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- How did you hear about Codetown?
- Orlando Java Users Group
- What are your main interests in software development?
- Mostly Grails, Groovy, Kotlin, Java. I'd like to get into speaking at these types of events eventually.
- Anything else you'd like to add? Where do you live? (optional!)
- Sanford, FL
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May be next year. We usually don’t meet in Nov-Dec. Maybe you’ll be our first speaker!
That’s great news. I’d really like to be there for the presentation. Let me see what’s up and I’ll be in touch very soon.
Sounds great, Joe. We meet on the 4th Th, this month is 10/25. I am going to CodeOne, so will either reschedule the meeting or get someone to lead.
You’ll want to join the OrlandoJUG Town group here on Codetown, too.
Hi Joe and welcome to Codetown! We’re looking for a speaker for this month’s OJUG. Let me know if you’re interested.