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Join us for morning tech talk at the Doctor's Note get-together

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I had a great time last month talking tech (and more) with this group of people. This is a morning event, although we stretched the last one until almost lunch.

Location is Panera Bread in Northridge.

RSVP on Upcoming.org

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