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Ron Holland UKSA Talk Broadcast Live Online
Wednesday, 13th May, 2009 at 6:00 pm, Isle of Wight
It’s not too late to remind readers of the talk taking place tomorrow night by Ron Holland at the UKSA, however, if you’re unable to make it in person, there is another way to catch up with the talk.
UKSA will be using the event to launch their first online radio broadcast of the talk.
Pop over to the UKSA blog to find out more detail and tune in from 6pm tomorrow night.
Image: Ron Holland Design
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