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All Events in DeVry (5)
October 27Thursday
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OrlandoJUG October Meeting
October 27, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry 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 had many meaningful and enj… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
January 23Thursday
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OJUG - No Meeting This Month - See ya in Feb!
January 23, 2014 from 6pm to 7pm – DeVry We are skipping the OJUG meeting this month - catch up next month with a great presentation on Clojure! Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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
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
July 24Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - July Meeting Cancelled!
July 24, 2014 from 6pm to 8pm – DeVry Hello, OrlandoJUG! I'm going to cancel this month's meeting because I'll be in Portland for OSCON - the O'Reilly Open Source Conference. I'll have a lot to report, so stay tuned and we'll all get t… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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