ODTUG - Hyperion SIG

Below is a copy of a letter that can be found on the ODTUG Hyperion SIG site (www.ODTUG.com), please take a minute to read when you have a chance.
Thanks
August 1, 2009
Dear ODTUG Members,
My name is Gary Crisci and I am the new president of the Oracle Development Tools User Group - Hyperion Special Interest Group. I wanted to take a moment of your time to introduce myself and the rest of the board and tell you a little bit about the ODTUG Hyperion SIG and what our plans are for this year.
Our SIG board is made up of some of the most talented individuals in this field. Angela Wilcox of JC Penney is our Secretary and Cameron Lackpour of InterRel is our website coordinator. Other members of the board are Doug Bliss of Ace Cash Express, Natalie Delemar of Randstad, Quinlan Eddy of Star Analytics, Jeff McAhren of HealthMarkets, Edward Roske of InterRel, Tim Tow of Applied OLAP, and John Weimar of Kerdock Consulting. I’m sure many of you recognize most of these names and would agree we have some of the best Hyperion talent on our board. We are also privileged to have Al Marciante of Oracle as a board advisor.
As president of the Hyperion SIG, my primary role is to lead the committee that organizes the Hyperion content for the Kaleidoscope conference and this is something the board and I are already working on. Kaleidoscope 2009 was a huge success. We were one of the only conferences this year to increase our attendance despite one of the worst economic climates in recent history. This is a testament to the quality of the speakers, presentations, and training featured at the Kaleidoscope conference. If you have not already checked it out, I would recommend going to the Kaleidoscope website (http://www.odtugkaleidoscope.com/) and having a look around. Our goal is to make Kaleidoscope 2010 an even bigger success, with more speakers, more presentation tracks, more vendors, and more attendees. Kaleidoscope has become the conference for Essbase developers, and as an Essbase developer I can assure you this will remain one of the primary focuses of the conference. However, the board and I plan to expand our scope further next year to provide more content for other areas of the Hyperion suite such as Planning, HFM/Enterprise, and our new friends at OBI. As developers, many of us on the board have worked on financial consolidation projects and recognize the development efforts that go into an HFM roll out. The developers that work on these projects are talented technicians and deserve a place to network and expand their skill set. We will provide them this opportunity at Kaleidoscope 2010.
I would like to ask all of you to start thinking about what you would like to see at Kaleidoscope next year and encourage you to reach out to me and the rest of the SIG board. The Kaleidoscope conference is your conference and I hope you will participate in helping us make it the best it can be. This invitation goes out to all members and non-members as well as vendors. In addition to building up user attendance at the conference, I have also made it a goal to increase vendor participation this year. So if you are a consultant or vendor, please reach out to us with your ideas.
Beyond the Kaleidoscope conference, one of my other major goals as president is to increase our SIG’s membership. If you are not a member of the ODTUG – Hyperion SIG, I would like to invite you to visit our SIG website (http://www.odtug.com/apex/f?p=500:320:0::::P320_SIG_ID:121) and consider becoming a member. ODTUG offers two membership types. There are paid members and associate members (associate membership is free). Paid members get the benefit of premium content and discounts to ODTUG events such as Kaleidoscope. Becoming a member of an industry group is one of the best things you can do for your career. I have personally gained so much from my industry affiliations. Beyond the networking opportunities and access to industry information, it is also something valuable to add to your resume. Participation in an industry group shows a dedication to your craft and represents you as a serious professional. I encourage all of you to join us if you are not currently a member. Additionally, please join the ODTUG Linkedin group (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1796201) as another way to be kept in the loop on communications with the board.
Lastly, I would like to take the opportunity to thank those of you who voted me back onto the board this year, and I would like to thank the Hyperion SIG board for entrusting me with the role of president. I consider it a privilege to serve on this board and in this capacity. I would also like to thank our outgoing president Edward Roske. Edward has committed himself, and his company, to the ODTUG Hyperion SIG in a way few individuals do. His tireless efforts have led to Kaleidoscope being the premier Hyperion conference and I can only hope to do as good a job as he has done. Lastly, I would like to thank the ODTUG board of directors for their overwhelming support of our group. ODTUG has stepped up in a way no other organization has to support the Hyperion community and their support has been unwavering. They have given us the opportunity to bring our culture and integrate it with their unique philosophy of how a user base community should be served, with an emphasis on training, and focus on the development of the individual. The enthusiasm demonstrated by ODTUG for Hyperion would lead you to believe they have been working with us for many years. They have truly welcomed us into their family and we appreciate it.
I would like to thank you for your participation in the ODTUG Hyperion SIG; our members are what make our group the best in the industry. Please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or any other member of the board if there is anything we can do for you.
Best regards,
Gary C. Crisci
Vice President, Morgan Stanley
President, ODTUG - Hyperion SIG
Oracle Ace
[email protected]
http://garycris.blogspot.com/

