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Woz at Univ of Florida Monday 11/8
Time:
8:00 pm
to 10:00 pm
Location: O'Connell Center
Organization: Student Government Accent
Description: A night with the co-founder of Apple Computers- Steve Wozniak
This is at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
I am on the MacPeople mailing list, a local Gainesville Mac enthusiast group. Katie Floyd posted this message:
In case you missed Corey's earlier post to the list, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer will be speaking at the O'Connell Center this Monday, November 8th at 8pm. Doors open at 7pm.
I know several MacPeople members are planning to attend, myself included. I'm putting together a dinner group for 6:15 at Ballyhoo's and
all MacPeople friends, spouses and their guests are welcome to join.
Perhaps we'll carpool over to the O"Connell center together.
Monday, November 8th - 6:15 p.m.
Ballyhoo's Gill
3700 W. University Avenue
Gainesville, Florida 32607
(In front of Royal Park Theaters off Newberry Road - 2 miles from the O'Connell Center)
If you'd like to join us, please email me off-list no later than 12pm on Monday so I can call the restaurant and let them know how many are
coming.
--
Katie Floyd
katiefloyd@mac.com
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I may be at this get together...definitely will be at the talk by Woz. So, maybe I'll see ya'll there!
All the best,
Mike
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