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<b>From:</b> Marsee Henon & Jon Johns <usergroups@post.oreilly.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Fri Apr 20 14:31:44 PDT 2012<br>
<b>To:</b> ben.hengst+oreilly@gmail.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> UG News - OSCON 2012: Discounts, Free Passes, Nonprofit Pavilion, CLS + more<br>
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<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: sans-serif">Hi there, <br /><br />We just opened registration and unveiled the program for this<br />year's OSCON, the annual gathering of the best and brightest in open<br />source. As a UG leader, there are few things we wanted to make sure you<br />knew about.<br /><br />OSCON <br />July 16-20, 2012 <br />Portland, OR <br /><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zlakq198kgmigjbro9fjgp973f12jjecd754mo00">http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zlakq198kgmigjbro9fjgp973f12jjecd754mo00</a><br /><br /><hr /><br />UG Discount: Save 20%<br /><hr /><br />Registration for OSCON 2012 is now open. User group leaders (and members) <br />can save 20% on any OSCON pass by using discount code OS12UG when they <br />register at:<br /><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zrjm7j11e6q8u2rqjffr25sgcjm6aeec729v6jv0">http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zrjm7j11e6q8u2rqjffr25sgcjm6aeec729v6jv0</a><br /><br />Remember, the Best Price ends M
ay 3 so
register early to get the best<br />savings.<br /><br /><hr /><br />Help Promote OSCON and Earn Free Passes <br /><hr /><br />This year we're offering a rewards program to community groups who help <br />promote OSCON. We'll give you a unique 20% discount code to distribute <br />publicly and for every 5 people who use your code when they register, <br />you'll earn a free 3-Day Pass for a colleague or friend. The 5 uses of <br />your unique discount code must be for passes greater than $800 in value. <br />If you're interested, please email usergroups@oreilly.com and we'll send <br />you a unique code.<br /><br /><hr /><br />Now Accepting Applications for the Nonprofit Pavilion <br /><hr /><br />If you know of a nonprofit organization using open source technologies to <br />support their cause, mission, or community goals, encourage them to apply <br />for a complimentary booth in the Nonprofit Pavilion at OSCON. In addition <br />to the booth space, we'll also provide a 3-D
ay Pass
to OSCON and exposure<br />on <a href="http://oscon.com">oscon.com</a>. Applications are due May 3.<br /><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znnv7apgjhs8g9lq57vrlul7brk9kjvdn24ls3c8">http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znnv7apgjhs8g9lq57vrlul7brk9kjvdn24ls3c8</a><br /><br /><hr /><br />Community Leadership Summit<br /><hr /><br />The Community Leadership Summit is returning to Portland July 14-15 <br />(the weekend before OSCON) at the Oregon Convention Center. This free <br />2-day event is your chance to join a diverse range range of community <br />leaders and managers to discuss, debate, and explore the many avenues of <br />building strong community in an open unconference setting, complimented <br />by additional structured presentations and networking. For more <br />information and to register:<br /><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7ojn9mstkht59ruuqv2m9sqoekol48dp6fn0jt8">http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7ojn9mstkht59ruuqv2m9sqoekol48dp6fn0jt8</a><br /><br /><hr /><
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/>Birds of a Feather Sessions (BoFs)<br /><hr /><br />If you are coming to OSCON and looking for a smaller, more intimate setting <br />to chat with other people interested in the same topics as you, we encourage <br />you to lead a BoF. BoF sessions provide face-to-face exposure to those <br />interested in the same projects and concepts. BoFs can be organized for <br />individual projects or broader topics (best practices, open data, standards). <br />We provide the space and time, you provide the engaging topic.<br /><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z80kt926fn9g7rnraismn8ciilvb6oetev73dmso">http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z80kt926fn9g7rnraismn8ciilvb6oetev73dmso</a><br /><br /><hr /><br />Ignite OSCON<br /><hr /><br />We'll once again be hosting Ignite OSCON on Monday evening, July 16. If you <br />had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides <br />and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Would you pitch a project? <br />Teach a
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Get the wheels turning and start thinking about what you want <br />you'd present. We'll open up the formal call for Ignite talks later this<br />Spring.<br /><br /><hr /><br />Submit a Proposal for the Open Edu Track <br /><hr /><br />We're looking for speakers to lead sessions in OSCON's Open Edu track. We want <br />to hear about the key projects, APIs, open standards, and technological <br />challenges in education technology as it accelerates the progress of U.S. public<br />schools. Proposals are due April 25.<br /><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zu730d4b8fvusk9qmk10tcanqrg40uiogsh5iv9g">http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zu730d4b8fvusk9qmk10tcanqrg40uiogsh5iv9g</a><br /><br />We hope to see you in Portland this Summer,<br /><br />Marsee Henon & Jon Johns<br /><br /><hr /><br />O'Reilly <br />1005 Gravenstein Highway North Sebastopol, CA 95472<br />800-998-9938 <br /><a
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