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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
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OSCON Amsterdam
October 26, 2015 to October 28, 2015 – RAI Did you know OSCON is coming to Amsterdam this year? It's just a little more than a week away. You'll find a whole new set of speakers with an entirely different range of subjects from OSCON in Portl… Organized by O'Reilly Media | Type: conference
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AITP-NCFL October Dinner Presentation
October 27, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8pm – UF Hilton The next meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will be held this Tuesday evening, October 27, at the UF Hilton and will feature Martin Smith of Rackspace presenting "Streaming Video o… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: technology, presentation
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