[Pikes-peak-pm] Fwd: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly

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Fri Nov 16 22:47:32 PST 2012


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From: *Marsee Henon and Jon Johns*
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly


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Hello,

If you're in charge of leading any groups or teams at work, Enterprise
Games<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z40ct7coj8epqedlgusnvuu077h45eut4afasvvo>might
be a helpful addition to your bookshelf. Michael
Hugos<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7t2jiqeasbs8jkqsi88jp35b2djcq94pktqglag>provides
compelling case studies that demonstrate how game mechanics enable
companies to respond quickly to challenges in today's real-time economy.

Don't forget to place book orders for your special holiday events soon so
we can get them to you in time.

Cheers,

—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns

P.S. Take a look at our speaker
slides<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdm8hsubn41d69b7c5u5tc1c703qci6j931eh930>from
Strata + Hadoop World. Presentations include "An Introduction to
Hadoop, " Analyzing Millions of GitHub Commits: What Makes Developers
Happy, Angry, and Everything in Between?" and "Every Visualization You've
Seen is Worthless."
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Available for Review [image: Enterprise
Games]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpqpmnf8lufuthjsbhocb05gtm7egrnl89gf2pv8>

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.

   - Enterprise
Games<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zitccgoi3jld6t0q4ur6hjc9cd5p6jqvgksb7h80>
   - Kinect Hacks<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z0ebg8sugko83joo5fo1hpaqrlpopm4s87dq5iio>
   - Bandit Algorithms for Website
Optimization<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zek40d76u8abdmdbs3jan27pa8sanatkd1o53cr8>

It's easy for you to request books for your meetings or special events—just
email usergroups at oreilly.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'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.

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New Releases  [image: Kinect
Hacks]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z1b227plm45ab5bi4s3a0ru144nbbjnr6gbdtpao>
[image:
Developing Cloud Applications with Windows Azureâ„¢
Storage]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z31kddo352vh7jrqpp5c9952lhobb1ctungce7g8>
[image:
Natural Language Annotation for Machine
Learning]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5idcfo7j7uivgsk3f52d0lj09ifmb7f5litlq70>
[image:
The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's
Guide]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zkg2nn77frnna3cjpiuq72fr8u6arj2d70uqrdrg>
[image:
Active Directory]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zkk1e8v7o1gsd5jhok5j4qfgenr7pr99p24g310g>
[image:
Jump Start Node.js]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zlmiflqnn432vup722nrorc4jf7an25tfg1d2d10>
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MAKE: 3D Printer Meetup

Our first International Maker
Meetup<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z34u9bcsq54rb3foil0nsm3pndn37fe132b2sf9g>happens
next Thursday, November 15. The main subject of this meetup will be
3D printing and our newly published Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D
Printing<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zna06e1thkrqu72eg1jhvsusf8k8vlkf8p2oj1b8>.
We will be hosting a face-to-face meetup here in
Sebastopol<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zilp2g338g1s3vuh000408fu0s77d6e2ceeau0eg>,
and people are creating their own meetups around the world. We'll also be
doing a Google HOA<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zrs3t5h5pitglrcfuug9f5h7ouhsoo6ntrgjniqo>at
6pm PST/9pm EST on the 15th that you can tune into and perhaps become
a
part of. Participants at the meetups will get a free PDF copy of the *Ultimate
Guide to 3D Printing*. If you want to set up a Meetup in your area or want
to join one, visit the MakerMeetup
page<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zo0hthksps4ri8orf7mnbrltorhjkh04b6ol1rr0>.
We hope you'll participate<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zucn67eptoeloueo63q81cq1not92993mt23e6ro>
.
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Tim O'Reilly on the Charlie Rose Show

Tim O'Reilly<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9pvqh0qtuea303ntndqchk12rh006thag30o6t8>recently
appeared on the Charlie
Rose Show<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z30v60ffglhp9q4ku3su3n0e3t7rkotheogn1n4o>to
discuss the history and future of books with former HarperCollins CEO
*Jane Friedman*, author *Jonathan Safran Foer*, and New Yorker columnist *Ken
Auletta*. The talk was full of fresh observations on a medium that's
increasingly being redefined. Watch the full episode
here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9i6io1ckoanbmgb3595on8sthpngio45e4v8n28>.

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Strata Conference 2013 Registration Opens

Tap into the collective intelligence of more than 150 data experts at Strata
2013<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z691tima8mi089sn97qcs49ihudboo81879elvfg>.
Strata gives you the skills, tools, and technologies you need to make data
work today—along with the forward-looking insights and visionary thinking
O'Reilly is known for.* User Group discounts* are available for members of
the O'Reilly User Group program. For discount information or to see if your
group is eligible please email usergroups at oreilly.com <javascript:_e({},
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PyCon 2013 Adds a Sixth Track

The organizers for PyCon
2013<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5advbn7ujihf3r9p019ni0qdi1sbvjfe00joqs8>are
up to their ears in talk and tutorial proposals and have decided to
expand their program with a sixth
track<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpcrct6qg84b29oe0cuvbf79f7hb1p2m631mmerg>.
A majority of the unprecedented 459 talk proposals are of "exceedingly high
quality, incredibly interesting, and completely community driven."
Registration is now open, so get in on the Early
Bird<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zh03k8s6gn3q5j2pf6ns4eakja5qq07fudpbvf38>rate.
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Enterprise Games - Merging of Video Games and Business Operations    *Presented
by:*
Michael Hugos *Duration:*
Approx. 60 min.
*Cost:*
Free
 [image: Learn More]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zra4ivq7p3h8vtq7bmdao50k1ctgbcekea20tgkg>
 Friday, November 16, 2012    10AM PT, San Francisco  Join "Enterprise
Games" author Michael
Hugos<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zbmk7u5euuv4468h2a9lfqp15nh20qmpndbh3ur8>as
he explores how game mechanics provide powerful techniques and
technologies to organize, motivate, and manage both work and play.
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