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Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Location: The Commonwealth Club of California, 2nd Floor, The Blue Room
Address: 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. reception
Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
More information here: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-04-24/crash-course
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