Oracle OpenWorld 2016 - IOUG COLLABORATE 2017

Yes it's that time of year again, Oracle OpenWorld 2016 is upon us.  Hopefully you have your plans ready and have chosen from the 1,800+ sessions going on.  Sunday the 18th, as usual will be the annual user group mini-conference.  In Moscone West almost all the sessions will be presented exclusively by users from user groups including IOUG, OAUG, Quest and more.


As a member and volunteer of IOUG, I would be remiss if I didn't point out a great article by IOUG president Maria Anderson, outlining some of the great IOUG happenings at OOW16
"From Database 12c to PaaS – Watch for IOUG at Oracle OpenWorld 2016"

For those in the know, and if you don't know, now you do.  There is a hidden conference inside of (well next to) OpenWorld put on by the great people of the OakTable.  These sessions tend to be a little more artistic in direction, and research focused, but contain awesome technical detail.   Kellyn Pot'Vin has all the details here
Oak Table World 2016- Oracle Open World Edition!

While you might be focusing on what Oracle will be announcing in the coming weeks, or possibly strategizing for your 2017 IT plans, many of us are also preparing for COLLABORATE 2017.  IOUG is currently soliciting speakers to submit abstracts for sessions for the annual conference in April of 2017.  You can learn more at collaborate.ioug.org/call-for-speakers

If you are more interested in just attending COLLABORATE, registration will open on Thursday October 27th at collaborate.ioug.org

If you have submitted sessions before, and possibly not made the cut.  Perhaps you are wondering how you could improve your abstract or chances of getting accepted?  Veteran speaker and performance expert Craig Shallahamer has a great blog:
5 Ways To Help Get Your 2017 IOUG Abstracts Accepted

I'll be presenting Sunday Sept 18th, at  Moscone West - 3022 from 2:15pm - 3:00pm PDT, the session number UGF1765 "10 Things Every DBA Needs to Learn That Have Nothing to Do with Databases".

So if you see me out at OpenWorld, feel free to say hi, and ask some great technical questions.  I'll be running between OpenWorld, JavaOne and of course Oak Table World throughout the week.

Gary