
	To empower our membership to get the utmost from their Oracle products

Schedule

NOUG meetings are held at 4:00 p.m. every 3rd Wednesday of the month

If anyone has a suggestion for a NOUG presentation topic or presenter; please contact Rob Pierce, NOUG President, or another NOUG Steering Committee Member. Members are encouraged to present topics of interest – this is a great opportunity to practice your public speaking skills!

Location

Genesco Inc,
Genesco Park
1415 Murfreesboro Pike,
Nashville TN 37217

The Genesco Building is located at 1415 Murfreesboro Pike, near the airport and the Dell Facility in Nashville. This building is a multi-story white building on the southwest side of Murfreesboro Rd.

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NOUG Officers

NOUG officers have been elected for the coming year. Please send your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding the NOUG to these individuals.

  Rob Pierce - President
  OPEN - Vice President
  OPEN - Newsletter Editor
  Sid Franklin - Treasurer
  OPEN - WebMaster

ODTUG OPP 2008 and APEXposed

"SERIOUSLY PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR PL/SQL AND APPLICATION EXPRESS"

Registration is now open for the Oracle Development Tools User Group, ODTUG, OPP 2008 and APEXposed 2008 conferences. ODTUG is offering two days of Seriously Practical Training on PL/SQL and APEX. Join them on October 29-30 at the Wyndham O'Hare Chicago. You can choose to attend classes from either conference at no additional charge. That's two great conferences for one admission price! To find out more about these exciting training opportunities, visit the OPP 2008 or APEXposed 2008 web sites.

Our Featured Sponsors

Apress

Apress is a new sponsor of NOUG. Apress is "Books For Professionals By Professionals™". Visit their web site at www.apress.com for a listing of their books and technical documentation.

Armstrong-Smith Consulting

Special thanks to Michael and Darlene Armstrong-Smith, proprietors of Armstrong-Smith Consulting and co-authors of the Oracle Press Book, "Oracle Discoverer Handbook" for their continuing support of the NOUG.

Armstrong-Smith Consulting can help you get a head start on Discoverer with customized training and consulting. If you're looking for expert advice and information on Discoverer, look no further than the these two, as Michael and Darlene are THE Discoverer experts. For more information, check out their Web Site at http://learndiscoverer.com/.

Embarcadero Technologies

NOUG would like to welcome Embarcadero to our list of sponsors. Embarcadero Technologies offers a broad range of products and solutions to help their customers simplify data management. For more information on ER/Studio, DBArtisan, DSAuditor, or any of Embarcadero's other fine products, check out their web site at http://www.embarcadero.com/.

O'Reilly Stuff

O'Reilly is very generous in their support of NOUG, so be sure to visit the various O'Reilly web sites for Oracle and other technical books. Also, check out the ThinkGeek web site for Official O'Reilly Gear (T-Shirts, Mugs, Caps, etc.) and the O'Reilly School of Technology for your training and certification needs.

Osborne/McGraw Hill

Osborne/McGraw Hill is another strong supporter of NOUG. Visit their main web site or the Oracle Press web sites for a listing of their many Oracle and other technical offerings.

Membership

Free Membership !!! Join NOUG Now to receive e-mails of NOUG meetings and local Oracle activities. (Our mailing list is ONLY used for official NOUG communications.)

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Current Meeting

Wednesday, August 20th at 4:00 PM

Open Forum/Member Presentation
"Agents of Change: Oracle Patches and Upgrades"

It's a constant struggle keeping software and systems patched and up to date. Keeping up with Bug Fixes, Security Patches, and new releases can be a daunting task. Oracle's Critical Patch Update (CPU) releases are seen as both a blessing and a curse; you get patches in a more consolidated, and often timely, manner, but do you really need to disrupt a perfectly good, working environment. Dilemmas and questions; decisions, decisions, decisions.

Join us this month to share your experiences, views, and opinions surrounding the Oracle patch and upgrade process.

Past Meeting

Wednesday, July 16th at 4:00 PM

Open Forum/Member Presentation
"Implementing Various Oracle products"

What Oracle products and components are you trying to implement, or at least researching for possible future implementation? 11g? 10g? Application Server? Grid Control? OWB (Oracle Warehouse Builder)? Collaboration Suite? This month, let's discuss the Oracle things that are on your plates for the immediate or not too distant future. Share your experiences and questions with your fellow NOUG members; take away some answers or at least know that others are there to commiserate with you. Open Forums are always informational and fun, so we'll see you all there.

Next Meeting

Wednesday, September 17th at 4:00 PM

Topic: TBD
Presenter: TBD