I attended the Hotsos Symposium last week, which, as usual, was an excellent conference. It’s a small conference, relative to OpenWorld and Collaborate, but yet it’s still sophisticated and prestigious enough to attract some of the best minds in the Oracle industry.<\/p>\n
Great location – the Omni Mandalay. Great staff, great food, beautiful venue.<\/p>\n
Every year at the Symposium, there’s an evening theme party. This year was a 1970s\/disco theme. Last year, I went overboard and bought a fancy pirate outfit for the “Pirate” party, so this year, I took it easy on the old wallet and simply wore some jeans, a tie-dye shirt, and some platform sandals that I already own. Add a bright headband with peace symbols on it, which I bought on eBay just for this party, and I was good to go! (What does it mean that items from my current wardrobe fit seamlessly into an occasion for which we are supposed to dress ridiculously? That MIGHT mean than I am NOT a slave to fashion! Can I catch at least a little break, given that I’m a tech geek?)<\/p>\n
Good to see my “geek buddies”, too. Every year, I meet a few more of them at the Symposium, and it is the only time I get to see many of them.<\/p>\n
I even ran into one of the two people who first taught me Oracle, all those years ago. (Great to see you! You look serene and well, my friend.)<\/p>\n
It’s fortunate to have this gem of an event right here in Dallas, every year. On top of that, there is a vibrant local Oracle community within the Dallas Oracle Users Group.<\/p>\n
Dallas is a good place to be an Oracle professional.<\/p>\n
Mary Elizabeth McNeely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I attended the Hotsos Symposium last week, which, as usual, was an excellent conference. It’s a small conference, relative to OpenWorld and Collaborate, but yet it’s still sophisticated and prestigious enough to attract some of the best minds in the Oracle industry.<\/p>\n
Great location – the Omni Mandalay. Great staff, great food, beautiful venue.<\/p>\n
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