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Oracle OpenWorld Appreciation Event

Celebrate Your World!

In appreciation of our customers, partners, and prospects, the Oracle team produces one particularly legendary celebration every year: the Oracle OpenWorld Appreciation Event. In 2008, we intend to exceed your wildest expectations for this always-extravagant gala.

This year starts with a truly unique location that has hosted one of the world's most spectacular events—namely the 1939 World's Fair. Treasure Island is a man-made atoll located smack in the middle of San Francisco Bay and just beneath another engineering marvel, the San Francisco Bay Bridge. On this small patch of land, we will conclude Oracle OpenWorld 2008 by making some serious noise.

Once you arrive on Treasure Island, get ready to rock to some of today's hottest international concert performers, in an unforgettable outdoor setting. Joining us from around the globe for the Oracle OpenWorld 2008 Appreciation Event are (drum roll please):

• Elvis Costello: A master of weaving many musical genres, including pub rock, punk rock, and new wave, this consummate performer has dedicated fans on every continent.
• Seal: A singer-songwriter from England of Nigerian and Afro-Caribbean ancestry, Seal smoothly delivers rhythm and blues, soul, funk, house, and dance.
• UB40: This reggae band has featured the same eight members since 1978 and boasts more than 50 singles that have connected with fans in the U.K and beyond.
• Alan Jackson: Balancing the global lineup is Alan Jackson, a country western sensation from the United States. This award-winning singer-songwriter blends honky-tonk with mainstream country sounds.
• The Psychedelic Furs: From the late 1970s into the 90s, the Psychedelic Furs earned tremendous respect from critics and fans alike for their music's mix of punk rock, poetic lyricism, and seductive rhythmic hooks.
• The Gin Blossoms: An alternative rock band formed in 1987, the band today is considered to have a wide influence on modern rock, due to its consolidation of melodic rock, folk, and country elements.

And there's more!

Rounding out our world tour will be an all-American boardwalk carnival complete with an arcade midway, thrill rides, and down-home cuisine. Rising over the many games of chance and skill will be multiple Ferris wheels to take you high above the spectacle and dazzle you with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay Area.

It's our way of saying thanks for being such an important part of the greater Oracle community.

• When: Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
• Where: Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay
• Attire: We suggest that you bring a light jacket. Treasure Island can be chilly even during the warmest seasons.
• Who: The Oracle OpenWorld Appreciation Event is free to registered full-conference attendees. All other registered conference attendees may purchase as many as three tickets to the Appreciation Event for $350 per ticket, on a first-come, first-served basis.*