Lisa Dobson
This Blog is aimed at Oracle Professionals who are new to the community and looking for advice and guidance. It will hopefully show you where and how to get help but will not tell you how to do your job - that bit is up to you.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.ukBlogger79125
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UKOUG Tech and E-Business Suite Conference – 2 weeks and counting!
It’s now less than 2 weeks until the UKOUG TEBS Conference 2009 gets underway in Birmingham and I for one can’t wait!This year’s event is spread over 3 days and there are over 240 presentations, so a fully packed agenda – click here to see the agenda grid. I’ve been involved with the UKOUG for a number of years now, as a SIG Chair and a speaker/volunteer at Conference.I’ve also worked on a stand Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk1
Pay it forward…
A couple of things recently, both personally and professionally, have reminded me of the concept of ‘Pay it Forward’. When somebody does you a favour, you repay it by helping out someone else. It was this concept that got me started with planning my first ever UKOUG presentation, which led to the blog. I’d had a great deal of help and encouragement from people within the community and I wanted Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk2
Back to......being employed
After leaving the world of Consultancy behind in February, I had 5 months of unemployment during which time I learned 2 valuable lessons;1) I make a lousy housewife2) It is possible to survive for 5 months without new shoesBoth of these things surprised me.Thankfully I was able to find work before I drove myself and my other half completely round the twist.Since July I have been working at DurhamLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk7