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Date: Sat, May 25, 2013 at 4:01 PM<br>Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly<br>To: <a href="mailto:ben.hengst%2Boreilly@gmail.com">ben.hengst+oreilly@gmail.com</a><br><br><br>
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<p>Hello, </p>
<p>Are you ready for
<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5jmk2ivscuhpan5g159lqe9arbvfji41ujj0g20" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">OSCON</a>?
The 15th annual Open Source Conference in Portland, OR, is July 22-26, but you can still
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(20% off with discount code, OS13UG) and get your <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zt36alejtmi3k66lbomdq46tv02rg6hh86r4088o" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">schedule</a> in order so
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the <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zhihd3s6vofgn9lbm1bg47idp9d8qgcku4pll50o" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">CloudStack
Poker Party</a>, or the always educational (and sometimes humorous)
<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zoj6fhc23jilsndtkdqkfvkvkq5qfb1lnkutsfpg" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Ignite OSCON</a>. There's so much happening, we've dedicated this entire
newsletter to OSCON and Portland.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>—Marsee Henon and Jon Johns</p>
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<h3>ePDX Events around Portland</h3>
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<p>ePDX is a community-edited guide to the awesome tech community of Portland,
OR. Their Tech Calendar, <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9gtl1loit1j7bk7uah3mt4r5kavor9fo0ijqm98" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Calagator</a>, is a unified calendar for the
events that you might enjoy while visiting. It is an all-volunteer effort
and they encourage anyone to import, create, and edit events.</p>
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<li><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zl60tsvbv66ginsogr0rd3j8u6ogckb8hfn9itc0" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Python Hack Night</a>—Tuesday, July 23, 2013 from 6:30-8:30pm</li>
<li><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zeucl3fcr8ju750157vgfdibteusrqr6onue2rk8" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">PDX Cocoaheads</a>—Wednesday, July 24, 2013 from 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z58n81u5r2i6gom1qi2jgjso6p5e49sv8gcs8ii0" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting</a>—Wednesday, July 24, 2013 from 7-9pm</li>
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<h3>Craft Beer Fans</h3>
<a href="http://style=" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="Beer Geeks" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="2" width="75"></a>
<p>If you're a fan of craft beer, then Portland is the place for you to explore
and discover some of the best craft beers in the world. Use the <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zoevpbl1o7plk5u23fsimmrt03bh5dj38u1nslbg" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">PDX Beer Geek</a>
blog to help you sort out the many local craft beers in and around portland and
find the ones you want to taste while there.</p><hr>
<h3>The Best Indie Bookstore... Ever?</h3>
<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z578brlqd3tnele7l1d77ht0jgtmcr6a20c2hg28" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="Powell's Books" align="right" hspace="15" vspace="0" width="75"></a>
<p>When visiting Portland, OR, any book lover must visit Powell's books.
And now they have <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zn8ttt2r1cohdrshn1a6aupn5uk7ievcvvt0ejp0" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">the Espresso Book Machine</a> — just visit the Purple Room in
the City of Books (<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zotlmou0dammi9d7mnf59rdsnb003d59i1basum0" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">map</a>) to publish your own book or print hard-to-find titles,
all in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee. While getting lost in Portland, be sure to find <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zm74nrb7dmbm40101rmuvb6qropieuqelh7t4900" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Powell's</a>.</p>
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<h3>Community Leadership Summit</h3>
<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ztep7rofnf39nnalkp0lutbedirvmt06agvimkdg" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="Community Leadership Summit" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="0" width="148"></a>
<p>Take the microphone and join experienced community leaders and managers at the <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zcm33m8fa81nfqlc4egc5s8bg8i3tpihjj7mqpa8" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Community Leadership Summit</a> before OSCON.
Join a diverse range of attendees to discuss, debate, and explore the many
avenues of building strong community in an open unconference setting.</p>
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<h3>OSCON 5K Glow Run/Walk and After-party</h3>
<a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z96komq5v00t8ccr07cvis6bbk211ko1j6ui0ej0" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="Camp OSCON" align="right" hspace="15" vspace="0" width="148"></a>
<p>Don't forget to pack your running shoes and your glow-in-the-dark gear,
because the <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zg7h5hdto1o8kkcnmrfdn8sot9esqtm9ifh1gc3g" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">OSCON 5K fun run</a> is back. And this year we’re adding a fun twist —
we're running in the dark. Whether you are an avid runner or just starting out,
you are invited to join other OSCON attendees Monday evening for a run/jog/walk
through some of the most scenic and emblematic sites of Portland. Glow sticks will
be provided! The run will start at the Oregon Convention Center and is open to all
attendees who are at least 18 years of age. (After you finish the run, we'll be
hosting an after-party with food, drinks, music, and lots of fun.)</p>
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<h3>Twisted Python: the engine of your Internet</h3>
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<p> In this hands-on <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z3tkmqink5lut47v3qi4uh9nb25q6lmm6ad11so0" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">webcast</a> presented by
Jessica McKellar, author of <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2tflu4vlgs946706hqd5ave48meocds33i6suqo" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Twisted</a>,
we will give an architectural overview of the project and then dive into what you need to know to build robust clients and servers for popular
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