I love K-scope! It really has been the best conference for developing my knowledge and talent with Essbase. Thanks to Edward, Gary, and the rest of the Hyperion SIG board for all of your work.

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While I normally much prefer the "in the trenches doing" part over "self promotion", I want to take this time to self promote so that, if elected, I'll be able to DO even more.
Technology & service has been an integral part of my life for over 20 years, EPM products specifically for over 12 years. My ever growing passion for the Hyperion technology has reached the point, after consulting & developing for 12 years, that now I'm building a software product designed to make using and administering these products an even greater joy.
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As a business owner and independent software vendor I have the time, energy, experience, and freedom to be a willing steward for the ODTUG community and a dedicated, capable, and energetic contribute to the Hyperion SIG.
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www.odtug.com

What Robb is thanking you for is in a very tight election, We have three new members of the Hyperion SIG board. Robb, Courtney Foster and Kevin Cox. Congratulations to them all. We had a good voter turnout and it was nice that so many were interested in helping on the board

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Technology & service has been an integral part of my life for over 20 years, EPM products specifically for over 12 years. My ever growing passion for the Hyperion technology has reached the point, after consulting & developing for 12 years, that now I'm building a software product designed to make using and administering these products an even greater joy.
I've also found a great fit in ODTUG and the people who serve within it. By serving on the Hyperion SIG I can give back far more than just helping to stuff bags at the conference and helping with ambassador needs (yes, if you had a bag at KScope, it probably had some of my sweat on it).
As a business owner and independent software vendor I have the time, energy, experience, and freedom to be a willing steward for the ODTUG community and a dedicated, capable, and energetic contribute to the Hyperion SIG.
While these statements are more about the election, my overall dedication to ODTUG doesn't begin and end with the SIG; I will continue to contribute as a volunteer regardless of the election results, but I'm sure I'll be able to provide you the greatest level of service as part of the Hyperion SIG. Thanks for your support."
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www.odtug.com

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While I normally much prefer the "in the trenches doing" part over "self promotion", I want to take this time to self promote so that, if elected, I'll be able to DO even more.
Technology & service has been an integral part of my life for over 20 years, EPM products specifically for over 12 years. My ever growing passion for the Hyperion technology has reached the point, after consulting & developing for 12 years, that now I'm building a software product designed to make using and administering these products an even greater joy.
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www.odtug.com

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<thanks Glenn>
Regards,
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I made a statment in jest in my first post about John Goodwin. I said " For those of us that do real work" implying that John does not work. While I don't know John personally, just through the board, I'm sure she works as hard if not harder than many of us. I also think he must not eat or sleep with the amount of time he spends helping others on the board. I think there is a bit of jealousy on my part, seein how much knowledge John has and his willingness to share and still have time to do his real work. While the post was to commend Gary for his efforts, getting 1000 points is tough to do, John is so far ahead of any of us, he could take a holiday for a year (I believe John is in England and so a holiday instead of a vacation) as we would still not catch up to his accomplishment.
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Interesting Information about Hyperion User Groups and Conferences

Ed Roske has an interesting post on his blog, including a letter from John Kopcke (SVP of EPM at Oracle). There is a lot of content discussing the disbandment of the Hyperion User Groups and the absorption by OAUG with the new Hyperion SIG (Special Interest Group). In addition there is discussion of conference's focusing on Hyperion content.
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Gary,
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