Independent Oracle Users Group For the Complete Technology

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Independent Oracle Users GroupFor the Complete
Technology Database Professional
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Who is the IOUG? www.ioug.org

• The Independent Oracle Users Group is a global
  membership organization that provides Oracle
  technology and database professionals the
  opportunity to enhance their productivity,
  maximize their investment, and influence the
  quality, usability, and support of Oracle
  technology.
• Over 20,000 members worldwide representing 130
  countries
• 80 Regional User Groups
• Primarily Developer and Database focus

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Focus Areas for 2007

• Top Areas of Focus
• Enterprise Security
• Data and Database
• Application
• Fusion Architecture
• SOA
• Middleware/BI
• 11g/Database
• Storage
• Linux

• Data Warehousing
• Grid Computing
• High Availability/DR
• Development
• Content Management

Audiences DBA, IT Management, Developers,
Enterprise Architects
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IOUG Member Benefits

• SELECT Journal and 5 Minute Briefing e-newsletter
• LoOK (Library of Oracle Knowledge) - Online
  Technical Repository of conference presentations,
  white papers, SELECT archives and best practices
• ResearchWire Quarterly research studies on
  topics like technology trends, high availability
  and open source
• Special Interest Groups Facilitates technical
  information sharing and peer-to-peer
  collaboration with face-to-face meetings,
  technical resources, tips, links, and list serves
• Career Center Opportunity to view jobs and post
  resumes
• Regional Education Events University seminar
  series in your backyard!
• Coming Soon! OPEN Oracle Professionals Exchange
  Network Social Networking Tool for the IOUG
  community volunteer-driven project using Oracle
  Application Express

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• Subscription to topical areas for users.
• Browse-ability of information.
• Create and keep favorites electronically or in
  print.

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• Published quarterly in print
• Commentaries from experts in the industry
• Online edition with archives (available to
  members)

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• IOUG ResearchWire is a research based electronic
  newsletter allowing IOUG members to participate
  in industry surveys and be the first to receive
  the findings
• Previous studies include
• Survey on Technologies for 2006 and Beyond
• Survey on High Availability Trends
• Survey on Open Source Trends
• Survey on Storage Management
• The Rise of the Renaissance Data Professional

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Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

• Application Express
• BIWA
• Cerner Technical
• Enterprise Best Practices
• Life Sciences
• Linux

• PeopleSoft
• RAC
• SAP
• Spatial
• Stellent

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IOUG Career Center

• Job Seekers
• Post your resume
• View open positions
• Set up a personal job alert jobs that match
  your search criteria will be emailed directly to
  you
• Managers/Recruiters
• Post your current openings
• Search resumes for candidates
• Special discounts for posting subscriptions

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OPEN Oracle Professionals Exchange Network

• OPEN is IOUGs premier networking tool, which
  will allow members to create a personal profile,
  network with members based on their areas of
  interest, and communicate through forums and
  WIKIs.
• OPEN is being designed and built entirely by IOUG
  volunteers, using an Application Express
  environment.

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Upcoming Regional Educational Events

• We are partnering with regional groups to expand
  the IOUG educational offerings. Let us know if
  you would like to partner on an event.
• Current Tentative Schedule
• June 2007 IOUG University at HP
  Technology Forum Expo
• September 2007 Dallas Oracle Users Group
• October 2007 Utah Oracle Users Group
• Other partnerships currently being discussed
  Arizona, Ottawa, Toronto, Los Angles, and Chicago
• www.ioug.org for more information

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Membership

• Individual Membership (150 USD) Printed SELECT
  Journal and print best practices booklet access
  to all online features including archives of
  journal SIGs and RUGs LoOK OPEN hosted
  webinars podcasts bi-weekly technical emails
  and quarterly research, discounts to COLLABORATE
  08 Career Center
• Corporate Membership (595 USD) Same benefits
  as Individual Memberships for up to 10 people
• Associate Membership (Free) Access to SIGs and
  RUGs bi-weekly technical emails
• www.ioug.org for more information

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• April 13-17, 2008
• Denver Convention Center