{"id":1500,"date":"2016-12-27T19:38:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T17:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2016-12-27T19:38:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T17:38:15","slug":"souvenirs-from-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/souvenirs-from-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Souvenirs from 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 is ending, at least from the Oracle Community point of view. It has been tiring and exciting at the same time, so I would like to put some good memories together.<\/p>\n<p>This post is mostly for me, sorry \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>February: Another nice Tech Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trivadis Tech Event is a great conference, sadly not open for everyone, but still a great one&#8230; Got two (or three?) talks there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CcN2jaHWwAEfSN_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1502 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CcN2jaHWwAEfSN_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"ccn2jahwwaefsn_\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CcN2jaHWwAEfSN_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CcN2jaHWwAEfSN_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CcN2jaHWwAEfSN_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CcN2jaHWwAEfSN_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March: a good beer in good company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearby the CERN, in Geneva, with a few good friends and big technologists:-)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cc9ymgkWEAA1UxJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cc9ymgkWEAA1UxJ-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cc9ymgkweaa1uxj\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cc9ymgkWEAA1UxJ.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cc9ymgkWEAA1UxJ-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cc9ymgkWEAA1UxJ-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cc9ymgkWEAA1UxJ-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>March again: That ACE Director tweet<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"it\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome and congratulations to new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACEDs?src=hash\">#ACEDs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ludodba\">@ludodba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/csierra_usa\">@csierra_usa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gokhanatil\">@gokhanatil<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oracle ACE Program (@oracleace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oracleace\/status\/713038829343604736\">24 marzo 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>May: The DOAG Datenbank 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One speech there&#8230; the first of many about &#8220;upgrading 300 databases\u00a0 in 300 days&#8221;. It was my first time speaking in Germany. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiLmlkzUoAE99cS-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiLmlkzUoAE99cS-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cilmlkzuoae99cs\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiLmlkzUoAE99cS-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiLmlkzUoAE99cS-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiLmlkzUoAE99cS-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiLmlkzUoAE99cS-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>May again: The Italian leg of the OTN EMEA Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The OTN tour has been a great starter for the activities of the Italian Oracle User Group (of which I am one of the founders). It was great to discover that the interest for Oracle Database in Italy is still high (we got almost 60 people: that is huge for a first event, IMO).<\/p>\n<p>We had Mark Rittman (before he became famous :-D), Christian Antognini, Frits Hoogland and Mike Dietrich!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiPW4EwWgAUUkZe-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiPW4EwWgAUUkZe-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"cipw4ewwgauukze\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiPW4EwWgAUUkZe-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiPW4EwWgAUUkZe-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CiPW4EwWgAUUkZe-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>September: the ACED briefing, Oracle Open World and three spare days at Yosemite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was my first time at the ACED briefind (key word: #cloud \ud83d\ude09 ) and also the first at Oracle HQ. It&#8217;s like going to Disney World, but the attractions are a little more scary \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cshime8uiaa4ygy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CshIME8UIAA4ygY.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"csfozwrueaaq0g8\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CsfOzWrUEAAq0G8.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The Yosemite was also incredible. In a single day of trekking, I scored 42k steps, 31km, +1200 vertical meters&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09325-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09325\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09325.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09325-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09325-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09325-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09426-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09426\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09426-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09426-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09426-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09464-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09464\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09464-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09464-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09464-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09490.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09490-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09490\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09490-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09490-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09490-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09578.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09578-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09578\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09578-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09578-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09578-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09594.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09594-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09594\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09594-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09594-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09594-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>October: the great OTN Nordic Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was fun, but incredibly tiring. 4 days in a row, 4 countries, 4 fligths, 4 different currencies, 4 ACE Directors and now 4 friends \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I did not know very well Joel and Martin\u00a0 and I did not know John at all. They are great people and I enjoyed a lot the time spent with them (and the beers :-D).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copenhagen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09766.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09766-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09766\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09766-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09766-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09766-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CueeeCfWgAAZa2I-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cueeecfwgaaza2i\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CueeeCfWgAAZa2I-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CueeeCfWgAAZa2I-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CueeeCfWgAAZa2I-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CueeeCfWgAAZa2I-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CueeeCfWgAAZa2I-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2275-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_2275\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2275.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2275-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2275-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2275-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Oslo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cukiuhswiaalnkv\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CukIUhsWIAALNkV-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2282-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_2282\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2282-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2282-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2282-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Helsinki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2327.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2327-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_2327\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2327.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2327-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2327-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2327-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cupa78twaaa_z8l\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cupa78TWAAA_Z8l-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Stockholm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stockholm was the last leg, I did it with John only. There I spent the rest of the week-end (the event was on Friday). I love Stockholm so much! Perhaps my favorite city (for sure in the top 5). I have also got a good whisky as speaker gift \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2343-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_2343\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2343.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2343-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2343-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2343-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2402.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2402-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_2402\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2402-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2402-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_2402-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09836-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09836\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09836.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09836-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09836-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09836-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dsc09920\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09920-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>November: thesecond Italian Oracle User Group Event<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had again 60 people. In november I have also been speaker along with Christian Antognini, Mauro Pagano, Francesco Renne and Francesco Tisiot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cw-iZwIWIAAxOSB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cw-iZwIWIAAxOSB-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"cw-izwiwiaaxosb\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cw-iZwIWIAAxOSB-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cw-iZwIWIAAxOSB-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cw-iZwIWIAAxOSB.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>November again: the DOAG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Definitely the best conference in Europe \ud83d\ude42 It was my second time there and first one as speaker.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cxym09ouqaawfgx\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxYM09oUQAAwfgx.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cxv6db2xeaamwql\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CxV6db2XEAAmWQL.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>November again: the Swiss Data Forum<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has been a great single-day event in Lausanne, not database centric but DATA centric, about Data, IoT, Big Data, Data Science, Deep Learning&#8230; I had one speech there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cx4mv2twqaak5-q\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cx4Mv2tWQAAk5-Q.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December: the UKOUG Tech 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two final speeches at UKOUG in Birmingham. It was fun again, but the last day I did fell sick \ud83d\ude41 (and some how I am still recovering).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"czg9lvdusaahcik\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludovicocaldara.net\/dba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CzG9LVdUsAAhCik.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Plans for the 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have got accepted for the IOUG Collaborate, but because of the many duties and all the recent travel, I have not confirmed my sessions (ouch, it is the first time that I do this, next time I will submit more carefully), so Open World will likely be my only US trip next year.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to submit for DOAG events again, speaking at SOUG (it&#8217;s already planned: 18th and 19th of May), and organizing at least two more events for the Italian Oracle User Group.<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 is ending, at least from the Oracle Community point of view. It has been tiring and exciting at the same time, so I would like to put some good memories together. 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