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Hello all you open source enthusiasts! Open Source Bridge is coming up at the end of June in Portland, OR. The call for papers is open now. And, there's a sweet deal for user groups - OSB is offering one free ticket to raffle off. Details at their website and some info here:http://www.codetown.com/…/b…/open-source-bridge-is-coming-up
So, if you're interested in going, and you'll use a free ticket, send me an email to be entered in the raffle!
Mike Levin
mike@codetown.com
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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.
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