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See below for Seminars, Shows, Learning, etc.

Fri APR 06, 2007
North Shore Comp Soc computer clinic, 7PM, Peabody Municipal Light

Mon APR 09, 2007
NH Seacoast Linux Users "OpenWrt - LinkSys firmware enhancements" 7PM, 301 Morse Hall, UNH, Durham NH

Tue APR 10, 2007
BostonCHI, "Consistent User Experience across Multiple Channels", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Microsoft Windows Technical Forum, "Comcast Business Services", 6:30-9, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston.PM chapter of Perl Mongers "WebApps using Perl and Reaction / Volity" 7:15pm, MIT E51-376
Autodesk Users, "What’s new in AutoCAD 2008", 6PM, Cubellis, Boston
NH Seacoast Mac Users, "Open Q & A", 6:15, Rye Jr High School
Voice Users, "Mastering Windows with Your Voice, Pt 2", 7:30, MIT Room 2-139

Wed APR 11, 2007
Software Quality Group, "Software Test Cases", 6-8 PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Worcester Linux, topic TBD, 7PM, Worcester Polytechnic
BBLISA, "Information Slicing: Anonymity Using Unreliable Overlays", 7pm, MIT TBA
Boston .NET, "Security Considerations Developing for Windows Vista", 5:30, Microsoft, Waltham
Cold Fusion Users, topic TBD, 6:30PM, Adobe, Newton
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "Mindjet MindManager Ð Mind Mapping", 7PM, MIT Building E51
SIGGRAPH/ACM, "Anzovin Studio", 6:30, Northeastern U, West Village Bldg F
So NE SQL Server Users, "User-Defined Functions in SQL Server 2005", 6PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI

Thu APR 12, 2007
NE SQL Server, "Reporting Services 2005", 6:30PM, Microsoft, Waltham
NE Java Users, "Ways to Botch a Java Tech-Based Application" 6-8 pm, Bentley College, Waltham
GB Computer Measurement Group, "Details on Website", 8:30-4:30, Conference Center at Marlboro
North Shore Computer Society - NSCS "Why Software Sucks" 7pm, Higgins Middle School, Peabody
Cocoa Programmers' Group (CocoaHeads) "debugging techniques", 7 PM, MIT Building E51/Room 149.
Rhode Island Macintosh Users Group "Dave Amidon", 7 - 9 PM, Craik Building, Warwick
Data Mgmt Assn (DAMA), "Cartesian Products", 3-5pm, Clark Univ GMC, Framingham
Web Design Meetup, 7PM, Trident Booksellers, Newbury St, Boston

Sat APR 14, 2007
Visually Impaired and Blind UG "Icon, a new portable notetaker" 1-4pm, National Braille Press. Boston

Mon APR 16, 2007
DotNetLearn User Group, "An Introduction to WCF", 7PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Tue APR 17, 2007
Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN), "The Internet's Second Wave: Web 2.0" MITRE, Bedford
PC Users of RI, topic TBD, 6:30, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI
RSI Action (Computer related), "RSI Success Stories", 6:30 PM, BU Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Boston
NH Ruby/Rails Users, "Lightning talks", 7PM, Portsmouth Public Library

Wed APR 18, 2007
Boston Linux & Unix, "MythTV: A Roll-Your-Own TiVo Alternative", 6:30, MIT E51-376
So NE Network Users, "Microsoft software virtualization", 7PM, Gibbs College, Cranston RI
Access Day, NO MEETING THIS MONTH

Thu APR 19, 2007
New Eng. Chapter, National Information Security Grp, "Topic - TBA", 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham
GBC/ACM, IEEE Comp Soc, "Debugging Backwards in Time", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315

Fri APR 20, 2007
SIBMUG: A PC User Group, "Google features, Vista mail", 7PM, Adult Learning Ctr, Dover NH
North Shore Comp Soc computer clinic, 7PM, Peabody Municipal Light

Sat APR 21, 2007
Rhode Island Apple Group, "Monthly Meeting", 1:30 pm

Mon APR 23, 2007
Greater Boston Network Users Group, "Computer/TV Convergence", 7-9, Microsoft, Waltham
Microsoft Project Users, "Managing the Project Investment", 5:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Tue APR 24, 2007
AppleScript Users, " TBA ", MIT Building E51, Room TBA
DBUG (DataCAD Boston UG), (Tentative)
Ind Comp Consultants, $ "Geeks and Their Gadgets", 6PM, Rebecca's Cafe, Burlington
Storage Networking (SNUGNE), "Data Management: Managing Growth", 6:30PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Thu APR 26, 2007
GBC/ACM, IEEE Comp Soc, "One laptop per child: a software design", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315

Mon APR 30, 2007
Oracle Life Sciences User Group Meeting, 8AM-4PM, World Trade Center, Boston

Thu MAY 03, 2007
Visual Basic Pro, "InfoPath 2007 and Forms Services", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Mon MAY 07, 2007
Cent NH Linux Users, "Drupal", 7PM, NHTI Library, Concord NH

Tue MAY 08, 2007
BostonCHI, "The Future of Knowledge", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Microsoft Windows Technical Forum, "Topic TBA", 6:30-9, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston .NET, "Web Services in a Post Web 2.0 World", 5:30, Microsoft, Waltham
Greater Boston Network Users Group, "NECN TV 6 - Road Trip To Needham"
New England M Users' Group, "DEVCON Recap", 6 pm, Wellesley Gateway Building

Wed MAY 09, 2007
Software Quality & SPIN, "Exploitable Software: New Security Concerns", 6-8 PM, Sun, Burlington
Boston Mac Users (BMAC), "Leopard?", 7PM, MIT Building E51
So NE SQL Server Users, topic TBD, 6PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI

