Ottawa freelancer social night September 26

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Freelancers in the Ottawa-Gatineau area are invited to a casual social evening on Wednesday, September 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Union 613's speakeasy room (315 Somerset St W, Ottawa).

CMG Freelance members and non-members are all welcome to drop by this get-together for drinks, snacks and conversation. Come and get to know some fellow freelancers in your area. CMG Freelance President Don Genova will be at the event to answer questions about membership in our union. And he'll be buying the first round of drinks!

Come out for some freelance camaraderie and build your professional network. Please RSVP to freelance@cmg.ca or to Ottawa-area CMG Freelance representative JP Davidson at jp@popuppodcasting.ca to let us know if you can make it.

Hope to see you there!

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