From timc+perl at divide.net Tue Jun 5 19:48:33 2012 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 20:48:33 -0600 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Jun4 In-Reply-To: <1338858006.15661.0.951955@post.oreilly.com> References: <1338858006.15661.0.951955@post.oreilly.com> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marsee Henon and Jon Johns Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 7:00 PM Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Jun4 ** View in browser. Forward this announcement to a friend [image: Header] Hello, Got your travel plans dialed in for summer? We do! Not only will the the UG team be headed to TechEd in Orlando, we'll also be attending TechEd Europe in Amsterdam this month. If you're attending either event, make sure you let us know. And have you downloaded the Windows 8 Release Preview? This week we'd like to offer you a preview of Charles Petzold's new book "Programming Windows, 6th Edition" in ebook form (the print version will be out in November this year.) Tell us your oreilly.com account and we'll give you a copy. ?Marsee Henon & Jon Johns ------------------------------ Available for Review [image: Learn to Solder] The UG team is looking for book reviewers for the following books. Consider posting your reviews on Amazon, Slashdot, oreilly.com, and/or your blog. - Maintainable JavaScript - Web Workers - Orchard CMS: Up and Running It's easy for you to request books for your meetings or special events?just email usergroups at oreilly.com and include the words "book request" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your due date and shipping address. Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for raffles or book reviewers. ------------------------------ New Releases ------------------------------ Celebrate World IPv6 Day (June 6) Are you prepared for IPv6? Major ISPs, hardware vendors, and companies around the world are gearing up to enable IPv6 in their products and services by Wednesday, June 6. If you're interested in learning all you can about the new backbone of the Internet, we'll be celebrating all day on oreilly.com with deals. Read more about World IPv6 Day ------------------------------ Using Python for Computer Vision Podcast Computer vision is increasingly being used in everyday technology. Barcode scanning, augmented reality, and facial recognition are a few examples you may be familiar with. O'Reilly's Andy Oram interviews Jan Erik Solem, author of the upcoming book "Programming Computer Vision with Python," in this recent O'Reilly podcast. Highlights from the full video interview include: - The value of Python in computer vision [Discussed at the 0:24 mark] - Searching for images within images [Discussed at the 2:13 mark] - Clustering or grouping images [Discussed at the 3:22 mark] - Constructing a 3D scene from images [Discussed at the 6:11 mark] - Modeling and calibrating a camera [Discussed at the 7:22 mark] ------------------------------ Ignite OSCON CFP is now open If you have a hack to teach, website to launch, war story to tell, or other great idea for an Ignite presentation, tell us about it. Ignite OSCON will take place on Monday evening, July 16. If your Ignite OSCON talk is accepted, you'll receive a complimentary day pass to OSCON for Tuesday, July 17, plus a 50% discount if you'd like to upgrade your pass. If you haven't seen an Ignite talk watch some videos at http://igniteshow.com Submit your talkby June 21, 2012. ------------------------------ OSCON Awards Taking Nominations (July 19, Portland) The 8th Annual O'Reilly Open Source Awards will be hosted this July at OSCON in Portland, OR. The awards recognize individual contributors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, and collaboration in the development of Open Source Software. We're accepting nominationsfor the OSCON Open Source Awards until June 21. ------------------------------ SharePoint Technology Conference (July 22-25, Boston) The SharePoint Technology Conference, July 22-25 in Boston, is the world's premier independent event for Microsoft Office SharePoint. The format includes 90+ technical classes, workshops, and breakout classes with content geared to IT professionals, business managers, and developers. It features top Microsoft MVPs, dozens of expert MS speakers, and solutions from 50+ exhibitors (exhibits admission is FREE!). Use code OREILLY for $100 3-day or 4-day discount. ------------------------------ Windows 8 Release Preview Resources Are you running the latest Windows 8 Release Preview? Here are a few key resources for developers: - If you're ready to start coding, get the latest developer tools here. - Windows Dev Centerhas hundreds of new and updated design resources, technical articles, and samples for Metro style app development. - Read "What's changed for app developers since Consumer Preview" on Windows 8 app developer blog for an overview of what's new in Visual Studio, the platform, and the De Center. - You'll also want to catch the latest Windows Store for Developers blogto find out the latest changes to the store in Release Preview. ------------------------------ Receive a 10-day free trial and 20% off monthly fees to a Safari Books OnlineLibrary subscription for up to a year. That means unlimited access to more than 21,000 books and videos about technology, digital media, personal development and business from O'Reilly Media, Maker Press, and more than 100 of the world's leading publishers. 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URL: From timc+perl at divide.net Wed Jun 13 21:36:58 2012 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:36:58 -0600 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Jun11 In-Reply-To: <1339462812.16688.0.481494@post.oreilly.com> References: <1339462812.16688.0.481494@post.oreilly.com> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Marsee Henon and Jon Johns* Date: Monday, June 11, 2012 Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Jun11 ** View in browser. Forward this announcement to a friend [image: Header] Hello, Summer is well underway, and we're keeping busy by attending as many events as we can. Currently we're in Orlando at TechEd. The Velocity Web Operations and Performance Conference is coming up June 25-27, followed by OSCON July 16-20. Also, make sure not to miss our No-Brainer Father's Day Gift Guide (for Dads with Big Brains). 