well, if so, I'll finally get to see you present and won't have to walk
out in the middle
- "Adams, Matthew (GEA, MABG, 088130)" <MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM>
wrote:
> Right now, I think Susan has me from 1-2, right after
> lunch, but I'm not sure. The OOUG web site is a
> little sparse on details.
>
>
>
> ----
> Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com
> We have enough youth.
> How about a fountain of intelligence?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:50 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> But Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatt... you were always scheduled at either the
> same
> time *I* was presenting (trust me, I'd rather have gone to yours, I
> get
> stage fright) or when at LEAST 2 other presentations I wanted to see
> equally as much were there.
>
> Um, what time are you presenting at OOUG? My flight home is at 5, I
> have to leave around 2:30 or so....
>
>
>
> --- "Adams, Matthew (GEA, MABG, 088130)" <MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM>
> wrote:
> > But Rachel, you never came to any of my
> > presentations!!!!! (in my best whiney voice)
> >
> > At least you'll get to see me present in July at OOUG.
> >
> > ----
> > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com
> > We have enough youth.
> > How about a fountain of intelligence?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:56 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > that's 'cause you present well and have knowledge
> >
> > or.. to quote one of my favorite shows:
> >
> > "he has much knowledge. we must build an altar and worship him"
> >
> >
> > :)
> >
> >
> > --- "Adams, Matthew (GEA, MABG, 088130)" <MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM>
> > wrote:
> > > Actually, I had to miss this years (even though I was orginally
> > > schedule
> > > to give two presentations) due to a medical situation. I gave
> > four
> > > the
> > > year
> > > before that.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com
> > > We have enough youth.
> > > How about a fountain of intelligence?
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:09 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > OK. As the DBA Focus Area Manager for the IOUG, we do our best
> to
> > > weed out
> > > the fluff. If you were at IOUG this year, you should have
> noticed
> > a
> > > significant reduction in the marketing fluff and more technical
> > > content.
> > > Yes, some showmanship is necessary when giving a presentation,
> but
> > > the
> > > content has to be there.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Many people on this forum have submitted presentations to my
> track
> > > and then
> > > complained that they were not accepted. Let me give you some
> > > concrete
> > > numbers. This year, we received over 400 abstracts for the DBA
> > track
> > > alone
> > > and accepted only 80. If one slips through the cracks, it won't
> a
> > > second
> > > time. Believe me when I say that 2002 was the best
> > content-organized
> > > IOUG.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Further comments? Submit an abstract for 2003 and find out!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank You
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Stephen P. Karniotis
> > >
> > > Product Architect
> > >
> > > Compuware Corporation
> > >
> > > Direct: (248) 865-4350
> > >
> > > Mobile: (248) 408-2918
> > >
> > > Email: Stephen.Karniotis_at_Compuware.com
> > >
> > > Web: www.compuware.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:39 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > unfortunately, I've seen this to be true at
> > > many conferences, including the IOUG
> > > and SEOUC.
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com
> > > "Doing linear scans over an associative array is like
> > > trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi."
> > > - Larry Wall (creator of Perl)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > <mailto:ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.EDU> ]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:54 AM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll bet a dynamic animated speaker chockful of amusing anecdotes
> > > whose
> > > presentation is technically weak scores better than a plodding
> > > monotonous
> > > one with better information to convey :) Especialy if the
> audience
> > > is
> > > composed of nascent DBA's :)
> > >
> > > Ian MacGregor
> > > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
> > > ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.edu
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:09 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > one being a marketing venue, the other being a place where you
> can
> > > learn from ohers experiences.
> > >
> > > and to clarify further, if you are a lousy presenter, giving bad
> > > information, you get horrible scores and, since the selection
> > process
> > >
> > > is not blind, don't get asked back to present again.
> > >
> > > So having a list of many presentations, at various conferences,
> can
> > > be
> > > an indicator of knowledge.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- "Karniotis, Stephen" <Stephen_Karniotis_at_compuware.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Let me clarify something. It was at Oracle Open World, not
> > IOUG-A
> > > > Live
> > > > where these presentations were made. Please do not confuse the
> > > two!!
>
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