Welcome to Denver

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Welcome to Denver
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Quick Survey

• How many of you are new to the Oracle E-Busines
  Suite?
• How many are on pre-11.5.10, 11.5.10, R12?
• How many use MFG, FIN, PROJ, CRM, HR?
• How many of you are new to OAUG, NorCal OAUG?
• How many of you are users, consultants, vendors?

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History

• Northern California area, defined as
• North of Fresno to the California/Oregon Border
• Formed in the summer of 2000
• Merged with the Bay Area OAUG January 2001

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2008 Board of Directors
Chairperson Carl Harter, Logitech, Inc.
(re-elected) Treasurer Cynthia Enderlein,
Lucasfilm, Ltd Secretary Mohan Iyer, FSCP
Solutions, Inc. Communications and
WebMaster John Peters, JRPJR, Inc. (re-elected)
Meeting Planners Kai Hypko, Senior Director
Supply Chain Systems, Plantronics Manish Khanna,
IT Project Manager, NetApps (just
elected) Jyothi Pingali, Section Manager, ERP
Systems, Network Appliance Mark West,
AnswerThink (re-elected) Oracle Liason Indy
Bains, Oracle (just appointed)
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OAUG GEO Certificate of Distinction the last six
years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Mission

• A forum for sharing information and experiences
  on the selection, implementation and effective
  use of Oracle Applications
• To learn about future directions in the Oracle
  product line
• To offer resource assistance

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Membership

• There is no cost to join the Northern California
  Oracle Applications User Group
• There is no limit to the number of users a
  company may have in the organization
• We are trying to bring together the end users of
  the Oracle Applications
• You do not have to be a member of the OAUG to be
  a member of the Northern California Oracle
  Applications User Group
• Membership is easy to sign-up for point to the
  following web-site - http//www.norcaloaug.org
  follow the links to the Membership page.

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OAUG Membership
The OAUG is the national organization we are
affiliated with. There is a charge for companies
to become members of the OAUG. For a limited time
the NorCal OAUG is offering a discount (up to
445) for companies that want to join the
OAUG. Check out our web site for the discount
information and code http//www.norcaloaug.org Y
ou do not have to be a member of the OAUG to be a
member of the NorCal OAUG.
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Board Member Elections

• There are 8 Board Members.
• No more than 4 non-users are allowed on the
  board.
• All board positions are held for 2 years.
• Board positions are staggered so that 4
  positions come up every year.
• Elections are held via email and every NorCal
  OAUG member gets four votes (one per
  position).
• Keep an eye open for the signup page on the web
  site.
• Nomination/Election process will take place in
  Dec/Jan time frame.
• New board members will take their position the
  first of Feburary

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Web Site

• http//www.norcaloaug.org/
• We currently have over 500 papers and
  presentations (1GB) from Seminars and Training
  Days
• The web site and email will be our primary
  methods for communicating with the group

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Events - Seminars

• Bi-monthly meetings with alternate locations
  between the San Francisco, San Jose, and the
  Tri/Central Valley region
• A single specific topic will be covered
• Panel discussion format
• Cost is free (we just ask that you please sign
  up on the web site)

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Past Seminar Topics

• Application management and Internal Controls
  (Sarbanes- Oxley and Oracle)
• Intercompany Gap in Oracle Applications
• Project Accounting
• Workflow and the Oracle Applications
• WMS (warehouse management system)/Shipping/Distrib
  ution
• iProcurement in Action
• Myths about global and international
  implementations
• Human Resources
• Order Management
• Oracle Applications Tips and Tricks

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Seminars Calendar

• At this time there are no seminars scheduled
• Future possible topics???
• We are looking for topics and locations where we
  can hold future seminars.

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Events Training Days

• Annual day long meeting with 18 tracks x 6
  sessions (108 sessions in total).
• We have content forE-Business Suite, Siebel,
  Hyperion, Agile, PeopleSoft
• At least 18 of the sessions are from Oracle
  Presenters
• There is also a vendor exhibit hall with 47
  exhibitors.
• This year will be our 7th annual Training Day
• Paper archives from past ones are on the web
  site.
• 2009 Training Day will be January 21st, 2009 in
  Santa Clara, CA
• There is a minimal charge, 95 to offset the
  facility expenses and lunch costs.

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Training Day Exhibitors

• This really offsets most of the cost of the
  Training Day Event, keeping user registration
  below 100.
• We have 47 exhibitor booths in the exhibit hall.
• This is a one day conference, setup 630am, tear
  down 7pm
• We will have a social event this year in the
  exhibit hall from 4-7pm.
• Exhibitor booths are 10x10 and cost 1500 for the
  day, going up to 2000 12/1.
• We have sponsorship opportunities available to
  the Exhibitors
• A very limited number of Presentations are
  available to exhibitors for an additional fee.
• Once we open up the registration space goes very
  quickly, so if you are interested please let the
  NorCal OAUG board know board_at_norcaloaug.org

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Volunteer

• We need You!
• Suggestions for future events
• Email newsletter with Tips and Suggestions
• Meeting locations/venues
• Meeting presenters
• Sponsorships for Seminars and Training Day