---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marsee Henon & Jon Johns Date: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 3:03 PM Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Dec To: alandd@consultpros.com If you cannot read the information below, click here . Forward this annoucement to a friend [image: O'Reilly.com][image: User Group Newsletter] Dec 2010 Issue New Releases: *Agile in a Flash * By Jeff Langr, Tim Ottinger *The Art of Photography * By Bruce Barnbaum *Badass LEGO Guns * By Martin Hudepohl *Best iPad Apps * By Peter Meyers *Building the Perfect PC, Third Edition * By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson *Canvas Pocket Reference * By David Flanagan *Cassandra: The Definitive Guide * By Eben Hewitt *Confessions of a Public Speaker * By Scott Berkun *Deploying Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server * By Yuri Diogenes, Dr. Thomas W. Shinder *Deploying Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 * By Yuri Diogenes, Dr. Thomas W. Shinder More New Releases >> Welcome Hi there, [image: Making your list? FREE SHIPPING On orders over $29.95 within the US.] Here's our holiday gift guideto share with your mailing list, website, newsletter, or your favorite social media site such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. And--just for fun--tell (or show) us what your geekiest gift was on our Facebook Page . Planning next year already? Pass these events along: - Registration is open for the O'Reilly Strata Conferencehappening February 1-3, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. Group members get 30% off the registration price when they use code "str11usrg". - The Call For Presentations at SCALE 9x, the 9th Annual Southern California Linux Expo, is open through December 13, 2010. Submit your talk for developers, systems administrators, or entry level users as well general open-source advocacy topics. For more information go to their blog. - The second annual West Coast Community Leadership Summit (CLS West) happens January 15, 2011 at DeVry University in Daly City,CA. Join experienced community leaders and organizers to discuss, debate, and explore the many avenues of building strong community in an open unconference setting. For more information or to register, go to http://clswest.blogspot.com/. - Attending Macworld Expo 2011? Don't miss the User Group Reunion on January 27, 2011. User group members and friends can register for only $5 for a limited time. For more information on Apple User Groups, go to http://appleusergroupresources.com/. Thanks, ---- Marsee Henon and Jon Johns ------------------------------ User Group Discounts *Get 40% off books* from O'Reilly, Microsoft Press, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin books and *50% off ebooks* you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. *Thinking about attending an O'Reilly Conference?* Email usergroups@oreilly.com for the user group discount code. You can see what's coming up at http://conferences.oreilly.com ------------------------------ UG leaders only--Put Up a Banner, Get a Free Book We're looking for user groups to display our discount banners on their web sites. If you send us your group's site with one or more banners posted, We'll send you the O'Reilly book(s) of your choice. Choose from the following list of banners: - 40-O'Reilly Strata Conference Banners - 40-50% off Discount Book Banners - O'Reilly Answers - Customizable O'Reilly Book Widgets - O'Reilly School of Technology - User Group Discount Slides (PowerPoint, Keynote, and OpenOffice.org versions) ------------------------------ Upcoming Event [image: Strata] *O'Reilly Strata Conference * *When*: Feb 1-3, 2011 *Where*: Santa Clara Convention Center Santa Clara, CA Strata is a new conference from O'Reilly, focusing on the business and practice of data. Bringing together decision-makers, practitioners, and leading vendors from enterprise and the Web, Strata will provide three days of training, breakout sessions, and plenary discussions, along with an Exhibit Hall showcasing the new data ecosystem. More Upcoming Events >> [image: Spreading the knowledge of innovators.][image: O'Reilly.com] You are receiving this email because you are a User Group contact with O'Reilly Media. If you would like to stop receiving this newsletter please email marsee@oreilly.com <+marsee@oreilly.com> with your request. O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 827-7000 http://oreilly.com/| http://ug.oreilly.com/ Forward this announcement: http://post.oreilly.com/f2f/9z1z8rpvahajt7bll2kjuh0tsnl143s42hov07a94qo