Minutes of the Atlanta OAUG Meeting

 

Date: Friday, August 20, 2004

 

Time Called:   8:30 a.m.

 

Host:               9ci, Inc.

Location:         Villa Christina, Dunwoody

 

I. Vendor Spotlight

9ci, Inc - Reo Oravec, reo@9ci.com

 

II. Presentation 

Member Spotlight – W.C. Bradley Co – Kent Smith & Brett Peters

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

 

III. Presentation

Member Spotlight – Cingular – Arlene Graham & Mary Manning

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

 

IV. Breakout Sessions

  1. Internal Control Manager Demo - Mike Hipps, Oracle; Michael.Hipps@oracle.com
  2. Challenges of Point Release Upgrades - Jeffrey Walsh, CSC & Arul Murugan, enrich IT  cwalsh7@csc.com & arul@enrichIT.com
  3. Kanban Replenishment for All Types of Industries - Tom Brown, Colibri Limited  b_tom@bellsouth.net

 

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

 

V. OAUG News – Jonathon  Dews, Meeting Expectations

OAUG Connection Point 2004 - The Point of Contact

September 12 - 15, 2004

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel

Orlando, Florida, USA

AGENDA FOR OAUG CONNECTION POINT 2004 AVAILABLE ONLINE

The preliminary conference agenda grid for OAUG Connection Point 2004 is now available as a PDF document:

http://www.oaug.org/conferences/cpOrlando2004/documents/CP2004AgendaGrid.pdf

 

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Start off OAUG Connection Point 2004 with one of the following workshops, which offer you an ideal way to develop new skills and gain unique perspectives while meeting people who share your interests.

 

The following sessions will be offered on Saturday, September 11, 2004:

 * Leading and Managing a World-Class IT Department

 * Technical Project Management: Boot Camp for IT Professionals

 * Oracle Past, Present and Future: Making YOU the Oracle Expert

 * Java Development with JDeveloper: An Oracle Developer's Guide

 * Introduction to Data Warehousing and Using Oracle Designer

 * RFID: From Compliance to ROI

 

More information on the pre-conference workshops:

http://www.oaug.org/conferences/cpOrlando2004/workshops.shtml

 

REGISTER NOW FOR OAUG CONNECTION POINT 2004

To view a complete listing of all papers, panels, training sessions, Release 11i Workshops, keynote speakers and Star Partners and exhibitors, visit the OAUG Connection Point 2004 Web site:

http://www.oaug.org/Conferences/cpOrlando2004/index.shtml

 

Register now for OAUG Connection Point 2004 at:

https://secure.meetingexpectations.com/oaug/secure/ConferenceRegistration.asp?ConferenceID=46

Additional information is available at www.oaug.org.

 

VI. General Business - Brenda Carlton, Consultant

 

Next Meeting – October 15, 2004

Host:   Jaros Technologies

Location: Century Center Marriott, 2000 Century Boulevard NE Atlanta 30345

Reservations: Mike Spencer, Michael.Spencer@jarostech.com, 314-629-2250

 

October 15 PRESENTATIONS

  1. SarbOx, Oracle Financials, and your Control Environment - Jeffrey T. Hare, CPA
  2. Oracle 11i.10 Financials Update - Alex Leatherwood, Oracle
  3. Sarbannes-Oxley Roundtable Discussion -
    1. Brian O'Neil, Consultant
    2. Venugopal Lakshman, GE Process Solutions LLC
    3. Open: Auditor from Big 4
  4. Technical: Sending Mail from SQL and PL/SQL Custom Programs - John Missinne, Keith Runnel - McKee Foods
  5. What's New in Oracle HRMS - Rodney Turner, Oracle

           

Newsletter

The deadline for getting articles into the October newsletter is Sept 24.  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 Nov 19 and 2005.

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 9ci, Inc. for providing us with conference space, breakfast, door prizes and audiovisual equipment.

Thanks to 9ci, Inc., Cingular and OAUG for providing door prizes.

 

56 attendees were present.  Companies represented are as follows:

 

Users:

Acuity Brands Lighting, Cingular, AMVESCAP, Georgia Lottery, W.C. Bradley, NDC Health, Ingersoll-Rand.

 

Consultants:

Baytree, Titan, CSC, Appshop, CSC, Rapidigm, Ciber, Colibri, Enrich IT, AgileCo, DBA Group, Software Solutions

 

Vendors

Logical Apps, 170 Systems, Unitask, Oracle, Applimation