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Past Events (418)
April 23Thursday
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OrlandoJUG April - Experiences Leading a User Group
April 23, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Eden Bar We have a special guest speaker. Chris Schaefer of Sarasota Software Engineers (fmrly SunJUG) will give a talk! Experiences Leading a User Group Abstract User groups are a great way to get out and… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
April 8Wednesday
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GatorJUG April - Cancelled
April 8, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Santa Fe College Rm S326 See you next month - be sure to mark your calendars and invite your friends and colleagues to the next GatorJUG featuring Tim Lord of Slashdot! Next month, May 13, Tim Lord of Slashdot will tell us… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
March 26Thursday
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OrlandoJUG
March 26, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Eden Bar We're going to have a great time and I hope you can make it. Think burger...their burger is the best I have ever had: EDEN BURGER 100% Wagyu beef burger with lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese, and pepp… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug, meeting
March 11Wednesday
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GatorJUG March
March 11, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – First Magnitude We had such a great time at First Magnitude I think we'll make a habit of it! When the sun sets, they have a firepit and ample seating. We can even toss a frisbee - here's one before First Magnitude… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
February 26Thursday
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OrlandoJUG February
February 26, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Eden Bar Hello, OrlandoJUG! We had such a great time at the Eden Bar last month, I think we may do it again. Unless we get a special guest speaker ;-) I'll put it this way: expect a talk sometime in the near… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
February 11Wednesday
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GatorJUG February
February 11, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – First Magnitude Brewery (http://fmbrewing.com) Hello, GatorJUG! Are we having fun yet? Have you checked out www.meetup.com for Gainesville tech events? Well, you should! There's Python, Hackers, Front End, Ruby, and so much more. Let's find a… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
January 27Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL January 2015 Presentation
January 27, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8pm – UF Hilton The January 27 meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will feature Andrew Robb of UF's Virtual Experience Research Group presenting the Virtual Human:The University of Florida’s Virtua… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: dinner, and, presentation
January 22Thursday
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OrlandoJUG
January 22, 2015 from 6pm to 9pm – Eden Bar @TheEnzian Hello, OrlandoJUG! Tomorrow's meeting will be an informal get together outdoors at the Eden Bar next to the Enzian movie theater in Maitland. Our friends at DeVry are still onboard, but this last mi… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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vJUG ::: Java and the Wave Glider with James Gosling
January 22, 2015 from 12pm to 1pm – http://virtualJUG.com Java and the Wave Glider with James Gosling Speaker: James Gosling James Gosling is the founder of Java and CTO at Liquid Robotics. Watch this 57 second video to see what Wave Glider is. Organized by Simon Maple | Type: presentation
January 14Wednesday
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GatorJUG
January 14, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – Santa Fe College Rm S 316 (confirmed!) Hello GatorJUG! It's time to ramp up and have our first meeting of 2015! For this meeting, we'll go over upcoming events, talk about what's new in general and we'll have an interesting discussio… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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