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May 5, 7, 13—Clara Shih
Clara Shih, author of The Facebook Era, will be making several appearances during May—don't miss out!

• 5/5: Social networking panel—SIIA Netgain Conference, San Francisco
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• 5/13: Speaking—Webcom, Montreal

May 4–7—RailsConf
RailsConf is the official event for the Ruby on Rails community. If you're passionate about Rails and what it helps you achieve—or are curious about how Rails can help you create web frameworks better and faster—RailsConf is the place to be.

May 14—Colorado Springs Cisco User Group
Cisco Press author Brandon Carroll will be speaking at the May CSCUG meeting. Visit www.cos-cug.org for more information.

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