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Jun 4, 2016: Nat'l Day of Civic Hacking, Orlando (& Elsewhere!)
June 4, 2016 from 8:30am to 6pm – The Exchange Building (1st floor) Late notice being better than none at all, note that tomorrow is the National Day of Civic Hacking for 2016, and Orlando's taking part. So if you're in or near Orlando, you can show up to work on… Organized by Code For Orlando | Type: hackathon
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