Lone Star Ruby Conf: News

Lone Star Rubyconf 2008 - Call for Papers

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:30:31 GMT

Greetings from Texas!

Lone Star Rubyconf 2008
September 4-6, 2008
Norris Conference Center
Austin, TX
http://LoneStarRubyconf.com

The second annual Lone Star Rubyconf is revving up and scheduled for Sep 4-6 in Austin, TX.

The conference is featuring the creator of Ruby, Matz, and many other luminaries.

This year we have added an optional day of hands-on training (Thu) in addition to two days of action packed ruby filled sessions (Fri, Sat).

The conference is now accepting proposals for both speaking sessions and training sessions.

See you in Austin in September!

—

Jim Freeze and the Lone Star Rubyconf 2008 Conference Team

http://LoneStarRubyconf.com

2008 Conf to Feature Ruby's Creator

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:44:43 GMT

Matz, creator of Ruby, has agreed to come to Lone Star Rubyconf 2008.

Mark your calendar:
September 4-6, 2008
Austin, TX

Download the Presentation Files

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:36:33 GMT

The 2007 presentation materials we collected are now available for download.

Presentation Videos Available

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:25:05 GMT

Order video DVD’s of the Conf talks & keynotes, only $25 for two discs of high-quality recordings.

irc & WiFi at the Conf

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:48:54 GMT

Save our bandwidth & communicate.

WiFi Node

Please use ESSID LSRC. This is a caching proxy to speed web browsing.

irc Channel

#lsrc on:

192.168.100.56 (local)
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (external)

Wiki is Live, Volunteers Needed

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:30:13 GMT

Our conference wiki is now live.

Please check it out, open up your ideas, and especially volunteer your technical acumen of something other than code! (Sound & video geeks, I’m talking to you.)

Sold Out, for Real

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:50:14 GMT

This morning, our remaining seats were snatched up.

If you want to sign-up for the waiting list in hopes of sliding in for a no-show/cancellation, please do.

To all of you lucky attendees, our conf wiki will soon go-live for volunteer sign-up and more.

Intro to Ruby & Rails Charity Workshop

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:44:22 GMT

Thursday night before the conference, 6-10pm. Please arrive at 5:30pm, so that we can start the presentations promptly at 6.

Conf registration is not required to attend this workshop.

Norris Conference Center
2525 West Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78757

(This is the same location as the Conf)

In lieu of an entry fee, please make a donation to one of our designated charities.

Habitat for Humanity
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Ruby Central

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Topics

Ruby Overview: Hal Fulton
Blocks: James Edward Gray II
Testing in Ruby: Bret Pettichord
Why I Love Ruby: Marcel Molina, Jr
Rails Overview: Bruce Tate
Taming Your Views: Bruce Williams
Active Record for the Masses: Rick Olson
30 Minutes Rails Live Demo: Robert Rasmussen

Registration Now Open!

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:37:39 GMT

We are happy to announce that registration for Lone Star Rubyconf 2007 is Now Open. We have an exciting line-up of speakers along with notable keynotes.

Extras

Charity Workshop
Intro to Rails & Ruby

Thurs night, 6-10pm before the conference. Arrive early!

Find out more.

Register Now

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! The early registration fee is $200 for two jam-packed days of Ruby goodness, with breakfast, lunch and snacks provided to keep you fully energized.

Conference seating is limited, so register now to reserve your seat.

Hotel information is now posted.

Call for Speakers Now Closed

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:59:48 GMT

The Lone Star RubyConf 2007 CFP is now closed. Thank you to all those who submitted proposals. The speakers are expected to be notified this week and the speaker list/schedule posted.

Good luck to all who submitted.