Unfortunately it is a little early yet to see a lot of information about the conference on the web site that I have access to which is the ioug.org website. What is on that website is the flyer. The venue is supposed to be better than the Opryland Hotel. I am not sure if there is any additional information on the OAUG, oaug.org, or the Quest, questdirect.org, sites.

I think call for papers is supposed to begin the end of this month or sometime next month. I have been receiving initial emails to organize the committee. I will be reviewing papers for the Architecture Track for IOUG. Think about presenting a paper. If your abstract is accepted, the conference is free for speakers. You just would need to pay for your travel expenses.

I do know that Open World is more Sales oriented and Collaborative is more technical.

I will try to see if I can find any additional information. I do have the proposed tracks for IOUG. They are Architecture, Database, Development, Middleware, Professional Development.

Sandra