Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: April 25, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm
Location: DeVry University
Street: 4000 Millennia Blvd Room 106
City/Town: Orlando
Website or Map: http://www.orlandojug.com
Phone: 321-252-9322
Event Type: meeting
Organized By: Michael Levin
Latest Activity: Apr 25, 2013
Join us for an Open Spaces meeting this month, hosted by your JUG Leader, Michael Levin. Open Spaces is a style of meeting in which everyone gets the chance to contribute. Mike has had many meaningful and enjoyable experiences over the years both leading and participating in Open Spaces meetings. This will be a pot luck dinner style meeting with sponsors Cambridge Web Design, www.cambridgeweb.ie and another sponsor TBA. So, please bring a tasty dish and or beverage if you can. Don't worry if you can't bring anything. Just bring some energy to participate and an appetite. Please RSVP here on this event announcement (you must be a Codetown member to see the RSVP option here, otherwise it's invisible!) And, please help us by spreading the word about these meetings, and invite some friends. The Codetown invite feature us a great way to spread the word. Also, be sure to join the OrlandoJUG group here on Codetown to be notified about all the OrlandoJUG activities. Here is a description of Open Spaces style meeting coordination: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology We will eat potluck goodies and visit from 6-7PM and have the Open Spaces meeting from 7-9pm. As always, I hope to see you there! All the best, Mike Levin OrlandoJUG Chairman
PS - Please let me know about any topics or presenters you know and I'll do my best to get 'em going!
Stay tuned for updates...and enjoy our fine Spring weather here in the Swamp!
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