May 15, 2008

The Crowne Plaza - Foster City, California

The NoCOUG conference will feature keynote speaker, TUSC's Rich Niemiec.

Rich is the President of TUSC. He is respected around the world as a master in database administration. Members of the media often consult with Rich on technological trends and the impact they'll have on the industry at large. In 2001, Rich was named by Oracle Corp. as an Oracle Certified Master -- one of the first six to be recognized around the world. He has authored several books including "Oracle9i Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques," a follow-up to "Oracle Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques" that he wrote four years earlier.

Rich is the former president of the International Oracle Users Group and currently serves as vice president for its Real Application Clusters special interest group. In addition, Rich is the current president of the Midwest Oracle Users Group. He has also served as the executive editor of Exploring Oracle DBMS magazine.