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<TD>Join us for MAKE magazine's Austin Maker Faire--a hands-on event featuring Makers whose science and technology projects will amaze you and ignite your imagination. Meet Expert Makers and MAKE contributors, hear from O'Reilly's Hacks author, attend DIY Tutorials, explore DIY projects and demonstrations, and see the Ultimate Workshop. <BR><BR><IMG src="http://oreilly.com/images/oreilly/makerfaire-photos.jpg"> <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://agilehouston.org/Main/AgileEngineering" target=_blank rel=nofollow>James Shore Speaks to the Houston Agile Developer Group</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author James Shore (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527679/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Art of Agile Development</A>) will give a presentation entitled "Agile Engineering: No Debt, No Defects" to the Houston Agile Developer Group. Agile methods place high demands on developers: every iteration--as often as every week--the team must deliver working, tested software to their customers. Every iteration, the team may be asked to change direction and work on an entirely new set of requirements. To meet this challenge, agile engineering practices are a must. Join James for a discussion of how Extreme Programming's engineering practices mesh together to allow teams to approach the ideal of software with no defects and no technical debt. Practices discussed include pair programming, ten-minute builds, continuous integration, incremental and evolutionary design, test-driven development, and more. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.nyphp.org/content/calendar/view_entry.php?id=113&date=20071023" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Elliotte Rusty Harold at NYPHP Conference 2007</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>IBM, 590 Madison Avenue, Room 1219 (12th Floor)<BR>New York City, NY </TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Elliotte Rusty Harold (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xmlnut3/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>XML in a Nutshell</A>) will be speaking about a plethora of XML related topics at New York PHP Conference 2007. If you're working in publishing, including web publishing, you owe it to yourself to take a serious look at the available XML databases. This high-level talk explains what XML databases are good for and when you might choose one over a more traditional solution. You'll learn about the different options in both open and closed source XML databases including pure XML, hybrid relational-XML, and other models. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://ajaxexperience.techtarget.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Tenni Theurer at The Ajax Experience, Boston</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Seaport Hotel<BR>Boston, MA </TD></TR>
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<TD><IMG src="http://www.oreilly.com/images/oreilly/highperfwebsites-dog.gif" align=right> Tenni Theurer, manager of the Yahoo! Exceptional Performance team, will be speaking together at The Ajax Experience in Boston October 24-26. Through a series of research studies, Yahoo!'s Exceptional Performance Team has identified 14 best practices for making web pages faster. Tenni will go in-depth on these best practices detailed in Steve Souders new book <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529307/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>High Performance Web Sites</A>, and also demonstrate a recently released tool called YSlow, which was developed as an extension to Firebug and analyzes web pages according to the performance best practices. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PortlandXpUsersGroup" target=_blank rel=nofollow>James Shore Speaks to the Portland XP User Group</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author James Shore (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527679/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Art of Agile Development</A>) will give a presentation entitled "Testers and Agile Engineering: Bridging the Gap" to the Portland XP User Group. In this presentation, James will share lessons learned from several years of helping testers integrate into agile teams. Learn how to use testers' specialized skills to prevent defects, not just find them. Topics include requirements collaboration with Fit, customer reviews, exploratory testing, and working with developers who are using test-driven development. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.adobeas3tour.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Adobe Presents Colin Moock's <EM>ActionScript 3.0 From the Ground Up</EM> Tour</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Oct 27, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>San Francisco, CA </TD></TR>
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<TD>Join author Colin Moock (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526948/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Essential ActionScript 3.0</A>) for a packed day of <B>free</B> ActionScript 3.0 training. Presented by Adobe, this training will leave attendees with new understanding, tips and tricks, pamphlets and information to take home, and a discount coupon to purchase <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526948/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Essential ActionScript 3.0</A>. This free event is sure to fill up quickly, so register early! <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://sd2china.cn/english/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Tenni Theurer at CSDN-Dr.Dobbs Software Development 2.0 Conference</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Oct 29-30, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Jiuhua Resort<BR>Changping District, Beijing </TD></TR>
