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EOUC Summit & APEX World 2026 — Ede, the Netherlands

by Andrejs Vorobjovs Apr 1, 2026

26–27 March 2026 · Ede, the Netherlands

EOUC Summit and APEX World 2026 — Ede, the Netherlands

During the EOUC Summit in Ede, the Netherlands, the APEX World 2026 conference, organised by nlOUG, brought together APEX developers, Oracle experts and technology professionals. EOUC members also discussed their priorities for 2026, including mentoring, Oracle and MySQL support, and upcoming community events.

Read the full meeting summary and explore highlights from the conference and after-party.

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Dear EOUC Members and Oracle User Group Leaders,

During the EOUC Summit in Ede, the Netherlands, the APEX World 2026 conference, organised by nlOUG, also took place, bringing together APEX developers, Oracle experts, and technology professionals.

Thank you to everyone who joined our EOUC meeting in Ede. It was great to share feedback and best practices with representatives from NLOUG, HrOUG, OUGN, DOAG, AUFO, ROOUG, LVOUG, ORA2Know, and UKOUG, alongside our colleagues from Oracle (Roxana Dudka, Yohan Turner, Steve Ramsay, and Jonathan Price) to discuss our shared goals for 2026.

The meeting focused heavily on strategies to address the aging demographic of the Oracle community, highlighting a proposal for a new European-level mentoring initiative. Regarding technology, we discussed Oracle’s extended support for Applications Unlimited and reviewed the transition to the new My Oracle Cloud Support portal.

We discussed support opportunities for MySQL and our local user groups. The MySQL Community team is currently collecting a list of interested user groups and contacts to finalize budget requests for upcoming MySQL collaborations and meetups.

Additionally, plans are underway for a hybrid Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) summit in September. User groups will be responsible for managing the Call for Papers for this event.

Finally, we also outlined our event strategy for the upcoming Oracle Community Tour EMEA 2026. The tour is returning this fall, divided into two distinct legs covering Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. This tour brings together Oracle experts, industry professionals, and developers to share insights on the latest technological advancements and best practices. Please note that the Call for Papers is now open.

Thank you all for your continued dedication to the community.

Memories from APEX World 2026

Alongside the summit discussions and exchange of ideas among European Oracle user groups, we enjoyed APEX World 2026, connected with colleagues, and shared great moments at the after-party.

Here are some highlights from the conference and after-party! Click any photo to open the full-size image.

EOUC Summit and APEX World 2026 memories

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EMEA Oracle User Group Leaders’ Summit 2024

by Andrejs Vorobjovs Mar 6, 2024

13 March 2024 · London

EOUC Summit 2024 — London

EOUC executives gathered in London for the EMEA Oracle User Groups Leaders Summit — an opportunity to connect, exchange perspectives and strengthen cooperation across the Oracle user group community.

The summit was organised with the kind support of AMOSCA.

EOUC members together at the London summit in March 2024

EOUC Summit in London

We are inviting all the EOUC executives to join our summit on March 13th in London.

This Summit is organized with the kind support of AMOSCA .

Summit Memories

Explore additional moments from the summit, including the Oracle user group booth, the meeting and community discussions. Select any photo to view it in full size.

Oracle Independent User Group Community booth at the London event

EOUC summit meeting and discussion in London

Oracle user group representatives at the community booth

Additional photo from EOUC Summit 2024 in London

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#EOUC Webinar

by Andrejs Vorobjovs Nov 27, 2023

4 December · 5:00 PM CET

Oracle APEX — The Promising Future of Oracle Forms?

EOUC organised a free Oracle APEX webinar exploring how Oracle Forms applications can benefit from Oracle APEX, how migration projects can be approached, and what to consider along the way. The session was presented by Mark Eichhorst.

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Webinar Abstract

Can an Oracle Forms application be easily migrated to Oracle APEX? How can Oracle Forms applications benefit from Oracle APEX? How could a project to replace Oracle Forms with Oracle APEX be set up, and what points need to be considered?

These and other questions are addressed during this presentation. In a brief introduction to Oracle APEX, we focus on the architecture as well as the similarities and differences between Oracle Forms and Oracle APEX.

Practical examples show how Oracle Forms applications can be supplemented by Oracle APEX to meet new business needs. We also discuss our approach, the challenges we encountered, and our experience with migration projects from Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX, illustrated with project examples.

Speaker: Mark Eichhorst

Mark Eichhorst, Oracle Forms and Oracle APEX expert

Mark Eichhorst started software development with Oracle Databases, Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports in 1992.

Since then, Oracle technology has accompanied him throughout his professional career in various roles, from Software Developer to Software Architect and Management.

He is co-founder and managing director of Der IT-Macher GmbH. With around 25 experts, the company focuses on consultancy, software development and support for Oracle customers using Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports and/or Oracle APEX.

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EMEA OUGs Leaders’ Summit – Madrid 2023

by Andrejs Vorobjovs Oct 16, 2023

16 October 2023 · Madrid, Spain

EMEA Oracle User Groups Leaders Summit

EOUC and the Spanish Oracle User Group (SPOUG) brought together Oracle user group leaders for the Assembly of Representatives meeting and the Autumn EMEA Oracle User Groups Summit in Madrid. The programme included discussions with Oracle leadership and opportunities to exchange ideas across the community.

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Oracle Office · P.º de la Castellana, 81 · Madrid, Spain

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Welcome to Madrid

Listen to the message that Richard Smith and Cormac Watters, Oracle’s Technology and Applications Executive Vice Presidents, recorded for Oracle user group leaders.

EOUC, together with the Spanish Oracle User Group, cordially organised the Assembly of Representatives Meeting and the Autumn EMEA Oracle User Groups Summit.

Date: Monday, 16 October 2023
Location: Oracle Office, P.º de la Castellana, 81, Madrid, Spain

Join SPOUG23

In addition to the summit, SPOUG invited participants to its annual convention, SPOUG23, held on Tuesday, 17 October and Wednesday, 18 October 2023.

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Meeting Agenda — Monday, 16 October

11:30–13:00 Assembly of Representatives Meeting

13:00–14:00 Lunch

14:00–16:00 EMEA Leaders’ Summit

16:00–16:30 Coffee Break

16:30–18:00 Leader-to-Leader Chat

19:00–20:30 Guided Tour of Madrid’s Historic Centre

20:30 onwards Dinner

Leader-to-Leader Chat with Oracle

An interactive discussion with Oracle executive leadership and Oracle user group leaders. This was an exclusive opportunity to meet Richard Smith, Oracle EMEA EVP of Technology, and Cormac Watters, Oracle EMEA EVP of Applications, in person and focus on a new era of engagement between Oracle and user groups. Participants were invited to share their vision and hear Oracle’s perspective.

The summit provided an opportunity for user group leaders from across EMEA to connect, share perspectives and discuss the future of collaboration between Oracle and the user group community.

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EMEA Oracle User Group Leaders’ Summit 2023

by Andrejs Vorobjovs Apr 2, 2023

18 April · London

EMEA Oracle User Groups Summit

EOUC invited all its executives to join the summit on April 18, the day before Oracle CloudWorld in London. The programme brought together Oracle leaders, user group representatives and industry experts for presentations, discussion and networking.

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