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How To Find Ruby User Groups »

Created at: 09.03.2010 16:31, source: Ruby Inside, tagged: Elsewhere events

Ruby User Groups (RUGs, for short) are typically informal organizations put together to encourage Ruby developers with certain areas to get together, share ideas, and, often, to have some fun. If you're lacking for inspiration or want to get to know some Rubyists within certain parts of the world (or just around the corner, if you're lucky), heading to a Ruby User Groups' meeting can open a lot of doors. But how can you find them?

RubyUserGroups.org

RubyUserGroups.org is a new site by Joe Pym and Karl Doody (who run the West Midlands RUG) that presents you with a map (centered on your current location) with all of the local Ruby user groups located. If you're starting a RUG or your favorite one isn't listed, you can sign up an add it. There's also a giant list on the front page of all of the RUGs worldwide if you'd rather scroll through. There are RUGs as far afield as Tunisia, Cambodia and Madagascar!

Ruby.Meetup.com

Ruby.Meetup.com lists 104 RUGs, and the benefit of using Meetup.com is that many of them use the site to co-ordinate their events, so you find out when the next meetup is occurring, etc. Meetup's indexing of previous attendees also gives us an insight into the most popular RUGs: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, East Bay, and NYC coming in top with 700-2000 registered followers apiece.

Rubyists.EU - European Rubyists Unite!

Rubyists.EU is an attempt to unite European Rubyists. It's a well designed site and as well as showing all of the known European RUGs on a map, there are FaceBook, LinkedIn, and Twitter feeds to keep track of, as well as an IRC channel and mailing list.

March Madness! »

Created at: 02.03.2010 20:00, source: Engine Yard Blog, tagged: events

Okay, so maybe madness is a strong word, but March is here, and Ruby and Rails events are back in full swing! We’ll be all over the globe talking Ruby, Rails, and for a special treat, Cloud Computing. If you’ll be in any of the areas we’re visiting, be sure to get in touch—we’d love to meet you!

MountainWest RubyConf

March 11-12 | Salt Lake City, UT

We’re back to sponsor MountainWest RubyConf for the third year running, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s a great event, organized by incredible coders, with an all around top-quality and intimate feeling. For the third year running we’ll also be hosting our (now annual) MountainWest RubyConf Hackfest! Food, drinks and code in a huge and comfy open-all-night suite at the Hilton. Surround yourself with top Rubyists and hack on your favorite projects well into the wee hours of the morning; what more can you ask for?

Last but not least, be sure to catch Yehuda Katz’s talk on writing modular code with Rails 3; this close to the release date, it’s sure to put you on the cutting edge.

South by Southwest

March 12-16 | Austin, TX

Yehuda will be hopping straight from MountainWest RubyConf to South by Southwest to represent us all at a ‘Web Frameworks Battle Royale.’ By battle, they mean panel, but still; if you’re at SXSW, be sure to drop in and show your support for Ruby and Rails!

CloudConnect

March 15-18 | Santa Clara, CA

Ezra Zygmuntowicz will be at CloudConnect, talking about what else? Cloud deployment. He’ll be joined by some Engine Yard customers, so do take advantage of the opportunity to get the real scoop!

RubyConf India

March 20-21 | Bangalore, India

This is the inaugural RubyConf India, and we’re glad to be participating! Nick Sieger will be on hand, talking about Rails 3—and JRuby, of course. Ruby luminaries like Chad Fowler, Ola Bini and the one and only Yukihiro Matsumoto will be in attendance; a serious roster for a first time show—congrats, guys!

Scottish Ruby Conference

March 26-27 | Edinburgh, Scotland

Formerly known as Scotland on Rails, the Scottish Ruby Conference is yet another annual calendar fixture. It’s organized by a great group of guys (here’s to you, Paul, Alan and Graham!), in an even greater city. If you’re extending a conference trip, this is the one; you definitely want to take a few days to explore the city!

New Rails Core Team member Carl Lerche will be there, talking about getting the most out of ActiveRecord 3 with Arel; be sure to check it out.

