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GatorJUG - Spring Boot and More with Ken Krueger
Event Details
Time: April 9, 2014 from 6pm to 9pm
Location: Santa Fe College - Building S room S-326
Street: 3000 NW 83 St (Building S room S-326/7)
City/Town: Gainesville
Website or Map: http://codetown.us/groups/gat…
Phone: 321-252-9322
Event Type: meeting
Organized By: Michael Levin
Latest Activity: Apr 9, 2014
Event Description
(image from our friends at http://2014.33degree.org/ - nice!)
Come on out to the April GatorJUG meeting. We have loads to talk about.
6:00-7:00 Pizza time (hopefully Satchel's)
7:00-8:30
Please spread the word, invite a friend and RSVP so we'll know how much pizza to order.
Additional topics:
New companies and projects in town == work!
Conferences coming up:OSCON, Krakow Java Experts, a great one in Greece!
Python User Group here in G'Ville
Is certification a good idea? (short answer: YES!)
and lots more!
This meeting is sponsored by Cambridge, www.cambridgeweb.ie
Working SW Developers!
Comment Wall
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Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
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