IOUG Live! 2005
The IOUG annual technical symposium IOUG Live! 2005, was a four-day event filled with vital education and networking for the Oracle user community. Thank you to the IOUG Live! 2005 Symposium Committee for organizing such a successful event!
The symposium began on Sunday with University Seminars held to offer attendees in-depth education from Oracle experts. Starting Monday, attendees had the choice of more than 200 different educational sessions. A mix of education and networking was offered at the Exhibit Hall Welcome Reception, Grassroots Alliance Partner (GAP) Luncheon, Roundtable Discussions, Birds-of-a-Feather Lunches, Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings and at the IOUG Live! 2005 Social Night.
The Opening General Session provided an overview of the IOUG's plans and progress, along with the presentation of the Chris Wooldridge Award to Ian Abramson and the 2004 SELECT Editor’s Choice Award to Kirtikumar Deshpande. Following the award presentations, Richard Neimiec, chief executive officer, TUSC, presented the Keynote Address, which taught attendees how to become an "Uncommon Leader."
The Oracle Recognition Award recipient was announced in Monday's afternoon General Session and presented to James Hobbs for outstanding dedication and service to the IOUG on behalf of Oracle. The Oracle Keynote Address was presented by Oracle's senior vice president and chief information officer of Global Information Technology, David Thompson. Thompson highlighted new features to the MetaLink online support system, and updates to Oracle maintenance policies. Click here for the COMPUTERWORLD coverage of his presentation. Monday evening, attendees had the opportunity to participate in a special interactive session, Ask Tom Kyte - Live!, with Oracle's Tom Kyte.
During Tuesday's lunch, the interactive Women in Technology Panel Session featured middle and senior-level women from several companies who have achieved prominence in the technology field. The IOUG executive director, Carol McGury, moderated the session and panelists included Judy Sim, Oracle Corporation; Carol Ann Dykes, University of Central Florida; Connie Smekens, Broad and Cassel, Attorneys at Law; and Christy Wawrzynowicz, Internap Network Service Corporation.
Throughout the week, the IOUG Live! 2005 Exhibit Hall was packed with excitement and full of Oracle solution providers answering questions about new products and services available. Special thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors for supporting this event.
All IOUG Live! 2005 attendees have access to the papers and presentations that were given at IOUG Live! To access the papers and presentations use the login and password provided to you.
Thank you for joining us for IOUG Live! 2005! We hope that you had a great time! Plan to join us next year for COLLABORATE 06 - Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community, April 23-27, 2006 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee
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