Oracle User Group

An Oracle User Group is a private, generally non-profit or not-for-profit organization that provides support and education for users of Oracle Corporation technology, particularly for professional users, however student user groups have also been established.^[1]

The Oracle user groups often hold conferences^[2][3], publish periodicals^[4] and survey members to provide real data back to Oracle.^[5]

International Oracle User Council

International Oracle User Council IOUC, an international organization, represents the collective interests of the affiliated Oracle Global User Groups / Councils.

The six representative Oracle Global User Groups are:

• Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG)
• Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG)
• Oracle Development Tools User Group (ODTUG)
• Oracle Human Capital Management (OHCM)
• Quest International User Group (Quest)) Traditionally supports PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users.
• Higher Education User Group (HEUG)

Two representative Oracle User Group Councils also operate:

• Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Oracle User-Group Council (EOUC)
• Asia Pacific Oracle User Group (APOUC)

They in their turn aggregate a number of in-region country-based groups.

References

1. ^ "Oracle User Group". Edinburgh BITs. February 2005. http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/bits/2005/february_2005/item2.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
2. ^ ISSN 0939-1541:Konferenz der Deutschen ORACLE-Anwender-Gruppe
3. ^ Proceedings IOUW '95, International Oracle User Group. OCLC 50999103
4. ^ ISSN 0936-0360: DOAG-News : Informationen der Deutschen ORACLE-Anwender-Gruppe
5. ^ Brian Prince (February 26, 2007). "Oracle Offers Free ILM Tool". eWeek. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2098250,00.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 

External links

• Listing of Oracle User Groups
  • All India Oracle Users Group (AIOUG)
  • Western Washington Oracle User Group
  • Collaborate annual conference
  • Oracle Primavera Special Interest Group
  • UK Oracle User Group - UKOUG
  • Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group
  • Australian Oracle User Group
  • Deutsche ORACLE-Anwender-Gruppe (DOAG): German Oracle users Group
  • Pakistan Oracle Users Group (PkOug)
  • Dallas Oracle Users Group (DOUG)
  • New York Oracle Users Group (NYOUG)
  • Florida Oracle Application Users Group (FLOAUG)
• The OAUG Knowledge Factory, The OAUG Knowledge Factory, the user-driven online community and content resource created by and for Oracle applications users to provide a forum for the acquisition, management, storage and dissemination of user knowledge.
• Listing of OAUG SIGs - Special Interest Groups More than 100 geographic user groups (Geos) and special interest groups (SIGs) serve the grassroots of the Oracle community and offer educational and networking opportunities through their links with the OAUG and Oracle Corporation.
  • OAUG OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) SIG
    • OAUG OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) SIG Community Site
  • OAUG Contracts SIG