Re: Audio/video Oracle conf proceedings / any good Oracle podcasts / best Oracle confs for practical content?
- From: Syed Jaffar Hussain <sjaffarhussain@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "dananrg@xxxxxxxxx" <dananrg@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:18:02 +0300
You can also visit the following:
www.brainsurface.com
May be, IOUG and AIOUG sites.
Regards,
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 11, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Dana Nibby <dananrg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Although I'm attending the East Coast Oracle User Group conference this Fall
> in Raleigh, NC, there are other Oracle confs I'm unable to attend. OOW is out
> because I'll be on holiday in Oahu. Don't expect any sympathy there. Do any
> of the Oracle conferences like OOW, HotSOS, and others make audio/video
> proceedings available either free or for purchase?
> �
> While conf attendance is best (really no substitute for face-to-face
> interaction), it's not always in budget. One of my favorite conferences, in
> the GIS domain,�has been Esri's International User Conf held annually in San
> Diego. I've typically had�to self-fund flights, hotel, food, etc, getting
> only a complimentary reg and having my salary paid for the week. But I've
> always found it to be a great value even with all the out-of-pocket expenses
> (ones I cannot write-off because I'm not a consultant). On the other hand,
> with a conf of ~15,000 attendees and hundreds of Technical Workshops, there's
> always content I miss. So in the past I've had my employer purchase the ~8
> DVD set of all Tech Workshops. Something like USD $500 but�good value. I like
> to say it's the only way to see all content of interest without a clone...
> �
> Do such proceedings exist for Oracle confs and regional User Group events?
> e.g.�perhaps RMOUG events or HotSOS?�From time to time I slide decks posted
> from Oracle conferences. But a good presenter�will say�a lot more than what's
> on the slides. Much of�a presentation's impact�is lost if you don't have
> audio and/or video. Maybe they're good to crib some syntax from, etc.
> �
> Also, can anyone recommend a good Oracle podcast or two? I'm currently
> listening to�various TED Talks on my daily commute. But I'd like to add good
> Oracle content. Preferably practical content versus sales pitches or broad
> strokes about "here's what I did on Project X--the "show and tell" type of
> presentation. These are fine if they include specific details of technical
> solutions, IMHO. I'm hoping the East Coast Oracle User conf has more Tech
> Workshops than Show and Tells.
> �
> If I'm able to help revive a local Oracle User Group in the Raleigh/Triangle
> area--still wondering if it would be appropriate to formally ask for a room
> and time slot at ECOUG for organizing; or if it would be more polite to have
> a meeting off-premise--I'd mostly like to see presentations with nuts and
> bolts technical content, e.g. giving attendees takeaways�for doing their jobs
> better. Preferably using Oracle Features rather than�licensed
> Options.�Although I'm fine with the latter if it's practical nuts and bolts
> content or deep conceptual content.
> �
> Speaking of, which Oracle confs would folks recommend for maximal nuts and
> bolts practical content? "News I can use" so to say. I've heard some call OOW
> a Marketing Conference.
> �
> Best,
> �
> Dana
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