Registration Information

    The Alliance 2012 conference is open to all employees of Higher Education Institutions, Public Sector entities, or Federal Organizations with licensed Oracle/Peoplesoft (Enterprise) and/or Oracle (EBS) Application and/or Hyperion products,as well as, a limited number of guests from other industries, who have Oracle application licenses. In addition, employees of vendors accepted by the conference as exhibitors. ALL OTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE DENIED.

    If you are from an organization that is not a member of the HEUG, PSUG or FUN and you would like to attend the Alliance 2012 Conference please submit this form.  We will be back in touch with more registration information.

    Registration Fees

    Registration fee per attendee includes admission to all sessions, Sunday reception, continental breakfast (Monday - Wednesday), breaks, lunch (Monday - Tuesday) and Tuesday Night Closing Event. Pre-Conference workshops, Executive Forum, 5K Fun Run/1.5 Mile Walk, Yoga and Golf Tournament require separate registration.

    SPECIAL DISCOUNT RATE FOR HEUG INSTITUTIONAL & SYSTEM MEMBERS
    Any attendee from an HEUG institution that is current on their membership dues will receive a discount on their conference registration. This discount will automatically be included in your rate when you login and register. To determine your status, CLICK HERE to view your institutional profile . If the field "Membership Type" says "Institutional" or "System" then you are eligible for the discounted rate. If it says "Subscriber" then you do not qualify. For more information on costs and benefits of becoming an Institutional or System member CLICK HERE.



    RATES QUALIFYING DATES INSTITUTIONAL
    MEMBERS
    ALL OTHERS
    Early Bird Rate 

    You must stay at one of the official Alliance Conference Hotels, and will be asked for your confirmation number when you start registration. If you change your hotel to a hotel outside the conference block after registering, your registration will be charged an adjustment to the conference rate.*

    Register and pay by check or credit card by
    January 6, 2012
    $695 $945
    Early Bird - International (Non-North American) Rate 

    You must stay at one of the official Alliance Conference Hotels, and will be asked for your confirmation number when you start registration. If you change your hotel to a hotel outside the conference block after registering, your registration will be charged an adjustment to the conference rate.

    Register and pay by check or credit card by
    January 6, 2012
    $495 $745
    Advanced Rate Register and pay by check or credit card between
    January 7, 2012 &
    February 17, 2012
    $1050 $1250
    Advanced - International (Non-North American) Rate Register and pay by check or credit card between
    January 7, 2012 &
    February 17, 2012
    $850 $1050
    Late Rate Register and pay by check or credit card between
    February 18, 2012 &
    March 15, 2012
    $1400 $1550
    On-Site Rate

    You must register and pay by credit card.

    Register on or after
    March 16, 2012
    $1595 $1695

    * Attendees from institutions within 70 miles of the conference site or where institutional travel guidelines will not allow an overnight stay due to close proximity may request a waiver of this requirement. Contact support@alliance-conference.com to request the exemption.

    Note 1: If you need to use a single credit card or check to pay for multiple attendees please read the Conference Registration Notes at the bottom of this page.

    Note 2: If you are exhibitor staff or Oracle staff and your registration was not included as part of your company's Sponsorship package, you pay the prevailing conference rate to attend.



    Optional Items

    ITEM COST
    Pre-Conference Workshops:

    A number of workshops are being offered on Sunday, prior to the main conference. Registration for these is an additional fee for each workshop. Each workshop has a minimum participation level and if this is not met by January 15, 2012 the workshop may be canceled and monies paid refunded. A listing of workshops can be found here.  Registration and course pricing will be listed by September 19th.

    HOW TO SIGN UP:

    • You can add this directly during your initial registration

      OR
    • If you are already registered, login to your My Registration page, click My Add Ons, and then click the "Add Add-On" button and you will be able to add a morning workshop, afternoon workshop or both to your registration and pay for it.
    $80
    Executive Forum:

    The conference wishes to ensure that the Executive Forum is comprised of an appropriate mix of institutions and roles at the senior level within institutions. As such, applications to participate will be reviewed by the planning committee and invitations will be extended to those accepted.
    Click here for more information

    This is a one-day event for senior executives, being held on Monday, March 19. It is focused on the key issues related to the implementation and management of Oracle systems that are facing our Executive Sponsors today. The Forum offers you the opportunity to join with other executives and Oracle executives to share and explore knowledge and experience. The fee for this event is waived for those attending the conference as well as the Executive Forum.

