Opened on Sunday, September 22, Oracle OpenWorld is Expected to Attract More than 60,000 Attendees and Offer 2,500 Educational Sessions
News Facts
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Oracle OpenWorld 2013 takes place from September 22 – 26
at the Moscone Center in San Francisco with more than 60,000 attendees expected from over 145 countries.
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As
the largest and most important educational and networking event for
Oracle technologists, customers, and partners, Oracle OpenWorld
features education and insight into Oracle's strategy and roadmap,
including insight into Oracle’s engineered systems, cloud computing,
business analytics, big data and customer experience initiatives.
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At
this year’s event, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will be joined on the
keynote stage by other leading Oracle executives and technologists
including Mark Hurd, Thomas Kurian, John Fowler, and more.
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Also taking place in San Francisco the week of Oracle OpenWorld are
JavaOne,
MySQL Connect, and
Oracle PartnerNetwork Exchange @ OpenWorld.
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In addition,
HCM @ OpenWorld and
CX @ OpenWorld are new focus areas for this year, enabling attendees to further their education across key areas.
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The social hub of Oracle OpenWorld will be located in the Oracle Plaza @ Howard Street, where the
Welcome Reception and
It’s a Wrap! reception will take place.
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CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo will broadcast live from Oracle OpenWorld, and keynotes will be streamed on
oracle.com/openworld.
Educational Opportunities at Oracle OpenWorld
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Conference attendees will have the opportunity to experience:
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Five
days and more than 2,500 Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne, MySQL Connect and
Oracle PartnerNetwork Exchange sessions; hands-on labs (HOLs), tutorials
and birds-of-a-feather sessions (BOFs).
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More
than 3,500 speakers, including over 1,800 customer and partner
speakers, including ANZ Bank, AT&T, Boeing, Deutsche Telekom,
Emirates,
Facebook, GM, LinkedIn, Lego and Walgreens, sharing how they are using
Oracle technology to engineer for innovation.
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500 partner and customer exhibits.
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More
than 400 Oracle product demonstrations showcasing applications,
middleware, database, server and storage systems, industries, management
and infrastructure.
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This year’s event will also feature:
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Keynotes
from industry leaders, including addressing the latest technology
developments and innovations, as well as key strategies for optimizing
existing systems and preparing for technology breakthroughs.
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Industry-specific
tracks with Oracle product experts and industry leaders, who will
discuss technology strategies as they pertain to industries
from communications and financial services to healthcare and more.
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Deep-dive
training seminars by Oracle University discussing timely topics ranging
from cloud to database to business intelligence to big data
and more.
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As
part of CX @ OpenWorld, a dedicated CX zone with more than 140 sessions
across CX strategy and design, marketing sales, commerce, social
and more.
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HCM @ OpenWorld co-locates all HCM keynotes, sessions and exhibits at The Palace for the first time.
Unique Experiences at Oracle OpenWorld
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Oracle OpenWorld is an exciting destination with new experiences unveiled each year. This year
and only at Oracle OpenWorld:
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The Oracle Appreciation Event, a night of live music with Maroon 5 and The Black Keys on Treasure Island.
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An opportunity to network with peers, Oracle partners and Oracle experts at one of many Lounges, Recharge
Zones and Tap and Brews during the show.
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For those fun-seekers, Oracle’s Game Zone Experience, Golf Experience and Bocce Ball is the perfect place
to connect with old friends, make new friends and have some high-tech fun.
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Attendees can also play the Oracle SPARC Runner video game at the Oracle Engineered Systems, Servers and Storage
DEMO-grounds at Oracle OpenWorld or at
OracleRunner.com.
