Los Angeles
Oracle Users Group


 

Reimbursement Tax Information
Q:   My company purchased my membership in the LAOUG and, in addition to my receipt, they need the LAOUG's Tax ID information to write off the expenditure.  Can you provide this information?  
A:   Fed Tax ID: 77-0379394 (incorporated since 03/98)
CA-FTB ID: 2082690 (since 03/98)
 
Annual Membership
Q:   Why does a corporate six-person membership cost more than six individual memberships. 
A:   A corporate membership allows an organization to send any six people they choose to any of the conferences for that calendar year.  Individual memberships are not transferrable; an idividual member may not send someone else in their place.
 
Q:   Why can't I purchase an annual membership before the third or fourth quarter conference and have it run through purchase date the following year?
A:   The LAOUG is run almost entirely by volunteers.  Our volunteer staff currently uses manual procedures for membership billing.  If anyone is interested in volunteering to implement automated procedures and payment by credit card please attend the board meeting held during lunch at the next conference.
 
Recruitment
Q:   Can I get a copy of the LAOUG membeship roster? 
A:   No.
 
Q:   Can I post job opportunities on the LAOUG web site or have you email them to your members?
A:   No.  Many of our members have their memberships purchased by their employers, who would not appreciate it.
 
Q:   How can my company recruit at your meetings?
A:   We allow only two recruiters to have booths in our Vendor Forum at each conference... occasionally an employer has even complained about this practice.
 
Q:   May I attend LAOUG conferences and attempt to recruit other attendees during breaks and lunch?
A:   Yes.
 
LAOUG Employees
Q:   What do you mean when you say that the LAOUG is run "almost" entirely by volunteers? 
A:  

Most of the work is done by board members.  All board members are volunteers. The LAOUG pays one individual a small amount each quarter for performing some conference related clerical duties.  This individual is not a board member, and is worth far more than we pay her.