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PeopleSoft eNews 3.07.07
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COLLABORATE
07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
April 15-19, 2007
Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center
Why
attend COLLABORATE 07? There's no better place to get the kind of education
and networking you're looking for. Check out the following details on our
speakers, classes and registration:
Be there for Enhancements Day -- Monday, April 16 -- Where do Monday's events fit into your COLLABORATE 07 experience? Monday morning, all Quest affiliated groups have a chance to conduct their "official" business meetings. For Monday afternoon's agenda, we've worked with our product, industry and special interest groups, as well as the product strategy teams at Oracle, to put together a series of over 50 different roundtables, networking sessions, focus groups and discussions centered on ideas and planting the seeds for potential product enhancements. The great ideas that come out of those discussions will lay the groundwork for the first enhancement requests submitted and prioritized by our members via our new online tool, which will be available after the conference.
Just remember -- anyone can participate in Enhancements Day! It is open to all conference attendees. For more information on Enhancements Day, click here.
Early Bird rates end March 16! Don't waste any time -- or money! Click
here to register for COLLABORATE 07 online. Hotel
rooms are selling out quickly, so why wait any longer? We don't want
you to miss the opportunity to be a part of an education and networking
experience like no other!
Challenge Yourself - for a Great Cause - at the Quest Golf Challenge -- Some of the most beautiful and challenging greens in Las Vegas can be found at the Stallion Mountain Country Club, an upscale private club that's the site of the Quest Golf Challenge. So challenge your golf skills VIP style and join us Saturday, April 14, for Quest's charity golf tournament, sports memorabilia silent auction and knockout awards party at the infamous Tabú Ultra Lounge.
Let Quest spoil you with an all-day package featuring all of the luxuries you
could imagine: a first-class championship course, great food and drinks,
amazing atmosphere and a truly rocking after-party. The best part: you will be
doing it all for charity!
Reserve
your spot now - remember that the tournament opens up to the entire Quest
community tomorrow, and spots are limited! For information and pricing, visit
the Golf
Challenge page online.
COLLABORATE 07 Keynote
Speakers -- Hear from true leaders in the ERP Community --
You'll be hearing from Oracle President Charles Phillips in our opening
general session -- Phillips used COLLABORATE last year to announce Oracle's
Applications Unlimited program for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users. You won't
want to miss what he says this year! Mark Shearer, IBM's General Manager
of Systems Technology Group, will be the Tuesday Keynote Speaker and will
be talking about IBM's unparalleled expertise with Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD
Edwards, and other newly acquired product families. And Quest attendees will
have a special opportunity during our Meeti ng of the Members Wednesday to hear from our entertaining
keynote speaker Larry Winget, the "Pitbull of Personal Development" and best-selling
author of Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a
Better Life. Want more information about our keynotes? Visit the keynote
speakers page online.
Exhibitor Listing -- Want to see what vendors will be at COLLABORATE 07?
Go here
for a list of exhibitors that will be on the show floor.
Quest Education Sessions Online Now -- All of Quest's education sessions and session abstracts are online, ready for you to browse as you begin planning your conference experience. Search all Quest's education sessions by software, target audience, or track and view session times and room numbers. Want to plan your conference days in advance? Use Quest's myConference online tool, available only to our registrants. Don't know how? Read the tutorial now.
Bring your group to COLLABORATE 07 -- Is your company planning on
sending four or more attendees to COLLABORATE 07? Does your company have a
Quest corporate membership? All Quest corporate members can save $200 per
attendee by registering through our Group Program, a special promotion not
part of online registration. Please note that the group rate cannot be
combined with any other registration promotion. To participate, look for the
Group Program form online or email conferences@questdirect.org.
PeopleSoft Pre-Conference
Training -- When you register for the conference, sign up for
our Pre-Conference Training, an add-on to the content we plan during the week
at COLLABORATE 07. PeopleSoft users may choose from eight different courses on
everything from candidate gateway to report management. PeopleSoft training
courses are offered by Knowledge Services. Visit
our pre-conference
training pages online for more information.
