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AITP-NCFL October Dinner Presentation
Event Details
Time: October 27, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8pm
Location: UF Hilton
Street: 1714 SW 34th St
City/Town: Gainesville, FL
Website or Map: https://www.google.com/maps/p…
Phone: 352-354-2487
Event Type: technology, presentation
Organized By: Michael Lucas
Latest Activity: Oct 22, 2015
Event Description
The next meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will be held this Tuesday evening, October 27, at the UF Hilton and will feature Martin Smith of Rackspace presenting "Streaming Video on a Shoestring Budget".
For more information about the presentation, view the meeting flyer at
aitp-ncfl.org/pdf/201510.pdf
Hope to see you there!
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