You're both lucky! She stayed all the way through mine and never once broke out her knitting!
Daniel W. Fink Sr. Oracle DBA MICROMEDEX 303.486.6456 -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:03 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Matt, she walked out in the middle of your presentation?? Your lucky. She walked out of mine at the beginning, shaking her head. Oh well... -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:40 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L well, if so, I'll finally get to see you present and won't have to walk out in the middle --- "Adams, Matthew (GEA, MABG, 088130)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right now, I think Susan has me from 1-2, right after > lunch, but I'm not sure. The OOUG web site is a > little sparse on details. > > > > ---- > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > We have enough youth. > How about a fountain of intelligence? > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:50 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > But Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatt... you were always scheduled at either the > same > time *I* was presenting (trust me, I'd rather have gone to yours, I > get > stage fright) or when at LEAST 2 other presentations I wanted to see > equally as much were there. > > Um, what time are you presenting at OOUG? My flight home is at 5, I > have to leave around 2:30 or so.... > > > > --- "Adams, Matthew (GEA, MABG, 088130)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > But Rachel, you never came to any of my > > presentations!!!!! (in my best whiney voice) > > > > At least you'll get to see me present in July at OOUG. > > > > ---- > > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > We have enough youth. > > How about a fountain of intelligence? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:56 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > that's 'cause you present well and have knowledge > > > > or.. to quote one of my favorite shows: > > > > "he has much knowledge. we must build an altar and worship him" > > > > > > :) > > > > > > --- "Adams, Matthew (GEA, MABG, 088130)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Actually, I had to miss this years (even though I was orginally > > > schedule > > > to give two presentations) due to a medical situation. I gave > > four > > > the > > > year > > > before that. > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > We have enough youth. > > > How about a fountain of intelligence? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:09 PM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > OK. As the DBA Focus Area Manager for the IOUG, we do our best > to > > > weed out > > > the fluff. If you were at IOUG this year, you should have > noticed > > a > > > significant reduction in the marketing fluff and more technical > > > content. > > > Yes, some showmanship is necessary when giving a presentation, > but > > > the > > > content has to be there. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many people on this forum have submitted presentations to my > track > > > and then > > > complained that they were not accepted. Let me give you some > > > concrete > > > numbers. This year, we received over 400 abstracts for the DBA > > track > > > alone > > > and accepted only 80. If one slips through the cracks, it won't > a > > > second > > > time. Believe me when I say that 2002 was the best > > content-organized > > > IOUG. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Further comments? Submit an abstract for 2003 and find out!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank You > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen P. Karniotis > > > > > > Product Architect > > > > > > Compuware Corporation > > > > > > Direct: (248) 865-4350 > > > > > > Mobile: (248) 408-2918 > > > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Web: www.compuware.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:39 PM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > unfortunately, I've seen this to be true at > > > many conferences, including the IOUG > > > and SEOUC. > > > > > > ---- > > > Matt Adams - GE Appliances - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > "Doing linear scans over an associative array is like > > > trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi." > > > - Larry Wall (creator of Perl) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:54 AM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll bet a dynamic animated speaker chockful of amusing anecdotes > > > whose > > > presentation is technically weak scores better than a plodding > > > monotonous > > > one with better information to convey :) Especialy if the > audience > > > is > > > composed of nascent DBA's :) > > > > > > Ian MacGregor > > > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:09 PM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > one being a marketing venue, the other being a place where you > can > > > learn from ohers experiences. > > > > > > and to clarify further, if you are a lousy presenter, giving bad > > > information, you get horrible scores and, since the selection > > process > > > > > > is not blind, don't get asked back to present again. > > > > > > So having a list of many presentations, at various conferences, > can > > > be > > > an indicator of knowledge. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Karniotis, Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Let me clarify something. It was at Oracle Open World, not > > IOUG-A > > > > Live > > > > where these presentations were made. Please do not confuse the > > > two!! > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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