Murali Vallath splits his time between the U.S. and India, and that explains his User Group situation. Vallath is the founder and president of the All India Oracle Users Group(AIOUG), a four-year-old effort that is now going strong but one that has had its share of growing pains. "I've had to sell the idea of a user group in a place where they have no history with such things," says Vallath. "My fellow Indian Oracle users couldn't see the value.
           Vallath studies how other regions have grown their user groups, and he is particularly impressed by the Latin American OTN Tour-during which a collection of small user groups pool their resources and schedule meetings in quick succession to entice top speakers to the region.  Earlier this year, Vallath was a featured speaker at a similar series of events in Asia: the APAC OTN Tour, which brought top speakers to user groups in China, Thailand, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia. The experience convinced Vallath that a similar tactic would work in India, and he's now doing the initial planning for an India OTN Tour in 2012.
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