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Thu APR 06, 2006
Visual Basic Pro "User-Defined Funct, Stored Procs, more w VB.Net & C#" 6:15, Microsoft, Waltham
Java Users (NEJUG), Eclipse Developers, "Eclipse Foundation Night", 6PM, Sun Micro, Burlington
Greater Boston Computer Measurement Group "GBCMG", $, Conference Center at Marlboro
Beantown .NET Users, "Windows Workflow Foundation", 5:30, Adesso Systems, Boston
NE Area SMS User Group "Virtualization & Streaming", 6:30-9:30, Fidelity Investments, Marlboro

Sat APR 08, 2006
VIBUG "BrailleNote MPower, PacMate, & BrailleSense" 1-4pm, National Braille Press, Boston
RI Macintosh UG, "Apps Open Forum", 10 am - 1 pm, Davies Career Technical School

Mon APR 10, 2006
Boston MySQL Meetup Group, "When and How to Put Images in a MySQL Database", 7PM, MIT, E51-372
Worcester Comp Soc, "Securely using your Mac on the internet", 6:30, Worcester State College
Boston Wikipedia Meetup Group, 7 pm, Cambridge
DotNETLearn User Group, "Design Patterns using C#", 7PM, Microsoft, Waltham

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
Boston Network Users (BNUG), "Network Backup", 7PM, NEW LOCATION - MIT Building 2
Voice Users, "VoicePower Demonstration", 7:30, MIT Bldg 2, room 135
NH Seacoast Mac, "An extended Mac Mentors session", 7 pm, Rye Junior High School
Boston CHI, "Context Aware computing", 7pm, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Oracle DBA SIG, "Practical Oracle Security", 6:45PM, Oracle, Burlington
Windows Tech Forum, "Mascot Server", 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham
Eclipse Developers, "Eclipse Data Tools Project", 7PM, IBM Rational, Lexington
Boston.PM (Perl Mongers) "GD-on-Maps and Charts & timeline project" 7:15, MIT E51-376

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) "snort", 7-9:30, MIT Room E51-149
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "Upgrading: This Old Mac", 7PM, MIT Bldg E51
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG), "Topic: TBD",7pm, Access Grid Room, WPI
Boston .NET User Group, "Leveraging the New Windows Mobile APIs", 5PM, Microsoft, Waltham
Macromedia Boston, "Director, Flash, and Museum Learning", 6PM, MIT Stata Bldg 32, rm 124

Thu APR 13, 2006
RI Macintosh UG, "Apple's iWork '06", 7:30-9, Davies Career Technical School
Boston Python April Meetup, "Presentation on PyWinAuto and reports from PyCon", 7pm, Boston
Boston Web Design April Meetup, 6PM, Trident Booksellers and Cafe, Newbury St, Boston
SQL Server Users, "Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2005", 7PM, Microsoft, Waltham
NE C# Users, "ADO.NET Enhancements for SQL Server 2005", 7PM, SNHU
North Shore Computer Society "Smart Computing in 2006", 7-9:30, Higgins Middle School, Peabody

Fri APR 14, 2006
SIBMUG: A PC User Group, "Smart Computing magazine visits!", 7PM, McConnell Ctr, Dover NH

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

Sun APR 16, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge

Mon APR 17, 2006
Boston Java Meetup Group,  "Service oriented architecture", 7pm, Boston

Tue APR 18, 2006
So NE Network Users, "Disaster Recovery", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI
Storage Networking, "Data Protection & Archiving", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
PC Users Group of RI, topic TBD, 7PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI
Small Business Server UG "Exchange Server 2003 SP2 & Windows Mobile 5" 6pm, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston SPIN, "Dead Fish and Other Things Nobody Wants to Talk About", 6PM, MITRE, Bedford
Final Cut Pro, "Red Sox Nation/Working in DVD", 6:30, BU Digital Imaging Arts Ctr, Waltham

Wed APR 19, 2006
Access Day "Introduction to Access", 9:30-12, Microsoft, Waltham
Access Day "Intermediate Access", 1-6, Microsoft, Waltham
Access Day "Access Developer", 6-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston Linux & Unix, "Wind River Workbench", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315
Home Theater PC User Group "HDTV, How to get it"&"Surround Sound", 6:30-9, Microsoft, Waltham
Club Pocket PC-Boston, "Windows Mobile topics", 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham
IEEE Boston Reliability Chapter "Software Reliability & Defect Prediction" 6pm, ENC, Hopkinton
MacWoburn, topic TBA, 7PM, Woburn Senior Center
Boston Mac Meetup Group, 6pm, Tech Superpowers, Boston

Thu APR 20, 2006
New England Information Security Group "Legal Implications of E-Mail," 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham
GBC/ACM, IEEE Computer&Communications "Reinventing the Internet: is it time?" 7-9pm, MIT E51-315
Merrimack Valley Linux Users, "Creative Commons copyright alternative", 7p, Martha's, Nashua
Red Hat Meetup Group, "overview of "SNORT" network intrusion detection system", 6pm, Boston

Fri APR 21, 2006
North Shore Computer Society, "Computer Clinic, for members only", 7pm, Peabody Municipal Light

Tue APR 25, 2006
Boston AppleScript Users Group, "FaceSpan", MIT Building E51, Room 345

Wed APR 26, 2006
Flash Platform Users, "Red5 Demo", 7PM, NE Institute of Art, Brookline
Ind Comp Consultants, "Consulting Panel Discussion", 7PM, Sheraton Lexington Inn