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<TD>Tenni Theurer, manager of the Yahoo! Exceptional Performance team, will be speaking at CSDN-Dr.Dobbs Software Development 2.0 Conference in Beijing November 29-30. Her talk will highlight the latest research results and performance breakthroughs detailed in Steve Souders new book <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529307/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>High Performance Web Sites</A>, and explore case studies to demonstrate how these solutions have accelerated the user experience on Yahoo!'s most prominent Web pages. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://faq.javaranch.com/java/BookPromotionsSchedule" target=_blank rel=nofollow>James Shore Participates in the JavaRanch Book Forums</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author James Shore (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527679/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Art of Agile Development</A>) will be be participating in the online JavaRanch "Agile and Other Processes" forum Tuesday through Thursday, answering questions and raisin' a ruckus. On Friday, four copies of the book will be given to forum participants. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 5-8, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Berlin, Germany </TD></TR>
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<TD>Web 2.0 Expo Berlin is the conference and tradeshow for the rapidly growing ranks of designers and developers, product managers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers, and business strategists who are embracing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.adobeas3tour.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Adobe Presents Colin Moock's <EM>ActionScript 3.0 From the Ground Up</EM> Tour</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 5, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Join author Colin Moock (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526948/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Essential ActionScript 3.0</A>) for a packed day of <B>free</B> ActionScript 3.0 training. Presented by Adobe, this training will leave attendees with new understanding, tips and tricks, pamphlets and information to take home, and a discount coupon to purchase <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526948/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Essential ActionScript 3.0</A>. This free event is sure to fill up quickly, so register early! <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/developers/Content/Pages/Default.aspx" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Jesse Liberty at TechEd Barcelona</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Barcelona, Spain </TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Jesse Liberty (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527433/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Programming C# 3.0</B></A> and <B><A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progaspdotnet3/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Programming ASP.NET</A></B>) will be delivering a talk on Microsoft Silverlight. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.futureofwebdesign.com/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Robert Hoekman, Jr. Speaks at Future of Web Design 2007</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 7-8, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Jacob K. Javits Convention Center<BR>New York, New York </TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Robert Hoekman, Jr. (<A href="http://www.oreillynet.com/catalog/flashprojects/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Flash 8: Project for Learning Animation and Interactivity</A> and <A href="http://www.oreillynet.com/catalog/flashbox/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Flash Out of the Box</A>) will be presenting a workshop on "Improving Interface Design" at the Future of Web Design 2007 conference in New York City, November 7-8. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.dcphpconference.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>O'Reilly authors speaking at the 2007 DC PHP Conference</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 7-9, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>The George Washington University - Cafritz Conference Center<BR>Washington, DC </TD></TR>
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<TD>O'Reilly is a proud sponsor of the 2007 DC PHP Conference. This years conference is focussed on Creating Enterprise Level Web Applications with PHP. Tracks include PHP Security, Scalability, and the Art of PHP. O'Reilly authors Rasmus Lerdorf, Chris Shiflett, David Sklar, and Adam Trachtenberg are speaking. For O'Reilly readers only this conference is being offered for the discounted rate of $225 for both session days and the Friday Tutorials! Click here to take advantage of this offer. For details, see <A href="http://dcphpconference.com/?q=node/171" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://dcphpconference.com/?q=node/171</A> <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="https://db.sao.org/calendar2/event_description.htm?eventID=11/8/07" target=_blank rel=nofollow>James Shore Will Be Participating in the Portland QA Special Interest Group's Roundtable Discussion</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 8, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Portland, OR </TD></TR>
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<TD>Author James Shore (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527679/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Art of Agile Development</A>) will be be participating in the Portland QA Special Interest Group's Roundtable Discussion on Nov. 8th. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.seattlexp.org/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?SeattleXpMeetings" target=_blank rel=nofollow>James Shore Will Be Speaking at the Seattle XP User Group</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 8, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author James Shore (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527679/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Art of Agile Development</A>) will be speaking at the Seattle XP User Group. His presentation, entitled "Agile Engineering: No Debt, No Defects," will address how Extreme Programming's engineering practices mesh together to allow teams to approach the ideal of software with no defects and no technical debt. Practices discussed include pair programming, ten-minute builds, continuous integration, incremental and evolutionary design, test-driven development, and more. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.pmai.org/index.cfm/ci_id=33544" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Mikkel Aaland speaking at 6Sight Conference</A> </SPAN></B></TD>
