I had a typo in the web address for the Northeast Ohio Oracle Users Group. It is: http://www.neooug.org/ Please forgive me. I do need to get new contacts, don't I? Thanks, Carol On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Carol Dacko <dackoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Happy New Year Everyone! > > Here are three training events that I have attended in the past (and will > again this year) that are excellent for all. We all know that company > budgets are tight, but all three are great values for the money! > > 1) Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group Training Days (RMOUG) ,17&18th of > February. This is a great two day event in Denver, Colorado. > http://www.rmoug.org > Advance Registration for nonmembers until the 13th of January is $300. > Standard Registration is $345 for nonmembers from the 13th of January to the > 9th of February and after the 9th of February it is $445 for nonmembers. > There are so many tracks offered that I often find myself wishing that I > could clone myself and attend more than one at a time! > > 2) HOTSOS Symposium, 7-11th of March, Dallas, TX. http://www.hotsos.com > Registration from now until the 12th of February is $1395 after this > date it is $1495. Tanel Poder is giving a full training day after the > conference for another $500. Most of the presentations are "deep dives" > into performance and can really challenge the mind! Neil Gunther, a > capacity planning expert, will be in attendance again! He is always a great > person to learn from! > > 3) NEOOUG (North East Ohio Oracle Users Group) Training Days - 20&21 May. > http://www.neoorg.org Yes, I also can't believe that this Michigan > Wolverine is promoting an event in Ohio! BUT, this user group does a > marvelous job with their Training Day. The call for papers is still open > (closes on the 1st of February) but I believe that the first day will be a > full day of training with Jonathan Lewis. And believe it or not, Cleveland > is a great place to be that time of year! You can catch a Cleveland Indians > baseball game, go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, take cruises on Lake > Erie and alike. And Cedar Point, an amusement park, if open, is just west > of Cleveland. It is a great place to take the family. This is usually > priced right for the type of training you will receive. > > Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday season and are excited about a new > year! > > > Carol Dacko > University of Michigan >