AT ORACLE: Events Technology Events Conferences and sessions to help you stay on the cutting edge Mobile World Congress February 14–17, Barcelona, Spain This global conference focusing on mobile technology and business includes keynotes and action-provoking panel discussions; an exhibition featuring more than 1,300 vendors; App Planet, an application-focused gathering; an awards program highlighting innovative mobile solutions and initiatives; and plentiful networking opportunities. Get details and sign up at mobileworldcongress.com. January 9–12, New York, New York “Retail’s BIG Show” marks its 100th anniversary with keynote speeches; more than 60 educational sessions covering topics including information technology, online retailing, supply chain, and sustainability; a 150,000-square-foot exposition with more than 500 vendors; and several networking events. January 12–15, Orlando, Florida This inaugural conference explores critical path method (CPM) scheduling concepts and software solutions, and features 100 sessions covering CPM software, theory, and project management. Sessions on Oracle’s Primavera P3 and P6, as well as a Primavera special interest group meeting, are planned. January 19, Paris, France This French-language event, sponsored by International Data Corporation (IDC), will cover insourcing and outsourcing, onshoring and offshoring, cloud computing, and other information and communications technology (ICT) sourcing strategies available to today’s CIOs. Participants will discuss how to select and implement appropriate ICT building blocks and delivery models without creating data silos or bottlenecks. January 24–25, Geneva, Switzerland January 27–28, Zurich, Switzerland February 14–15, Oslo, Norway Oracle ACE Director Mark Rittman leads this class on the architecture and capabilities of Oracle Business Intelligence 11g. Topics include enhancements to the software’s semantic model to support Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP, enhancements to Oracle Dashboards and Oracle Answers, Oracle Application Development Framework development, and more. January 27, New York, New York This conference includes a full day of sessions on global outsourcing, featuring parallel tracks on sourcing leadership and best practices. Topics include cloud-based delivery models, the convergence of IT and business process outsourcing, and emerging destinations. Oracle User Groups Boston MySQL Monthly Meetups January 10 and February 14, Boston, Massachusetts Houston User Group for Sun (HUGS) Monthly Meetups January 11 and February 8, Houston, Texas PackerLand Users Group Meeting January 12, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Silicon Valley JavaFX User Group Meetings January 12 and February 9, Redwood Shores, California Northern California OAUG Training Day January 13, Santa Clara, California Georgia Oracle Users Group Meetings January 13 and February 10, Dunwoody, Georgia New England Java Users Group Meetings January 13 and February 10, Burlington, Massachusetts Western Washington Oracle Users Group Meetings January 13 and February 10, Seattle, Washington UKOUG UNIX SIG Meeting January 19, London, England Twin Cities Oracle Users Group Quarterly Meeting January 20, Golden Valley, Minnesota Central Florida Oracle Users Group Meetings January 24 and February 28, Orlando, Florida Suncoast Oracle Users Group Meetings January 27 and February 24, Tampa, Florida Boston Java Meetup February 7, Boston, Massachusetts Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group Training Days February 15–17, Denver, Colorado | January 31–February 1, London, England Learn to leverage business intelligence (BI) and performance management to get broader adoption of BI tools, gain more return on investment from their use, and make better decisions. Topics include advanced analytics, cost optimization, data quality and integration, and frameworks and metrics. February 1–3, San Diego, California This event is the utility industry’s leading smart grid conference and exposition. Topics include automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy integration, advanced metering, test and diagnostic system operation and reliability, power delivery equipment, and water utility technology. February 7–10, Orlando, Florida With the theme “driving innovation, sustainability, and performance,” this gathering focuses on industrial collaboration across key functional areas such as IT, engineering, operations, and maintenance. Topics include sustainability, project management, and asset performance management. February 8–10, Stuttgart, Germany The leading international trade fair for the intralogistics sector in Europe features forums and displays on topics including distribution, materials handling, and information flow. More than 750 exhibitors from 20 countries are expected in the 560,000-square-foot exhibition hall. February 14–16, Stockholm, Sweden Organized in cooperation with Java Forum Stockholm, this conference has grown steadily since its founding in 2007. It features speakers from Sweden and around the world focusing on Java and related techniques such as dynamic languages and agile development. New topics this year include cloud computing, Java performance antipatterns, and pair programming. February 14–18, San Francisco, California This annual security conference explores topics including cryptography, legislation, and government and policy mandates. Keynotes, breakout sessions, and tutorials will cover all facets of information security, IT management, programming, development, and executive management. February 17–18, San Francisco, California Through keynotes and four tracks of sessions, this forum provides an integrated understanding of business, information, and technology architecture, as well as the benefits that can be realized when these domains are harnessed together. February 20–24, Orlando, Florida The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference covers solutions and technologies for patient safety and quality, regulatory compliance, and business best practices. Topics include the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), business intelligence, healthcare reform, human-computer interfaces, interactive health communications, and workforce development. February 25–27, Los Angeles, California At this annual Linux expo, choose from technical seminars across five tracks, including a beginners’ track, a developers’ track, and a new system administration track for attendees interested in using open source alternatives for system administration tasks. The expo also includes displays and demos from commercial software and hardware vendors. In addition, local nonprofit organizations such as Linux user groups will offer tutorials on open source software. February 27–March 1, Washington DC This forum brings together energy industry executives, policymakers, regulators, consumers, financiers, and the legal community to tackle issues that the energy industry faces over the next five years. Attendees will discuss changes in technology, regulation, economics, and politics. Send us your comments |