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Date: Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly
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Hello,

We've compiled the best data insights from O'Reilly editors, authors, and Strata speakers in one place so you can see the latest in the world of big data at oreilly.com/data/free . Titles include Big Data Now, Building Data Science Teams, Data Jujitsu, Planning for Big Data, and What is Data Science?. Stay tuned for more data resources after our Strata Conference in Santa Clara.

Cheers,

—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns

P.S. If you're attending Appsworld in San Francisco, make sure you stop by the O'Reilly booth and say hi to Sonia, Adam, and Rachel. They'd love to meet you.


Available for Review

Resilience and Reliability on AWS

The UG team is looking for book reviewers for the following books. Consider posting your reviews on Amazon, Slashdot, oreilly.com, and/or your blog.

It's easy for you to get books for your meeting or special events—just email userg...@oreilly.com and include the words "book request" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your deadline and shipping address. Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for raffles or book reviewers.


New Releases

Introducing Erlang Jump Start Sinatra EPUB 3 Best Practices Testing in Scala Enyo: Up and Running Kindle Fire HD: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition

Google Science Fair 2013

Google Science Fair 2013

Do you know a 13 to 18-year-old who wants to compete in a global science fair? The Google Science Fair is an online science competition open to students from around the globe. They're looking for ideas that will change the world. To get started, all you'll need is a Google account. You still have almost 90 days to submit, and you can find out more details here.


Women's Communities Meetup at Strata Conference (February 25)

If you're a woman looking for like-minded communities to join, c'mon down to our meetup on Monday evening in Santa Clara. In addition to meeting other women (and men) in the community, you'll hear lightning pitches from representatives of groups, companies, and projects seeking new participants. If your organization would like to participate, please contact Suzanne Axtell at suz...@oreilly.com.


OpenWest Conference 2013 is Looking for Help

Sign up online at openwest.org/volunteer to help the open source community in Oren, UT with their annual event May 2-3. They're looking for people with AV experience or students willing to work with their schools to get their promotional material posted.


The Pointerless Web with Nicholas Zakas

Come hear O'Reilly author Nicholas Zakas at the next TechXploration Meetup and explore how people navigate the web without using a mouse and how spatial navigation is changing the way keyboard users navigate the Web. The Meetup will take place at the PayPal Town Hall in San Jose, CA.


Machine Learning for Hackers Author Talks Bandit Algorithms for The Web

Presented by:
John Myles White Duration:
Approx. 60 min.
Cost:
Free
Learn More

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
10AM PT, San Francisco
John Myles White, author of Bandit Algorithms for Website Optimization, Machine Learning for Hackers, and Machine Learning for Email, describes how to build better websites by using a family of algorithms called Bandit Algorithms. Bandit algorithms provide tools for moving beyond simple A/B testing and give developers a comprehensive framework for iteratively optimizing websites.

Put up a Banner & Get a Free Book—UG leaders only

We're looking for groups to display our discount banners on their websites. 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:Strata UG Discount


Learn about our Ebooks here
Buy 1 Ebook, Get 1 Free with your user group discount code: DSUG2



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