1. OAUG Upgrade SIG San Francisco, CA October 11-15 Don’t Miss Collaborate 10! April 18-22, 2010, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Call For Papers Ends October 20th

2. Upgrade SIG Welcome Chair: Sandra Vucinic, VLAD Group OAUG Member Benefits Upgrade SIG Overview Upgrade SIG Areas of Focus Upgrade SIG Elections Share Your Knowledge Papers and Presentations About Upgrading Upgrade SIG Q & A

3. Member Benefits Advocacy opportunities to influence Oracle on product enhancements, usability, new features, Oracle support, pricing and quality Knowledge that showcases the latest trends and techniques used by industry leaders through our national and regional events and our publications, such as OAUG Insight magazine Communication with other OAUG members worldwide through participation in OAUG committees, leadership positions, interaction with Oracle Corporation's user initiatives, frequent member surveys, and Oracle management briefings Education through the hundreds of career-enhancing presentations in our conference paper database archive, as well as discounts to conferences and Oracle education Networking with Oracle customers, industry experts, third-party software firms, and other Oracle Applications specialists through our Member Database and Online Vendor Directory

4. Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) THE world ’ s largest knowledge base for Oracle Applications users Networking opportunities with over 118,000 members worldwide Access to over 50,000 white papers in the online OAUG Conference Paper Database FREE online training every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for OAUG members Oracle OpenWorld Introductory OAUG membership – receive 18 months of membership for the price of 12. Learn more about the OAUG in the Oracle Users Group Pavilion, Moscone West, Lobby Level 2

5. Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) The largest independent user group serving Oracle Applications Users, including: - Oracle E-Business Suite- PeopleSoft - Siebel- Hyperion - Oracle Retail- Oracle Communications - Oracle Fusion -The home of the OAUG Knowledge Factory TM, the online content and community resource offering thousands of white papers and conference presentations, articles, discussions, blogs and more. Exceptional education via user-driven conferences, boot camps and eLearning presentations. Networking with peers and experts. OAUG SkillsMarketplace, a specialized job board. Advocacy to Oracle via established councils and committees. Learn more about the OAUG in the Oracle Users Group Pavilion

6. Upgrade SIG The OAUG’s Upgrade Special Interest Group (Upgrade SIG) focuses on issues relating to upgrading Oracle Applications from Release from 11i to Release 12.x These issues include technology stack requirements, performance techniques, various upgrade tools and methodology, specific platform related information and current Oracle announcements on desupport and availability issues

7. Upgrade SIG Share knowledge and experience about a variety of topics pertaining to Oracle Applications upgrades, migrations and desupport issues Provide input and recommendations to Oracle regarding potential desupport impact Work with Oracle to minimize licensing costs arising from upgrades or migrations

8. Upgrade SIG Areas of Focus Release 11.5.10.2/Release 12+ Upgrades Problem Upgrade Scripts Patching / Patch Wizard Apps Database Administrator Roles and Responsibilities Third Party Tools Useful Links

9. Upgrade SIG Election Results Sandra Vucinic, Chair Kaberi Nayak, Treasurer Barbara Matthews, Secretary John Stouffer, Past Chair

10. Share Your Knowledge If you’ve written a paper or presentation that describes your E-Business Suite Upgrade experience, please let us share it with our members. Just send your pdf to Barb Matthews (barb@oncalldba.com)

11. Papers/Presentations on Upgrading S312120IOUG: CSI DBA--Anatomy of a Database Upgrade - Maria Anderson, Suncor Energy Sunday 10/11/2009 10:30 - 12:00 Moscone West L2, Room 2003 S309792Should I Upgrade in This Economy? - John Abel, Hitachi Data Systems Corp; Bruce Kerns, Infosys Monday 10/12/2009 14:30 - 15:30 Marriott Hotel, Nob Hill AB

12. Papers/Presentations on Upgrading S311881Oracle E-Business Suite 12 and Global Single-Instance Overview - Nayyar Siddiqui, Oracle Monday 10/12/2009 14:30 - 15:30 Moscone West L3 Room 3024 S308989Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Upgrade: Best Practices to Obtain Business Value - Dennis Horton, Oracle; Gurunathan Sankaran, Merial Tuesday 10/13/2009 13:00 - 14:00 Moscone West L3 Room 3005

13. Papers/Presentations on Upgrading S309842Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Release 12 Upgrade Case Studies - Mike McCullough, MoneyGram; Amrita Mehrok, Oracle; Camellia Petty, BMI; Roxanne Shelton, AT&T Tuesday 10/13/2009 17:30 - 18:30 Moscone West L3 Room 3002/3004 S307961Upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1: Technical and Functional Panel - Tony Kane, AT&T; Amrita Mehrok, Oracle; Deep Ram, Oracle; John Stouffer, Consultant; Sandra Vucinic, VLAD Group, Inc. Wednesday 10/14/2009 10:15 - 11:15 Moscone West L2 Room 2007

14. Papers/Presentations on Upgrading S309306Upgrading to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g - Michael Rubino, Oracle; Reza Shafii, Oracle Thursday 10/15/2009 10:30 - 11:30 Moscone South Room 304 S311814Oracle Database Upgrade Hands-on Lab, Part I - Mike Dietrich, Oracle; Cindy Lim, Oracle; Brian McCarthy, Oracle; Carol Palmer, Oracle; Roy Swonger, Oracle ; Carol Tagliaferri, Oracle; Mark Richwine, Oracle Thursday 10/15/2009 12:00 - 13:00 Marriott Hotel Golden Gate B2

15. Papers/Presentations on Upgrading S311815Oracle Database Upgrade Hands-on Lab, Part II - Mike Dietrich, Oracle; Cindy Lim, Oracle; Brian McCarthy, Oracle; Carol Palmer, Oracle; Roy Swonger, Oracle ; Carol Tagliaferri, Oracle; Mark Richwine, Oracle Thursday 10/15/2009 13:30 - 14:30 Marriott Hotel Golden Gate B2 S307957Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Upgrade and Reimplementation Factors - Dennis Horton, Oracle; Deep Ram, Oracle Thursday 10/15/2009 15:00 - 16:00 Moscone West L2 Room 2002/2004

16. News From Oracle The Oracle User Experience team is recruiting IT gurus who patch their Oracle E-Business Suite applications suite and manage, plan, or create maintenance windows or maintenance schedules of their Oracle E-Business Suite applications suites to give your feedback on an early design concept of a Next Generation AD Patch tool. The recruitment is for a limited set of people, so Hurry! The usability sessions will be conducted on Oct 13th and Oct 14th at InterContinental Hotel, San Franciso, CA in room Laurel Hill or Catherdral Hall. Contact somnath.lokesh@oracle.com, alisa.hamai@oracle.com, gozel.aamoth@oracle.com for details.InterContinental Hotel, San Franciso, CA in room Laurel Hill or Catherdral Hall.somnath.lokesh@oracle.com alisa.hamai@oracle.comgozel.aamoth@oracle.com

17. Upgrade SIG Q & A Audience Profile –Technical/Functional –Applications –Database –Platflorm

18. Guest Speakers –Dennis Horton, Oracle –Deep Ram, Oracle –John Stouffer, Independent Consultant –Sandra Vucinic, VLAD Group, Inc.

19. Thank You! John Stouffer, Sr. Applications DBA john.w.stouffer@gmail.com Sandra Vucinic, Sr. Applications DBA sandrav@vladgroup.com http://upgdsig.oaug.org