[buug] Fwd: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- December 2009
Michael Paoli
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Subject: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- December 2009
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Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter
Issue 23 -- December 2009
Thank you for reading the Pearson Education User Group Program
monthly newsletter for official group members. Please pass this
along to your colleagues and share our news and offers.
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== News & Announcements ==
Happy Holidays from the Pearson User Group Program Team!
-- Jamie Adams, Andrea Bledsoe, Lisa Jacobson-Brown, Heather
Fox, and Emily Nave
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== User Groups of the Month ==
Louisiana: Greater New Orleans .NET Developers User Group promotes
discussion and use of the .NET environment for software development.
Visit http://www.gnodotnet.org/ to see a schedule of upcoming
meetings and events.
Canada: CIPTUG Alberta Chapter is an independent user group focusing
on Cisco Unified Communications. Meetings typically include members
sharing their experiences and expertise, product and service updates,
engaging open discussions, and vendor showcases. Visit the CIPTUG
Alberta website for more information on events or becoming a CIPTUG
(Cisco IP Telecommunications User Group) member.
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iPhone Development
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== Authors and Events: December ==
December 3 -- Indy CUG Kickoff
8888 Keystone Crossing, 13th Floor
Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Help kick off the first Indianapolis Cisco Users Group meeting in
style -- meet leaders, network, discuss group goals, eat pizza, and
listen to a presentation from Doug Ingersoll, Executive Marketing
Manager for Pearson/Cisco Press. Doug will provide news on technical
learning trends and the state of Cisco Press publishing and Cisco
certifications.
http://www.indycug.org/home/events-and-happenings-3
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December 7-8 -- XpDay
Steve Freeman, author of "Growing Object-Oriented Software Guided
by Tests," will speak at the 9th Annual XpDay London conference.
http://www.xpday.org/
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