Welcome to Orlando

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Welcome to Orlando
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Quick Survey

• How many of you are new to the OraApps?
• How many of you are on 11.0.3, 11i?
• How many use MFG, FIN, PROJ, CRM, HR?
• How many of you are new to OAUG, NorCal OAUG?

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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 OUAG January 2001
• Elections were held to elect a new Board of
  Directors in February of 2001
• OAUG GEO Certificate of Distinction awarded in
  2003 and 2004

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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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2004-2005 Board of Directors
Chairperson Carl Harter, Harmonic,
Inc. Treasurer Cynthia Enderlein, Landor
Associates (re-elected) Secretary Mohan Iyer,
Fortuna Technologies Inc. Communications and
WebMaster John Peters, JRPJR, Inc.
(re-elected) Meeting Planners Tom Connors,
Oracle (newly elected) Lucy Milgram, Quovera
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2004-2005 Board of Directors
The board would like to thank Diane
Lazaga-Beamer of Cypress Semiconductors for her
hard work and dedication to the NorCal OAUG. Due
to role changes for Diane at Cypress she has had
to resign from the NorCal OAUG Board. Her
vacancy opened up another position which was
filled based on the Dec 2003 election results.
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Board Member Elections

• There are 6 Board Members.
• All board positions are held for 2 years.
• Elections will be run by Meeting Expectations,
  the group which administers the OAUG.
• Elections are held via email and every member
  gets three votes (one per position).
• Keep an eye open for the signup page on the web
  site.
• 3 board slots will become open in February 2005.
• Nomination/Election process will take place in
  Nov/Dec time frame.

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Web Site

• http//www.norcaloaug.org/
• We currently have over 200 papers and
  presentations (190MB) from Seminars and Training
  Days
• The web site and email will be our primary
  methods for communicating with the group
• Vendor directory is coming.

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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 Seminars

• 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

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Seminars Calendar

• November 16, 2004 - Oracle Applications Tips and
  Tricks
• Future possible topics- Migrating to Linux-
  Oracles Procurement Solutions
• 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 6-8 tracks x 6
  sessions during each presentation time slot.
• At least 12 of the sessions are from Oracle
  Presenters
• There is also a vendor exhibit hall with 24
  exhibitors.
• We have held 3 Training Days (2002, 2003, 2004).
  Paper archives are on the web site.
• 2005 Training Day will be held in the spring
  exact dates and locations are to be determined.
• There is a minimal charge, 75 to offset the
  facility expenses and lunch costs.

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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