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Ready or Not – It’s Time to Submit an Abstract for Oracle Open World 2012
Yup, it sneaks up on you pretty fast. Seems like only a few weeks ago I was in San Francisco at OOW 2011, and now it is already time to think about what to present in September. This year, Oracle...
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Get your free pass!
Don’t forget that the deadline for submitting to Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is Monday April 9th. If you get accepted you get a FREE pass to the event (worth over $2000 US). Check my earlier posting for the...
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Alert would-be Oracle Warriors: Chi Gung in San Antonio
As many of you now by now I will be presenting several sessions at the ODTUG annual conference, KScope, this coming June in San Antonio, Texas. What you may not know is that I will also be conducting...
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ODTUG KScope12: Day 1 Symposium Sunday
Wow. What a day! Started off with leading a Chi Gung class at 7 AM to about 18 attendees. Great start to the day. Then it was off to the races with the kick off of the BI Symposium, chaired by Kevin...
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ODTUG KScope12: Day 2
So another extraordinary, information filled day in San Antonio, with a bit of pathos thrown in for depth. Started the day again with Morning Chi Gung. Another nice group of folks dropped by to try it...
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ODTUG KScope12: Day 3 Recap. More Fun in the San Antonio Sun
Well it was another HOT day in San Antonio, Texas at the 2012 ODTUG KScope conference. Really.. it was. It was something like 104 degrees outside with a Heat Index of 107. Yikes. But it was more like...
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Learn a Little Chi Gung with my KScope Morning Chi Gung Video
A little background… Last year for the ODTUG Kscope conference, then-president Mike Riley asked me if there was something from my martial arts training that I could offer to Kscope attendees that would...
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Hurry – Only 24 Hours Left to Get a Free Conference Registration
As I have written before, I love Oracle User Groups. My two most favorite groups are the Oracle Development Tools User Group (ODTUG) and the Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (RMOUG). These two groups...
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2012: Year in the Life of an Oracle Data Warrior
Hard to believe it is nearly the end of the year. But…it is here. I will be taking time until the end of the year so I am doing my “year-end” post now. It was a significant year for me with many new...
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Get thee to KScope13!
Jeff Smith (@thatjeffsmith) just posted a great little piece about why you can’t afford to miss this year’s ODTUG event in New Orleans: KScope13. As usually I will be speaking there as well and running...
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Another First at ODTUG’s #Kscope13
Those crazy kids at ODTUG have done it again! At this year’s KScope in New Orleans this user group is introducing an evening of crossover sessions. Over the years the event has grown and actually...
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The 1st Tip is Free: Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
This year’s ODTUG KScope conference is less than a month away and I am ready to get to New Orleans and meet up with all my friends and colleagues to talk shop and learn some new things. So in hopes of...
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Another Free Tip for SQL Developer Data Modeler (and a Challenge)
So here is another tip on using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler – but this time it is one I will NOT be showing during my session at #KScope13. In SDDM there is a really nice wizard for building...
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See you at KScope13!
Are you ready? It is almost time for the annual ODTUG KScope conference in New Orleans. It starts with the Community Service Day on Saturday June 22nd and runs through Thursday June 27th at the...
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Welcome to the Biggest KScope Conference Ever!
Day one at ODTUG’s KScope13 was awesome as always with a great set of symposiums and networking events. At the speaker meeting we learned that there are 1,400 registered attendees, 30 countries...
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KScope13 Day Five: C’est Fini!
Yes, the last day of the conference arrived. Many folks got a bit of a slow start as they recovered from the prior evenings festivities (but that is true almost any day in the French Quarter!). Morning...
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Technical Content is King: ODTUG User Group Sunday at #OOW13
Yes boys and girls, it’s that time of year again. Time for Oracle Open World 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco USA. Time to gather with 50,000 (or so) of your closest Oracle pals in the city...
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This just in: Win Dinner with Monty at #KScope14
Amazing but true – you can now enter a contest to win dinner with ODTUG President Monty Latiolais at ODTUG’s annual conference KScope14. This year KScope will be held in beautiful Seattle, Washington...
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Get thee to KScope14 in Seattle!
Once again it is that time of year when the who’s-who of Oracle development geekdom gather for their annual festival of education and networking. Yes it is time for ODTUG’s annual event KScope14 to be...
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So you want to be a Presenter? Abstract selections for 2015 are open!
You say you want to present and share your knowledge with the world (or at least your little corner of the world)… Your boss says there is no $$$ to pay for any technical conferences… You want to be a...
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