CiviCRM 3.1 Release and News Flash

[Dave Greenberg]

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3.1 Stable released today!
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After months of hard work and lots of great community input, the team has released version
3.1 today. We think this release is big step forward - and we're excited for folks to try it out and give
us your feedback.

PLEASE NOTE: The version number for the initial stable release is 3.1.1. There was an invalid 3.1.0
distribution on Sourceforge for a few hours. If you downloaded that version, please discard and
re-download 3.1.1.

Details and links to install and upgrade documentation here:
>> http://civicrm.org/node/694


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Upcoming Training Sessions
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Take your CiviCRM skills and knowledge to the next level.

CiviCRM FOSDEM Training Camp, Brussels - February 8-9
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=32

User Training:
 * April 7th, Atlanta (just before NTC)
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=21

 * April 18th, San Francisco (before DrupalCon)
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=31

Configuring and Customizing CiviCRM:
 * April 11th, Atlanta (just after NTC)
 >> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=22

 * April 18th, San Francisco (before DrupalCon)
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=25

Developer Training:
* April 12th, Atlanta (just after NTC)
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=23

Register early. Space is limited and we've had several training sessions fill up quickly.


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Upcoming User Meetups and Training Sessions
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Meetups are a great way to expand your knowledge AND your network!

New York City Meetup -  February 9th 6pm
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=36

San Francisco - February 10th  5:30pm
>> http://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=38

If you're interested in organizing a meetup in your area and need some help or
encouragement - contact dave @ civicrm dot org.


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If you find CiviCRM useful and want to support its continued development, please make a donation to Social Source Foundation
 - the non-profit organization which sponsors and funds CiviCRM development. Your donations help pay for engineering costs,
infrastructure and promotion of the project.

>> http://civicrm.org/donate


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