AUSOUG QLD is running the FNQ roadshow again. This is a chance for those in Central and North QLD to get a chance to see a number of presentations from Oracle and Implementers of Oracle solutions. if you are in the north of the state I would recommend you making an attempt to attend these presentations

The location, venue and timing details are as follows:

Rockhampton – kindly sponsored by SPARQ/Ergon Energy:

Date: Tuesday, July 20th Time: Starting at 12:30pm, concluding by 5:30pm Venue: Ergon Energy Building, Barcoo Room Level 1, Cnr Alma & Fitzroy Streets Rockhampton Townsville – kindly sponsored by James Cook University: Date: Wednesday, July 21st Time: Starting at 12:30pm, concluding by 5:30pm Venue: TBC, James Cook University, Townsville Cairns : Date: Thursday, July 22nd Time: Starting at 12:30pm, concluding by 5:30pm Venue: TBC Similar to last year, there will be presentations relating to database and middleware, with potential additions this year for applications, SOA governance and Primavera. Invitations will be sent separately, for each location, within the next two weeks … please stay tuned for more information and the final agenda. For more information or if you are not a member or are from interstate and in one of these locations at the time and would be interested in attending send an email to the Vice-President of the QLD section to get further information. Other Information from the Bulletin AUSOUG QLD Committee 2010 Mark Lancaster President Loretta Bayliss Vice-President Michael Krogh OAUG Representative Jon Gooding Committee Member Kris Downey Committee Member Peter McLarty Committee Member Victoria Clarke Committee Member Cameron Hawthorne Committee Member

We have had some very successful events already this year, which include:

Creative Conditional Compilation – sponsored by Sage Computing Services

Scott Wesley of Sage Computing Services in WA presented on “Creative Conditional Compilation” in an evening timeslot in March. The change from a daytime to evening event had a very different vibe, harking back to the traditional “beer and pizza” get together. Scott commented on how well the beer was going down midway through the presentation, and everyone stayed around after the presentation for far longer than a daytime event. Expect to see one or two more evening events later in the year.

R12 Forum – sponsored by Prescience Technology

March saw us run the second of our “R12 Forum” invitation events, with a focus this time on patching, post-upgrade complexities and the sustainability of R12 solutions.  This event was conceptualised as a result of a number of similar organisations, all of which have been early adopters of Oracle’s R12 upgrade roadmap, expressing a strong desire to consult closely with each other with regard to issues, experiences and resolutions they had each encountered.  The event has now evolved into a National Conference Call and presentation, which we aim to run quarterly, for the forseeable future.  Interest has been strong from organisations seeking more information on the upgrade and re-implementation process … please let us know if you would like more information.

APEX Training - sponsored by Sage Computing Services

Both the 3 day beginner and 2 day advanced Oracle APEX training courses in April were well attended, and the feedback received has been very positive. The special discount we arranged through Sage Computing Services meant the more attendees, the cheaper the course became. Final pricing saw a saving of approximately 40% for each course – a great result.

QLD Performance by Design + Optimising Oracle on VMWare, by Guy Harrison (Quest Software): Monday, May 24, 2010 03:00pm Where: Oracle House, Level 14 300 Ann St Brisbane When: Monday, May 24, 2010 03:00pm – 05:30pm RSVP: RSVP to vicepresident.qld@ausoug.org.au to advise your attendance by close of business on 20-MAY-2010. Alternatively, indicate your attendance now: Yes No No, not interested in topic

Guy Harrison, Director of R&D at Quest Software, will be presenting two great topics at our May meeting.

The first topic Guy will be sharing his insights on is Performance by Design and the second is Optimising Oracle on VMWare. We have also invited members of the VM User Group to attend, given the shared interest area.

Agenda:

3:00pm Welcome 3:10pm Performance by Design 4:00pm Tea break 4:15pm Optimizing Oracle on VMWare 5:00pm Questions, networking 5:30pm Finish

Guy Harrison is a director of research and development at Quest Software, and has over twenty years experience in application and database administration, performance tuning, and software development. Guy is the author of Oracle Performance Survival Guide (Prentice Hall, 2009) and MySQL Stored Procedure Programming (O’Reilly with Steven Feuerstein) as well as other books, articles and presentations on database technology. Guy is the architect of Quest’s Spotlight® family of diagnostic products and has contributed to the development of other Quest products such as Toad®

Please use the buttons on this email to RSVP for this event – we appreciate your co-operation and it helps greatly for catering purposes.

See ya round

Peter