Ruby User Groups

Last but not least, Randall Thomas will be hitting up a few cities this month, talking about Machine Learning and demoing Engine Yard Cloud:

• Boulder Ruby Group Boulder, CO March 16th
• Vancouver Ruby / Rails Group Vancouver, British Columbia March 22
• Seattle Ruby Brigade Seattle, WA March 23

That’s it for March; hope to see you all out there!

Ignite RailsConf – Pre-Conference Lightning Talks on June 6, 2010 »

Created at: 25.02.2010 21:13, source: Rails Inside, tagged: events

Baltimore's Rails community is welcoming this year's RailsConf with an un-official pre-party the evening before RailsConf begins: Ignite RailsConf. Ignite events are lightning talks, where 16 speakers each get 5 minutes to talk about a subject they are passionate about, but with a twist: the speaker's slides are automatically advanced every 15 seconds. Ignite's motto is "enlighten us, but be quick about it!"

Ignite kicks off on June 6, 2010 at 6 pm at the Sheraton Inner Harbor, which is connected to the convention center where RailsConf is taking place. You can register to attend at this link. Tickets are $5, and all proceeds after expenses will benefit a Ruby-related charity or project (if you would like to suggest a charity please email mike@subelsky.com).

We're looking for a wide range of talks, which you can propose here. Not all of the talks will be Rails-specific but all will be of interest to Rails developers. (One ideal talk would be a version of Geoffrey Grosenbach's recent What Pythonistas Think of Ruby post). You do not have to be a RailsConf attendee to attend or speak at the event.

We are looking for a few more sponsors to help defray the cost of renting the space and providing food and videography. So far we have received generous sponsor commitments from NewRelic, Hashrocket, Peepcode, Smartlogic, and Intridea. If you are interested in sponsoring, please email mike@subelsky.com.

[written by] Mike Subelsky is co-founder of the Rails-backed startup OtherInbox. He occasionally blogs at subelsky.com and lives in Baltimore.

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Finland's First Rails Conference – May 7, 2010 »

Created at: 16.02.2010 21:38, source: Rails Inside, tagged: events

The Frozen Rails conference is set to be Finland’s first and finest Rails conference. The conference has a high-profile line-up, and we have managed to get three core developers (Yehuda Katz, Carl Lerche, and Pratik Naik), Chris Wanstrath, and other stars to give talks at the conference.

Frozen Rails will have one of the most high profile speaker line-ups of any Rails conference in Europe. If you want to see or meet some of the biggest stars in the Rails community, Frozen Rails is the place to be. It doesn’t matter what country from you’re from, you’ll be welcome at Frozen Rails.

The conference will be held on the 7th of May 2010 and we have secured an excellent venue for it – the Sokos Hotel Presidentti, right in the heart of Helsinki. Within walking distance you can find bars, restaurants, shops, and sightseeing destinations. Conference attendees can take advantage of a special rate at the hotel.
We are also trying to organize some events around the conference, such as a GitHub meet-up and sessions given by some of the speakers.

Ticket prices start at 99€, making Frozen Rails one of the most affordable Rails conferences. And if you want the complete Frozen Rails experience, buy a VIR (Very Important Rubyist) ticket and join us at an extraordinary dinner the night before.

[post by] Matias Korhonen is a student at the Haaga-Helia University of Applied sciences, a Rails developer at Kisko Labs, and one of the organizers for Frozen Rails.

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Announcement: Engine Yard Cloud Price Reductions »

Created at: 26.01.2010 20:00, source: Engine Yard Blog, tagged: cloud events Pricing

Today, we’re announcing new lower pricing on Small and Medium instances for Engine Yard Cloud. Small instances now cost $0.11 per hour (down from $0.145) and Medium instances now cost $0.20 per hour (down from $0.24). This means you can run a full-time 1 ECU, 1.7GB instance on Engine Yard Cloud for less than $80 per month or a powerful 5 ECU, 1.7GB instance for $144 per month.