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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 
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/from-intelligence-to-authority-securing-ai-in-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:AI,Meetup
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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://newportnewsva.com/event/android-app-development-101/
LOCATION:Vision Care Center of Virginia\, 2156 Cunningham Dr\, Hampton\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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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\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\nThis is not about memorizing prompts or chasing tools. It is about learning how to think better with AI in the loop.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/ai-collective-hr-ai-ideation-research-and-validation/
LOCATION:ECPI University\, 5555 Greenwich Rd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 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://newportnewsva.com/event/offwrld-sessions-community-create-day/
LOCATION:Assembly\, 400 Granby St\, Norfolk\, VA\, United States
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://newportnewsva.com/event/geeks-at-a-bar-peninsula-happy-hour-5/
LOCATION:Marketplace at Tech Center\, 12090 Jefferson Ave\, Newport News\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Networking
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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​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.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/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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SUMMARY:Networking Happy Hour with Jake Maines
DESCRIPTION:Voted Best Networking Event In The 757\nCome eat\, drink\, & mingle!\nNetworking Happy Hour is a low-key\, no agenda\, meet new people/catch up with old friends-type of event.\nSwing by anytime between 5 & 8 p.m. for a few minutes or the whole time!\nMore info about the events can be found at http://networkinghh.com/.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/networking-happy-hour-with-jake-maines-9/
LOCATION:Tequila Jalisco Mexican Grill – Great Neck\, 2300 Great Neck Cir\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Just For Fun,Meetup,Networking
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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.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/late-night-coders-3/
LOCATION:Buffalo Wild Wings\, 301 S Independence Blvd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:757 Dev,Meetup
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SUMMARY:Women in Business Monthly Coffee Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Astraea Coffee! The event is open to the public and no registration is required.\n(The link provided goes to a Contact Form to subscribe for event updates.)
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/women-in-business-monthly-coffee-meetup/
LOCATION:Astraea Coffee\, 2438 N Landing Rd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Meetup
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SUMMARY:Connect Coastal Virginia's Sip&Socialize Business Networking
DESCRIPTION:Join Connect Coastal Virginia for our Sip & Socialize Networking Event where GovCon leaders\, tech innovators and creative minds meet!
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/connect-coastal-virginias-sipsocialize-business-networking/
LOCATION:Jimmy G’s Chop House & Bistro Bar\, 3333 Virginia Beach Blvd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Networking
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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://newportnewsva.com/event/geeks-at-a-bar-peninsula-happy-hour-6/
LOCATION:Marketplace at Tech Center\, 12090 Jefferson Ave\, Newport News\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T200000
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SUMMARY:Norfolk.js: 670k People Watched Us Vibe Code
DESCRIPTION:Imagine being flown across the country to build a full-stack app from scratch in under four hours\, where you have to demo what you made in front of a dev influencer\, corporate recruiter\, and competing engineering teams regardless of if it’s finished or a broken mess.\nNow imagine that it’s all being filmed by a full production crew\, having to juggle team interviews and makeup touchups between code commits and debugging attempts\, all to make a video that’s been viewed over 670\,000 times! Terrifying right?\nRyan McGovern and Austin Galyon did exactly that while competing in a CodeTV Web Dev Challenge sponsored by Intuit\, where they built Pantry Party – a collaborative generative recipe app built using Astro\, Convex\, Clerk\, Netlify\, and the Claude API\, most of which they had never seen or used before that morning. They’ll share what the experience was actually like behind the scenes\, where AI-assisted coding helped\, where it completely failed\, and how their tooling has evolved since.\nAll skill levels welcome! The 757Dev Community means a lot to me\, and I thank each of you for your support. 🖖\nAs always\, HUGE thanks to Assembly for hosting.
Learn more about the amenities and community of Assembly at https://www.assemblynfk.com/\nStreet parking is free after 6 pm. From 6:30-7:00 pm\, we will have someone at the door to let you in. After 7\, message the #javascript channel on 757Dev Slack. We meet in the Fur Room on the 4th floor.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/norfolk-js-670k-people-watched-us-vibe-code/
LOCATION:Assembly\, 400 Granby St\, Norfolk\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Tech
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