Ruby. Community. Conversations.
Prepare to get buzzed on Ruby! We're busy concocting a delicious brew of interesting speakers, great conversations & the best of Boulder's dining & outdoors experiences.
Rocky Mountain Ruby is a single track software conference focused on the Ruby programming language in Boulder, Colorado. It is a mixture of technical presentations, community events and outdoor experiences. It's all about those passionate about Ruby coming together to share and learn from each other. We learn, have fun and connect.
2012 is our third year and we're quite excited about what he have cooked up. Feel free to read more about the conference and our previous years in our About section.
Speakers
Our call for proposals is very close to opening. We expect to have it ready in the early part of May. Look for an announcement here or follow us on twitter: @rockymtnruby.
Registration
We will open registration in early summer. We will be publishing information on our program and events beforehand so stay tuned. We're confident that this year will be our best one yet so follow @rockymtnruby on twitter to be notified when registration opens up.
Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring?
We welcome businesses to help sponsor Rocky Mountain Ruby and enhance the experience. In our previous two years a diverse set of companies have supported the conference both financially as well as with after events that enhanced the experience. If interested, look over our prospectus and reach out to Marty to discuss how you can help make Rocky Mountain Ruby the best conference it can be.
About
Rocky Mountain Ruby is Ruby-focused single track conference started in 2010 under the name mountian.rb. It's hosted in Boulder, Colorado and brings together the Ruby community in the Colorado Front Range. It is organized by Marty Haught and his company Haught Codeworks. He also has a dedicated group of volunteers. Currently Charley Baker, Mike Gehard, Spike Illaca and Sandee Cirian all assist in running the conference.
The goal of the conference is to bring together like-minded developers and those interested in the Ruby programming language to learn, have conversations and get to know others in the community. The format of the conference strikes a balance between technical presentations and the 'hallway track'. The 'hallway track' as it's commonly called is the unplanned space between talks and events. It's one of my favorite parts of conferences as this is where you can have impromptu discussions with other developers on important matters. Whether it's some detail in how a library or gem works, how to handle a certain problem on your current project or finally getting to meet this other developer you've only known online. These conversations deepen your connection with others in the community and are so valuable to the conference experience. We encourage all attendees and speakers to seek out others and have those conversations.
The conference typically covers topics such as Ruby, Ruby on Rails, web development, software design patterns and software craftsmanship. We have a constant flow of events from morning until evening while still offering attendees ample opportunity to network - from the hallway track to organized adventures in the town and mountains. There will be nighttime activities unique to the Boulder and Front Range experience.
Boulder (and the entire Front Range) is a hotbed of Ruby activity and is a great place to hold a software conference. Countless local startups, web agencies, freelancers, media and advertising groups, universities and national laboratories keep our Ruby groups lively and well-attended. If you've never visited Boulder, we think you'll be pleasantly surprised. We've picked a great time of the year to visit, Fall. It shouldn't be too hot and the colder Fall temperatures shouldn't have set in yet. Expect sunny days with temperatures in the upper 70s. Nighttime lows should be in the upper 50s. You will definitely want a jacket or sweater.
BoulderRuby.org is the center of Boulder's Ruby community, and hosts monthly meetings and weekly code/coffee sessions. Rocky Mountain Ruby is an opportunity for Ruby enthusiasts from near and far to celebrate and explore Ruby in a town that gets it.
The best way to learn about the conference is to look through the previous two year's sites: Rocky Mountain Ruby 2011mountain.rb 2010
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