Thu APR 27, 2006
IEEE Providence Section, "A Unix User’s Guide to Mac OS X Event", 6 or 8pm, Seekonk Ramada Inn
SEA-TUG technical user group "SFlow technology" 6pm, Redhook Brewery, Portsmouth

Sat APR 29, 2006
RI Macintosh UG, "Apps Open Forum", 10 am - 1 pm, Davies Career Technical School

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

Thu MAY 04, 2006
Visual Basic Professionals, "VSTS - Visual Studio Team System", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Mon MAY 08, 2006
Boston MySQL Meetup Group, 7PM, MIT, E51-372
Worcester Comp Soc, topic TBA, 6:30, Worcester State College

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
Eclipse Developers, topic TBA, 7PM, IBM Rational, Lexington
Boston Network Users (BNUG), "Verizon FiOS Internet Service", 7PM, NEW LOCATION - MIT Building 2
GBC/ACM "Current research at the MIT Robotics Lab", 6-8pm, Kiva (MIT Room 32-G449)
Northeast Autosys User Group "Spring 2006 Meeting", 9-3, Computer Associates, Framingham

Wed MAY 10, 2006
Back Bay LISA "The Sourcefire 3D Intrusion Prevention System", MIT
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG), "Topic: TBD",7pm, Access Grid Room, WPI
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "Secure your Mac", 7PM, MIT Bldg E51
Boston .NET Users, "Visual Studio Team System", 5PM, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston Avid Group, "Details to follow" 6:30PM - 8:30PM

Thu MAY 11, 2006
NE Java Users (NEJUG), "Omniscient Debugging", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
RI Macintosh UG, "iLife 06 on Core Duo Macintosh", 7:30-9, Davies Career Technical School

Sat MAY 13, 2006
RI Macintosh UG, "Apps Open Forum", 10 am - 1 pm, Davies Career Technical School

Tue MAY 16, 2006
So NE Network Users, "True Image and Disk Director", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI
SW Quality Group, "Offshoring Panel Discussion", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Small Business Server UG "the Battle of the Security Appliances" 6pm, Microsoft, Waltham

Wed MAY 17, 2006
Boston Linux & Unix, "Sybase on Linux and the Sybase Developer Network", 7-9PM, Location TBD
Home Theater PC User Group, "No Agenda yet", 6:30–9 ish, Microsoft, Waltham

Sat MAY 20, 2006
Boston Linux & Unix, "Linux InstallFest XXI", 9 am to 5 pm, MIT Building E-51, Room 061

Sun MAY 21, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge

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 345
Microsoft Project Users, "Visio and Project", Microsoft, Waltham

Thu JUN 01, 2006
Visual Basic Professionals, "TBA", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

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
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG), "Topic: TBD",7pm, Access Grid Room, WPI
GBC/ACM "The Evolving Security Threat Landscape", 7-9pm, Verizon Labs, Waltham

Mon JUN 12, 2006
Worcester Comp Soc, topic TBA, 6:30, Worcester State College

Tue JUN 13, 2006
Eclipse Developers, topic TBA, 7PM, IBM Rational, Lexington
Boston Network Users (BNUG), "Apple On Intel", 7PM, MIT Building 2

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

Thu JUN 15, 2006
GBC/ACM "Online Health Communities", 7-9pm, IBM Innovation Center, Waltham

Sun JUN 18, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge

Tue JUN 20, 2006
So NE Network Users,"Pro Curve Switches", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI

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 345

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

Thu JUL 06, 2006
Visual Basic Professionals, "SQL Server Reporting Services", 6:15-8:30, 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

Sun JUL 16, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge

Tue JUL 18, 2006
So NE Network Users,"Perimeter Security", 7PM, Roger Williams Coll, Prov RI

Wed AUG 02, 2006
Visual Basic Pro, "TBA", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Wed AUG 16, 2006
Boston Linux & Unix, "Rooftop WLAN Project", 7PM, Location TBA

Sun AUG 20, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge

Sun SEP 17, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge

Sun OCT 15, 2006
The Flea at MIT, "Flyer has Admission Discount", 9am to 2pm, Albany and Main Sts, Cambridge


Events, Conferences, Education and Training:

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
.NET Developers, "Speech Server Day", Microsoft, Waltham

APR 08, 2006
SQL Server 2005 Bootcamp, 9-4, Bentley College, Waltham

APR 11-13, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): Workplace Client Technology, Micro Edition for devices, 9:00AM - 5:00PM

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

APR 25-27, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): Workplace Managed Client introductory application development, 9AM - 5PM

MAY 06-07, 2006
.NET Developers, "Code Camp 5: Code Frenzy!", Microsoft, Waltham

MAY 16-18, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): WebSphere Everyplace Deployment Enterprise Edition, 9:00AM - 5:00PM

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

JUN 12-14, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): DB2 Document Manager workshop  9:00AM - 5:00PM

JUN 14-16, 2006
IBM Waltham (free): DB2 Document Manager system planning and advanced configuration 9AM - 5PM

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, flexible public and corporate IT training.

Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 617 547-6789 or 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

New Horizons Boston, Quincy, Waltham and Westborough.


Apple seminars  MA NH RI

Microsoft New England: Local Event Calendar

IBM Innovation Centers for Business Partners - Waltham

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