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Two major orange county technology advocacy and business groups, OCTANe and the Orange County Venture Group (OCVG) said today that they have merged their organizations. The two groups had already slated a combined VC in the OC and the Innovation Showcase in May.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- VC in the OC. Join OCTANe for this unique conference to get the inside view on cutting edge technologies, hot start-ups, venture investments, and industry leaders. You'll have access to VC insight, industry panels, VC speed dating, the very popular Innovation Showcase, and much more!
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