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Updated 1/31/2006 -- '06 #28
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See below for Seminars, Shows, Learning, etc.

Wed FEB 01, 2006
Final Cut Pro, "Post Workflow & Podcasting", 6:30, Ctr for Digital Imaging Arts at BU, Waltham
OWASP Boston Chapter, "Windows Metafile Vulnerability&Database Security", 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham
Windows Server UG, "Identity Intelligence for Internal Network Security", Microsoft, Waltham
MacTechGroup, "Macintosh programming topics and whatever else" 7-9PM, Room 149 Bldg E51, MIT 

Thu FEB 02, 2006
Visual Basic Pro, "Real-time monitoring with AVICode", 6:15, Microsoft, Waltham
Beantown .NET, "Practical Disassembling", 5:30, Adesso Systems, Boston

Tue FEB 07, 2006
BostonPHP and Boston PHPmeetUp "AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript & XML)" 6:30, IBM/Lotus, Cambridge
Boston Ruby Users Group, "Tech Talk", 7:30-9:30, Cambridge?.. We’re still not sure

Wed FEB 08, 2006
SW Quality Group, "Preparing for Your Next Job", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Back Bay LISA, "Solaris 10+", 7PM, MIT Room E51-149
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "the new era of Intel Macs", 7PM, MIT Bldg E51
Avid Users,  "The BAVUG Winter Event", 7pm - Late,  Jose McIntyre’s @ Faneuil Hall
NH SQL Server User Group, "SQL Agent’s New Features in 2005", 7pm, New Horizons, Nashua
Boston .NET UG, "Personalizing Your Web Site with ASP.NET 2.0", 5:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Thu FEB 09, 2006
NE Java Users (NEJUG), "Java Concurrency", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Boston Web Design Meetup Group, "United Web Design Meetup Day", 6PM, location TBA
Boston Python Meetup Group, "United Python Meetup Day", 7PM, location TBA
STC Online Information SIG, $ "The Eclipse Platform", 7PM, Sheraton Lexington Inn $
Rhode Island Macintosh Users Group "New Apple releases" 7:30-9, Davies Career Technical School
Macromedia Boston (MMBUG) "SCRIPTEASE: Computer Bondage & Automation", 6pm, MIT 32-124 Stata Bldg

Sat FEB 11, 2006
Visually Impaired/Blind Users, "Podcasting", 1-4PM, Natl Braille Press, Boston

Mon FEB 13, 2006
Boston MySQL Meetup Group "So you've inherited a MySQL Instance. . ."  7pm, TBA

Tue FEB 14, 2006
Network Users (BNUG), "WAN Optimization", 7PM, NEW LOCATION - MIT Building 2
NH Seacoast Mac Users, "Mac Mentors & Digital Photography", 6:15, Rye Junior High School
Autodesk Users, "Improvements to everyday command", 6PM, @Cubellis, 711 Atlantic Ave
BostonCHI, "Squeezing Java Onto a Cell Phone", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed FEB 15, 2006
Access Day, "Introduction to Access", 9:30AM-Noon, Microsoft, Waltham
Access Day, "Intro to VBA Pt 5 of 5", 1-4PM, Microsoft, Waltham
Access Day, "Access Developer", 4-8:30PM, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston Linux & Unix, "Overview of Plone, a Content Management System", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315
MacWoburn,  "Topic TBD", 7-9pm, ceramics room of the Woburn Senior Center
Boston.PM (Perl Monger), "Graphing with Perl", 7:15 pm, MIT room E51-376

Thu FEB 16, 2006
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG) "Topic: TBD",  7pm, Morgan Hall, WPI
GBC/ACM, "Web 2.0 For the Rest of Us", 7PM, IBM Innovation Ctr, Waltham
NE Information Security, "Steganography", 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham and via LiveMeeting
MerriLUG Linux Users, "WebJob: Job automation", 6PM, Martha's Exchange, Nashua NH

Sat FEB 18, 2006
Rhode Island Apple Group (RIAG), "General Meeting, Topic: TBA"

Mon FEB 20, 2006
Boston Java Meetup Grp, "United Java Meetup Day", 7PM, location TBA

Tue FEB 21, 2006
So NE Network Users, "Windows Software Update Service", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI
Storage Networking, "Storage & Security--Bridging the Gap", 6-8PM, Microsoft, Waltham
IEEE, ACM, and SwANH IT Seminar "Web Accessibility Initiative" 5pm, Southern NH University
Boston SPIN (SW Process Improvement) "Velocity -- Making Yourself Fast", 6-8:30, Mitre, Bedford

Wed FEB 22, 2006
DBUG (the DataCAD Boston Users Group), 6pm, ArchitecturalCADD, Peabody
PC Users Group of RI, topic TBD, 7PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI
IEEE Consultants Network, "Software Requirements: Use Case Modeling", 7pm, Sheraton Lexington

