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Past Events (418)
August 14Wednesday
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Gatorjug ::: OSCON Review
August 14, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – The Bike Preserve Thus month, we'll look at the plethora of open source topics covered at OSCON. You can preview at http://www.oscon.com. All the keynotes were recorded. There's a schedule with topics and summaries. T… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
July 25Thursday
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OrlandoJUG ::: July Meeting Cancelled
July 25, 2013 from 6pm to 7pm – DeVry University Folks, I'll be at OSCON...then out of town for the Aug meeting as well. See you in Sept! Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
July 18Thursday
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Interactive Startup exhibition
July 18, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – 201 se 2nd ave Union Street Station Balcony. this was just forwarded to me. Tonight Thursday July 18. 6 to 9 pm 201 se 2nd ave Union Street Station Balcony. Network with representatives of local startups. including Grooveshark , Mobiquity etc… Organized by don't know | Type: social/job
July 16Tuesday
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SenchaCon 2013
July 16, 2013 to July 19, 2013 – WALT DISNEY WORLD SWAN & DOLPHIN serious app dev, serious fun Held in Orlando, FL from July 16-19, 2013, SenchaCon delivers 3+ days of technical conference for the HTML5 developer community, and includes more than 60 sessions, lots… Organized by Blackberry, Windows Azure, Tizen, Modus Create, Rackspace, and more! | Type: conference
July 10Wednesday
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Gatorjug
July 10, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – BikePreserve Open spaces meeting. Please RSVP! Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 27Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - Cancelled
June 27, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – DeVry University Guys, I have to cancel this meeting because I am out of town. Next month's meeting is a no-go as well because I'll attend OSCON. See ya in Sept! Mike Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 12Wednesday
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GatorJUG
June 12, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – The Bike Preserve Monthly meeting Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 10Monday
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UBTech - Vanishing Boundaries - Emerging Opportunities
June 10, 2013 to June 12, 2013 – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort A National Summit on Higher Education Technology and Leadership Higher education's most focused high-level conversation about technology's impact on every aspect of campus leadership and practice. Organized by Dell, Panasonic, CDW, and many more. | Type: conference
June 2Sunday
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STARTUP ORANGE COUNTY DEMO DAY
June 2, 2013 all day – UCF's Center for Emerging Media Demo Day is the showcase event for all companies involved in Startup Orange County - EDU. The six finalist companies will each pitch their prototype and company to a panel of investor and industry ju… Organized by UCF's Center for Emerging Media | Type: startup, showcase
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IBM Innovate 2013
June 2, 2013 to June 6, 2013 – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel The IBM Technical Summit Innovate 2013: The IBM Technical Summit provides the insights you need to stay ahead. Join Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, and TV producer… Organized by IBM, CloudOne, and others. | Type: conference
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
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Spotify has introduced the Experiments with Learning (EwL) metric on top of its Confidence experimentation platform to measure how many tests deliver decision-ready insights, not just how many “win.” EwL captures both the quantity and quality of learning across product teams, helping them make faster, smarter product decisions at scale. The outcome must support one action: ship, abort, or iterate.
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