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Thursday, June 25, 2015
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Open Source Bridge
June 23, 2015 to June 26, 2015 – Portland Open Source Bridge is a software conference in Portland that equips you for the whole year with news and information to help you be the best developer you can be...and collaborate. Here's some info… Organized by Open Source Bridge | Type: conference
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OrlandoJUG June
June 25, 2015 from 6pm to 9pm – Canvs This month we'll meet again at Canvs. We had a fantastic time last month. Ken Krueger gave a great presentation on Spring Boot. Several new folks showed up. What a super venue. I wrote up a littl… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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