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Past Events (418)
June 20Wednesday
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GatorJUG Monthly Meeting
June 20, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – Santafe College third floor of S-building Hello All - We decided to have our monthly meeting next Wednesday instead of our usual 2nd Wednesday. So, stay tuned for details. And, mark your calendars for next Wed 6/20 at SantaFe College We wil… Organized by Dan Lackey, Co-Chairman | Type: meeting
May 24Thursday
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OrlandoJUG ::: May Meeting
May 24, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – Potentially the pub "BJ's" nearby Hi All: I am going to be out of town this week and won't be able to lead the meeting. I'll be in bonnie Scotland watching the Edinburgh Marathon from a safe distance. You all can wish me warm, dry w… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
May 22Tuesday
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Google Tech User Group Meeting 5/22, 7:00pm @ CIED
May 22, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – Center for Innovation and Economic Development The Gainesville Google Technology User Group will be meeting May 22,at 7:00 pm at the Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED) in the Imagination Room. Obulpathi N Challa, PhD candidate… Organized by Dan Trevino | Type: meeting
May 16Wednesday
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SunJUG World of Beer Night
May 16, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – World of Beer We've had a pretty busy schedule this year, so it's time for a World of Beer (WOB) meet up to discuss topics for the rest of the year. This is mainly a time to relax, network and drink beer, but if y… Organized by Steve Goldsmith | Type: meeting
May 9Wednesday
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Gainesville Java User Group - Android Programming
May 9, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – Santafe College third floor of S-building, Room S326 Our very own Kevin Neelands will introduce us to Java/Android programing. The meeting will be held at Santafe College, third floor of S-building next to the bookstore. We'll have the exact room numb… Organized by Dan Lackey | Type: meeting
April 26Thursday
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OrlandoJUG April
April 26, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Room 106 Hello OrlandoJUG folks! Join us for an Open Spaces meeting this month, hosted by your JUG Leader, Mike. Open Spaces is a style of meeting in which everyone gets the chance to contribute. Mike has ha… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
April 14Saturday
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Barcamp Orlando
April 14, 2012 from 9:30am to 6pm – The Plaza What is it? BarCamp Orlando is an annual community-building event which aims to bring people from different backgrounds together for cooperative learning. Technologies such as Ruby, PHP, Java and C w… Organized by Barcamp Orlando ... and you! | Type: barcamp
April 11Wednesday
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GatorJUG - See ya next month!
April 11, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – TBA Hi GatorJUG folks! We got busy this month and didn't have a presenter scheduled, so tonight's meeting is a no-go. So, get set for next month. We'll have a better agenda and it's going to be doubly b… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
March 28Wednesday
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OrlandoJUG - Android Patterns & Alternative Dev Strategies like Gradle with Jackie Gleason
March 28, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Room 106 NOTE - Date change - this meeting is on Wed the 28th! With the introduction of Fragments in Android ICS and higher the paradigm for UI development has shifted. This also introduced the need to inclu… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
March 15Thursday
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IEEE SoutheastCon 2012 ::: Orlando, FL 3/15-18
March 15, 2012 to March 18, 2012 – Wyndham Orlando The annual IEEE Region 3 Student and Technical conference, SoutheastCon 2012, will be held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Hotel and Convention Center, at the heart of Florida’s high-tech corridor, fr… Organized by IEEE | Type: conference
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