[vox] [fwd] Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--November

Mon Nov 16 10:57:19 PST 2009

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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:32:09 -0800
From: Marsee Henon
Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--November

Hi there,

The holidays are moving in quickly and soon 2009 will be over. Is your
group celebrating with a holiday party? Make sure we send books for your
raffle. One book that should be on every group's list or library is
Scott Berkun's lastest book "Confessions of a Public Speaker" that just
started shipping this month. This book is funny as well as practical.
One UG leader told me he read it to his wife. Now how's that for an
endorsement?
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Last month I visited the Atlanta area to attend a gathering of user
group leaders of all kinds. We had a great turn out and spent the day
discussing topics such as community, membership, meeting structure,
sponsorship, and more. Please check out the notes on the group wiki
when you have a chance.
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User group leaders are invited to join the West Coast Community
Leadership Summit coming up January 9 at DeVry University in Daly City.
Registration is open. Thanks to Michael Van Riper (@vanriper) for
getting the ball rolling. The evening activity will be an Ignite at
Google in San Francisco. Read on for more details.
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To register for the event and Ignite:
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Please pass along any part of this newsletter to your group via email or
your website and include the discount codes. We offer both a text and an
HTML version.

Thanks,

--Marsee Henon

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