"Thriving on Change" at the CIO Forum --
April 16, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas
The tentative
agenda has been posted for the CIO
Forum, a joint endeavor of the CIO Executive Council and Quest
International Users Group. Scheduled sessions include "The Future State
CIO: C-Suite Competencies," "Guiding your Organization through a
Merger or Acquisition" and "Managing Executive Career Moves,"
along with many opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing. The CIO
Forum is an invitation-only event for top-level information technology decision
makers. If you or someone from your organization would like to be considered,
please email delaine.bender@questdirect.org.
Quest
Northeast Regional Conference
July 19-20
Mohegan Sun Resort in Connecticut
Quest's affiliated users groups are an important part of our growth and
health -- that's exactly why we're partnering with six of them to bring you
Quest Northeast, a regional conference for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users in
the region. Quest Northeast will be a truly educational experience that
features valuable networking focused on the needs of users in the Northeast.
Mark your calendar now, and watch for more information on Quest Northeast, a
new, two-day event featuring more than 90 education sessions and more than 50
exhibitors combined with strong participation from Oracle representatives.
Affiliated user groups from the region participating in the planning
include: the Boston RUG, Financial Services IUG, Greater Philadelphia RUG, JD
Edwards NorthEast User Group, Northeast PeopleSoft
& NY/NJ JD Edwards RUG and the Southern New England User Group.
Quest
Northeast Call for Presentations is LIVE -- Selected education
tracks are posted online now. Education content for PeopleSoft and
JD Edwards product lines will be accepted from
customers and vendors. Presentation types range from customer experience, best
practices and round table discussions to development tips, product updates and
the latest releases.
Submit your questions regarding the submission of your presentation to stacy.muir@questdirect.org.
Accepted customer presentations will receive one complimentary customer
registration per session. Vendor registration rates vary based on registration
date. The early bird registration rate for non-exhibiting vendors is $275.
Vendors interested in participating in
Quest Northeast should contact Ross Brown at ross.brown@questdirect.org for
exhibits and sponsorship opportunities.
Do you use Hyperion? Take this quick survey
With Oracle's latest acquisition of Hyperion, Oracle will be determining
how best to integrate Hyperion users into the Oracle user groups. In order to
help them with this decision, it would be very helpful to know exactly how many
Quest members are Hyperion customers. It could be beneficial to our members as
the Hyperion developers will want to work closely with the user group that
represents its customers. If you use Hyperion, please take a quick
questionnaire by clicking here.
New Oracle Global Newsletter -- Database Insider
Edition -- is Now Available
This monthly newsletter contains the latest news and information about Oracle
Database to keep you up to date on product announcements, seminars and events.
Plus, you can learn from product experts, industry analysts and customers why
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PeopleSoft HCM
Do you see a need for a PeopleSoft HCM user group? Would you be willing to
help lead a PeopleSoft HCM user group? The group would provide guidance on
product enhancements and set up regular conference calls with customers to
discuss common issues and best practices. If you are interested in taking a
leadership role in this user group or would like more information, please
contact Luke Hodges at luke.hodges@questdirect.org or
Viki Young at viki.young@questdirect.org.
Have a user tip? It could be worth $50 0! Quest is looking for all
PeopleSoft users with a story to tell -- your article could end up in the next
issue of Q&A Magazine! Submit a user tip or a case study about your
company's software experience, and if it's published in Q&A, we'll pay you
$500. Email questions to editor@questdirect.org.
Q&A is also searching for companies that:
-- Have been involved in a disaster recovery effort,
-- Have recently outsourced some/all of their IT or are in the process of outsourcing,
-- Or have evaluated outsourcing but decided it wasn't for them.
Please contact editor@questdirect.org if you have a
story to tell!
Quest wants to hear from you. How have Quest's
services, events or tools benefited you or your company? Let us know at editor@questdirect.org.
Do you need your user ID and password? Email membership@questdirect.org.
Upcoming Quest Webinars -- Check our PeopleSoft
Webinar page for more information.
Find upcoming user group meetings on QuestDirect.
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