[Makerspace-keymembers] Manning Publications sponsorship

[E.W.]

Thanks, Nadia!  Our lists will have a lot of overlap.

Everyone else:

Please let me know ASAP if you would like to put in votes for titles, or
let me know that you have a strong opinion on titles that will be
forthcoming and I will wait for you.

Elizabeth


On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Nadia Karlinsky <gnadia at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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