[sf-perl] Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Oct

Fri Oct 16 11:20:28 PDT 2009

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From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Oct
To: fred at redhotpenguin.com

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Hi there,

Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Google Wave, mobile, social media, and ebooks
are hot topics around here--if your group is covering these areas please
let me know and I'll request some books or give you access to the latest
info we have.

I'll be attending the Southeast User Group Leader summit on October 24
taking place in Alphratta, GA. You can register at
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And if you can't make the event but have time to meet on Thursday or
Friday in Atlanta, please let me know.

O'Reilly will have a booth at Microsoft PDC 2009 , November 16-19, in
Los Angeles. Let me know if you'll be there, and stop by to say hi at
booth #112. Look for book giveaways throughout the event. For more
info on PDC, go to:
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RailsConf is Headed to the East Coast! Mark your calendar--RailsConf
2010 will happen June 7-10, 2010 at the Baltimore Convention Center in
Baltimore, Maryland. The call for participation will open in late
October and registration will open in February 2010
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I'd also like to thank Judy Taylour and Marian Orem
Radcliffe for hosting me at the Quarterly Southern California Regional
User Group Summit (SCRUGS) on October 10.
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