Thu FEB 23, 2006
Sys Eng & Adm (SEA-TUG), "Optimize WAN bandwidth", 6:30, Redhook Brewery, Portsmouth NH

Tue FEB 28, 2006
Boston AppleScript Users Group, "TBA", MIT Building E51, Room 372

Thu MAR 02, 2006
Visual Basic Pro, "ADO.NET Enhancements for SQL Server 2005", 6:15, Microsoft, Waltham
BostonPHP and Boston PHPmeetUp, "Understanding open source licensing" 6:30, location TBA

Sat MAR 04, 2006 
Boston Linux & Unix, "Linux InstallFest XX", 9:00 am, MIT Building E-51, Room 063

Tue MAR 07, 2006
Boston Area Windows Server, "Selling Security to Your Manager", Microsoft, Waltham

Wed MAR 08, 2006
SW Quality Group, "Software Quality, CMM and LEAN", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Back Bay LISA, "Information Integrity - Secure Messaging ", 7PM, MIT E51-149
Boston .NET UG, "Intro to Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation", 6:30-8-30, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "Backup", 7PM, MIT Bldg E51

Thu MAR 09, 2006
NE Java Users (NEJUG), "AJAX", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Tue MAR 14, 2006
Autodesk Users, "Autocad Tables & fields", 6PM, @Cubellis, 711 Atlantic Ave
IEEE, ACM, and SwANH IT Seminar "Large Scale Software Development" 5pm, Southern NH University

Wed MAR 15, 2006
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG) "Topic: TBD",  7pm, Morgan Hall, WPI
Boston Linux & Unix, "Linux Soup IX", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315

Thu MAR 16, 2006
GBC/ACM, "Integrating Java and C++", 7PM, IBM Innovation Ctr, Waltham

Sat MAR 18, 2006
Rhode Island Apple Group (RIAG), "General Meeting, Topic: TBA"

Mon MAR 20, 2006
PC Users Group of RI, topic TBD, 7PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI

Tue MAR 21, 2006
So NE Network Users, "Office 12", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI
Storage Networking, "TBD", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
DBUG (the DataCAD Boston Users Group), 6pm, Boston Society of Architects

Tue MAR 28, 2006
Boston AppleScript Users Group, "TBA", MIT Building E51, Room 372

Wed APR 05, 2006
Boston Area Windows Server, "Email Security Strategies", Microsoft, Waltham

Thu APR 06, 2006
Visual Basic Pro, "Personalized Sites with ASP.NET and VB", 6:15, Microsoft, Waltham
Comp Measurement Group, topic and location TBD
NE Java Users (NEJUG), "Eclipse Foundation Night", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
BostonPHP and Boston PHPmeetUp "Joomla! part deux"

Tue APR 11, 2006
Autodesk Users, "What's new in Autocad 2007", 6PM, @Cubellis, 711 Atlantic Ave
IEEE, ACM, and SwANH IT Seminar "Neat Gadgets" 5pm, Southern NH University

Wed APR 12, 2006
SW Quality Group, "Testing for Different Dev Processes, Industries", 6PM, Sun Micro, Burlington
Back Bay LISA (administrators of large and small networks)  TBA
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "Secure your Mac", 7PM, MIT Bldg E51

Sat APR 15, 2006
Rhode Island Apple Group (RIAG), "General Meeting, Topic: TBA"

Tue APR 18, 2006
So NE Network Users, "Disaster Recovery", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI
Storage Networking, "TBD", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
PC Users Group of RI, topic TBD, 7PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI

Wed APR 19, 2006
Boston Linux & Unix, "Wind River Workbench", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315

Tue APR 25, 2006
Boston AppleScript Users Group, "TBA", MIT Building E51, Room 372

Wed MAY 03, 2006
Boston Area Windows Server, "TBA", Microsoft, Waltham

Tue MAY 09, 2006
Autodesk Users, "New Autocad 2007 features in depth", 6PM, @Cubellis, 711 Atlantic Ave
IEEE, ACM, and SwANH IT Seminar "Business Process Outsourcing" 5pm, Southern NH University

Wed MAY 10, 2006
Back Bay LISA (administrators of large and small networks)  TBA

Thu MAY 11, 2006
NE Java Users (NEJUG), "Omniscient Debugging", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Tue MAY 16, 2006
So NE Network Users, "True Image and Disk Director", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI

Mon MAY 22, 2006
PC Users Group of RI, topic TBD, 7PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI

Tue MAY 23, 2006
Boston AppleScript Users Group, "TBA", MIT Building E51, Room 372

