[PLUG] Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--June

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Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--June
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New Releases:

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*Concurrent
Programming in Mac OS X and
iOS<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z3jcr68da1eu7dud52rp7o9gf6iiap1o08lrkf78>
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By Vandad Nahavandipoor<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfop4dhhjk11prrnbh17io24fefsjavubk22jg7g>

 <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zgdoqsqcsvagvl1272ra84npaddqa849u8076rgg>
*Developing
Android Applications with Flex
4.5<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zi6u7rvph8vs7f62j9vo434no4rl59jr06bjqfm0>
*
By Rich Tretola<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfujaf1f9rnm4rmrtfskk7k38q1bag4of3au2760>

 <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7t7kl6ljv93sl9pak6dktpa7stkgnko5c0m3gpg> *DNS
and BIND on IPv6<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9ier3sen3u3n8k909f30r2clm8cc9p2c39nd7p0>
*
By Cricket Liu<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zos2463vhr8rhgh8337rvfqpklir3qjedh95n38g>

 <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zip6mdq6h0mbgq9m0o3hdnpt4o6i9jf5vcch8l58>
*Getting
Started with the Internet of
Things<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zc8jdc2jnn17j6e8ng4p3k9kaqcrpku4fbloli10>
*
By Cuno Pfister<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z1sh1ndlo3r08i30ef310u1r00ar0thvb6u7eum0>

 <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zb1rqm6qqdev7v9lq0tkm08s245rbrhe31cnvsl8>
*HTML5
Geolocation<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zg4ivuko9l2ktr7tca51edm37mdsocnjsrps17jo>
*
By Anthony T. Holdener
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 <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zu2no5q0l6ri0rdtscbag9gkrqtsq7ims0262ado>
*Introducing
Microsoft WebMatrix<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvblk0b344rbhekbnps7dj575v1ja99k2jf354j0>
*
By Laurence Moroney<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zff8gj6rab0okt7ursskfq0r3mvprk9atb8jll4o>

 <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zio5p421sl4nisaj8r5da0jpu4of620ho2f6mc6g>
*MacRuby:
The Definitive Guide - Early
Release<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zucqh2cu3ivrs0lhlqblsh0f322pmuq5vduqp1ng>
*
By Matt Aimonetti<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpm4n18esc16lgkovld6cl4qdoo9aav51c5pk1ug>

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*Marketing
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*Microsoft
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Android Open<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ze3tub1fi65be2517gpjom9cjqot2knnacp3nsso>,
O'Reilly's newest conference for the whole ecosystem, will gather everyone
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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
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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
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Let us know if you'd like some OSCON discount flyers for your next meeting.
We'll send you some.

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.

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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
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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).

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Azure. This information is available on demand and provides an overview of
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Click here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9rh5dk9gf4r3ng48f4v4nguui0bmhvh89popnko>for
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instructor
led recording here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zkegfrj8kht9oq6ttgi8t4mq681ht54ibaehnrjo>for
helpful hints presenting these materials to your User Group. (These
are
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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,<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zuk5nlddo9lfaj1t77qi98neaehnp847r9hk7sg8>
   Portland, OR
   - July 25-29, OSCON, OSCON Data, and OSCON
Java<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ziverdhvamp5hurmka3br3pg72qeu9ks1t53sc5g>Portland,
OR

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OSCON Data, July 25-27, 2011--Portland, OR
oscon.com/data<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z3n9ft63iqjqibspkj5r6apcrr9d1p6mpmtt80i8>

OSCON Java, July 25-27, 2011--Portland, OR
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