OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

[cwarner]

Invitation to Present at the OTM SIG Conference in June 2009

Andy Warhol was wrong … you can have 45 minutes of fame, not just 15!!
Better yet, you can earn a free pass to attend the 2009 Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) Conference.
How? Give a presentation on an OTM-related topic of interest to the user community.
We had a rich exchange of knowledge at last year’s conference with excellent presentations by users, Oracle, and consultants. The community wants to hear from more users in 2009.
You can present by yourself or as part of panel (maximum of three panelists; credit is divided equally).
Categories include:

• Functional
• Technical
• Business Value
• Training (How-to)

Specific topics of interest indicated by users include:

• How to work with error logs
• Scalability, Purging, Archiving
• Performance Tuning
• Planning multi-stop movements
• Using OTM outside the US
• Installation
• Improving the upgrade process from CU to CU
• Working with XSL Stylesheets
• Effective ways to work with Oracle
• Implementation Strategies
• Using OTM for Freight Forwarding and Intermodal Logistics
• SAP Integration
• Expert Tips and Tricks Functional
• Event Management/Visibility
• Strategic Planning with OTM
• Creating reports

Conference dates:
Sunday, June 21 - Wednesday, June 24, 2009


Conference location:
Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia
237 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107


Specific submission details will be posted in this thread shortly.

[cwarner]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

And here is the form for submissions. Anyone interested in presenting is allowed to submit, and all submissions will be reviewed by the OTM SIG board for approval.

Call for Papers Template_v2.doc

[Clay Combs]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

Also worth noting:

Members who don't think they have material for a full presentation (or don't want to present on their own) are welcome to form a panel. If you have an idea for a panel but don't know whom to ask to join you, we encourage you to do two things: a) submit your idea for a panel even if you don't have all the members; and b) post your idea on this thread to recruit volunteers.

[MURTHYKO]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

Chris,

Where can we see all the short listed topics for SIG?

Thanks & Regards,
Lakshman

[chrisplough]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

We're in the process of voting on them, so we'll be able to share the topics soon.

I'll keep you posted!

--Chris

[MURTHYKO]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

That's a good news Chris. Just excited to see the list. :-)

Thanks a lot,
Lakshman

[volsfan252]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

Has the link been posted yet for the presentation from yesterday's call?

Thanks,

[brussp]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

I see that there hasn't been a post here in a while. Any update on agenda, costs, etc? In order to justify this conference to my employer, I need the agenda and costs. Just wondering if there are any updates. Thanks.

[cwarner]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

The hotel costs have been lowered to $159 per night with the hotel.

Conference registration is $695 for early registration (until 4/30) and $750 beyond that time.

We are putting together the final touches on the agenda currently and expect to have it out within the next few days.

We also have negotiated a discount with American Airlines and I can get you the details on that as well if you would like.

[cwarner]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

Actually, here is the tenative schedule.

[brussp]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

Thank you. This tentative agenda was very helpful. Now the next question.........what is the plan for having the official process published for registration, hotel, airfare, etc.?

[cwarner]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

I'm not sure that I understand the question... Registration for the 2009 user conference is open. If you go to http://otmsig.meetingexpectations.com you can register. The hotel reservations are linked to at the end of that registration process.

[brussp]

Re: OTM SIG Conference 2009 Call for White Papers

Thanks. This is what I was looking for. The reason I asked the question is that it is very difficult to find anything about the 2009 conference on the internet. If you search for 'otm sig registration', the only results returned are for the 2007 and 2008 conferences. The only place I see any mention of the fact that the 2009 registration is open, or the link to the website, is buried in a post on otmfaq for a quarterly sig conference call agenda. Just wondering if having this information more 'visible' may help others (and me) . Thanks!