ODTUG Kscope12 - Kscope12 Daily Update - Wednesday

WELCOME TO DAY 4 OF KSCOPE12

 

Today's Highlights

 

Ranch and Rodeo Special Event

6:00 – 11:00 PM, Knibbe Ranch

Knibbe Ranch (pronounced ka-NIB-bee) is an honest-to-goodness working ranch and the site of Kscope12’s special event night. We’ve got ringside seats for a full-blown rodeo. An added bonus: all you city slickers can take your chances on the mechanical bull or take a tour to archeological sites around the ranch given by the ranch owners. It’s a night of fun – Texas style – including armadillo races, line dancing, music, great food, and several surprises!

 

Transportation will be provided to the Knibbe Ranch. Please note the pick-up times from your hotel below. You MUST bring the ticket from your name badge to get on the bus!

Bus pick up times for the event are:

Rivercenter at 5:30 PM

JW Marriott at 6:00 PM 

 

Kscope Kid’s Club

6:00 – 10:00 PM

While the adults are hootin’ and hollerin’ at the Knibbe Ranch rodeo, the kids will be having a special night of their own! Kscope will be throwing a Glow in the Dark Kid’s Party for ages 4-12 iincluding pizza, a movie, glow in the dark games, face painting, an energy-filled dance party, and more! The cost is $45 per child and will be charged to your room. Reservations are required. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it as soon as possible to make a reservation.

 

Canada Lunch at Kscope

12:15 PM in Cibolo Canyon 6

In honor of Canada Day, Kscope will set out few tables for the Canadian contingent to sit down and meet each other during lunch. Look for the tables with the Canadian flag. 

 

Public Sector & Higher Ed Lunch at Kscope

12:15 PM in Cibolo Canyon 6

Tables are being reserved for the Public Sector & Higher Education particpants. Grab your lunch and meet with participants with similar work interests. 

 

Don’t forget Rafflemania!

12:30 PM in the Exhibit Hall

Many exhibitors are raffling items and winners will be announced during this exciting event.

 

Usability Sessions

Usability activities are scheduled in advance. If you would like to participate, please fill out the form here  http://ow.ly/auJUT to let us know which sessions you can attend.

 

Hands-on-Training Labs with open seats

Please go to the session 15 to 30 minutes before it starts and wait in line. We will check people in that have already signed up and then fill in the empty seats on a first-come-first-serve basis.

                         Building KPI's and Scoreboards

                         Developing an iOS Application with ADF Mobile

                         Introduction to Oracle ADF - Building Your First Application

                         Oracle Application Express A-La-Carte Labs 2

 

Ambassador Signups

Please check the sign-up board posted by the Registration Desk to sign up to be an Ambassador. Ambassadors help distribute and collect session evaluations and are rewarded with an awesome Kscope Sheriff's badge. 

 

Thanks to Daily Update Sponsor

Stop by arcplan’s booth today (#508) to learn why we are the #1 third-party frontend to Oracle Essbase. See our flexible budgeting & planning, dashboards, and mobile BI solutions in action. And make time for Dwight deVera’s presentation on Thursday from 8:30 AM-9:30 AM in Peony – Calculating ROI for Business Intelligence Projects.

 

CHANGES

 

Wednesday

 

Speaker Change:

Applications Your Way: Easy Application Extensibility, Dain Hansen has been replaced by Christina Kolotouros

 

Session Moved:

Oracle Exadata Technical Features Overview, Dan Norris, Oracle Corporation, Session 3, Grand Oaks A, has been moved to Session 16 in Grand Oaks B

 

Session Moved:

Making Enterprise Manager 12c Work for You!, Kellyn Pot'Vin, Enkitec, Session 16, Grand Oaks B, has been moved to Session 6 in Grand Oaks A

 

Speaker Change:

SO Query Optimisation, Martin Slack has been replaced by Dave Collins

 

Speaker Change:

Essbase Experts Panel, Natalie Delemar has been replaced by Chris Barbieri

 

Title Change:

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling – Rolling Forecasting with Your Hyperion Planning, Michael Heukels, Ernst & Young, title has changed to 'Rolling, Rolling, Rolling – Rolling Forecasting with Your Planning Application

 

Room Change:

Websheet Applications - Who, What, When, Where, Why & How?, Karen Reliford, TransAmerica Training Management, moved to Cibolo Canyon 2

 

Room Change:

Building Mobile Web Applications with Oracle Application Express, Marc Sewtz, Oracle Corporation, moved to Cibolo Canyon 5

 

Speaker Change:

Sustaining, Optimizing & Deriving the Value of your Enterprise BI Solution using OBIEE Usage Tracking, Richard Solari has been replaced by Nabhanil Mondal

 

Thursday

 

Speaker Change:

OBIEE 11g + iPads = Happy Executives: Mobile BI at General Dynamics, John Monczewski has been replaced by Stephen Bowden