Thu MAY 10, 2007
NE Java Users, topic TBD, 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
NE SQL Server, "MS Access for the SQL Server DBA", 6:30PM, Microsoft, Waltham
North Shore Computer Soc'y "Software Virtualization: Tame Your Desktop" 7pm, Higgins School, Peabody
GBC/ACM, "One Size Fits All in DataBase Management", 7PM, MIT Room E51-315

Sat MAY 12, 2007
RI Macintosh Users Workshop, "Scanning Images", 9AM, Pawtucket Credit Union
New Hampshire SQL Server Users Group "User Defined Functions" 7pm, New Horizons, Nashua

Tue MAY 15, 2007
Storage Networking (SNUGNE), "Online Data Backup", 6:30PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Wed MAY 16, 2007
Boston Linux & Unix, "Meldware Communication Suite: Groupware for Linux", 6:30, MIT E51-376
So NE Network Users, "Wireshark packet sniffing networks", 7PM, Gibbs College, Cranston RI
Worcester Linux, topic TBD, 7PM, Worcester Polytechnic
Cold Fusion Users, "Scorpio: ColdFusion MX 7", 6PM, Adobe, Newton

Thu MAY 17, 2007
IEEE Computer Society and GBC/ACM, "Evolution of MATLAB", 7-9 pm, MIT Room E51-315

Sat MAY 19, 2007
Rhode Island Apple Group, "Monthly Meeting", 1:30 pm
Boston Linux & Unix "InstallFest XXV" 9 am, MIT Building E-51, Room 061

Tue MAY 22, 2007
AppleScript Users, " TBA ", MIT Building E51, Room TBA
Ind Comp Consultants, $ topic TBD, 6PM, Rebecca's Cafe, Burlington
PC Users of RI, topic TBD, 6:30, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI
Web Innovators Group, topic TBD, 6:30, Royal Sonesta, Cambridge

Wed MAY 25, 2007
DBUG (DataCAD Boston UG), (Tentative) 6pm, N. Andover

Wed JUN 06, 2007
Cold Fusion Users, "version 7 of CFML engine, BlueDragon", 6:30PM, Location TBA
New Hampshire SQL Server Users Group "Topic TBD" 7pm, New Horizons, Nashua

Thu JUN 07, 2007
Visual Basic Pro, "CardSpace", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Tue JUN 12, 2007
BostonCHI, "Green Computer Manufacturing and its Implications", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Microsoft Windows Technical Forum, "Topic TBA", 6:30-9, Microsoft, Waltham

Wed JUN 13, 2007
Software Quality Group, "Project Scheduling for Techies", 6-8 PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Boston .NET, "NET Dev for the 2007 SharePoint Technologies", 5:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Thu JUN 14, 2007
NE Java Users, topic TBD, 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Worcester Linux, topic TBD, 7PM, Worcester Polytechnic

Sat JUN 16, 2007
Rhode Island Apple Group, "Monthly Meeting", 1:30 pm

Tue JUN 19, 2007
DBUG (DataCAD Boston UG), 6pm, at Boston Society of Architects
Storage Networking (SNUGNE), "Presentation from CommVault", 6:30PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Wed JUN 20, 2007
So NE Network Users, "Exchange 2007", 7PM, Gibbs College, Cranston RI
Boston Linux & Unix, "Ruby on Rails", 6:30, MIT TBD

Thu JUN 21, 2007
GBC/ACM & IEEE/Computer Society "The Next Computer Revolution", 7-9, IBM Innovation Center, Waltham

Tue JUN 26, 2007
AppleScript Users, " TBA ", MIT Building E51, Room TBA
Ind Comp Consultants, $ "TBA", 6PM, Rebecca's Cafe, Burlington

Tue JUL 10, 2007
New England M Users' Group, "findings on Caché performance", 6 pm, Wellesley Gateway Building

Wed JUL 11, 2007
Software Quality Group, "Hot Topics Night", 6-8 PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Sat JUL 21, 2007
Rhode Island Apple Group, "Monthly Meeting", 1:30 pm

Tue SEP 11, 2007
New England M Users' Group, "Peri-operative Surgery System", 6 pm, Wellesley Gateway Building

Wed SEP 19, 2007
Boston Linux & Unix, "PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party", 6:30, MIT E51-335



Events, Conferences, Education and Training:

APR 04-06, 2007
Photoshop World Conference & Expo, Hynes Convention Center

APR 09-13, 2007
MySQL 5.0 for DBAs, Microtek, Burlington

APR 11-13, 2007
USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design & Implementation, Hyatt Regency Cambridge

APR 25, 2007
SharePoint and Office 2007: New Enterprise Collaboration/Content Opportunities and Risks, Cambridge

APR 26, 2007
IIST - Disciplined Software Testing Practices (free) 8:30-12:00, Hilton Boston Back Bay
IIST - Effective Test Management (free) 1:00 - 4:30, Hilton Boston Back Bay

APR 28-29, 2007
GBC/ACM "Take a Deep Dive in Agile, Scrum, XP and Lean with masters of the craft." MIT E51-345

APR 30-MAY 02, 2007
Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, World Trade Center, Boston

JUN 25-29, 2007
International Testing Certification Week: 20 Full day in-depth courses, Boston

AUG 06-10, 2007
USENIX Security Symposium, (training program and technical program), Sheraton Boston Hotel

SEP 18-21, 2007
Embedded Systems Conference & Expo, Hynes Convention Center

OCT 29 - NOV 01, 2007
Fall 2007 VON IP Event (voice, video & vision) Boston Convention Center


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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