Oracle User Group

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An Oracle User Group is a private, generally non-profit or not-for-profit organization that provides support and/or 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]

[edit] International Oracle User Council

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

There are six representative Oracle Global User Groups. They and their external sites 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 Traditionally supported JD Edwards users.
Higher Education User Group (HEUG)

Along with 2 representative Oracle User Group Councils:

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

which in turn aggregate a number of in region country based groups.

[edit] References

^ Oracle User Group. Edinburgh BITs (February 2005). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
^ ISSN 0939-1541:Konferenz der Deutschen ORACLE-Anwender-Gruppe
^ Proceedings IOUW '95, International Oracle User Group. OCLC 50999103
^ ISSN 0936-0360: DOAG-News : Informationen der Deutschen ORACLE-Anwender-Gruppe
^ Brian Prince (February 26, 2007). Oracle Offers Free ILM Tool. eWeek. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.