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2005 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference

The 2005 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference is a two-day Oracle technical conference for database administrators, application developers, and IT managers interested in the Oracle environment. The conference features top-flight, nationally-recognized database authorities from Oracle and from the industry. Costs have been kept reasonable to allow maximum participation from a wide variety of database personnel. In addition to it's educational value, the conference provides opportunities for personal and professional networking. We hope you'll join us for the 2005 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference!

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Date
April 4-5, 2005

Time
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
 
Location
Kennesaw State University Center at Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Directions
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Cost
$175 per person
 
Keynote Presenters


David Knox, Oracle

David Knox is the chief engineer for Oracle’s Information Assurance Center and is one of the premier educators worldwide on Oracle security. While at Oracle he has worked on wide-ranging security programs for various customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, financial services companies, and healthcare organizations. Check out David's latest book at http://shop.osborne.com/cgi-bin/oraclepress/0072231300.html

Kevin Loney, TUSC

Kevin Loney is a senior technical management consultant with TUSC, a Chicago-based consultancy providing Oracle solutions. He has been an Oracle developer and DBA since 1987, and has written for Oracle Magazine and Oracle Press since 1990. In 2002, he was named Oracle Magazine’s Editors’ Choice as Consultant of the Year. He is a frequent and highly rated speaker at local and international Oracle user groups. For more information about Kevin, visit his website at http://www.kevinloney.com/

Agenda (subject to change)

Monday, April 4
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM Keynote Presentation

  • Controlled Flight into Terrain: Catastrophic Database Design Failures Kevin Loney, TUSC
10:00 - 10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:15 AM
Breakout Sessions

  • Anatomy of a Database Attack Aaron Newman, Application Security Inc.
  • Business Intelligence: Real-World Case Study using 10g BI Tom Wood, Baytree Associates
  • SDLC from a Data-oriented Perspective Tanya Cannon/Derek Otieno, Devry

11:15 - 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 AM
Breakout Sessions

  • Taking an "ROI-Centric" Approach to Business Intelligence Mike Wade, Platinum Circle Technologies
  • TOAD Tips and Tricks Brian Goudeau, Quest
  • JDBC Programming Warren Moore, Devry

12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch (provided by Quest Software)
1:30 - 2:30 PM Keynote Presentation

  • Practical Security: Balancing the Business David Knox, Oracle
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break (sponsored by Application Security Inc.)
2:45 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions

  • CISP Compliance Kenny Smith, Cnetics
  • PL/SQL Accelerator David Scott, Intec Telecom
  • Object Relational Mapping Parsu Nurani, Softech Consulting and Gopal Koratana, ASIA Systems

3:45 - 4:00 PM Break
4:00 - 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions

  • Virtual Private Database Dan Looby, Georgia Tech
  • 10g New Features for Developers Julie Fowler, Maverick Solutions


6:00 - 10:00 PM Reception/Networking at U.S. Play in Marietta

Tuesday, April 5
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AM Keynote Presentation

  • Practical Security: Your Need to Know David Knox, Oracle
9:30 - 9:45 AM Coffee Break
9:45 - 10:45 AM Breakout Sessions

  • Flashback Queries Rusty Barnett, TUSC
  • Data Modeling Julie Fowler, Maverick Solutions

10:45 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 AM Breakout Sessions

  • Practical Database Security - Fundamentals Every DBA Should Know Kris Cook, Mirant
  • Get on the Grid: Oracle 10g RAC on Itanium & Linux Kenny Smith, Cnetics
  • XML Database Programming Jalal Raissi, Devry


12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch (provided by Hewlett-Packard)
1:00 - 2:30 AM Keynote Presentation

  • Are DBAs Really Necessary? Mike Ault, Burleson Consulting
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break (sponsored by Cnetics)
2:45 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions

  • Frugal DBA David Scott, Intec Telecom
  • RAC Roundtable Moderated by Tom Ziek, Oracle
  • 10g Portal Eric Bowe, Kennesaw State University


3:45 - 4:00 PM Break
4:00 - 5:00 PM Conference Closing Session

Session Abstracts
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Additional information
email conference@gouser.org

Registration
On-line registration is now closed. Register at the door on Apr 4th.
 
Sponsored by
Quest Software
Hewlett-Packard
Application Security
Cnetics
TUSC
Baytree Associates
Insession Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
Maverick Solutions

 


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