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<TD>Monterey Conference Center and the Portola Plaza Hotel<BR>Monterey, CA </TD></TR>
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<TD>The top imaging minds in the world return to Monterey, Calif. for the seventh successive year to participate in the 6Sight® Future of Imaging conference, eager to explore the opportunities and challenges the future of imaging holds in store for their businesses. Mikkel Aaland, author of <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100995/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Photoshop Lightroom Adventure</A>, is a featured speaker. <BR><BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.oracle.com/openworld/2007/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Author Steve Feuerstein Gives Seminar on Oracle and PL/SQL Best Practices</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 11-15, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Steve Feuerstein (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514044/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference, 4th Ed.</A> and <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514105/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices, 2nd Ed.</A>) will give three separate presentations regarding Oracle and PL/SQL Practices during this major annual conference sponsored by the Oracle Corporation. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa07/training/tutonefile.html#s7" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Tom Limoncelli at LISA'07</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 11, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Tom Limoncelli (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/timemgmt/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Time Management for System Administrators</B></A>) discusses techniques he's developed over the last 15 years including how to find time to get projects done, the best way to manage interruptions from users, open source tools for tracking requests, and how to turn chaos into free time. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.adobeas3tour.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Adobe Presents Colin Moock's <EM>ActionScript 3.0 From the Ground Up</EM> Tour</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 12, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>New York, New York </TD></TR>
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<TD>Join author Colin Moock (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526948/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Essential ActionScript 3.0</A>) for a packed day of <B>free</B> ActionScript 3.0 training. Presented by Adobe, this training will leave attendees with new understanding, tips and tricks, pamphlets and information to take home, and a discount coupon to purchase <A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526948/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Essential ActionScript 3.0</A>. This free event is sure to fill up quickly, so register early! <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.samys.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Eddie Tapp at Samy's Camera</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 14, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Eddie Tapp (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoworkflow/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Photoshop Workflow Setups</B></A> and <A href="http://www.oreillynet.com/catalog/colormgmt/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Practical Color Management</B></A>) is presenting a seminar called "Print Master." <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>Nov 15-16, 2007 </B></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD>Tokyo, Japan </TD></TR>
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<TD>Web 2.0 EXPO Tokyo is designed to be the major annual Japanese gathering of the technical, design, marketing, and business professionals who are building the next generation web. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.chicameraclubs.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Eddie Tapp at Chicago Area Camera Club</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Eddie Tapp (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoworkflow/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Photoshop Workflow Setups</B></A> and <A href="http://www.oreillynet.com/catalog/colormgmt/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Practical Color Management</B></A>) is presenting a Photoshop Seminar. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><A href="http://www.software-cinema.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Eddie Tapp at the Software-Cinema Training Camps</A> </SPAN></B></TD></TR>
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<TD>Author Eddie Tapp (<A href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoworkflow/index.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Photoshop Workflow Setups</B></A> and <A href="http://www.oreillynet.com/catalog/colormgmt/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Practical Color Management</B></A>) is a presenter. <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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<P><A href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/2007/09/perl_foundation_board_of_direc.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Perl Foundation Board of Directors election, New people, New Positions</B></A> <BR>The Perl Foundation is pleased to announce new appointments to several board positions: Bill Odom, previously President, becomes Chairman; Richard Dice becomes President; and Jim Brandt becomes Vice President. The board elected these new members in an August 2007 vote by the board members as mandated by the charter. Kurt DeMaagd will continue to serve as Treasurer, and Nat Torkington and Allison Randal will continue to serve as directors.
