Rittman Mead BI Forum 2011 : Registration Now Open!

I'm pleased to announce that the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2011, running on consecutive weeks in Brighton, UK and Atlanta, GA, is now open for registration, with the event running at the following times and locations:

• Brighton, Hotel Seattle, May 19th & 20th 2011
• Atlanta, Emory Convention Center, May 26th & 27th 2011

This year, we've taken over the whole Hotel Seattle in Brighton, moved to a larger meeting room, and we can now take up to 70 attendees. The US event is going to run at the Emory Convention Center in Atlanta, has registration limited to 50, and like the UK event will focus on intermediate-to-advanced level Oracle BI, DW and EPM content, and lots of networking and socializing.

The speaker and presentation list for the two events is as follows:

Brighton, Hotel Seattle, May 19th & 20th 2011

• Mike Durran (Oracle Corporation) - "Why you need to know Python: or, Scripting the OBIEE 11g Environment"
• Tony Heljula (Peak Indicators) - "OBIEE and Database Performance Tuning"
• Adam Bloom (Oracle Corporation) - "Opening the lid on Oracle BI 11g Security"
• Mike Brookes (Play.com) - "OBIEE 11g Upgrade - A Real World Experience, Warts and All!"
• Andreas Nobbman (Trivadis) - "Scripting for a Jester's Tear"
• Michael Wilke (SumIT AG) - "BI Server - the ultimate choice for BICCs"
• Emiel van Bockel (Centraal Boekhuis) - "OBIEE 11g from Table to Strategy"
• John Minkjan (Ciber) - "OBIEE on mobile devices"
• Venkat Janakiraman (Rittman Mead) - "Oracle Essbase Cube Builder"
• Stuart Wallace (Maxima) - "Fixing the Fixed Price Delivery Requirement"

Atlanta, Emory Convention Center, May 26th & 27th 2011

• Suyog Rao (Oracle Corporation) - "BIEE Security : Deep dive into understanding and troubleshooting security aspects"
• Kevin McGinley (Accenture) - "Mobility & OBIEE : There are Options"
• Jean-Pierre Dijcks (Oracle Corporation) - "Memory MADness: How to Apply Big Speed to Big Data Analysis"
• Jeff McQuigg (KPI Partners) - "Advanced OBIEE Metadata Topics"
• Stewart Bryson (Rittman Mead) - "Agile Data Warehousing with Exadata and OBIEE11g"
• Phillipe Lions (Oracle Corporation) - "What's coming in OBIEE 11.1.1.4, and Hidden Gems of OBIEE 11g"
• Jacques Vigeant (Oracle Corporation) - Overview of Oracle Scorecard & Sneak Peek at 11.1.1.4
• Greg Vlahos (Analytic Vision) - "How-to Tips for Integrating Essbase in OBIEE"
• Shyam Varan Nath (BIWA SIG) -" Tips and Tricks from OBI Application Implementations"
• Tony Heljula (Peak Indicators) - "OBIEE and Database Performance Tuning"

I'm also very pleased to announce our optional one-day masterclass the day before the event, which this year will be a joint session between myself (Mark Rittman) and Antony Heljula (Peak Indicators). Both Tony and myself have been out on the road delivering OBIEE 11g seminars and training courses over the last six months, and we're coming together to bring the best of these sessions, plus some new material, together for a special, one-off OBIEE 11g masterclass before each event. We'll be taking a "deep dive" into the internal of OBIEE 11g, answering lots of questions and basically "taking the lid" off this exciting new release.

Registration is now open, with forms for both events available on the event website. Last year we sold out of places many weeks before the UK event, so if you're thinking of attending, make sure you book now. Also, there's a special offer to get discounted 12-month membership for ODTUG, the Oracle Development Tools User Group, for £79+VAT/$99, as a special offer for attendees and to show our support for ODTUG, the best international user group for BI, DW & EPM developers!

We look forward to seeing you all in Brighton and Atlanta, May 2011!