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October 23Tuesday
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AITP October Dinner Presentation
October 23, 2012 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Something a little lighter going into the holidays: In this fascinating slide-illustrated presentation, Dr. Andrew Nichols discusses his research into the causative effects of geomagnetic activity in… Organized by AITP North-Central Florida Chapter | Type: presentation, and, dinner
November 13Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL November Dinner Presentation
November 13, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Join us at our November 13 dinner meeting where Microsoft's Blain Barton will discuss the business rationale for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Free to members, $5 for non-members (food not incl… Organized by AITP-NCFL | Type: dinner, and, presentation
April 22Tuesday
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AITP April Dinner Meeting: Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health and Fitness
April 22, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton Local business leader Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health and Fitness will present "Building Your Brand Through Culture". Full details are available at www.aitp-ncfl.org/pdf/201404.pdf We hope to see… Organized by AITP North Central Florida Chapter | Type: monthly, presentation, and, dinner
May 20Tuesday
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AITP May Presentation
May 20, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton We are pleased to welcome Matt Allison of Kelly Services as he speaks on the art of retaining employees. This topic has been requested by a number of people in our community and we are expecting an… Organized by AITP of North Central Florida | Type: dinner, and, presentation
October 28Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL October Presentation
October 28, 2014 from 5:15pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton We're honored and delighted to have Tony Barr, creator of the SAS programming language and founder of Barr Systems here in Gainesville, making an intriguing presentation on his latest project, "A Mod… Organized by North-Central Florida chapter of AITP | Type: dinner, and, presentation
December 9Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL December Meeting
December 9, 2014 from 5:45pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton The December 9 meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will be held a bit early, to minimize schedule conflicts with the holidays. As usual our holiday topic is a little less technical… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: dinner, and, presentation
January 27Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL January 2015 Presentation
January 27, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8pm – UF Hilton The January 27 meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will feature Andrew Robb of UF's Virtual Experience Research Group presenting the Virtual Human:The University of Florida’s Virtua… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: dinner, and, presentation
April 28Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL April Presentation: John Tucker on "Leveraging Javascript Libraries For Rapid Web Development"
April 28, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8pm – UF Hilton The Association of Information Technology Professionals is a national organization dedicated to ethics and professionalism in the field of IT. Your local North-Central Florida chapter of AITP has be… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: education, and, technology, presentation
June 26Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL June 2018 Presentation
June 26, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm – ITProTV Your local chapter of CompTIA AITP is proud to host Duncan Kabinu of Gainesville Dev Academy presenting "Blockchain 101: Blockchain Demystified". The meeting will take place Tuesday evening, June 26… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: presentation, and, networking
April 23Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL April 2019 Presentation
April 23, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – ITProTV At our April 23 presentation, we are delighted to host attorneys Richard C. Markow and Tom McThenia, Jr. of Gray | Robinson Attorneys At Law presenting “A 2019 Cybersecurity Legal Update”. For full… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: presentation, and, networking
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