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Updated 09/03/2009 -- '09 #279
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User Group events:
See below for Seminars, Shows, Learning, etc.

Thu SEP 03, 2009
eXtreme Thursday Club, "Agile2009 Highlights", 6PM, Kinsale, 2 Center Plaza, Boston
New England Visual Basic Professionals, "Passwords and Password Security", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Fri SEP 04, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport
No Shore Comp Soc computer clinic, 7PM, Peabody Municipal Light

Mon SEP 07, 2009
NE F# User Group, "Robert Pickering: Why F# Is Like It Is", 6:30, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge

Tue SEP 08, 2009
NH Adobe Users, "Fireworks CS4 Tips & Tricks", 1:30-3:30, UNH Taylor Hall, Durham NH
NE M Users Group, topic TBD, 6PM, Wellesley Gateway Bldg
NH Seacoast Mac Users, "Demo of Crossover", 6:15 pm, Rye Junior High School, Rye, NH
Virtualization User Group, "All About Storage", 6:30-9, Microsoft, Waltham
Cambridge Semantic Web Meetup "Metadata Repositories, Policy Aware Content Reuse, SPARQL 2" 6PM, Cambridge
Boston Autodesk Users, "Integrating Ecotect with a Revit workflow", 6PM, AECOM, Long Wharf, Boston
BostonCHI "Interface design, affect, and students' choice to game the system" 6:30, Sun Micro, Burlington
Boston Rubyists, "Superstar night, Heroku", 7PM, 215 First Street, Cambridge
Boston Flex Users, "Bullet Proofing Your Flex Components", 7PM, One Broadway, Cambridge
Boston Perl Mongers, "Probably Perl for mapping Open Street Map", 7:15, MIT E51
Boston Voice Users, "ADA/ADAAA", 7:30, MIT, Room 2-135

Wed SEP 09, 2009
Boston .NET Users, "Best Practices for Using Virtualization in Development Environments", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
So NE SQL Server Users, "Creating Reports Using Smart Data Analysis Cubes", 6PM, NE Inst of Tech, Warwick RI
Boston Avid Users, "BorisFX: BCC AVX6", 6:30, New England Institute of Art, Brookline
Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group, "talk about the latest news and software", 7PM, Java Room, Chelmsford
Back Bay LISA, “Log Analysis with the Simple Event Correlator”, 7PM, MIT Building E51
Boston Macintosh User Group, “Ihnatko!”, MIT Building E51
Rhode Island .NET User Group, "Brock Allen presents JQuery", 5-8pm,  Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI

Thu SEP 10, 2009
Beantown .NET Users, "NET 4.0 Parallel Extension", 6PM, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge
NE Java Users, "Effective Java Messaging", 6PM, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
New England SQL User Group, "Special Event: Declarative Database Development", 6:30, Microsoft, Waltham
Boston CocoaHeads/Devs, topic TBD, 7PM, MIT Building E51/Room 149
Cambridge Django Meetup, "Ivan Kirigin will present Tipjoy, a Django site", 7PM, Betahouse, Cambridge
Boston Web Design Meetup, "whatever comes up relating to to web design, or not", 7PM, Boston
RI/So MA SolidWorks Users, "3D Sketching, Advanced Mates", Ramada Inn, Seekonk
No Shore Comp Soc, "Parental Controls via OpenDNS", 7PM, Peabody Municipal Light
Rhode Island Macintosh UG, "Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking", 7 pm, East Campus of Rhode Island College

Sat SEP 12, 2009
Visually Impaired and Blind UG "Book Sense from GW Micro and Apple IPhone", 1-4 PM, MIT bldg 5 room 134

Mon SEP 14, 2009
Boston MySQL User Group, "ScaleDB storage engine", 7PM, MIT E51
Seacoast Linux Users, topic TBD, 7PM, @UNH Durham, Rm 301, Morse Hall
Cambridge Enterprise Web 2.0 Meetup, 7:30, Tavern In the Square, Cambridge

Tue SEP 15, 2009
IASA New England, "Virtualization: where it came from and where it's going", 5 PM, VMware, Cambridge
NH SolidWorks Users, 3 presentations, 5:30, Nashua Community College
Boston Drupal Meetup, 6:30, MIT Tang Center, rm E51-149
SPIN - Software Process Improvement Network, "Systematic Networking", 6-8:30, MITRE Corp, Bedford

Wed SEP 16, 2009
Boston Linux & Unix UG, "PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party X", 6:30, MIT Building E51, Room 325
So NE Network Users, "Windows 7 Secrets", 7PM, NEIT, Warwick RI
New England Midrange Users Group, "Details Coming", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Thu SEP 17, 2009
The Agile Bazaar, "The Voyage toward Agility", 6PM, location TBD
Boston ASQ Workshop, $ "Top 5 Audit Findings We Hate to Find", 6PM, Paparazzi, Burlington $
Info Security Group, topic TBD, 6:30, Microsoft, Boston
IEEE Computer & GBC/ACM, "Project Wonderland: Building Virtual Worlds", 7PM, IBM Innovation Center, Waltham

