ahem.... last day at OOW last year, DBA panel consisting of Ari Kaplan,
Cary Millsap, Kevin Loney, Grant McAllister (amazon)....
and there I am, sitting in the front row and knitting. Knitting keeps
my hands busy but doesn't interfere with my being a smart aleck heckler
:)
Besides, in YOUR presentation, I was too busy taking notes and saying
"damn, I didn't know that, gotta play with that when I get home" to
knit
- "Fink, Dan" <Dan.Fink_at_mdx.com> wrote:
> You're both lucky! She stayed all the way through mine and never once
> broke
> out her knitting!
>
> Daniel W. Fink
> Sr. Oracle DBA
> MICROMEDEX
> 303.486.6456
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:03 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Matt, she walked out in the middle of your presentation??
>
> Your lucky. She walked out of mine at the beginning, shaking her
> head. Oh
> well...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:40 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> 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
>
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