Nerd Nite cities from across the world have hosted Nerdy Speed Dating for a decade. The event has boasted many successful matchmaking and fostered a long list of committed relationships, engagements, and marriages (and even a few wee ones).
Two successful Nerdy Speed Dating events were previously hosted here in Orlando and we are very happy to begin a relationship with this event at The Geek Easy.
Each speed dating session will be 3-minutes long and attendees will have the opportunity for multiple sessions.
NERDY SPEED DATING IS FOR ALL NERDS. WE ARE LGBT-FRIENDLY
Join us for our 29th consecutive Nerd Nite in Orlando as we celebrate and learn about the achievements of women by an all-female lineup of speakers.
Nerd Nite Orlando is an evening of entertaining yet thought-provoking talks across many disciplines – all while the audience drinks along in a casual bar atmosphere. Speakers present for 15-20 minutes each on a fascinating subject of their choice, often in an uncanny and unconventional way. Following each presentation is a brief Q&A with the audience.
Come meet up, drink, and learn something new!
EVENT IS FREE!
EVENT INFO:
When: Thursday, July 9th, 7:00pm
Where: The Geek Easy (behind “A Comic Shop”)
114 S Semoran Blvd #6
Winter Park, FL 32792
Nerd Nite shirts will be on-sale for $15
PRESENTATIONS: “Pregnancy is Weird” by Tairi Perez
Description: Making the case for evolving the human species towards laying eggs rather than giving live birth. The reasons why, the benefits, and why the drawbacks are worth it.
Bio: Tairi grew up in Miami and lived in South Africa for several years in her early 20’s before moving to our city beautiful. She works in higher education, and is the MC and on the board for OrlandoSOUP, as well as a writer for TheOrlandoan.com. She regularly volunteers for local nonprofits, as her passion is to do her part for lovely Orlando. With a background in event and program management, she has absolutely no formal education in evolution or anything related to pregnancy or babies. Tairi lives with her husband and corgi, and is due to give birth to a unicorn in six weeks.
“All Caps Makes Me Feel Powerful” by Kelly Romano
Description: From the NBA to the first lady, Kelly talks about her journey from the exciting and exhausting life of working in professional sports, to becoming the first and only woman ever hired at Maven Creative. 19 years of design experience, Kelly illustrates that no matter what your size or gender, she is can be fierce.
Bio: Kelly Romano is a coffee-fueled creative professional who is passionate about helping clients elevate their brands. After spending five years as Creative Director for the Orlando Magic, Kelly left the NBA franchise 4 months ago to join Maven Creative as Director of Account Services. Although you might not be familiar with Kelly’s behind-the-scenes work for clients, you can always see her photos on Instagram. She showcases the awesomeness of her son and spotlights all the new restaurants she finds. Please feel free to hit her up if you’re looking for a dining recommendation anywhere in Central Florida.
“The Maiming of Botany” by Emily Dovydaitis
Description: The field of botany has been permanently wounded with common misnomers, so get ready to arm yourself with a little lesson in Botany 101. Prepare to put to rest one of the greatest hot button issues ever known: is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Ponder the thought, what’s really a nut? Am I a nut? Watch in awe as the world unravels around you upon discovering bananas do not actually grow on trees. Wield yourself with some added knowledge and get ready to impress that cute guy or gal working in the produce section of Whole Foods.
Bio: After spending a month climbing glaciers, getting volcanic sand in her eyes, and hanging out with puffins on the edge of cliffs, Emily Dovydaitis is back and ready to rumble for her second Nerd Nite Talk. She’s currently studying biology and cultural anthropology, so ask her about her undergraduate thesis on public infrastructure and medicinal plant usage in Nepal. Recognize the last name? You might know her as that woman on the news who put 250,000 plastic water bottles in the UCF Reflecting Pond!
Local author Lauren Gibaldi is set to release her first book, The Night We Said Yes. Come celebrate the release of the book at the Orange County Alafaya Branch Library. There will be a Q&A session, book sale, and signing provided by Bookmark It… and cake!
When: Tuesday, June 16, 7:00pm
Where: Orange County Library System Alafaya Branch
12000 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida 32826
The Orlando Toy and Comic Con, held on Saturday June 6th, is a comic book convention located in Orlando, Florida at the beautiful International Palms Resort Convention Center.
On Friday June 5th, a group of amazing Orlandoans came together to put on an event called Local Love Orlando.
It started with an idea by the good folks at CT Social to raise awareness about the Rethink Homelessness campaign by the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness.
The hand-painted map was designed and created by Hillery Brooks, Morgan Walker, Drew Powers, and Melissa Spilman. The underlying official neighborhood research was done by Nathan Selikoff. Photos were taken by Mike Spectacle and Jim Hobart. The design celebrates the unique personality of each downtown Orlando neighborhood and the people who live there.
Canvs generously donated their co-working space for the event. Farm-Haus, Rogue Pub, Chef Bob Aungst and Jillycakes each served complementary food to all. Nerd Nite Orlando, Orlando Bike Share, Orlando Conductor Crawl, Orlando Bike Tours, and Local Notebooks each donated items for a giveaway (to be announced soon!)
Information courtesy of the Buehler Planetarium at Seminole State College:
The planets Venus and Jupiter will be less than a half-degree apart in the evening sky — less than the width of the full moon!
Join the planetarium as we observe the two brightest planets at their closest approach in many years. In addition, both the moon and the planet Saturn will be prominently visible in the sky, making for an absolutely fantastic observing night!
Like all planetarium observing events, the Conjunction Observing Party is free and open to the public. Telescopes will be set up along the eastern sidewalk surrounding the pond in the center of the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.
When: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Where: Buehler Planetarium at Seminole State College
100 Weldon Blvd, Sanford, Florida 32773
On Thursday, May 21, 2015, Ricardo Williams demoed the new Nerd Nite Speed Dating application for iPhone at the Orlando Tech meetup and announced that Nerdy Speed Dating will now be a monthly event hosted by Nerd Nite Orlando every third Saturday starting on June 20th. The Speed Dating app makes the matchmaking process quick and simple.
From May 14-17, 2015, Nerd Nite cities from around the globe reunited with Smithsonian Magazine for the Future Is Here Festival in Washington DC. The event, which doubles as the annual Nerd Nite Global Fest, featured a weekend of demonstrations, film screenings, and programming from prominent and emerging scientists in various fields presenting on this year’s theme: “The Future of You”.
Photographs by Ricardo Williams
Private reception at the Air & Space Museum
Jocelyn Crocker of Nerd Nite Edmonton presents, “The Future of Food: Why We Need Urban Bee Geeks”
Luncheon courtesy of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation
Nina Tandon, EpiBone co-founder & CEO, presents “How to Grow a Human Arm in a Lab”
The founder of Nerd Nite Orlando, Josh Manning
Nerd Nite Orlando host, Ricardo participates in the Hoverboard demonstration by Hendo
“Communicating With Brain Signals” by Mick Ebeling
Marc Goodman
Greg Henderson, Hendo Hoverboard co-founder, discusses “Architecture of the Future”
Beth Phillips discusses “Robot Intimacy”
Beth Phillips discusses “Robot Intimacy”
Ricardo Williams and award-winning science fiction author and scientist, David Brin
On Saturday, May 16th, Ricardo Williams, host of Nerd Nite Orlando, participated in the Hendo Hoverboard demonstration at the Future is Here Festival in the Ronald Reagan Building (Washington DC).
Hendo founders, Jill and Greg Henderson introduce the device.