Welcome to Denver…

1. Welcome to Denver…

2. Quick Survey • How many of you are new to the Oracle E-Busines Suite? • How many are on pre-11.5.10, 11.5.10, R12? • How many use MFG, FIN, PROJ, CRM, HR? • How many of you are new to OAUG, NorCal OAUG? • How many of you are users, consultants, vendors?

3. History • Northern California area, defined as: • North of Fresno to the California/Oregon Border • Formed in the summer of 2000 • Merged with the Bay Area OAUG January 2001

4. 2008 Board of Directors Chairperson Carl Harter, Logitech, Inc. (re-elected) Treasurer Cynthia Enderlein, Lucasfilm, Ltd Secretary Mohan Iyer, FSCP Solutions, Inc. Communications and WebMasterJohn Peters, JRPJR, Inc. (re-elected)Meeting Planners Kai Hypko, Senior Director Supply Chain Systems, Plantronics Manish Khanna, IT Project Manager, NetApps (just elected) Jyothi Pingali, Section Manager, ERP Systems, Network Appliance Mark West, AnswerThink (re-elected) Oracle Liason Indy Bains, Oracle (just appointed)

5. OAUG GEO Certificate of Distinction the last six years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

6. Mission • A forum for sharing information and experiences on the selection, implementation and effective use of Oracle Applications • To learn about future directions in the Oracle product line • To offer resource assistance

7. Membership • There is no cost to join the Northern California Oracle Applications User Group • There is no limit to the number of users a company may have in the organization • We are trying to bring together the end users of the Oracle Applications • You do not have to be a member of the OAUG to be a member of the Northern California Oracle Applications User Group • Membership is easy to sign-up for – point to the following web-site - http://www.norcaloaug.org follow the links to the Membership page.

8. OAUG Membership The OAUG is the national organization we are affiliated with. There is a charge for companies to become members of the OAUG. For a limited time the NorCal OAUG is offering a discount (up to $445) for companies that want to join the OAUG. Check out our web site for the discount information and code: http://www.norcaloaug.org You do not have to be a member of the OAUG to be a member of the NorCal OAUG.

9. Board Member Elections • There are 8 Board Members. • No more than 4 non-users are allowed on the board. • All board positions are held for 2 years. • Board positions are staggered so that 4 positions come up every year. • Elections are held via email and every NorCal OAUG member gets four votes (one per position). • Keep an eye open for the signup page on the web site. • Nomination/Election process will take place in Dec/Jan time frame. • New board members will take their position the first of Feburary

10. Web Site http://www.norcaloaug.org/ • We currently have over 500 papers and presentations (1GB) from Seminars and Training Days • The web site and email will be our primary methods for communicating with the group

11. Events - Seminars • Bi-monthly meetings with alternate locations between the San Francisco, San Jose, and the Tri/Central Valley region • A single specific topic will be covered • Panel discussion format • Cost is free (we just ask that you please sign up on the web site)

12. Past Seminar Topics • Application management and Internal Controls (Sarbanes- Oxley and Oracle) • Intercompany Gap in Oracle Applications • Project Accounting • Workflow and the Oracle Applications • WMS (warehouse management system)/Shipping/Distribution • iProcurement in Action • Myths about global and international implementations • Human Resources • Order Management • Oracle Applications Tips and Tricks

13. Seminars Calendar • At this time there are no seminars scheduled • Future possible topics:??? • We are looking for topics and locations where we can hold future seminars.

14. Events – Training Days • Annual day long meeting with 18 tracks x 6 sessions (108 sessions in total). • We have content for:E-Business Suite, Siebel, Hyperion, Agile, PeopleSoft • At least 18 of the sessions are from Oracle Presenters • There is also a vendor exhibit hall with 47 exhibitors. • This year will be our 7th annual Training Day • Paper archives from past ones are on the web site. • 2009 Training Day will be January 21st, 2009 in Santa Clara, CA • There is a minimal charge, ~$95 to offset the facility expenses and lunch costs.

15. Training Day Exhibitors • This really offsets most of the cost of the Training Day Event, keeping user registration below $100. • We have 47 exhibitor booths in the exhibit hall. • This is a one day conference, setup 6:30am, tear down 7pm • We will have a social event this year in the exhibit hall from 4-7pm. • Exhibitor booths are 10x10 and cost $1500 for the day, going up to $2000 12/1. • We have sponsorship opportunities available to the Exhibitors • A very limited number of Presentations are available to exhibitors for an additional fee. • Once we open up the registration space goes very quickly, so if you are interested please let the NorCal OAUG board know: board@norcaloaug.org

16. Volunteer We need You! • Suggestions for future events • Email newsletter with Tips and Suggestions • Meeting locations/venues • Meeting presenters • Sponsorships for Seminars and Training Day