From timc+perl at divide.net Sun Jun 19 22:18:35 2011 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:18:35 -0600 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--June Message-ID: <4DFED82B.7040805@divide.net> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--June Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:01:19 -0700 From: Marsee Henon & Jon Johns If you cannot read the information below, click here . Forward this annoucement to a friend O'Reilly.com User Group Newsletter Jun 2011 Issue New Releases: *Concurrent Programming in Mac OS X and iOS * By Vandad Nahavandipoor *Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5 * By Rich Tretola *DNS and BIND on IPv6 * By Cricket Liu *Getting Started with the Internet of Things * By Cuno Pfister *HTML5 Geolocation * By Anthony T. Holdener III *Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix * By Laurence Moroney *MacRuby: The Definitive Guide - Early Release * By Matt Aimonetti *Marketing Fine Art Photography * By Alain Briot *Microsoft Project 2010 Inside Out * By Teresa S. Stover , Bonnie Biafore , Andreea Marinescu *Motorola Xoom: The Missing Manual * By Preston Gralla More New Releases >> Welcome Android Open , O'Reilly's newest conference for the whole ecosystem, will gather everyone from developers creating the next cool apps to OEMs, along with carriers hacking the platform for their specific business needs. Tracks include App Development, Platform Development, and Business & Marketing. Speakers include Massimo Banzi (Arduino), Eric Burke (Square), Mark Gross (Intel), and many more. Curious about OSCON Java ? Hear keynotes by Java pioneers such as Martin Odersky, inventor of the Scala language, Steven G. Harris of Oracle, and Raffi Krikorian, who leads Applications Services at Twitter. They'll keynote at OSCON Java--new to the Open Source Convention (OSCON),--July 25-27, Portland, OR. Learn more about OSCON Data and Java from Sarah Novotny and Edd Dumbill as they talk about the history and evolution of OSCON. Let us know if you'd like some OSCON discount flyers for your next meeting. We'll send you some. Team up with O'Reilly and many more organizations at the the Community Leadership Summit happening in Portland, OR July 23-24. Peek at the guest list here . Join us September 19-23 in New York City for the next edition of O'Reilly Strata , and dive into a full week of data-driven events: Strata Jumpstart, September 19, 2011--New York, NY A crash course for managers, strategists, and entrepreneurs on how to manage the data deluge that's transforming traditional business practices across the board--in finance, marketing, sales, legal, privacy/security, operations, and HR. Speakers include Nolan Goldberg (Proskauer), Jennifer Zeszut (Scout Labs), Simon Wardley (Leading Edge Forum), DJ Patil (Color), and James Kobielus (Forrester Research). Strata Conference, September 22-23, 2011--New York, NY Two days of the nuts-and-bolts needed for building a data-driven business--the latest on skills, tools, and technologies you need to make data work. Speakers include Hilary Mason (bit.ly), Pete Warden (OpenHeatMap), Rachel Sterne (GroundReport), and Drew Conway (NYU). Here's a new Microsoft Press eReference Library hosted by Safari Books Online. Get access to Microsoft Press titles and time-saving tools that make it easy for you to organize information and personalize your experience so that you can reach your training goals. Are you a User Group leader looking to present on using the cloud for your data needs? Check out this "Train the Trainer" content from Microsoft on SQL Azure. This information is available on demand and provides an overview of SQL Azure, common use scenarios, demos, additional resources, and free trials for user group members. Click here for the Train the Trainer materials, and be sure to check out the instructor led recording here for helpful hints presenting these materials to your User Group. (These are both Zip files.) Thanks, ---- Marsee Henon and Jon Johns P.S. Want to hang out? Here's a list of the places the UG team will be. If you're attending or live in the area and have time to get together, please let us know. * July 23-24, Community Leadership Summit, Portland, OR * July 25-29, OSCON, OSCON Data, and OSCON Java Portland, OR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ User Group Discounts O'Reilly Open Source Convention, July 25-29, 2011--Portland, OR oscon.com OSCON Data, July 25-27, 2011--Portland, OR oscon.com/data OSCON Java, July 25-27, 2011--Portland, OR oscon.com/java Get 20% off each conference with code *os11usrg* Early registration pricing applies until June 6. Strata Jumpstart, Sept 19, 2011--New York, NY Get 20% off with code *stj11usrg* strataconf.com/jumpstart2011 Strata Conference, Sept 22-23, 2011--Santa Clara, CA Get 20% off with code *stn11usrg* strataconf.com O'Reilly Android Open Conference, Oct 9-11, 2011, 2011--San Francisco, CA Get 20% off with code *an11ug* androidopen.com Buy 1 Ebook, Get 1 Free Go to oreilly.com and use discount code: *DSUG2* When you buy ebooks through oreilly.com you get lifetime access to the book, and whenever possible we provide it to you in five, DRM-free file formats--PDF, ePub, Kindle compatible .mobi, DAISY, and Android APK--to use on the devices of your choice. Our ebook files are fully searchable and you can cut, paste, and print them. We also alert you when we've updated the files with corrections and additions. Safari Books Online Free 10-Day Trial + 20% off Receive a 10-day free trial and 20% off monthly fees to a Safari Books Online Library subscription for up to a year. 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