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Past Events (418)
June 26Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - No Meeting Tonight
June 26, 2014 from 6pm to 7pm – DeVry No meeting tonight! See ya next time. Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 11Wednesday
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GatorJUG June Meeting - Cancelled!
June 11, 2014 from 6pm to 8pm – TBA Hi Gatorjuggies! We had a PaaS presentation planned for this month's meeting, but it looks like it's going to be September instead. So, stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, let's all take a breathe… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 9Monday
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33rd Degree - Conference for Java Masters
June 9, 2014 to June 11, 2014 – Krakow, Poland Codetown: Having been to Krakow, I can say that it's beautiful there, especially in summer and the community is very sharp technically. Here's info straight from the 33rd Degree website. ...Mike Levi… Organized by 33rd Degree | Type: conference
May 22Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - Moving to Cloud Foundry from JEE, the PAAS Journey
May 22, 2014 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry Moving to Cloud Foundry from JEE, the PAAS Journey This session will go through the concept behind Platform As A Service (PAAS) and how Cloud Foundry works to make Java Development faster and more p… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
May 20Tuesday
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AITP May Presentation
May 20, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton We are pleased to welcome Matt Allison of Kelly Services as he speaks on the art of retaining employees. This topic has been requested by a number of people in our community and we are expecting an… Organized by AITP of North Central Florida | Type: dinner, and, presentation
May 14Wednesday
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GatorJUG - Hello Java 8 with Adam Davis
May 14, 2014 from 6pm to 9pm – Santa Fe College Calling all Java lovers! Our May, 2014 meeting is coming up. Please RSVP, spread the word and invite a friend. Join us and keep your skills sharp. Network and find new projects and people for your ex… Organized by Dan Lackey | Type: java, user, group, meeting, gatorjug, codetown
May 7Wednesday
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Multicore Devcon 2014 - Santa Clara, CA
May 7, 2014 to May 8, 2014 – Santa Clara Call for Presentations -- Important Deadlines Submission of titles and abstracts — January 24, 2014 Notification of acceptance — February 14, 2014 Submit a proposal Presentations at the two-day… Organized by Clare Bright - Multicore Devcon | Type: conference
April 30Wednesday
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SunJUG - Boot and More!
April 30, 2014 from 6:30pm to 10pm – Community Foundation of Sarasota April's topic will be "Spring Boot and More!" presented by Ken Krueger, Global Education Delivery Manager for Pivotal Software. Meeting Overview: The recent release of Spring Boot 1.0 promises to dr… Organized by Chris Schaefer | Type: jug, meeting
April 24Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - Cancelled!
April 24, 2014 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Hello OrlandoJUG! Ken was unexpectedly called away and has to be out of town on this date, so we are going to cancel this meeting and wait until next month to meet. Stay tuned! We have an exciting p… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
April 22Tuesday
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AITP April Dinner Meeting: Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health and Fitness
April 22, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton Local business leader Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health and Fitness will present "Building Your Brand Through Culture". Full details are available at www.aitp-ncfl.org/pdf/201404.pdf We hope to see… Organized by AITP North Central Florida Chapter | Type: monthly, presentation, and, dinner
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