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Hi -- Registration for RubyConf 2006 is still scheduled to open on August 2, in the early evening Pacific (US West Coast) time. Also, there''s more info at http://www.rubycentral.org/conference (e.g., the fact that this year we''re only taking credit cards, etc.). David P.S. Any LA area Rubyists around? I''ll be there this week doing Rails training. --

Hi -- Here''s the current status of RubyConf registration: I''m tinkering with the form.... We''re using an outside registration service for the first time, so I have to make sure I get it right, and it''s actually pretty complicated (I think). We got our credit card merchant account, so we''re good to go on that score. My current plan, barring

Hi everyone -- Registration is now open for the upcoming Silicon Valley Ruby Conference, April 22-23. This event is a co-production of SDForum and Ruby Central, Inc. Some FAQ: Is this the same as RubyConf? No, it''s an event unto itself, and quite a substantial one! Is it only for Silicon Valley people? No. It''s got some regional Ruby community emphasis --

Hello all -- And a special greeting to those of you who were at RailsConf 2006 in Chicago. You know how great the event was, and how great the European Rails Conference is going to be in London in September! We''re now accepting proposals for talks at the European Rails Conference, to be held September 14-15 in London. Accepted speakers will get free admission to the conference.

Hi -- Registration for RubyConf 2006 is now open, at http://www.regonline.com/101503. Please note that we are accepting credit cards *only*. There''s more conference info at http://www.rubyconf.org. Thanks -- David for RubyConf 2006 and Ruby Central, Inc. -- http://www.rubypowerandlight.com => Ruby/Rails training & consultancy ----> SEE SPECIAL DEAL FOR RUBY/RAILS

Hello everyone -- We are very pleased to announce the launching of the Ruby Central Regional Conference Grant Program for 2006. This program will provide grants of up to $1500 US to approximate six to eight regional conferences, over the next year. You can download full details at either of these addresses: http://www.rubycentral.org/rcg2006.pdf

MountainWest RubyConf 2008 is scheduled for March 28 and 29, 2008. It will be in Salt Lake City, at the same great venue we had last year, and it is again our intent to record and make available all the talks under a Creative Commons, Share-Alike license -- you can see last year''s talks here: http://mtnwestrubyconf2007.confreaks.com/ If you''ve been working on a problem

Hi all -- The second printing of "Ruby for Rails" is happening soon. If you''ve spotted any small errors, let me know... like... *very* soon :-) (I want to know about large errors too, but those fixes won''t make it into this printing :-) Thanks! David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypowerandlight.com) See what

Hi -- I''m going to be giving a free (but limited enrollment) one-day Rails workshop in Malmo, Sweden, on September 17. The event is presented by Polar Rose (http://www.polarrose.com). For more info: http://www.polarrose.com/about/ruby-on-rails-workshop-by-david-black Hop on over from London if you''re at RailsConf Europe! (Which [London] is where I am now.) David --

Hi -- Just a quick note to announce the creation of DABlog, David A. Black''s Log, at http://dablog.rubypowerandlight.com. You can also reach it at http://dablog.rubypal.com, if you want to type less :-) DABlog runs on Typo. Meanwhile, greetings from Chicago -- I hope I''ll see lots of you here. David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light, LLC

Hello Rubyists! We on the OSCON presentation committee wanted to remind you all that the deadline for proposals for this year''s O''Reilly Open Source Convention is Midnight (PST) Feb 13. So you have the rest of this week and the weekend to get those talk proposals in! The talk proposal form is here: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2006/create/e_sess/ You can read more

Hello everyone -- Ruby Central, Inc. is pleased to announce the first official.... EUROPEAN RAILS CONFERENCE September 14-15, 2006 TUC Congress Centre London, UK Sponsored by Skills Matter Ltd. (UK) Speakers scheduled to appear at this exciting event include: * David Heienemeier Hansson * Dave Thomas * Kathy Sierra * Scott Baron

Hi -- I''m on the road, so I haven''t laid eyes on it yet -- but word on the virtual street is that "Ruby for Rails: Ruby techniques for Rails developers" is now out in paper. It will probably take a little longer to trickle to your neighborhood Barnes and Noble... but you can order it now from the publisher. See http://www.manning.com/black. And trickle it will, too.

Hi everyone -- In the excitement of the Chicago RailsConf and other recent events, don''t forget the excitement of RailsConf Europe! You''ve heard of it, but it seems kind of shadowy compared to the "big" events? Here''s the news: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It IS a big event!

Hi -- I''ve created and registered an IRC channel, #rubyforrails on irc.freenode.net, for discussion of, and questions about, my book "Ruby for Rails". I''ll do my best to be on hand to field questions and comments. This is in addition to, not instead of, the other ways you can reach me (email, Ruby and Rails mailing lists, Author Online forum at Manning, Author

Announcing RubyConf*MI! The Michigan Ruby Users Group [1] is pleased to announce RubyConf*MI, http://www.rubyconfmi.org - a whole day of Ruby goodness. The conference will be an all day event held at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, August 26, 2006. RubyConf*MI [2] will be a single-track conference featuring well-known speakers like David A. Black and Pat Eyler, along with

One of the things that I''m most excited to have as part of the 2007 MountainWest RubyConf is the second Alternative Ruby Implementors'' Summit and Panel -- I wrote a bit more about it here: http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/01/mountainwest-rubyconf-implementors.html The rest of the speakers and talks are listed here: http://mtnwestruby.org/speakers/ If you''re interested

Hi -- My book "Ruby for Rails" is now being released one chapter at a time through the Manning Early Access Program, with the whole book due to appear on May 1. If you''re interested, see http://www.manning.com/books/black (I guess I could have just sent my sig with no body, but anyway :-) David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light

Hi all Sorry folks, I won''t be at RubyConf this year. I burned up the travel budget with a trip to Thailand, a makeup trip to Florida, and I''m headed to Florida again this Christmas. At least this gives me more time to work on Wuby. :) Regards, Dan

Hi all, Is anyone on the list going to RubyConf this year? I don''t know yet if I''m going to go. I''m still thinking about it. Regards, Dan