Minutes of the Atlanta OAUG Meeting

 

Date: Friday, November 17, 2006

 

Time Called: 8:30 a.m.

 

Host: Image Now - www.imagenow.com

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

I. Vendor Spotlight

Image Now - Jason Neugebauer, jason.neugebauer@imagenow.com

 

II. Presentations

Member Spotlight: Altec - Julie Floyd

 

ADI as a Dashboard and Analyzer - Suhas Vaze, Zensar, S.Vaze@usa.zensar.com

 

Presentations at http://www.atloaug.org/presentations/2006index.html

 

III. Breakout Sessions

 

  1. Using Personalizations and Other Techniques to Give Your
  2. Self-Service Applications a Custom Look and Feel - Susan Behn, Solution Beacon; sbehn@solutionbeacon.com

 

  1. Configurator - David Sergent, Altec; David.Sergent@altec.com

 

  1. Technical: XML Publisher - Prasad Pamidi, Wissen Inc.; prasad@wisseninc.com

 

 

IV. OAUG News

 

Karen Brownfield, board member of OAUG, shared upcoming conference information. The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) (formerly International Oracle Users Group), the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) and Quest International Users Group (Quest) are combining to host one conference named COLLABORATE.

 

         COLLABORATE 07
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.

 

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

 

V. General Business - Brenda Carlton, Consultant

 

NEXT MEETING January 19, 2007

 

Host: Global Software, Inc - www.glbsoft.com

Location: Matrix Resources, South Terrace Building, Dunwoody

Reservations: Holly Baldwin, holly.baldwin@glbsoft.com

Agenda: www.atloaug.org

 

Volunteers Needed

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

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

 

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

Matrix Resources has volunteered to provide the facility for the meetings. We need a host to sponsor the October meeting which involves food, audio-visual, door prizes and administrative functions.

 

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.

 

VI. Thanks!

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

Thanks to Image Now for providing us with breakfast, door prizes and administrative functions.

Thanks to Image Now and OAUG for providing door prizes.

 

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

 

User Companies Represented:

McKee Foods, Siglan Plastics, Altec Industries, Acuity Brands, Arby’s Restaurant Group, Rackroom Shoes, GE Energy, Per-Se, Atlanta Housing Authority