905T083846Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261124T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261124T200000 SUMMARY:Virtual "Show and Tell" of Projects by the Community DESCRIPTION:Google Developer Group Central Florida\nReady to showcase your creativity and ingenuity? Want to see what fun\, cool\, and innovative pr ojects community members are working on? Then get ready for our Monthly Cr eative Exchange!\n\nThis is your chance to:\n\nShowcase Your Craft: Experi menting with AI or trying to kickstart a new app? This is your stage! Demo your latest creations\, share your process\, and spark inspiration in oth ers. Projects do not have to be perfect or completely refined to help insp ire others.\n\nThe Creative Exchange: Need a second pair of eyes on an app you’re building? Or maybe you’re looking for a collaborator? Tap into our collective to get the feedback or partnership you need to level up.\n \nFound a new "toy" or app that’s completely leveled up your creative fl ow? We want to see it in action! Come give us a quick demo of the tools or techniques that are making your work fun again. Your "aha!" moment might be exactly the inspiration someone else needs to break through a creative block.\n\nDemo and “Show and tell” sessions should be shared as brief and impactful “lighting” talks. All talks will be time boxed to 7 minu tes. Got something to share? Sign up using the following Google Form. http s://forms.gle/gXSoEPL7Z7QXrWpQ6\n\nAgenda\n\n---\n\nHosted By\n\nJavier Ca rrion\, GDG Organizer\n\nHi everyone! My name is Javier\, but you can call me "Javi." I live in Ocala\, known as "the Horse Capital of the World" an d I'm actively involved in the Central Florida Development communities. As a Software Engineer (Web) at Design Interactive\, I work with cutting-edg e human-system integration (HSI) technologies\, which means I get to play with devices like HoloLens and more. Fun Fact: I have a mixology certifica tion from the city of Waterbury! 🍸 I'm excited to be a part of this ama zing group and looking forward to connecting with all of you! 🚀\n\nMich ael Rosario\, GDG Team Lead Member\n\nAs an experienced software developer with over 19 years of experience\, I enjoy helping organizations with agi le software development\, promoting cultures of innovation\, and creative business solutions. I enjoy helping organizations and software teams disco ver the craft of continuous improvement. I am always looking for opportuni ties to serve leaders and teams who want to create more value with integri ty\, character\, and predictability.\n\nProfessional interests: AR/VR\, We b dev\, MAKERS movement\, Agile leadership\, Machine learning\, Cultures o f Innovation\, Gaming & Game based learning\, Visual analytics\n\nChristi Kapp\, Founder & CEO\n\nChristi Kapp is a well-respected Management Consul tant and Coach that has spoken at numerous professional conferences on top ics ranging from business analysis\, to managing organizational change.\n\ nChristi’s career has included management consulting\, executive leaders hip\, coaching and teaching in the hospitality\, training and technology i ndustries. She has also managed performance\, as well as the professional development of staff engaged in development and delivery of complex inform ation system solutions\, solution sales\, training\, and customer service. \n\nHer entrepreneurial background includes founding\, growing and selling TechKnowQuest\, Inc – one of the Orlando Area's Fastest Growing Tech Co mpanies in 1998 (1992 – 2000). While at TechKnowQuest\, she created cust om courses for a number of clients and performed management consulting ser vices. She has also performed coaching and consulting services through Kno wledgeSpot\, Inc\, (2000 – 2007) and JustIntegration\, Inc. (founded in 2006). She was also co-founder of Art In Motion LLC Custom Motorcycles (fo unded in 2007)\, and is Owner/Innkeeper at Kapp and Kappy Bed & Breakfast (2016)\n\nShe is an accomplished author also. She has written several ente rprise information technology books (Prentice-Hall)\, a UCF Master's thesi s on “Regional Readiness for Homeland Security Information Sharing”\, and in 2016\, wrote a book chapter titled “Soft Factors Enabling Innovat ion” in the Apple Academic Press series called Ecosystems and Technology : Idea Generation and Content Model Processing.\n\nShe has a B.S. Degree f rom the University of Rochester and a M.S. from the College of Health & Pu blic Affairs at the University of Central Florida.\n\nKendra Kennedy\, Sof tware Engineer II\n\nHello everyone! My name is Kendra Kennedy\, and I am a Software Engineer who specializes in eXtended Reality (XR) Development a nd dabbles in Web Development\, Mobile Development\, and a bit of Machine Learning. I have a deep love for learning and trying out new skills\, so w hen I'm not behind the keyboard I can be often be found taking acting\, da ncing\, or media art classes from the nearby art center or martial arts\, yoga\, or one-off exercise classes at my local gym. I'm happy to be a part of such an awesome team and look forward to learning and creating with al l of you!\n\nKayle Brown\,\n\nComplete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.c ommunity.dev/events/details/google-gdg-central-florida-presents-virtual-sh ow-and-tell-of-projects-by-the-community-2026-11-24/. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gdg-central-florida/events/314661188/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260506T164301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T164301Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.meetup.com/GDG-Central-Florida/events/ical/ X-WR-CALNAME:Google Developer Group Central Florida END:VCALENDAR