< Minutes of the Atlanta OAUG Meeting

 

Date: Friday, September 21, 2007

 

Time Called:   8:30 a.m.

 

Host: Noetix Corporation - www.noetix.com

Location: Matrix Resources, South Terrace Building, Dunwoody

www.matrixresources.com

 

 

I. Vendor Spotlight

Noetix Corporation Bob Feldscher - bob.feldscher@noetix.com

 

 

II. Presentations

Member Spotlight: Arby's Restaurant Group Oracle E-Business Implementation

Barbara Wheeler, IT Manager

 

 

Acuity Brands Lighting Oracle ERP Strategy and Project Experiences –

David Cutter – Director, ERP Business Systems

Kevin Overcash – Manager, ERP Business Systems

 

 

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

 

III. Breakout Sessions

Risk Analysis: from the Project Management Office - Phil Harman, Zanett Consulting - Phil_Harman@inrangeconsulting.com

 

Human Capital Management New Features - Robert C.J. Leone, Oracle –

c.j.leone@oracle.com

 

Oracle Warehouse Management 11i Setup and Execution Guidelines for Material Handling

John Hutchinson, TUSC

HUTCHINSONJ@tusc.com

 

IV. General Business Brenda Carlton, Consultant & Andrew Snyder, NOODLEit, Inc.

 

NEXT MEETING October 19

Host: LogicalApps

Location: Matrix Resources, South Terrace Building, Dunwoody

Reservations: http://forms.logicalapps.com/forms/ATLOAUGForm

See Agenda: www.atloaug.org

 

Oracle OpenWorld 2007

Oracle OpenWorld 2007 - November 11-15 - Moscone Center - San Francisco

 

The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) invites the family of Oracle Applications users to share its ideas, innovations and solutions during Oracle OpenWorld 2007.

 

OAUG National User Conference 2008

April 13 - 17, 2008

Colorado Convention Center

Denver, Colorado, USA

http://oaug.collaborate08.com/

 

Volunteers Needed

***Speakers & breakout facilitators for 2008. ***

Please send an email to Andrew Snyder at asnyder@NOODLEit.com to volunteer.

 

2008 Meeting Dates

January 18, 2008

March 21, 2008

May 16, 2008

August 15, 2008

October 17, 2008

November 21, 2008

 

OAUG Call for Presentations Now Open for COLLABORATE 08

OAUG Call for Presentations Now Open for COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community.

 

The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) invites the family of Oracle Applications users to share its ideas, innovations and solutions during COLLABORATE 08: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community.

 

The call for presentations for the COLLABORATE 08 -- OAUG Forum is now open and the deadline for submission is October 28, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

http://oaug.collaborate08.com/presenterinfo/

 

The OAUG seeks presentations on all Oracle Applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle Retail, Communications Billing and Revenue Management and MetaSolv Software, as well as applications technology. Please consider sharing your knowledge with others; submit your presentation today!

http://oaug.collaborate08.com/presenterinfo/submit.php

 

Oracle employees: Oracle employees should submit presentation proposals directly to kedarnath.swamy@oracle.com for review and feedback from Oracle's COLLABORATE 08 Content Committee.

 

For more information about COLLABORATE 08 -- OAUG Forum tracks, specific industry- or product-related areas of emphasis, presenter requirements and the presentation submission process, please refer to the call for presentations on the COLLABORATE 08 OAUG conference Web site.

http://oaug.collaborate08.com/presenterinfo/

 

 

Important Paper Submission Dates and Deadlines:

* October 28, 2007, 11:59 p.m. EDT: Presentation abstracts due.

* January 11, 2008: Accepted presenters notified by the OAUG.

* February 29, 2008: All presentation materials including white paper and PowerPoint presentations are due.

 

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.

 

V. Thanks!

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

Thanks to Noetix Corporation for providing us with breakfast, door prizes (iPod player, Macy’s gift certificate, and a $50 gift card), audiovisual equipment and administrative functions.

Thanks to Solution Beacon, LLC and OAUG for providing door prizes.

 

29 attendees were present.  User companies are represented as follows:

 

User Companies Represented:

Acuity Brands, Arby's, BellSouth, Equifax, FDC, Heery International, Manheim, Mirant, NetServe,

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