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Devoxx Poland

The Devoxx Poland call for papers closed!

 es 3/31/16. Why should you submit your abstract? Devoxx Poland occurs in beautiful Krakow. June 22-24 are the dates. That's the most desirable time to be in central Europe. It's a global conference so you'll meet people from all over the world.

There were over 2000 participants last year. The…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 30, 2016 at 7:30am — No Comments

Open Source Bridge is Coming Up!

Open Source Enthusiasts: this is a great conference. I have been to OSB and I can vouch for it. It's well attended and the talks are top notch. Plus, it'll bring you back into touch with the Portland community this year. Here's some info:

Open Source Bridge: http://opensourcebridge.org

Open Source Bridge is a…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 15, 2016 at 11:38am — No Comments

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