Minutes of the Atlanta OAUG Meeting

 

Date: Friday, November 18, 2005

 

Time Called:   8:30 a.m.

 

Host:Quest Software

Location:   W Hotel, Dunwoody, GA

 

I. Vendor Spotlight

   Quest Software – Brad Saathoff, Brad.Saathoff@quest.com

 

II. Presentations

Member Spotlight:  Cox Communications

Nancy Patin, Kriss Poll, David Fearnley, Erik Mogelgaard - Cox Communications

 

Oracle Incentive Compensation Implementation/Support at Merial - Kathy Lancy & Paula Harris, Merial, Chetan Rischie, Consultant

 

Presentation at http://www.atloaug.org/presentations/2005index.html

 

III. Breakout Sessions

a. Oracle Applications, RAC and Linux – “The Real Story from Zensar - Toby Smith, Zensar/Intelligium, t.smith@zensar.com

 

b. Contract Management - How it Interfaces with Purchasing, Sales & Service - David Judd, Oracle, david.judd@oracle.com

 

c. OTL and Non-Payroll Hours - Ajoy A. Devadawson, Ciber Inc, aadeva77@hotmail.com

 

IV. OAUG News

 

Christine Hilgert, Director of Meetings, Meeting Expectations, 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.

 

-           COLLABORATE 06
Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
April 23-27, 2006 - Gaylord Opryland
Nashville
, TN

The OAUG call for presentations is now open. The deadline for submission is December 20.

 

See http://www.oaug.org/conferences/2006/collaborate06/

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. These sessions will be delivered by the OAUG’s most highly regarded training professionals. Scheduled sessions will begin in October.

Tuesdays - See http://www.oaug.org/elearning/trainingtuesdays/

Thursdays – See http://www.oaug.org/elearning/communitythursdays/

 

V. General Business - Brenda Carlton, Consultant

 

NEXT MEETING – January 20, 2006

 

Host:Bottomline Technologies

Location: Sheraton Buckhead

Reservations: Sarah DeSantis, sdesantis@bottomline.com, 603-501-4947

 

January 20 PRESENTATIONS

1.       Vendor Spotlight: Bottomline Technologies

2.       Need Volunteer – Member Spotlight or General Topic

3.       Need Volunteer – Member Spotlight or General Topic

4.       CRM/ Customer Data Hub  David Judd, Oracle

5.       iExpenses - Key to Speedy ProcessingChetan Manjarekar, Patni

6.       Advanced Pricing - Using Pricing Attributes and Product Attributes - Nagarajan Srinivasan, enrich IT

 

Volunteers Needed

Speakers, hosts & breakout facilitators for 2006.

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 p.m. See www.gouser.org.

 

VI. Thanks!

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

Thanks to Quest Software, Resume Mirror and OAUG for providing door prizes.

 

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

 

User Companies Represented:

Cox Communication, Merial, Thyssenkrupp Elevator, Southern Company, Atlanta Journal Constitution, McKee Foods, Geonational Solutions, Allconnect, Cingular, NCR