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2006 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference

The 2006 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 2006 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference!


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New This Year!
Post-Conference half-day Performance Tuning class with Cary Millsap (additional fee)
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Dates
Conference March 20-21, 2006; 8:00 - 5:00
Half day class: March 22, 2006; 8:00 - 12:30

Location
Kennesaw State University Center at Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Directions
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Costs
Conference:
Discount: $175 per person (Registrations before March 6)
Full Fee: $225 per person (Registrations on or after March 6)

Half-day class with Cary Millsap:
Discount: $60 per person (Registrations before March 6)
Full Fee: $110 per person (Registrations on or after March 6)

Cancelation Policy
100% - Cancel before March 6
50% - Cancel on or after March 6

Keynote Presenters


Tom Kyte, Oracle

Tom Kyte is a Vice President with Oracle and has worked there since 1993. He is the author of Effective Oracle by Design (Oracle Press, 2003) and Expert One-on-One: Oracle (Apress, 2003). Tom is a regular contributor to Oracle Magazine, host of asktom.oracle.com and is a featured speaker at several conferences.

Cary Millsap, Hotsos

Cary Millsap is the former Vice President of Oracle's System Performance Group and the cofounder of Hotsos, a company dedicated to Oracle system performance. Hotsos provides performance-improvement tools for Oracle environments and also delivers training in the form of clinics and symposiums. Cary is also a founding member of the Oak Table Network (http://www.oaktable.net), an informal association of "Oracle Scientists" well known throughout the Oracle community.

Agenda (subject to change)

Monday
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM Keynote Presentation

  • Why: Why Why is Probably the Right Answer - Tom Kyte, Oracle
    Followed by an "AskTom" Live session with time remaining
10:00 - 10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:15 AM
Breakout Sessions

  • Hacking Oracle: Anatomy of a Database Attack - Aaron Newman, Application Security Inc
  • Strategies & Tools for Centralizing and Automating DB Management - Matthew Zito, Gridapp Systems
  • Informational Governance: Establishing Functional Business Policies to Manage Oracle Data - Michael Katalinich, Princeton Softech

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

  • Keeping the Data Warehouse Up-to-Date - Otis Barr, Cox Communications
  • The Ultimate Free Database: Oracle Express - David Scott, Intec Telecom

12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 PM Keynote Presentation

  • All About Binding - Tom Kyte, Oracle
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break
2:45 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions

  • Watch Out for Project Raptor - Otis Barr, Cox Communications
  • Is Data Modeling Dead? - Tanya Cannon, DeVry University
  • Oracle Cluster Inatallation in 60 Minutes - Kenny Smith & Bob Vance, Cnetics Technologies LLC

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

  • Data Warehousing Dymystified - Rusty Barnett, Baytree
  • Holistic Performance Tuning: Your Application is an Ecosystem not an Island! - Mike Wade
  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery Considerations and Options - Nick Wagner, GoldenGate Software

6:00 - 10:00 PM Reception/Networking:
Join us for some FREE FOOD ( w ings,  chips,  etc. ) at Barnacles - it's just  3.5 miles from the KSU center.  Starting at 6:00 PM,  you can network with other conference attendees, compliments of the Georgia Oracle  Users' Group! We're inviting all attendees, speakers, and vendors to join us for a fun evening
Barnacles at Town Center
2475 Chastain Meadows Drive
Marietta, GA 30066


Tuesday
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AM Keynote Presentation

  • Focus Session: Hot Skills Panel Discussion
    Ari Waller, Thompson Technologies
    Harold Miller, Matrix Resources
    David Howlett, Staffing Solutions
    Sharon Brown, Flex HR
9:30 - 9:45 AM Coffee Break
9:45 - 10:45 AM Breakout Sessions
  • ATA, SATA, SCSI, NAS, & SAN: Choosing the Right Storage - Craig Thornton, Cnetics Technologies, LLC
  • DML Error Logging - David Scott, Intec Telecom
  • Moving to Oracle 10g - How to Eliminate Database Downtime - Nick Wagner, GoldenGate Software
  • Getting the Right Information From Your Data - Jeff Blackmon & Lee Donaldson, Information Builders

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

  • Database Security - Rajiv Sinha, Imperva Inc.
  • A Working Heterogeneous Order To Cash System using Oracle’s Fusion Middleware - Kirit Goyal, Genpact
  • An Introduction to Oracle Workflow - Amanda Keehner, Oracle Corporation


12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM Keynote Presentation

  • Profiling Oracle: How it Works - Cary Millsap, Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd.
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break
2:45 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions

  • Introduction to Oracle Application Express (formerly HTMLDB) - Larry Linnemeyer, TUSC
  • Using the Edge Server to communicate with Sensor Devices - Kirit Goyal, Genpact
  • Oracle Times Ten - Tara Cooper, Oracle Corporation


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

Wednesday (Half day class with Cary Millsap)
Note: priced separately from the conference, registration required
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 - 10:15 AM Session First half
10:15 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 - 12:30 AM Session Last half
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Session Abstracts
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Additional information
email conference@gouser.org

 
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Sponsored by
Oracle
TUSC
GoldenGate Software
Hotsos
Cnetics
Baytree Associates
Embarcadero Technologies
Application Security
Maverick Solutions
Information Builders
Princeton Softech
Confio Software
Decipher Tech
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