Call for Presentations

Ascend 2024 Call for Presentations - Now Closed

 

Get expert tips to make your Ascend session proposal stand out!

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Episode 3: How to Present at Ascend

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How to Get Selected to Speak at Ascend 2024

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From Oracle User to Thought Leader - How to Present at Ascend

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Do You Have Personal Experience With: 
 

  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Cloud ERP
  • Cloud EPM
  • OCI/Technology
  • Database
  • Analytics
  • Cloud HCM
  • Peoplesoft HCM
  • EBS HCM
  • Professional Development
  • Integration with edge applications

 

The Oracle user community wants to hear your story at Ascend!

Not sure what to present? Browse the list of trending topics for Ascend 2024:

E-Business Suite 

  • Strategy: supporting business goals with your Oracle investment
  • User interface (tips and tricks)
  • Patching/cloning (EBS 12.2)
  • Where to get help
  • Upgrading
  • Aging workforce
  • Navigating Oracle channels
  • Bridge from on-prem to cloud, case study
  • Support from Oracle
  • Moving to OCI and Cloud Manger
  • Licensing
  • Using or implementing the Enterprise Command Center (ECC)

Cloud HCM/ERP/EPM

  • Strategy: supporting business goals with your Oracle investment
  • How to implement unique functionality
  • User interface (tips and tricks)
  • Understanding support and enhancements
  • Generative AI
  • Licensing/ understanding costs
  • Quarterly patching (best practices)
  • Leveraging Redwood and Visual Builder
  • New features and modules (ME, Grow, etc.)
  • Driving change in the world of work

Application and IT Managers

  • Strategy: supporting business goals with your Oracle investment
  • Change management
  • Improving productivity (dealing with in-person, hybrid & remote workforces)
  • Data strategy
  • Managing rising costs
  • Rapid change
  • Implementing new modules/costs
  • Maximizing Oracle investments
  • Using AI with Oracle Applications
  • Security
  • Developing talent

Presenters Should

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Have personal experience with the subject matter as an Oracle Applications User or incorporate the perspective and first-hand experience of a User into the presentation.

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Commit to actively participating in the event before, during, and after Ascend 2024 to engage with fellow presenters and registrants, answer questions, and share knowledge, both face-to-face and virtually.

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Commit to sharing and promoting Ascend 2024 within their networks.

It's simple to apply:

  1. Determine if you are a User (Customer) Speaker or an Associate (Partner) Speaker:

    User (Customer) Speakers
    Individuals who work for a company/organization that utilizes at least one Oracle product or service in a business capacity, and does not re-sell services, support, Oracle products, or complimentary products to its customers.

    Associate (Partner) Speakers
    Individuals who work for a company that sells to Oracle Users - products, services, support, or other complimentary offerings to Oracle products or services. Regardless of your business use of Oracle products, if you meet any of the Associate Speaker criteria, you are an Associate.
     
  2. Review the Ascend 2024 Education Tracks.
     
  3. Consider your topic and how it addresses users’ educational needs.
     
  4. Sessions that promote moving off Oracle platforms will not be considered.
     
  5. Complete the application form no later than Friday, January 26, 2024, which consists of biographical information plus:
    • Your presentation title; please see Title, Abstract, and Naming Rules
    • A short description (abstract) of your proposed session (520 characters or less)
    • Three Learning Objectives
    • An overview of your experience with the subject matter
       
  6. Submit a Presentation Proposal.

Need some guidance? Check out the tips in the Ascend Podcast!

Benefits of Presenting:

  Recognition as a valued part of the Oracle community for sharing your experience to help others Discounted or Free Registration Fees for Presenters Access to all breakout sessions, keynotes, conference meals, and official OATUG/OHUG networking events CPE Credits (in person presentations only) Additional Fee for Booking Hotel Outside the Conference Website
User (Customer) Speakers X $ 195 X 2 $300

Associate (Partner) Speakers

 X $495 X 2 $300

User (Customer) Speakers receive a deepy discounted registration rate of $195 for Ascend, which includes access to all breakout sessions, keynotes, conference meals, and official OATUG/OHUG networking events. Primary presenters will also receive 2 CPE credit hours for presenting. You must present in-person to earn CPE Credits and present for more than 50 minutes.

