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All unconference Events (5)
September 26Saturday
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BarCamp TampaBay 2009
September 26, 2009 at 9am to September 27, 2009 at 4pm – University of South Florida College of Business Are you passionate about development/programming or are you a new media enthusiast? If you answered yes to either of these you should check out Bar Camp TampBay. Saturday the 26th will feature develo… Organized by | Type: unconference
October 10Saturday
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Python Unconference
October 10, 2009 to October 11, 2009 – Google Boulder day 1, Bivio, day 2 FRUncon 09: Front Range Pythoneers Unconference 2009 We're planning a Python Unconference. Date: October 10, 2009, all day Saturday. We will be following up with code sprints on Sunday the 11th. To… Organized by Front Range Pythoneers | Type: unconference
January 16Saturday
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Barcamp Gorée
January 16, 2010 to January 17, 2010 – Goree - An Island off the coast of W Africa, near Dakar, Senegal! Bonjour! : Dian - Diallo Nous vous informons que les dates du 16 et 17 janvier 2010 ont été choisi pour l'organisation du Barcamp Gorée. http://barcamp.dofbi.com/ Nous vous remercions de votre insc… Organized by Dian Diallo | Type: unconference
April 3Saturday
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Barcamp Orlando 2010
April 3, 2010 from 9am to 6pm – Wall Street Cantina, downtown Orlando Are you a developer, designer, podcaster, photographer, involved in technology of any sort? Then check out Barcamp Orlando 2010. Barcamp is a free impromptu conference (unconference) run by those pe… Organized by Gregg Pollack | Type: unconference
January 12Friday
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JSpirit - Java Unconference — Spirits, Ski & Java
January 12, 2018 to January 16, 2018 – Lantenhammer Erlebnisdestillerie Spirits, Ski & Java from Jan 12th to 16th, 2018 jSpirit is a new Java unconference in the Bavarian alps. Starting in Winter 2018, we’re down for Spirits, Ski & JAVA. How does… Organized by https://jspirit.org/organizers-supporters/ | Type: unconference
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