Wed JUN 05, 2006
Boston Area Windows Server, "TBA", Microsoft, Waltham

Thu JUN 08, 2006
NE Java Users (NEJUG), "Core Security Patterns", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed JUN 14, 2006
SW Quality Group, "Introduction to Function Points", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Back Bay LISA (administrators of large and small networks)  TBA

Thu JUN 22, 2006
DBUG (the DataCAD Boston Users Group), 6pm, Boston Society of Architects

Tue JUN 27, 2006
Boston AppleScript Users Group, "TBA", MIT Building E51, Room 372

Wed JUL 05, 2006
Boston Area Windows Server, "TBA", Microsoft, Waltham

Tue JUL 11, 2006
Autodesk Users, "New Autocad 2007 features in depth", 6PM, @Cubellis, 711 Atlantic Ave
Back Bay LISA (administrators of large and small networks)  TBA

Wed JUL 12, 2006
SW Quality Group, "Annual Hot Topics Night", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington


Events, Conferences, Education and Training:

FEB 07, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): Software as Services business seminar 12:00PM - 4:00PM

FEB 11, 2006
MIT Enterprise Forum, "Conference on Open Source Technology" 7:30-3:30, Burlington

FEB 22, 2006
BU Corporate Education Center's "FREE Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks Events", Waltham

FEB 24, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): DB2 Database V8 fundamentals, app development, and database admin exam

FEB 25, 2006
MS .NET Developers,, "Mini Code Camp - Enterprise Mobility", 8:30-5, Microsoft, Waltham

FEB 28 - MAR 2, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): Getting started with DB2 Alphablox        9:00PM - 5:00PM
IBM Waltham (free): Jumpstart enablement workshop       9:00PM - 5:00PM

MAR 07, 2006
IEEE: Software Development for Medical Device Manufacturers 8:30-5, Woburn

MAR 07-08, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): Enterprise search & content integration using WebSphere Integrator - Part 1

MAR 08, 2006
IEEE: Software Verification & Validation for Practitioners and Managers 8:30-5, Lexington

MAR 08-09, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): Enterprise search & content integration using WebSphere Integrator - Part 2

MAR 09, 2006
IEEE: Building Accurate Schedules from Software Requirements 8:30-5, Woburn

MAR 14-16, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): DB2 enablement and porting workshop  9:00PM - 5:00PM

MAR 20-22, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): DB2 Records Manager administration workshop  20-22 Mar 2006 9:00PM - 5:00PM

MAR 22-24
IBM Waltham (free): DB2 Document Manager workshop  9:00PM - 5:00PM

MAR 23, 2006
IEEE: Regular Expressions in Perl", 6:30-8:30 pm, Waltham

MAR 25, 2006
MS .NET Developers,, "Mini Code Camp - Security Edition", 8:30-5, Microsoft, Waltham

MAR 30, 2006
IEEE: Object Oriented Programming in Perl", 6:30-8:30 pm, Waltham

APR 03, 2006
Oracle Life Science Users, 6th Annual OLSUG Meeting, Sheraton Boston

APR 03-06, 2006
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

APR 06, 2006
IEEE: Perl and the World Wide Web", 6:30-8:30 pm, Waltham

APR 11-14, 2006
IEEE: VxWorks 5.X and Tornado 2.X", 8-5,  Hudson, NH

APR 12,2006
IEEE: Proactive User Acceptance Testing", 8:30-5 pm, Lexington

APR 13, 2006
IEEE: Network and Internet Programming in Perl", 6:30-8:30 pm, Woburn

APR 13, 20, 27, MAY 4, 11, 18
IEEE: Developing for Embedded Linux 2.6", 6:30-8:30 pm,  Lexington

APR 19, 2006
IEEE: Eclipse Development Platform & Application Framework", 9-4, Lexington

APR 24, MAY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
IEEE: Introduction to Java Servlets and JSPs", 6:15-9:45 pm, Lexington

MAY 30-JUN 03, 2006
USENIX Annual Technical Conference, "Training, Technical Sessions, workshops, more", Boston

JUN 11-16, 2006
Microsoft Tech Ed 2006 Convention, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

JUL 30 - AUG 03, 2006
SIGGRAPH 2006 International Conference, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

OCT 17-18, 2006
56th Annual Northeast Quality Conference, Holiday Inn, Mansfield


Ongoing:

MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science events open to the public

The IEEE Boston Section posts local courses at http://www.ieeeboston.org/

Qualware Instructional Services  Burlington

Cambridge Center for Adult Education  Call (617) 547-6789 or check the courses
available at http://www.ccae.org

DevelopMentor Training Classes, Cummings Park, Woburn. http://www.develop.com

Future Media Concepts provides training in all areas of digital media

Pinnacle Training has continuing Microsoft-related courses at Westborough and Braintree

Apple seminars  MA NH RI

Microsoft New England: Local Event Calendar

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