Fri SEP 18, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport
No Shore Comp Soc computer clinic, 7PM, Peabody Municipal Light
SIBMUG User Group "Malware: Protecting your computer & home network", 7PM, Adult Learning Center, Dover, NH

Sat SEP 19, 2009
New England Java, "NEJUG Picnic", 11am - 4pm, Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle

Mon SEP 21, 2009
Boston North DotNetNuke Meetup, topic TBD, 6:30
Boston Java Meetup Group, "social group of Java developers and enthusiasts", 6:30, Cambridge

Tue SEP 22, 2009
DataCAD Boston, "MZO Architects", 6PM, at Boston Society of Architects
New England SharePoint User Group, "To be determined", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
Independent Computer Consultants Ass’n, "Consultants Chat", 6:30-8:30, Hilton Garden Inn, Burlington

Wed SEP 23, 2009
Providence Geeks, topic TBD, 5:30-8:30, @AS220, Providence
Cape Cod .NET Users, "Best Practices for SQL Server Execution Plans", 6PM, Venture Think Together, Hyannis
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG), "Legal Interpretation of the GPL", 7PM, Salisbury Labs Room 104, WPI
Boston Cloud Services Meetup, "Amazon's EC2 security & Twisted Storage", 6:30, Aprigo, Waltham
IEEE Consultants Network & Computational Intelligence Chapter "Cloud Computing", 6:30, Depot Sq, Lexington
Metrowest Ruby Meetup Group, 7PM, Natick

Thu SEP 24, 2009
Final Cut Pro UG, "Final Cut Studio 2009", 6PM, location TBD
Boston Plone Meetup Group, "ExpressionEngine", 7PM, Betahouse, Cambridge

Mon SEP 28, 2009
Waltham Quickbooks Meetup Group, 6PM

Tue SEP 29, 2009
Web Innovators Group, "people interested in internet and mobile innovation", 6:30, Cambridge
So NH Apple Core, "30th Anniversary w Andy Ihnatko", 7PM, Nashua Public Library

Wed SEP 30, 2009
Cent MA/NE CT SolidWorks Users, "Motion Manager, Advanced Mates", 5:30, WPI, Worcester
Boston Digital Arts Meetup, "Digital Portfolio Night II", 7 pm, Wheeler's Frozen Desserts, Boston

Thu OCT 01, 2009
Beantown .NET Users, "SCRUM and Team Foundation Server", 6PM, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge
NE Visual Basic Pros, "Windows 7 - Sexy, Sensitive and Heading Your Way", 6:15-8:30, Microsoft, Waltham

Fri OCT 02, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport

Mon OCT 05, 2009
NE F# User Group, "Speaker: Chance Coble", 6:30, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge

Tue OCT 06, 2009
Boston Drupal Meetup, 6:30, MIT Tang Center, rm E51-149

Wed OCT 07, 2009
Windows Boston with Exchange Users, "NearPoint and Topic TBD", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Tue OCT 13, 2009
Virtualization User Group, "Virtualization Boston Monthly Meeting", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
BostonCHI, topic TBD, 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington
Boston Rubyists, "Amazon Web Services", 7PM, 215 First Street, Cambridge

Wed OCT 14, 2009
Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group, "talk about the latest news and software", 7PM, Java Room, Chelmsford
Final Cut Pro Users, ""BOSFCPUG & BAVUG JOINT Meeting", 6:30,  Details TBA
 Back Bay LISA, “Thirty Minute Tools (Tentative)”, 7-9:30 pm, MIT Building E51
Boston Macintosh User Group, “Snow Leopard under the hood”, MIT Building E51

Fri OCT 16, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport

Wed OCT 21, 2009
Boston Linux & Unix, topic TBD, 6:30, MIT Building E51, Room 325
So NE Network Users, "Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007", 7PM, NEIT, Warwick RI
Worcester Linux Users (WLUG), "Making Money from Free Software", 7PM, Salisbury Labs Room 104, WPI
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Thu OCT 29, 2009
Greater Boston Computer Measurement Group "Details coming soon", 8:30-4:30, Doubletree, Westborough

Fri OCT 30, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport

Mon NOV 02, 2009
NE F# User Group, "Speaker: Adam Chlipala", 6:30, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge

Tue NOV 03, 2009
Boston Drupal Meetup, 6:30, MIT Tang Center, rm E51-149

Wed NOV 04, 2009
Windows Boston, "IT in this depressed economy and Topic TBD", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Thu NOV 05, 2009
Beantown .NET Users, topic TBD, 6PM, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge

