Long Island Technologists

Where Long Island's Tech Community Connects

Join us for monthly meetups featuring presentations from industry leaders, networking opportunities, and a community of passionate technologists.

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Plainview, NY
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Next Meetup

Jun 25 2026

Long Island Technologists Meetup

7:00 PM EST
Island Rock Climbing Gym, Plainview
Thursday Evening
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Building Long Island's Tech Scene

We are a collective of curious and passionate technologists bound together by our love for technology and a mission to strengthen the local tech community.

Community

Connect with passionate technologists from across Long Island and build lasting professional relationships.

Presentations

Learn from industry experts covering topics from AI to cybersecurity, personal branding to software architecture.

Networking

Casual meetups at local coffee shops create the perfect environment for meaningful conversations.

Growth

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, there's always something new to learn.

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Recent Talks

Explore presentations from our community members covering a wide range of tech topics.

Mar 2026
Be Your Own Revenue Architect
Ryan Reilly
 Dec 2025
How To Pitch, The Right Way
Nir Zavaro
 Nov 2025
Getting Started with AR/VR/XR/MR
Christopher Fonte
 Aug 2025
Unleashing your Inner Marketing Supervillain
Jesse James Wroblewski
 May 2025
Finding Your WHY for Technologists
Carolina Luna
 Mar 2025
Building a Personal Brand for Technologists
Rosanna Santiago
 Jan 2025
Building Software with AI
Hunter Lauder
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Want to host a presentation at LIT?

For the Greater Long Island, tech and tech related thought leaders that want to educate, stimulate and cultivate with the LIT community.

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Our Sponsors

LIT is powered by the generosity of these businesses. We're grateful to the past and active sponsors who help make our community possible.

Cause of a Kind

A Long Island–based software studio that builds and modernizes mission-critical software, customer portals, and AI-enabled workflows for mid-market and mission-driven organizations. As the team behind LIT, they're committed to growing the region's tech community.

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Vonage

A global cloud communications leader (part of Ericsson) whose APIs let developers embed voice, video, messaging, and verification into their apps, alongside unified communications and contact center solutions for businesses.

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G2i

A video-based hiring platform that connects companies with thousands of rigorously vetted contract and full-time engineers, matching teams with top remote talent in days rather than months. They also champion developer well-being through their Developer Health programs and the React Miami conference.

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Accelerate Long Island

A regional nonprofit that fosters Long Island's innovation economy by helping early-stage startups in tech, life sciences, and energy get off the ground. Through funding, mentorship, events, and a network connecting the region's universities and research institutions, they turn local research into thriving companies.

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Flux Coffee

A specialty coffee roaster and café in Farmingdale, NY, known for pioneering cold brew on tap and roasting single-origin beans fresh daily. From whole bean to kegged cold brew, they ethically source and hand-brew every cup for the Long Island community and beyond.

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Island Rock

Long Island's premier indoor rock climbing facility, serving the climbing community in Plainview, NY since 1996. With thousands of square feet of top-rope, lead, and bouldering routes plus lessons for all skill levels, they're a welcoming spot for first-timers and seasoned climbers alike.

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Strictly From Nowhere

A podcast experiment by Cause of a Kind where founders Justin Abrams and Mike Rispoli interview entrepreneurs, dig into tech, business, and AI, and document the unfiltered journey of building from nothing. Stand up. Show up. Build.

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Carolina Luna Photography

A Long Island–based personal branding and lifestyle photographer who helps entrepreneurs, coaches, and founders show up authentically through professional headshots and brand imagery. Her brand-alignment process pairs two decades of photography experience with strategy to capture each client's unique story.

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Big Ode Productions

An award-winning cinematic production studio based on Long Island and NYC, crafting strategic, high-impact films for mission-driven organizations and visionary founders. With a "Narrative First" approach and two decades of experience, they turn complex missions into stories that command attention and build trust.

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Sponsor LIT

Support Long Island's tech community and get your brand in front of passionate technologists. Choose the sponsorship tier that fits your goals.