Minutes of the Atlanta OAUG Meeting

 

Date: Friday, January 19, 2007

 

Time Called: 8:30 a.m.

 

Host: Global Software Inc. – www.glbsoft.com

Location:  Matrix Resources, Dunwoody - www.matrixresources.com

 

I. Vendor Spotlight

Vendor Spotlight: Say Goodbye to FSGs and ADI - Gavin Spencer, Global Software Inc.; gavin.spencer@glbsoft.com.

 

II. Presentations

Oracle Release 12i Financials - Jeanie Powell, Oracle; Jeanie.Powell@Oracle.com

 

Member Spotlight: Dekalb County Government - Nancy Peterman, Dekalb County

 

Presentations at http://www.atloaug.org/presentations/2007index.html

 

III. Breakout Sessions

 

  1. User Productivity Kit (UPK) - Jeanie Powell, Oracle; Jeanie.Powell@Oracle.com
  2. Oracle Punchout Feature Via the iProcurement Application - Mike Ajhar, Dekalb County
  3. Customization and Development for the E-Business Suite using OA Framework Vishnu Vadla - Zensar Technologies Inc; v.vadla@usa.zensar.com

 

IV. General Business Sandra Noble, Noble & Associates

NEXT MEETING MARCH 16

 

Host: Solution Beacon Road to Las Vegas; www. solutionbeacon.com

Location: Villa Christina, Dunwoody, GA

Reservations:  http://repo.solutionbeacon.net/rtv/rtvindex.htm

See Agenda: http://repo.solutionbeacon.net/rtv/rtvindex.htm

 

COLLABORATE 07 CONFERENCE


Presented by IOUG, OAUG and Quest
April 15-19, 2007
Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (make reservations now!)

See http://www.oaug.org/conferencesandeducation/conferences/2007/collaborate07/

 

The OAUG Forum at COLLABORATE 07 will be focused on education. There will be more “conferences within a conference”. There will also be some specialized and intense training for technical attendees. Book your hotel now.

 

OAUG eLearning Returns: Free Online Education and Training

The OAUG is offering free, easy-to-access educational, training and networking opportunities for the Oracle family of applications users — OAUG Training Tuesdays and OAUG Community Thursdays.

See http://www.oaug.org/conferencesandeducation/elearning/index.html

 

Volunteers Needed

***Speakers & breakout facilitators for 2007. ***

Please send an email to bcarlton@sprynet.com to volunteer.

 

Remaining meeting dates in 2007 are Mar 16, May 18, Jul 20, Sep 21 and Oct 19.

 

Become a Member of Atlanta OAUG

Go to www.atloaug.org and click on the button ‘Register as a Member’.  Admission is free and this keeps you informed as to upcoming meeting agendas, copies of newsletters, etc.  If you have changed email addresses lately, be sure to update your registration with a permanent address so you will receive meeting notifications.

 

Update Your Email Address

If you have changed email addresses since registering as a member of Atl-OAUG, please update your address by sending an email to webmaster@atloaug.org.

 

OAUG Skills Marketplace

Find qualified candidates easily with the OAUG Skills Marketplace! The OAUG Skills Marketplace is a robust and flexible application that allows companies to set up their own job descriptions or modify one of hundreds of available templates to assist in targeting the exact candidate they need. Furthermore, hiring managers can take advantage of an extensible questionnaire system, which is built into the application process, to automatically pre-screen and rank applicants in those categories that are most important to them.

To experience and learn more about the OAUG Skills Marketplace today, please visit the Skills Marketplace home page on the OAUG Web site. If you have any questions about the OAUG Skills Marketplace, or require assistance, please e-mail skillsmarketplace@oaug.com.

 

List Server - OAUGNET

The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) hosts an Oracle Applications list server, OAUGnet. OAUGnet offers you a list server with constant monitoring, prompt communication of any list server problems, an easy-to-use web interface, and an archive updated daily. To subscribe to OAUGnet, send a blank email to: OAUGNet-subscribe@oaug.com . The address of the new list is OAUGNet@oaug.com.  To switch to digest mode, send a blank e-mail to: OAUGNet-digest@oaug.com

 

Liaison Contact Person Needed from each Member Company

One liaison is needed from each company to forward Atl-OAUG notifications and newsletters to the other Oracle users/consultants within your company.  Consultants are encouraged to invite their clients to Atl-OAUG.

 

Local Technical User Group

Monthly Meetings are in Dunwoody on the 2nd Thursday, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. See www.gouser.org.

 

V. Thanks!

Thanks to Matrix Resources for providing us with conference space and audiovisual equipment.

Thanks to Global Software Inc for providing us with breakfast, door prizes and administrative functions.

 

Forty five attendees were present.  User companies are represented as follows:

 

User Companies Represented:

Dekalb County, Siglan Plastics, Altec Industries, Atlanta Housing Authority, MARTA, Heery Intl, Porex, Mirant, Chick-fil-A, Southern Company, Boral Industries, Welding Services Inc