<P><B><A href="http://www.dayofdotnet.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Day of .NET in Ann Arbor</A></B><BR><IMG src="http://www.dayofdotnet.org/images/DoDNBadgeFall2007.png" align=right> This is a one-day conference on all things .NET organized by Great Lakes Area .NET User Group , Ann Arbor .NET Developer Group, Northwest Ohio .NET User Group, Greater Lansing User Group .NET, and West Michigan .NET Users Group. This event is being offered at no cost to anyone interested in .NET development, and will take place on October 20, 2007 at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, MI. </P>
<P><A href="http://faq.javaranch.com/java/BookPromotions" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Win a free book at JavaRanch</B></A><BR>JavaRanch invites authors of books to visit their forums, answer questions, and share their knowledge. The promotions always start on Tuesday and end on Friday. Some time during the day on Friday, the promotion will end and the forum will be combed for qualifying messages since the promotion began. From these, four winners will be randomly selected. Be sure to check the list of winners which will be posted in the forum on Friday. Upcoming books include "Head First SQL" and "The Art of Agile Development." </P>
<P><A href="http://www.apcug.net/events/2008/index.htm" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>The 2008 Annual Convention of the APCUG</B></A><BR>The 2008 Annual Convention of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG) will be late Thursday afternoon, January 3rd to late Sunday morning, January 6th. Come to the annual convention to learn the latest in UG management. Activities include Roundtable/Educational Sessions, opportunities to meet vendors, Newsletter, Website, and photo contest awards, and more. </P>
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<P><A href="http://acteva.com/go/macworld" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Macworld 2008: Apple User Group Wine and Cheese Reception</B></A><BR>Apple user group leaders and friends from around the world are invited to the Apple User Group Wine and Cheese Reception on January 14, from 4-7 p.m. at The Westin San Francisco Market Street (formerly The Argent). The Apple User Group Advisory Board (UGAB) is proud to bring you a user group event at Macworld for the 10th consecutive year. This exciting new event will offer vendor interaction, raffles, entertainment and some surprise guests. User group members qualify for a 50 percent discount by using a special user group member URL available from your group's ambassador. Hosted by the Apple User Group Advisory Board (UGAB) and UGAB Support Services, this worldwide offer is limited to the first 300 registrants. </P>
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<P><A href="http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/the_future_is_maker_faire.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Maker Faire Austin--Adventures in Time Video</B></A><BR>Baron Von PT and the Brebot travel forward in time to gander the FUTURE and the future is Maker Faire Austin-October 20-21, 2007 where brains collide! <BR><BR><A href="http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/the_future_is_maker_faire.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><IMG alt="Maker Faire Austin--Adventures in Time Video" src="http://makerfaire.com/images/makerfaire/au07/makerfairetimemachine.jpg"></A> <BR><BR><A href="http://kut.org/items/show/10258" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Maker Faire's Sherry Huss and Dale Dougherty on Austin's NPR KUT-FM</B></A> <BR>Hear the latest on what will be happening this weekend in Austin. </P>
<P><A href="http://www.jamesshore.com/Blog/Art-of-Agile-Events.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Jim Shore (Art of Agile Development) Coming Soon to a Town Near You</B></A><BR>Jim's got many UG events lined up in Seattle, Portland, Houston, and the SF Bay Area. Check out his web site for more info.
<P><A href="http://missingmanuals.com/screencasts.csp" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual ScreenCasts</B></A><BR>When reading isn't enough, try a screencast narrated by the authors themselves.The latest batch is from Geoff Coffey, author of "Filemaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual." </P>
<P><A href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/etel/2007/09/27/the-worldwide-lexicon-adding-collaborative-translation-to-your-site.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>The Worldwide Lexicon: Adding Collaborative Translation to Your Site</B></A><BR>The Worldwide Lexicon is an open source project that has recently published a suite of collaborative translation tools that enable readers to create, edit and share translations to and from almost any human language. This article explains how you can use WWL to make your site or content accessible in many languages. </P>
<P><A href="http://www.craftzine.com/blog/archive/2007/09/diy_halloween_make_crafts_mass.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Makers and Crafters, it's time to enter our 2nd annual ghoulishly fun Halloween contests!</B></A><BR>Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere, can enter all or just some of the contests. Entering is easy: just upload your photos to the DIY HALLOWEEN Flickr photo pool and tag them "DIYHALLOWEEN." Or email them to <A rel=nofollow>make.magazine@gmail.com</A>, or put them on Instructables in the MAKE group with a tag "DIYHALLOWEEN"--and we'll upload them to the Flickr pool. The lists of contests includes Hack-o'-Lantern, Costume, Decorations, Haunted house and gadgets, Food, and Trick-or-Treat. Have your entries in before Sunday, November 4, 2007, at 1:59 pm EST. </P>
<P><A href="http://www.sitepoint.com/books/rails1/freebook.php" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Sitepoint's Ruby on Rails book is now free to Download</B></A><BR>For the next 60 days, Patrick Lenz's Ruby on Rails beginners' book is available to download. </P>
<P><A href="http://www.sitepoint.com/article/handling-client-complaints" target=_blank rel=nofollow><B>Learn to Love Complaining Clients</B></A><BR>Who loves client complaints? You should! In this groundbreaking article, Brendon explains the true value of client complaints and, with his step-by-step guide to complaint resolution, shows you how to make complaining clients a part of your competitive edge. </P>
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