Codetown ::: a software developer's community

Time: June 2, 2013 to June 6, 2013
Location: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel
City/Town: Orlando, FL
Website or Map: http://ibm.com/innovate
Event Type: conference
Organized By: IBM, CloudOne, and others.
Latest Activity: Jun 2, 2013
Innovate 2013: The IBM Technical Summit provides the insights you need to stay ahead. Join Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, and TV producer and tech host Katie Linendoll and learn how you can:
With over 450 outcome-driven sessions, a cutting-edge Expo, labs, certifications and evening entertainment including a night at Disney's Animal Kingdom, this five-day event promises to beTHE technical education event of the year for software and product practitioners. (Copy from website: http://ibm.com/innovate)
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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