IOUG SELECT Journal Q3 2015

This is the cover of the January 1999 issue of IOUG SELECT Journal.  This is the oldest issue I could find in my collection, and is probably close to when I joined IOUG as a paid member.  At the time I would never have dreamed that I would become the Executive Editor for the magazine or get to work with some of the largest names in Oracle technology. 

Times have changed, and how we get our information has also changed.  For me one thing has not changed.  The IOUG has always been a critical part of my career.  Every paid member, and volunteer I have meet over the past 16 years is interested in the same thing. 

How can I get the best non-biased information on Oracle Technology? 

That might mean getting independent reviews, internal workings on Oracle technology, or even mentoring on technical writing, and presenting.  As much as I have become dependent on the Internet for quick answers, only though the IOUG have I been able to advance my technical communication skills.  Knowing something is important, but being able to communicate it is business.

With the 87^th issue of SELECT Journal, we are going to do something we have never done before (to my knowledge).  We are giving away this issue to everyone. The Journal is just one of the benefit to paid members.  In this case we hope that by making this issue widely available, everyone can see some of the benefits the IOUG brings to it’s paid members. 

Every author in the Journal was just like you.  At some point they had not presented to a crowed, they had not authored a blog, they had not written an article, they had not worked with editors, and they had not been published.  Growing acumen in technical spaces requires not just detailed knowledge, but the ability to apply it, and therefore communicate it.

I’m lucky enough as Executive Editor to help grow new authors and work with a great set of volunteer editors.  I’m always excited to work with new authors, and I know they are excited to see their work published.

As Alex says in his column on personal resiliency, “get out of your comfort zone.”  Join us at IOUG.

The issue Q3 2015 issue is now available at:
http://www.ioug.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1132 

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