I'm not only the exposition services coordinator, I'm also a client (Champion Exposition Services and Oracle)

Oracle OpenWorld 2008 won't happen until September, but it's already making news - or at least news releases:

Champion Chosen as General Service Contractor for Oracle OpenWorld 2008
Oracle Selects Champion to Provide Creative and Technical Services to Enhance the Overall Experience of Its Annual Corporate Event

Oracle OpenWorld 2008

MIDDLEBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Champion Exposition Services (“Champion”), a leading provider of comprehensive event solutions and exposition services, today announced that the company will serve as the official general service contractor for Oracle OpenWorld 2008. Oracle’s annual corporate event brings together a wide variety of business decision-makers, IT managers and end-users from around the globe. Oracle OpenWorld 2008 will be held September 21-25, 2008 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.

“Oracle OpenWorld is a world-class event that we are proud to add to our corporate event portfolio,” said Nate Derby, Vice President of Corporate Events, Champion. “We are pleased to expand and continue our ongoing partnership with Oracle.”

Champion has provided exposition services for Oracle’s North American Sales Kick-Off event in 2006 and 2007 and has been a technology partner of Oracle for more than five years. Champion uses the Oracle technology platform to power and simplify their workflow system that will be used to plan Oracle OpenWorld 2008.

About Champion Exposition Services

Champion Exposition Services (“Champion”) is a leading provider of comprehensive exposition and corporate event services and solutions. Champion has been a driving force in the industry for more than 20 years. Recognized as one of the top general service contractors in North America, Champion has built a proven business model that their customers can rely on for exceptional industry expertise and resources to cover all their show management needs. With full service locations around the country, Champion provides innovative, state-of-the-art products, services and programs that are designed to help their clients and exhibitors excel. More information on Champion can be found at http://www.championexpo.com/

I wanted to find out more about how Champion Exposition Services is using the Oracle technology platform, but I wasn't able to find any information about that. Presumably this is on Justin Kestelyn's to-do list - it makes a good story when your suppliers are using your products.

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