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This year they're celebrating they're celebrating their 20th anniversary run with DEF CON 20 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. $200 cash at the door. ------------------------------ ToorCamp (August 8-12, Neah Bay, WA) ToorCamp, the American hacker camp, will be held August 8-12 in Neah Bay, WA. Show off your crazy projects, bring some ideas you want to hack on with the other technology experts who will showing, organize a campsite with all of your friends and show how awesome your group is, or just see what all the other groups are up to. Register now; prices go up July 1. ------------------------------ OpenStack Day at OSCON (July 17, Portland, OR) Want to hear more about OpenStack? Find out about one of the fastest growing Open Source projects at OpenStack Dayon Tuesday, July 17, at OSCON in Portland. Join us for presentations and conversations about: - The basics, a tutorial - The core projects of the OpenStack project - Uses in scientific computing and the enterprise - What it means to be part of OpenStack - Automation in the virtual datacenter *Note:* Your OSCON pass must include Tuesday to attend OpenStack Day ------------------------------ Experience Safari Online Receive a 10-day free trial and 20% off monthly fees to a Safari Books OnlineLibrary subscription for up to a year. That means unlimited access to more than 21,000 books and videos about technology, digital media, personal development and business from O'Reilly Media and more than 100 of the world's leading publishers. More here. ------------------------------ Meet Experts Online: Upcoming Free Webcasts We've got some great webcastscoming up soon that you'll want to tell your members about. 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Forward this announcement to a friend [image: Header] Hello, Here's what's new. With the Velocity Conference revving up, everyone has web operations and performance on the brain. If you're interested in "operations," you won't want to miss Mike Loukides latest Radar Report "What is DevOps?" Plus, O'Reilly School of Technology offers a brand new Android course, with a 15% discount good for a limited time. We've also got some great podcasts you'll enjoy checking out. And if you're going to Maker Faire NYC in September, the Call for Makers just opened, so make sure to submit your entry ASAP. ?Marsee Henon & Jon Johns ------------------------------ Available for Review [image: Resource Oriented Computing] The UG team is looking for book reviewers for the following books. Consider posting your reviews on Amazon, Slashdot, oreilly.com, and/or your blog. - Resource-Oriented Computing with NetKernel - Microsoft? SharePoint? 2010: Business Connectivity Services - Building Web Applications with Erlang It's easy for you to request books for your meetings or special events?just email usergroups at oreilly.com and include the words "book request" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your deadline and shipping address. Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for raffles or book reviewers. ------------------------------ New Releases ------------------------------ The Evolving Role of DevOps Ever wonder what happens when S3 goes down? If everything is in the cloud and the dwindling IT department is nowhere to be found, who's around to keep the lights on? Find out about the evolving role of "operations" and how it has transformed from the segregated BOFH to the fully integrated DevOps in this latest Radar Report "What is DevOps" by Mike Loukides. ------------------------------ New Online Android Course at O'Reilly School of Technology Are you interested in learning to develop Android apps, but don't quite know where to start? The new Android 1: Introduction to Mobile Application Development course at the O'Reilly School of Technology will teach you the fundamentals you'll need to create a working application capable of interacting with a database. Learn by doing real projects in our unique integrated learning environment. Enroll today and save *SAVE 15% on all courses * from O'Reilly School of Technology until June 29. ------------------------------ Subscribe to O'Reilly Podcasts We've got some great podcasts you'll want to subscribe to: The Radar Show casts a wide net over the people, products and initiatives relevant to O'Reilly: - See Radar Show episodes here - Subscribe through iTunes here The Velocity podcast highlights the web operations and performance space: - See Velocity podcast episodes here - Subscribe through iTunes here The Code podcast is a far-reaching collection of interviews relevant to developers: - See Code podcast episodes here - Subscribe through iTunes here The Tools of Change podcast features interviews with people across the publishing world: - See TOC podcast episodes here - Subscribe through iTunes here ------------------------------ Maker Faire NYC Call for Makers Maker Faire invites Makers to submit projects for this years 3rd annual festival in New York. More than 400 Makers and Maker organizations will participate and showcase their projects. The festival is expected to draw over 40,000 attendees from across the state, the country, and around the world. The first step to participating in Maker Faire is to submit an entrythat tells us about you and your project. Please enter early so we can reserve space for your exhibit. Entry Close Date: *August 17, 2012* ------------------------------ Safari Books Online: New Navigation & More When was the last time you tried Safari Books Online? We recently streamlined our UI, improved the organization capabilities, have now surpassed 20,000 books/videos, and offer access to all our content on virtually any device with a browser. 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Now, go out and have some fun. ?Marsee Henon & Jon Johns ------------------------------ Available for Review [image: Make: School's Out Summer Fun Guide] The UG team is looking for book reviewers for the following books. Consider posting your reviews on Amazon, Slashdot, oreilly.com, and/or your blog. - Make: School's Out Summer Fun Guide - Beyond Point-and-Shoot - Programming Computer Vision with Python It's easy for you to request books for your meetings or special events?just email usergroups at oreilly.com and include the words "book request" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your deadline and shipping address. Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for raffles or book reviewers. ------------------------------ New Releases ------------------------------ OSCON 5K Run Coming to OSCON in Portland this year? Don't forget to pack your running shoes and your self-tracking tech, because we're hosting the first ever Couch to Quantified 5K fun runat OSCON. Whether you are an avid runner or just starting out, you are invited to join other OSCON attendees Tuesday evening, July 17 for a run/jog/walk through some of the most scenic and emblematic sites of Portland. ------------------------------ Find a Mini Maker Faire in Your Area If you're looking for something to spark your inspiration this summer, try finding (or starting your own) mini-Maker Faire. Community-based, independently produced Maker Faires are happening all over the globe. ------------------------------ Help Us Get the Word Out About Strata NYC The O'Reilly Strata Conference + Hadoop Worldare happening October 23-25, 2012, at the New York Hilton. We are looking for interested User Groups to help us promote this event and have kits to help you have a great conversation at your next meeting. 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