-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--November Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:20:43 -0800 From: Marsee Henon <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
View this information as HTML in your browser, click here: http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zg9pb98uj6vjl72aoossthpqci16m2qo20mtvet8 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? http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvne2cuf1k791iagcaf64sa8c6uaskuk5iha5cuo 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. http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zl2eklnllhug41b8ric5idng0h0oh25q9dasjec0 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. http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zcorskgktge3dh74nsd295lrto4shu6viv5efel0 To register for the event and Ignite: http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zkase2k217mfjt54feb3s1es2qjrj08r8asgh7no 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. 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