I think, attending OOW make sense, if it follows major release, you may get an opportunity to talk to developers or product managers.
Igor Neyman, OCP DBA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 10:03 PM > we've had this discussion here before.. > > OpenWorld has more Oracle presentations, many of which have a definite > marketing slant. I was very frustrated at the percentage of "this is > how we say it works" presentations vs "this is how it works out in the > real world" presentations > > IOUG has almost all user presentations, so they are more "real world" > applicable. > > If I had to choose only one, it would be IOUG. > > > --- Tim Levatich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, All. > > > > Before this thread ends, take a swing at this, please: > > Assuming one can only attend a single conference per year, which is a > > > > better value, IOUG or OpenWorld? > > > > Thanks. > > > > At 12:07 PM 7/8/02 -0800, you wrote: > > > >-you can't very well write it off. > > > > > >Enron and Worldcom accountants can. ;o) > > > > > >Dave > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:39 PM > > >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > >That wasn't a dig at anyone, Rachel. It may be worth it, but if you > > don't > > >have the means to begin with, you can't very well write it off. > > > > > >Scott Shafer > > >San Antonio, TX > > >210-581-6217 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Rachel Carmichael [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:19 PM > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > Subject: RE: 2003 IOUG Meeting > > > > > > > > I realize that it helps that I don't have kids so I have "spare > > cash" > > > > (no cash is ever really spare and I have very old, very expensive > > cats) > > > > > > > > but it IS tax-deductible, at least in part and it's worth it. At > > least > > > > to me. and yes, I have gone and paid all costs myself > > > > > > > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > If you have the money... > > > > > > > > > > Scott Shafer > > > > > San Antonio, TX > > > > > 210-581-6217 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Rachel Carmichael [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 11:18 PM > > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > Subject: RE: 2003 IOUG Meeting > > > > > > > > > > > > I NEVER get to see every presentation I want to see there. > > For my > > > > > > money, IOUG is the BEST conference around and more than worth > > the > > > > > money > > > > > > > > > > > > Rachel > > > > > > --- Stephen Andert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Add to that the cost of getting there (Orlando FL for > > 2003), > > > > > > > transportation to/from the airport > > > > > > > hotel (4-6 nights at around $200/night depending on what > > hotel > > > > > you > > > > > > > stay > > > > > > > at) > > > > > > > some meals (lunch is usually provided, some evening events > > > > > include > > > > > > > enough food for dinner) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That said, I hope that doesn't scare your company off. > > IMHO, > > > > > this is > > > > > > > the best investment you can make in your DBA's. (I can't > > speak > > > > > for > > > > > > > developers.) Both years I've gone, I was frustrated > > because > > > > > there > > > > > > > were > > > > > > > more sessions that I wanted to attend that I could since > > they > > > > > were at > > > > > > > the same time. This year, there were no sessions that I > > attended > > > > > > > that I > > > > > > > didn't learn something from. Many of the sessions > > generated a > > > > > list > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > "to do as soon as I get back to the office". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope to see you there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > > > > -- > > > > > Author: > > > > > 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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