Re: Call For Paper: [Australian OUG] 2003 National Conference Series - Call for Presentations and Training

anti-spam_at_anti-spam.anti-spam wrote:

> Dear Colleague
>
> The Australian Oracle User Group (AUSOUG) will be conducting a series
> of five conferences in Australia's capital cities during August and
> September.
>
> These conferences offer an outstanding opportunity for interested
> parties to deliver presentations to a strong audience in a key IT
> industry sector. The 2002 conference series was very successful,
> reaching approximately 1000 attendees nationwide. AUSOUG is the key
> independent industry group for Oracle-influenced organisations and
> professionals in this region, and our national conference series is
> the pre-eminent event on their calendar.
>
> The 2003 series of AUSOUG conferences is themed as: "Oracle with 20:20
> Foresight: Anticipate - Collaborate - Integrate"
>
> Although the markets and the media like to suggest otherwise, there
> are many opportunities for IT industry leadership in 2003 and beyond.
> The conference theme highlights our community's confidence,
> adaptability to change, and that it embraces new techniques and
> technologies to improve business opportunities.
>
> Four streams will be conducted -
>
> - Database Administration: including performance, availability,
> techniques & tips, toolkits, migration, upgrade, platforms,
> networking, automation, alternatives, etc.
> - Development: including languages, methodologies, technologies,
> integration, standards, portals, protocols, etc.
> - Business Management: such as budgeting, cost of ownership, project
> management, market perspectives and predictions, technology
> comparisons, planning etc.
> - Oracle Applications: including implementation case studies,
> customisation, upgrade, business intelligence, particular modules,
> best practice, etc.
>
> The events committee is now calling for outlines from interested
> suppliers, users and IT professionals to present relevant papers,
> training and demonstrations within these streams. Sessions should
> provide topical, engaging information relevant to the
> Oracle-influenced professional community. Sessions consisting largely
> of product marketing will be accepted by special arrangement only as
> they are often unpopular, which may not reflect positively on the
> presenter. Please discuss such sessions with us.
>
> The five conferences will be conducted on the following dates:
>
> QLD 19-20 Aug, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane
> NSW 26-27 Aug, Star City, Sydney
> VIC 2-3 Sep, Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne SA 10-11 Sep, Hilton
> Hotel, Adelaide
> WA 22-23 Sep, Burswood Resort, Perth
>
> If you are interested in presenting at one or more of the above
> conferences, please complete a submission at your earliest convenience
> (the earlier the better as demand is high). Deadline for submission
> is 5pm Monday 30 June 2003. For further information and to submit
> proposals, visit http://www.ausoug.org/2020/
>
> Please feel free to pass this email on to anyone you think may be
> interested.
>
> AUSOUG is proudly supported by its National Partners, including its
> Platinum Partners; Quest Software (http://www.quest.com), Oracle
> Australia (http://www.oracle.com.au), HP
> (http://www.hp.com/go/oracle), and Sysao (http://www.sysao.com).
> Support these companies as they support the user group.
>
> Kind regards
> The AUSOUG 2003 Event Committee

I'm tempted to come if only to brink a decent bottle of Scotch to Howard and see if I can soften him up around the edges.

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Daniel Morgan
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