Minutes of the Atlanta OAUG Meeting

 

Date: Friday, May 21, 2004

 

Time Called:   8:30 a.m.

 

Host:               Computer Associates

Location:         Villa Christina, Dunwoody

 

I. Vendor Spotlight

Computer Associates – Mike LaTorraca, Michael.Copenhaver@ca.com

 

II. Presentation 

Member Spotlight – McKee Foods, David Griffin

Presentation at http://www.atloaug.org/presentations/2004index.html

 

III. Presentation

Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Module – Mike Hipps,

Michael.Hipps@oracle.com. Presentation at http://www.atloaug.org/presentations/2004index.html

 

IV. Breakout Sessions

  1. Labor Costing in Projects - Venugopal Lakshman, GE Process Solutions LLC - venugopal.lakshman@ps.ge.com
  2. GL Intercompany - Mike Smith, Baytree Associates - msmith@baytree.com.
  3. Sarbannes-Oxley Roundtable Discussion - Scott Edwards, CSC - sedward9@csc.com; Shyam Kadle, Corio - skadle@corio.com; Kent Davis, Cabrima - kdavis@cabrima.com; Mike Hipps, Oracle - Michael.Hipps@oracle.com; Brian O’Neill - btoneil2004@yahoo.com 

 

Selected breakout presentations can be viewed at http://www.atloaug.org/presentations/2004index.html

 

V. OAUG News – Jeff Wells, Meeting Expectations

  1. OAUG Oracle Applications & Technology Symposium (OATS) - May 25-26, Cincinnati, OH.
  2. Connection Point 2004 call for papers deadline has been extended until May 31st.  Selected paper presenters receive a complimentary conference registration.
  3. Connection Point 2004 - September 12-15, Walt Disney World Swan/Dolphin Hotel, Orlando FL.  Register prior to August 16th and receive an early registration discount.
  4. The Road to Orlando Release 11i Training Workshops - co-sponsored by OAUG and Solution Beacon, LLC.  Workshops will be conducted in Atlanta on July 23rd.

Additional information is available at www.oaug.org.

 

VI. General Business - Brenda Carlton, Consultant

 

Next Meeting – August 20, 2004

Host:   9ci, Inc

Location: to be announced

Reservations: Regina Tabor, regina@9ci.com, 800-397-6952 x325

 

August 20 PRESENTATIONS

  1. Member Spotlight: Cingular - Mary Manning, Arlene Graham
  2. Teaming for Success : How the WC Bradley Company combines Functional and Technical Teams for Implementation, Optimization, and Support - Brett Peters & Kent Smith, WC Bradley
  3. Internal Control Manager - Mike Hipps, Oracle
  4. Challenges of Point Release Upgrades - Jeffery K Budge, CSC; Shyam Kadle, Corio, Inc.
  5. Oracle Tutor (tentative) Atlanta Housing Authority
  6. Kanban Replenishment for All Types of Industries (Manufacturing & Non-Manufacturing) - Tom Brown, Manufacturing System Services Inc.

 

Newsletter

The deadline for getting articles into the August  newsletter is July 30.  Please email your contributions to our editors.

Functional - satyakanth@bosscorporation.com

Technical - eshin@sagewisegroup.com  

Previous issues can be viewed at http://www.atloaug.org/newsletters/

 

Volunteers Needed

Speakers & breakout session facilitators for Oct 15 & Nov 19.

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

 

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.

 

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. See www.gouser.org.

 

VII. Thanks!

Thanks to Computer Associates for providing us with conference space, breakfast, door prizes and audiovisual equipment.

Thanks to Computer Associates and OAUG for providing door prizes.

 

60 attendees were present.  Companies represented are as follows:

 

Users:

Mirant, McKee Foods, Mactec Engineering, GE Capital, Southern, Lithonia Lighting, Cingular, Chick-fil-A, AMVESCAP, Acuity Brands Lighting, GE Consumer Finance, Georgia Lottery, EMS Technologies,

 

Consultants:

Computer Associates, Baytree, Titan, CSC, Appshop, Noble & Assoc, Solution Beacon, Signum,  Cabrina, Mentora, CSC, Corio, Cabrima, b2b Workforce, Sagewise, Eliah Technology, Deloitte & Touche

 

Vendors

Logical Apps, 170 Systems, Unitask, Oracle, Applimation, AppWorx, Quest,