COLLABORATE 11 – IOUG Forum Users. Experiences. Solutions. April 10-14, 2011 ∙ Orlando, Florida Register at collaborate11.ioug.org via priority code GC05 (step four of the registration process) by March 10 to save $400 off the onsite rate!

Join the IOUG at COLLABORATE to: Hear best practices from industry-leading professionals. Learn from fellow Oracle users on what worked – and what didn’t – for them, saving you considerable time and trial-and-error. Build your knowledge and professional support network that can make you your shop’s “go-to” resource for all-things-Oracle. Resolve your performance problems with more than 375 technical sessions at the IOUG Forum across nine user-driven tracks: –Application Strategy and Services –BI/Data Warehousing/EPM –Database –Development –Executive –Governance Risk and Compliance –Infrastructure Technologies –Master Data Management –Professional Development

Get top-notch education from industry experts. Bootcamps Get down into the details with IOUG Bootcamps. Created by IOUG volunteers, these intensive courses allow you to quickly and significantly build your know-how in a particular area. Bootcamp topics include: Database Development Manageability Upgrades Virtualization Business Intelligence High Availability MySQL Security Application Express New to database administration? Attend our week-long DBA 101 Bootcamp to learn all you need to know to get started as an Oracle DBA. Deep Dives The learning begins the day before the official start of COLLABORATE — during IOUG Deep Dives on April 10. Deep Dives provide in-depth training on specialized topics. For less than $250, IOUG Deep Dive attendees can become the “go-to” expert by immersing themselves in these full-day training sessions: DD1: 2011 Performance Seminar DD2: Configuring MySQL for Optimal Performance DD3: Data Warehousing 101 DD4: Deploying Oracle Database 11gR2 for High Availability DD5: Oracle 11g — A New Universe DD6: RAC Attack! Hands-on Lab DD7: 11g Mini Dashboard Report Application Development Hands-on Lab Visit collaborate11.ioug.org for Bootcamp and Deep Dive abstracts.

Connect with thousands of Oracle users in one place. IOUG’s exclusive reception – Operation Classified: Security Hackfest Combine drinks, food, database breaches and hundreds of database experts, and what do you get? IOUG’s Operation Classified – Security Hackfest, the evening reception for IOUG registrants at COLLABORATE 11. Have fun and build camaraderie as attendees work in teams to solve security challenges. Plus, take away valuable insights that can be applied to enhance security measures in your organization. COLLABORATE 11 Party – Universal’s Islands of Adventure® Get ready for one of the biggest parties COLLABORATE has ever thrown because we’ve reserved the entire Universal’s Islands of Adventure® theme park just for you! Featuring themed lands and cutting-edge rides, including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, Islands of Adventure promises excitement around every bend. HARRY POTTER, characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s11) Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2011 Universal Studios. © 2011 Universal Orlando. All rights reserved. IOUG’s exclusive session — Iron Application Throw-down, where teams create recipes for a rapid application-design using their vast IT kitchen experience. IOUG Open Source Networking Lounge Welcome Reception in the Exhibitor Showcase Happy Hour in the Exhibitor Showcase Women in Technology Panel & Breakfast Birds-of-a-Feather meetings

Get exclusive benefits by registering with the IOUG education sessions, delivered by actual users and recognized experts, on topics most relevant to your job responsibilities. Bootcamps, pre-built session schedules for soup-to-nuts training on topics like upgrades, virtualization and high availability, allow you the chance to maximize your knowledge in a particular area, such as our week-long DBA 101 Bootcamp for new database administrators. A $300+ discount off of full-day, expert-led Deep Dives. IOUG’s exclusive reception – Operation Classified: Security Hackfest Plug-in to Orlando virtual conference license for only $299 to connect your colleagues at home to the classrooms in Orlando. Iron Application Throw-down Hands-on labs so you can gain actual experience with new technologies. Online access to session papers and presentations before, during and after the conference. Admission to 800+ sessions from OAUG and Quest on Oracle Fusion Applications, PeopleSoft, Hyperion and more. And much more! Register at collaborate11.ioug.org via priority code GC05 (step four of the registration process) by March 10 to save $400 off the onsite rate!