    $250
    Guest Fee:

    The guest fee allows admission to the Opening Reception, the Tuesday Keynote and the Tuesday Night event. Note, if you register now you will be able to easily add a guest to your registration at any time.

    $100
    Fun Run:

    The Fourth annual Alliance 5K Fun Run / 1.5 Mile walk. You must register for this separately from the conference registration. That Registration link can be found here. Note, if you register now you will be able to easily add the run to your registration at any time.

    HOW TO SIGN UP:

    • Please visit the Fun Run Registration site here
    $30
    Golf Tournament:

    The Alliance Golf Tournament is back this year.  It will be held at the beautiful Gaylord Springs Golf Course, Sunday, March 18th, 8:00 am shotgun start. The cost s $70 per golfer.

    HOW TO SIGN UP:

    • Please visit the Golf Registration page here

    $70
    Yoga Classes:

    Start your day with the perfect practice to awaken, energize, and radiate. Our early morning yoga instructor will guide you through a series of yoga postures and deep breathing to bring energy into the body and calm presence into the mind. Yoga practice will improve circulation, range of motion, strength, and awareness, helping you be optimally prepared to learn, and be fully present for the people and activities in your life. You may even be able to skip the coffee!

    Yoga class is geared toward all levels of fitness for generally healthy people. Wear comfortable clothing and come on an empty stomach (drinking some water before hand is okay).

    Monday and Tuesday 6:00 am – 7:00 am
    Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center

    Registrations are limited to 50 people.

    Registration fee is $20 and covers both days. All attendees that register before February 15, 2012 will receive a complimentary yoga mat to keep.

    HOW TO SIGN UP:

    • You can add this directly during your initial registration

      OR
    • If you are already registered, login to your My Registration page, click My Add Ons, and then click the "Add Add-On" button and you will be able to add it to your registraion and pay for it.
    $20

    REGISTRATION NOTES & CANCELLATION POLICY

    All fees payable in U.S. Dollars
    MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express, and checks, are accepted.

    No purchase orders accepted

    Group Payments

    An institution’s credit or procurement card can be used to pay individual or multiple registrations by having the attendee register and indicate payment by check or by group payment. The registrant will be provided an Order number and Order Key that can be used in the instructions below to pay for one or more invoices:

    1. Go to http://www.heug.org/i/se/?a=12
    2. Enter the Order Id and the Order Key provided
    3. Click the 'Add' button. The window will be updated displaying the invoice information and cost.
    4. If you wish to pay for additional invoices at the same time, enter the Order Id and the Order Key for each of those invoices, clicking the 'Add' button after each one.
    5. When you have entered all the invoices you wish to pay, click the 'Done' button to proceed to the payment window.
    6. A window will display listing all the invoices to be paid and a total for these invoices. If everything is correct, click the 'Pay with Credit Card' button at the bottom and you will be passed to our credit card payment window to complete the transaction

    Payments by Check

    Payments by check must be received prior to the rate class cut-off date for the amount being paid. If you are paying by check, the registration web server will generate an invoice, which you should print and send with the check (payable to "Higher Education User Group" in U.S. funds). If you are paying for multiple invoices, please include a copy of each invoice. Mail payments to:

    Higher Education User Group
    2500 S. Power Rd., Suite 118
    Mesa, AZ  85209
    USA

    Refunds/Cancellation Fees

    No processing fee will be applied to any Alliance 2012 Fee (Registration, Workshops, Guests, or 5K Fun Run) if written notice of cancellation is sent via email to conference support prior to January 6, 2012.

    Registration Cancellations are subject to a $175 cancellation fee and require written notice of cancellation via email to conference support sent no later than February 17, 2012.

    Guest Fees and Workshop Fees are subject to a $25 cancellation fee and require written notice of cancellation via email to conference support sent no later than February 17, 2012.

    No Refunds are allowed for any Alliance 2012 Fee (Registration, Workshops, Guests, Golf Tournament or 5K Fun Run) after February 17, 2012.

    Registration Payment Help & Support & Complaints

    For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund/cancellation, please contact our offices:

    Phone: 602-734-5356
    E-mail: support@alliance-conference.com

    Questions may also be directed to any member of the organizing committee

    For Alliance Support: Email us at support@alliance-conference.com or call (602) 734-5356
    The Alliance 2012 Conference is Hosted and Managed by the Higher Education User Group, Inc.