[Makerspace-keymembers] Manning Publications sponsorship

[Nadia Karlinsky]

Elizabeth, this is awesome!

If it's not too late to put in my suggestions for titles (I obviously have
a Py-CU bias,  so I'm going mostly with topics relevant to Python and/or
data analysis):

* http://www.manning.com/pharrington/ (Machine Learning In Action -- uses
Python) and/or
* http://www.manning.com/brink/ (Real World Machine Learning -- uses Python
and R)
* http://www.manning.com/marz/ (Big Data)
* http://www.manning.com/mcquaid/ (Git in Practice)
* http://www.manning.com/ingersoll/ (Taming Text - uses Java)
* http://www.manning.com/dwood/ (Linked Data - uses JavaScript, Python)
 * http://www.manning.com/zumel/ (Practical Data Science with R)
* http://www.manning.com/psaltis/ (Streaming Data)



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Nadia


On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Gergana Slavova <gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com
> wrote:

> That's great, Elizabeth, thanks for letting us know!  I generally don't
> have any objections.
>
> We have a Maker Fest meeting tonight as well so we'll discuss the offer in
> that context.
>
> Regards,
> ~Gergana
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 2:56 PM, E.W. <elliewix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A rep from Manning Publications recently reached out to me via the Py-CU
>> meetup about possibly sponsoring Py-CU as part of a larger outreach effort.
>>  I just got off the phone with her as an information gathering meeting to
>> discuss what they could offer.  Their basic plan for other groups has been
>> to provide them with one book a month to raffle off to generate income.
>>  However, when I asked about the possibility of having them donate books to
>> seed a small library for the space she was completely on board with it.
>>
>> She asked me to send her about 5 titles we would be interested in having
>> and she would send them to us right away.  They can be any title they
>> publish.  I told her I would run it by the keyholders and collect titles if
>> we want to accept the offer.
>>
>> http://manning.com/
>>
>> Are there any objections to this?  They are trying to get their books out
>> there and establish good will with groups like Py-CU (and Makerspace, when
>> I told her about it), and didn't have any advert requirements.
>>
>> I also let her know about the Maker Fest and she is very interested in
>> having Manning sponsor it in all possible ways and assist with advertising
>> for the event.  I told her I would run the offer by the org group for the
>> fest and let you guys get in contact with her if interested.  Her name is
>> Candice and her email is cagi at manning.com.
>>
>> Again, this was just an informational call with nothing agreed to.
>>  However, I'm really excited for it and think that this is a partnership
>> that could offer a lot for us in the future.
>>
>> Elizabeth
>>
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