Just six weeks until Oracle Open World 2008. I anticipate chaos. Fun and learning, yes, but also chaos...

I used their online schedule builder to sift through the 1700 sessions they were offering, and built a personal calendar... from a usability perspective the schedule builder is very much sub-par, but its vastly better than what they offered last year... I'm mainly focusing on the ECM track, plus a bit about Portals, Mashups, and a little bit of the WebCenter stuff.

I'm giving four talks this year, two in the general sessions, and two at the associated Open World Unconference... for those who aren't aware, an unconference is the technology equivalent of "open mic" night. Here's my schedule:

• Monday 1pm-2pm: Enterprise 2.0, What it is and How You'll Fail, at Moscone West, 3rd Floor Overlooks #1
• Monday 4pm-5pm: A Pragmatic Approach to Oracle ECM, at Moscone South, Rm 301, session 299246.
• Wednesday 11am-12pm: Communication For Geeks -- How to influence your peers, your boss, and your clients, at Moscone West, 3rd Floor Overlooks #2
• Thursday 10:30am-11:30am: Top 10 Ways To Integrate With Oracle ECM, at the Marriott, Golden Gate room C1, session 300043.

The first talk is essentially what I gave last week at the Enterprise 2.0 kickoff. The second one is mostly based on my upcoming book. The third is a repeat of the talk I gave at the MinneBar Unconference a few months back. The last one is a new twist on my "50 Ways to Integrate With UCM" talk.

Besides the sessions, there are also a handful of places to just "hang out," recharge your laptops, and escape the bustle:

• OTN Lounge: Moscone West, Floor 3 , near the Unconference.
• Fusion Middleware Lounge: in the Yerba Buena Foyer at the Marriott Hotel (north of Moscone North).
• Exhibition Hall Demo Grounds: usually at the back of the hall, filled with folks who know their stuff, and ask interesting questions.

Even tho Twitter ticked me off big time a while back, I'll probably be using it at this conference to keep track of folks, and let folks find me. Follow me on either Twitter or FriendFeed if you want to meet up at Open World.