Associate (Partner) Speakers not registering with a complimentary pass included with their exhibit or sponsorship package will receive a deeply discounted registration rate of $495, which includes access to all breakout sessions, keynotes, conference meals, and official OATUG/OHUG networking events. Primary presenters will also receive 2 CPE credit hours for presenting. You must present in-person to earn CPE Credits and present for more than 50 minutes.

  • Companies with a signed Exhibitor/Sponsor contract submitted for Ascend by January 26, 2024 will be given preferential time slots for selected presentations.

  • Contracts for Ascend 2024 can be with either of the hosting user groups (OATUG or OHUG), regardless of your user group speaking assignment.

Guidelines

We welcome all great ideas! Applicants may submit an unlimited number of presentation proposals during the call for presentations. However, to preserve a balanced perspective and eliminate bias in our educational agenda, we do have some limitations on the number of presentations that will ultimately be selected:

  1. Up to two presentations will be selected per presenter conference-wide.
  2. A panel or SIG presentation is not included in these limitations; you may participate in as many panels or SIG sessions as you’d like.
  3. Please review the Presenter Compliance Agreement. New this year:
    • Sessions that promote moving off Oracle platforms will not be considered.
    • Submissions that have the speakers' names or their company’s name (in the abstract or title), will not be considered.
  4. Please see these rules and guidelines for how many presentations can be accepted:
    • All Presenters must be able to travel to Ascend 2024 in Las Vegas, June 17-20.
    • Priority is given to OATUG & OHUG members, as members are the heart of our year-round community. You can check with OATUG Membership or OHUG Membership to make sure your employer is a current member. You must maintain membership through June 2024.
    • If your organization is not currently a User or Associate Member of OATUG or OHUG, your organization will be restricted to only one selected presentation for Ascend 2024.
    • Organizations that are OATUG/OHUG user members or associate members exhibiting/sponsoring at Ascend 2024 may have up to three presentations selected for the conference. You must maintain membership through June 2024 to maintain eligibility for more than one presentation.
    • Organizations that are OATUG/OHUG associate members but NOT exhibiting/sponsoring at Ascend 2024 will be restricted to only one accepted presentation selected for the conference.
    • An OATUG Individual Member (whether User or Associate) may have only one presentation selected. If an Individual Member is an employee of a non-member organization, the organization will be subject to the limit of one selected presentation for Ascend 2024. You must maintain membership through June 2024.
  5. Education rooms are a marketing free zone. Sales pitches, marketing materials, signage, and product demos are not permitted. Ascend 2024 offers VAS & Solution Showcase Sessions for this purpose.

Presentation Submission Deadline


To qualify for discounted conference registration, the PowerPoint presentation for each selected session must be submitted no later than May 15, 2024. We encourage speakers to add detailed notes within PowerPoint’s speaker view so that those viewing the file later will be able to discern your presentation’s important points without listening to the session recording. This will maximize the reach and impact of your presentation.

Oracle Employee Presenters Oracle

Oracle employees interested in speaking at Ascend can submit a proposal via the Call for Presentations or speak to your Oracle Product Lead and inform them you would like to present at Ascend 2024.

Please email Ascend Speaker Program if you are unsure who your product lead is.

Vendor Awareness Sessions

Reach a targeted audience of customers by sponsoring a Vendor Awareness Session in a meeting room near the education sessions. Deliver a 60-minute showcase of how your product or service solves the current challenges faced by Oracle Users. A lead retrieval unit captures attendance details for post-event marketing efforts. Please email Ascend Speaker Programs to learn more about Vendor Awareness Session opportunities.

Important Dates:

  • Friday, January 26, 2024: Call for Presentations Closes
  • Week of March 4, 2024: Accepted Presenters Notified
  • Week of March 18, 2024: Sessions are scheduled and listed on website
  • Friday, March 29, 2024: Speaker Registration Deadline 
  • May 15, 2024: Presentations Due
  • June 17-20, 2024: Attend Ascend 2024 

1796

Attendees in 2024

235

Speakers 

275+

Events & Sessions

29

Countries