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2007 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference

The 2007 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 2007 Georgia Oracle Users' Conference!


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Dates
Conference: March 5-6, 2007; 8:00 - 5:00
Full day class: March 7, 2007; 8:30 - 5:00


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


Directions
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Costs
Conference:
Discount: $150.00 per person (Registrations before Feb 16)
Full Fee: $200.00 per person (Registrations on or after Feb 16)

Full-day class:
Discount: $75.00 per person (Registrations before Feb 16)
Full Fee: $125.00 per person (Registrations on or after Feb 16)


Cancellation Policy
100% - Cancel before Feb 16
50% - Cancel on or after Feb 16


Keynote Presenters

Rich Niemic, TUSC

Richard J. Niemiec is chief executive officer and principal of TUSC. He is respected around the world as a master in database administration. Members of the media often consult with Rich on technological trends and the impact they'll have on the industry at large.
In 2001, Rich was named by Oracle Corp. as an Oracle Certified Master -- one of the first six so recognized around the world.
In 2003, Rich authored "Oracle9 i Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques," a follow-up to "Oracle Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques" that he wrote four years earlier. It is one of more than two dozen books TUSC has written for various publishers and features a compilation of more than 20 years of hands-on experience and real-life issues.

Steven Feuerstein, Quest Software

Steven Feuerstein is considered one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, having written ten books on PL/SQL all published by O'Reilly Media, including Oracle PL/SQL Programming and Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices. Steven has been developing software since 1980, spent five years with Oracle (1987-1992) and serves as a PL/SQL Evangelist for Quest Software.
His Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices column is one of the most popular pages on the Oracle Technology Network and he writes regularly for Oracle Magazine, which also named him the PL/SQL Developer of the Year award in 2002 and 2006. Most recently, he is the creator of Quest Code Tester for Oracle, a unique tool that generates and runs tests on PL/SQL programs.


Agenda (subject to change)

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

How Oracle Came to Rule the Database World - Rich Niemiec, TUSC

10:00 - 10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:15 AM Breakout Sessions

SDLC From a Data-Oriented Perspective - Tanya Cannon and Derek Otieno, DeVry University
Controlling the Growth of Your Database - Michael Katalinich, Princeton Softech
Implementing OEM for the First Time - Gary Gelder, Mirant Corporation

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

Most Recent Advances Database Attacks - Aaron Newman, Application Security, Inc.
Oracle Data Vault - Marvin Vinson, Oracle Corporation
Recovering From User Errors - Otis Barr, TUSC
11g Manageability and Change Assurance - Sergey Koltakov, Oracle Corporation

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

Tuning the Oracle Grid - Rich Niemiec, TUSC

2:30 - 2:45 PM Break
2:45 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions

Oracle Internet Directory and EUS - Marvin Vinson, Oracle Corporation
Virtual Private Databases - Jalal Raissi, DeVry University
Wait-Time Based Oracle Performance Management - Gary Serbousek, Confio Software
Data Modeling Basics - Tanya Cannon, DeVry University

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

Testing to Destruction - Scalability Testing in Oracle - Mike Ault, Quest Software
Zen and the Art of Database Automation - Matthew Zito, Grid App
Oracle Warehouse Builder - Tony Abraham, TrinData Inc .
RFID - What To Do With All That Data - Bob Burnside, DeVry University

6:00 - 10:00 PM Reception/Networking
Join us for some FREE FOOD ( wings,  chips,  etc. ) at U.S. Play - it's just down the road 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 and a game or two of pool.
U.S. Play
775 Cobb Place Blvd.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-427-7679


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

Six Simple Steps to Unit Testing Happiness - Steven Feuerstein, Quest Software

9:30 - 9:45 AM Coffee Break
9:45 - 10:45 AM Breakout Sessions

Attention DBAs! Get in Front of the Security issue or Get Run Over - Steven Migliore, Application Security, Inc.
Database Duplication with RMAN 9i - John Claxton, Allstream IT Services
Anatomy of a Data Archiving Project - Tom Rydz, Princeton Softech
You Probably DO Need RAC - Matthew Zito, GridApp Systems

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

Extending OEM Grid Control Functionality with Plug-Ins - Randy Arseneau, BEZ Systems
CRM Upgrade Best Practices - Tricia Heard, Apex IT
Effective Graphical User Interface (GUI) Design in Software Development - Warren Moore, DeVry University
Your Card is Safe With Me - A PCI Compliant Database - Kenny Smith, Cnetics


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

Take My Code, Please - Steven Feuerstein, Quest Software

2:30 - 2:45 PM Break
2:45 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions

Most Recent Advances Database Attacks - Aaron Newman, Application Security, Inc.
Grid Control and Management Packs - Tara Cooper, Oracle Corporation
Essential Unix: Tips, Tricks, and Hints Every DBA Should Know - Kris Cook, Mirant Corporation
SQL Developer: No Longer the Toddler - Dan Looby, Georgia Institute of Technology

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


Wednesday - Full Day Class (Additional Fee)

PL/SQL Programming for the 21st Century
Steven Feuerstein, Quest Software
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Full Day Course Abstract

Oracle PL/SQL has been around since the early 1990s, but it has been enhanced in many fundamental and important ways since then. Many PL/SQL developers still rely too heavily on the core PL/SQL functionality found in Oracle7 and Oracle8. If you feel that you are falling behind the PL/SQL learning curve and want to make sure that you are using the latest and greatest PL/SQL has to offer, you should attend "Oracle PL/SQL Programming for the 21st Century."

This seminar, presented by Steven Feuerstein , showcases many of the new features of Oracle10g Database PL/SQL, including the optimizing compiler and the wonderful new backtrace function for error handling. From there, it provides in-depth coverage of key new capabilities of PL/SQL from Oracle9i, including table functions, and multi-level and string-indexed collections. After attending this seminar, you will have a strong understanding of how to best take advantage of Oracle PL/SQL to solve the programming challenges you face I the 21 st Century.


Session Abstracts
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Additional information
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TUSC
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Cnetics
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Confio Software
GoldenGate
Application Security Inc.
Princeton Softech
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