Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: July 25, 2011 to July 29, 2011
Location: Oregon Convention Center
Street: 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
City/Town: Portland, Oregon
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q…
Event Type: convention
Latest Activity: Jul 19, 2011
Join open source innovators and builders for Oscon 2011 on July 25-29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. You get first-hand accounts of how open source is changing development standards today. You'll be able to meet like minded individuals and share your experience with others, as well as gain knowledge from the people you meet there.
Oscon will feature hundreds of sessions and a filled expo hall with information on open source languages, data, Java, and much more. With an estimated 2000+ people, you can be sure to find something of interest in the things presented by your peers. Don't wait to register. Simply follow this link to Oscon and register for the things that interest you.
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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