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8 February 2012
Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
San Francisco, CA
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20 June 2012
Location TBD
Los Angeles, CA

CTAF Meeting

17 October 2012
Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
San Francisco, CA

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