GREATER CINCINNATI ORACLE USERS GROUP Meeting Reminder --- <http://www.gcoug.org/> www.gcoug.org Location: Oracle Corp., 9987 Carver Road, Suite 250, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242, (513) 826-6000 [Note: The location may change to the first floor conference room again depending on the number of attendees who register for this meeting.] Meetings Sponsors: Oracle Corporation (www.oracle.com <http://www.oracle.com/> ), CBTS (www.cbts.cinbell.com <http://www.cbts.cinbell.com/> ) , Quest Software (www.quest.com <http://www.quest.com/> ) October 19, 2011 --- AGENDA "Rich Niemiec Day" 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Meeting Registration / Door Prize Raffle Registration 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM How Oracle won the Database World (Rich Niemiec, TUSC) 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Exadata 101 (Rich Niemiec, TUSC) 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Sponsors Overview (CBTS), Announcements (Attendees) 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Buffet Luncheon, Sponsors Demos 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM Oracle11g Best Features / Grid Tuning / Block Level Tuning (Rich Niemiec, TUSC) 02:00 PM - 02:05 PM Break 02:05 PM - 03:15 PM Oracle11g Best Features / Grid Tuning / Block Level Tuning (Rich Niemiec, TUSC) - continued 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Announcements / Raffle Annual Membership (Calendar Year Basis) is $50, Non-members pay $25, Unemployed individuals & Students are "FREE" to attend the meeting (cash or check payable to GCOUG or credit card via PayPal, or the Square iPhone app). GCOUG is now setup to receive credit cards as payment for membership or meeting attendance via PayPal or the Square iPhone app. The PayPal process goes as follows : * Send me (bstoneman@xxxxxxxxxxx) your email address. * Identify - Annual Membership ($50) or Attend a Meeting only ($25 for Non-Members). * I will send you an e-mail via Paypal that will allow you to pay via credit card. Please RSVP to http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=60184:2:663211225354558 to register for this meeting. To receive a "Meeting" announcement e-mail, visit the GCOUG website at http://www.gcoug.org <http://www.gcoug.org/> , click on "E-Mail List" and add your E-mail and Name, then click on the SUBSCRIBE button. You can also add yourself to the "Job" e-mail list. Below are the tentative GCOUG 2012 Meeting Dates: * January 23, 2012 (Mon) - Tom Kyte Day * May 2012 - TBD * October 2012 - TBD DIRECTIONS TO ORACLE CORP. - BLUE ASH From Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport: * As you are leaving the airport, follow the signs to East I-275. * Merge onto I-75 North via Exit 84 toward Cincinnati. * Stay on I-75 crossing over the Ohio River into Ohio. * Merge onto Ronald Reagan/Cross County Highway via Exit 10A. * Take the Plainfield Road exit toward Hunt Road. * Turn left onto Plainfield Road. * Plainfield Road turns into Reed Hartman Highway. Stay on Reed Hartman Highway until you reach Malsbary Road. * Turn left onto Malsbary Road. * Turn right onto Carver Road. * Oracle is at 9987 Carver Road, on the left. Suite 250 is on the 2nd Floor. From Dayton, OH: * Take I-75 South to Glendale Milford Road, Exit 14. * Take the 1st ramp toward Woodlawn/Evendale. * Turn right onto Glendale Milford Road. * Turn right onto Reed Hartman Highway. * Turn right onto Carver Road. * Oracle is at 9987 Carver Road, on the right. Suite 250 is on the 2nd Floor. From Columbus, OH: * Take I-71 South to Pfeiffer Road, Exit 15. * Turn Right onto Pfeiffer Road. * Pfeiffer Road becomes Glendale Milford Road. * Turn left onto Reed Hartman Highway. * Turn right onto Carver Road. * Oracle is at 9987 Carver Road, on the right. Suite 250 is on the 2nd Floor. Bio Rich Niemiec, 49 is a world renowned Oracle Expert. Rich is an Oracle Ace Director and was a co-founder and the CEO of TUSC, a Chicago-based systems integrator of Oracle-based business solutions started in 1988. Rich currently serves as an Executive Advisor to Rolta International Board of Directors and has served as President of Rolta TUSC and Rolta EICT. TUSC was the Oracle Partner of the Year in 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, & 2010 (Rolta TUSC). Rolta is an international market leader in IT-based geospatial solutions, and caters to industries as diverse as infrastructure, telecom, electric, airports, defense, homeland security, urban development, town planning and environmental protection. Rich is the past President of the International Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and the current President of the Midwest Oracle Users Group (MOUG). Rich is one of six originally honored worldwide Oracle Certified Masters. In 2007, he authored the Oracle bestseller "Oracle10g Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques," an update of his previous 2 Oracle best sellers on Oracle8i and Oracle9i Performance Tuning. Rich was inducted into the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 1998. Best Regards, Bob Stoneman Certified Oracle 7.3,8,8i,9i,10g,11g DBA President, Greater Cincinnati Oracle Users Group IOUG RUG Council bstoneman@xxxxxxxxxxx (513) 315-2482 [Cell]