Welcome to San Francisco

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Welcome to San Francisco
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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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2007 Board of Directors
Chairperson Carl Harter, Logitech, Inc.
Treasurer Cynthia Enderlein, Lucasfilm, Ltd
(re-elected) Secretary Mohan Iyer, FSCP
Solutions, Inc. (re-elected) Communications and
WebMaster John Peters, JRPJR, Inc. Meeting
Planners Jerry Edwards, Independent Consultant,
JKE Consulting Services Kai Hypko, Senior
Director Supply Chain Systems, Plantronics Jyothi
Pingali, Section Manager, ERP Systems, Network
Appliance Mark West, AnswerThink Oracle
Liason Kevin Attwood, Oracle
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OAUG GEO Certificate of Distinction the last five
years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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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 420 papers and
  presentations (900MB) 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 5
  sessions (90 sessions in total).
• We have content forE-Business Suite, Siebel,
  Hyperion, Agile,PeopleSoft, JDE
• 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 6th annual Training Day
• Paper archives from past ones are on the web
  site.
• 2008 Training Day will be January 17th, 2008 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