July 2013 Blog Posts (2)

Follow the OSCON fun online!

I'm at OSCON and even of you can't be here, you can follow along online at http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013
Let me hear from you. I'll try and follow up on any questions you have.

Talk soon!

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Have fun and invite some friends!

All the best from Portland...


Mike

Added by Michael Levin on July 23, 2013 at 11:17am — No Comments

OSCON Discount Codes for User Group members

Celebrating its 15 anniversary, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) happens July 22-26, 2013 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. OSCON is the must-attend gathering of the best and brightest minds in technology. It offers five immersive days of all things open source—new and innovative projects, major enterprise-wide deployments, and—from icons of the open source movement—deep perspective on where we've been and where we're headed. OSCON features 200 sessions covering 18… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on July 17, 2013 at 9:55am — No Comments

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