Tue NOV 10, 2009
Virtualization User Group, "Virtualization Boston Monthly Meeting", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
BostonCHI, "Ben Shneiderman", 6:30, Special location: Bentley University's Wilder Pavilion

Wed NOV 11, 2009
Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group, "talk about the latest news and software", 7PM, Java Room, Chelmsford

Fri NOV 13, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport

Wed NOV 18, 2009
Providence Geeks, (Tentative date) topic TBD, 5:30-8:30, @AS220, Providence
DataCAD Boston Users Group, "DBUG's 22nd Anniversary", 6PM, World Trade Center, Boston
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG), topic TBD, 7PM, Salisbury Labs Room 104, WPI
Boston Linux & Unix, topic TBD, 6:30, MIT Building E51, Room 325
NE Midrange Users Group, "Subject to change" (check website), Seekonk
So NE Network Users, "Exchange 2010", 7PM, NEIT, Warwick RI
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Fri NOV 27, 2009
North Shore Web Geeks Meetup, Noon-2PM, @Not Your Average Joe's, Newburyport

Tue DEC 01, 2009
Boston Drupal Meetup, 6:30, MIT Tang Center, rm E51-149

Wed DEC 02, 2009
Boston Area SAS Users, "Coders Corner", location TBD
Windows Boston, "Whats in your toolbox? - ROUND 2", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham

Thu DEC 03, 2009
Beantown .NET Users, topic TBD, 6PM, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge

Mon DEC 07, 2009
NE F# User Group, "Speaker: Talbott Crowell", 6:30, Microsoft NERD, Cambridge

Tue DEC 08, 2009
Virtualization User Group, "Virtualization Boston Monthly Meeting", 6PM, Microsoft, Waltham
BostonCHI, "Steve Krug", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed DEC 09, 2009
Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group, "talk about the latest news and software", 7PM, Java Room, Chelmsford

Wed DEC 16, 2009
Providence Geeks, (Tentative date) topic TBD, 5:30-8:30, @AS220, Providence
Boston Linux & Unix, topic TBD, 6:30, MIT Building E51, Room 325
So NE Network Users, "Symantec", 7PM, NEIT, Warwick RI

Thu DEC 17, 2009
Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG), topic TBD, 7PM, Salisbury Labs Room 104, WPI

Tue JAN 12, 2010
BostonCHI, topic TBD, 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed JAN 20, 2010
So NE Network Users, "SBS 2008", 7PM, NEIT, Warwick RI
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Tue FEB 09, 2010
BostonCHI, "David Rose: Disability Access", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed FEB 17, 2010
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Tue MAR 09, 2010
BostonCHI, topic TBD, 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed MAR 17, 2010
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Tue APR 08, 2010
BostonCHI, "Candy Sidner: Engagement and Deixis", 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed APR 21, 2010
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Tue MAY 11, 2010
BostonCHI, topic TBD, 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed MAY 19, 2010
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk

Tue JUN 08, 2010
BostonCHI, topic TBD, 6:30, Sun Microsystems, Burlington

Wed JUN 16, 2010
New England Midrange Users Group, "Subject to Change", 6pm, Ramada Inn, Seekonk



Events, Conferences, Education and Training:

Every Tuesday
Massachusetts UBUNTU Team training, 7-9 pm, South End Technology Center, Boston

SEP 09, 2009
Brick Marketing, "Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Email Marketing", Waltham

SEP 10, 2009
Northeast MSDN Roadshow, "Food for Thoughts Tour", Highlander Inn, Manchester NH

SEP 11-13, 2009
New England Software Symposium, Sheraton Framingham

SEP 15, 2009
Pulse Comes to You "current market situation & dynamic infrastructures of the future", Boston

SEP 17, 2009
Boston ASQ Workshop, "Top 5 Audit Findings We Hate to Find", 6PM, Paparazzi, Burlington $

SEP 22-24, 2009
Embedded Systems Conference, Hynes Convention Center

SEP 23, 2009
Northeast MSDN Roadshow, "Food for Thoughts Tour", Microsoft, Waltham

OCT 05, 2009
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Exchange 2010 Launch Event, AMC Boston Common 19
The Agile Bazaar, "Team Technical Agility: A Special Program offered by Agile Bazaar", location TBD

OCT 12-16, 2009
SQL Server 2005/2008 Internals and Query Tuning, Microsoft, Waltham

OCT 17, 2009
New England Code Camp 12, Microsoft, Waltham

OCT 28, 2009
Oracle Fall Training Day, Bentley College

NOV 18, 2009
Brick Marketing, "Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Email Marketing", Waltham



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, http://www.develop.com

Future Media Concepts provides training in all areas of digital media

New Horizons Boston, Quincy, Waltham and Westborough.


Apple seminars


Microsoft New England: Local Event Calendar

Boston TechVenue Calendar

IBM Innovation Centers for Business Partners - Waltham

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