The annual conference of the Croatian Oracle User Group, held at Maistra Select Island Hotel Istra on Red Island near Rovinj, bringing together 450-500 Oracle experts, database administrators, developers, and AI/ML specialists from Croatia and the wider region for four days of technical sessions.
HrOUG is the annual flagship conference of the Croatian Oracle User Group, held each October at Maistra Select Island Hotel Istra on Red Island near Rovinj, Croatia. The four-day event brings together Oracle professionals including database administrators, developers, architects, Oracle ACE Directors, and AI/ML specialists from Croatia and neighbouring countries. Sessions cover Oracle database technology, enterprise applications, AI, and machine learning integrations within the Oracle platform.
The Croatian Oracle User Group was established to give regional Oracle professionals a dedicated forum for technical exchange that the global Oracle events programme does not fully serve. The island hotel format creates a contained environment where attendees can engage across the full programme without the distraction of urban surroundings, which tends to extend informal networking and peer discussion.
HrOUG is the Croatian Oracle User Group, the national user community for Oracle technology professionals in Croatia. Its annual conference is the organisation's main event, held each October at the island hotel venue near Rovinj.
The conference takes place at Maistra Select Island Hotel Istra on Red Island, a small island accessible by boat from Rovinj. Most attendees stay at the hotel for the duration of the conference. This format is central to the event's character: the combination of concentrated technical content and a contained venue encourages extended networking.
According to the organiser: early bird pricing applies from 1 July to 15 August 2026 (approximately 10% below standard price); late bird pricing applies from 1-15 October 2026 (approximately 10% above standard price). Exact pricing is not publicly disclosed as of verification date.
Maistra Select Island Hotel Istra is a four-star resort on Red Island (Crveni otok), a small island approximately 1.5 kilometres from the coastal town of Rovinj in Istria, Croatia. The island is accessible by regular boat transfer from Rovinj harbour. The hotel provides conference rooms, accommodation, dining, and outdoor spaces. Rovinj is reachable from Pula Airport (approximately 40 minutes by road) or from Trieste (approximately 90 minutes).
HrOUG (Hrvatska Oracle Korisnicka Udruga / Croatian Oracle User Group) is the national non-profit user community for Oracle technology in Croatia. It organises the annual conference and operates as an independent community organisation affiliated with the Oracle user group network.
The island format is HrOUG's defining characteristic: four days with no easy exit keeps attendance concentrated and discussion sustained, making it one of the more substantive regional Oracle gatherings in Europe.
Registration is open at 2026.hroug.hr. Tiered pricing applies: early bird from 1 July to 15 August 2026 (approximately 10% below standard rate), and late bird from 1-15 October 2026 (approximately 10% above standard rate). Exact ticket prices are not publicly disclosed as of verification date.
Travel to Rovinj by road (from Pula Airport, approximately 40 minutes; from Trieste, approximately 90 minutes; from Zagreb, approximately 3 hours). Boat transfers to Red Island run regularly from Rovinj harbour. The hotel organises transfers for conference attendees.
Accommodation is typically handled separately from the conference registration. Confirm details with the organiser at 2026.hroug.hr.
The CFP ran from 1 March to 31 May 2026. It has now closed.
| Official website | https://2026.hroug.hr/ |
| Register | https://2026.hroug.hr/ |
| Programme | not disclosed |