Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: July 16, 2017 at 8pm to July 21, 2017 at 12pm
Location: Orthodox Academy of Crete
City/Town: Crete
Website or Map: https://iw127.infusionsoft.co…
Event Type: conference, jcrete
Organized By: Heinz Kabutz
Latest Activity: Jan 24, 2017
In 2017:
It will be crazy. Chaotic. Dangerous. Fun. Greece will pass new geek-containment laws.
Here is how you can qualify:
Don’t snooze. First-come-first-served.
JCrete® officially kicks off on Sunday the 16th of July 2017 at 8pm at the Orthodox Academy of Crete and ends on Friday the 21st of July after lunch. JCrete4Kids is on the 22nd and 23rd of July in Chania and Heraklion.
JCrete® is completely funded by its attendees. We each pay €110 directly to the Orthodox Academy of Crete for using their facilities.
Please sign up here: JCrete® 2017 Signup Form
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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