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AITP October Dinner and Presentation
Event Details
Time: October 22, 2013 from 5:15pm to 8:30pm
Location: UF Hilton
Street: SW 34th Street
City/Town: Gainesville
Website or Map: http://www.aitp-ncfl.org
Phone: (352)354-AITP
Event Type: it, dinner, presentation
Organized By: Michael Lucas
Latest Activity: Oct 21, 2013
Event Description
The October dinner meeting of your North Central Florida Chapter of AITP will be held this Tuesday, October 22, at the UF Hilton.
We would love to have you join us and as always, spouses, significant others, and other guests are welcome.
Presentation
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We are excited to have with us Tony Barr. Tony is the co-creator of the SAS programming language, holds multiple technology patents, and has made many other notable IT contributions.
Today he is President and CEO of Barr Systems, Inc., a Gainesville company that is developing the Barr Enterprise Model, an agile language for unity of purpose, productivity improvement, and quality management.
At our meeting Tony will speak about "Unity of Purpose and other Golden Rules".
Meeting Information
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Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Location: UF Hilton, 34th Street, Gainesville
Time: 5:15PM - 6:15PM registration and networking.
Cost: Free for members, $5 for guests
Reservations
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Reservations help us select an appropriately-sized meeting area.
Please reserve today by sending an email to: reserve@aitp-ncfl.org
About AITP
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AITP is the Association of Information Technology Professionals, a national organization established in 1951 and dedicated to ethics and professionalism in the field of information technology.
Your local North Central Florida Chapter 298 hosts dinner presentations to educate, inform, and entertain our members and guests.
For complete information, go to our Web site at www.aitp-ncfl.org
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