ANN: OTN Workshop - Oracle teaches you the latest technology for free

[shmelzer]

Check out the OTN Workshops for free events that teaches you the latest technology.

http://otn.oracle.com/events/otnworkshop/catalog.html

Specifically check out the Forms Upgrade to the Web at:

http://otn.oracle.com/events/otnworkshop/forms.html

More on Forms upgrade to the Web at:

http://otn.oracle.com/formsupgrade

 

[shmelzer]

and there is a lot more info on

http://otn.oracle.com

the discussion forum there are great.

 

[sem]

Of course if you have enough money to reach there

Regards, Dima

 

[shmelzer]

???
I didn't understand this last remark. Both the OTN Workshop and the OTN site are free of charge.

 

[BJCooperIT]

The workshop closest to my home is about 500 miles away. That requires driving or flying or taking a bus, a hotel stay, eating at restaurants, and taking 2 days off work. That would be about:

($400 + (16 * my hourly rate))

out of pocket for me.

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Consultant/Custom Forms & PL/SQL - Oracle 8.1.7 - Windows 2000
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[shmelzer]

Well,
It is hard to do this workshop in every city in the US (and the world , so we target bigger cities.
One thing to add to your formula is that after such a workshop your rate per hour can be bigger since you know more new technologies.

Also the Forms Workshop is only half a day - so no need for overnight stay.

And to sum it all up - if you can't get to the workshop please visit

http://otn.oracle.com/formsupgrade

were all the data is online for you to learn from.

 

[BJCooperIT]

I understand you cannnot hold the workshops everywhere. And while the workshop would add to my knowledge base it does not enable me to re-negotiate my rates on existing contracts. So you are right in that it potentially increases my rates if a potential client values that skill. However, unless I could find a flight that would leave at 4:00am in order to get to the 8:30am registration I would need an overnight stay or would have to sleep in the airport! No disrespect intended, just agreeing with Dima that you do have to have cash in hand to attend a workshop.

What really made my heart skip a beat on OTN was:
"Good News for Forms Developers Want to get Oracle Certified? Take the new "Oracle Forms 6i to Oracle9i Forms" Beta exam. Registration is open until June 30, 2003."

http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/index.html?appdev6_ocp.html

so thanks for making me take a peek!

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[BJCooperIT]

By the way, if you could talk someone into scheduling an afternoon workshop where I could catch a flight in the morning and then fly home at night, then perhaps I could seriously consider attending one.

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[sem]

Free cheese is in mouse trap only. I'm sure they will provide a lot of promo information with minor details. With average salaries in my country I should work about a month just to reach there. Though the good news is that (16 * MY hourly rate) is much smaller


Regards, Dima