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Rails 3 Release Explored at RailsConf: RailsConf First Major Gathering to Follow Release

Sebastopol, CA, February 18, 2010 - This year’s RailsConf, offers the Rails community the opportunity to delve into the possibilities created by the Rails 3 release. O’Reilly Media and Ruby Central, Inc. have opened registration for RailsConf on June 7-10, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. To ensure that the program includes the most timely content possible, the call for participation remains open until March 17, 2010.

RailsConf Asks Ruby on Rails Community for Proposals: Call for Participation Now Open

Sebastopol, CA, October 27, 2009 - The Call for Participation has opened for RailsConf 2010, when the Ruby on Rails community will gather June 7-10, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. RailsConf, co-produced by Ruby Central, Inc. and O’Reilly Media, Inc., is the largest official conference dedicated to everything Rails. Program chair Chad Fowler invites proposals for conference sessions, workshops, and panels from Rubyists, hackers, web developers, system administrators, and anyone else with a passion for Rails.

RailsConf 2009 Gives Practical Tools for Success: Deeply Technical Sessions Fill Days Dedicated to Rails

Sebastopol, CA, May 26, 2009 — RailsConf 2009, the annual event for the Ruby on Rails community held May 4-7 in Las Vegas, gave new and experienced Rails users practical tools for staying agile and competitive in an industry being transformed by fast-paced innovation. For four intense days, developers engaged directly with more than 100 expert speakers, learning how to exploit the popular framework’s newest features to solve problems and build businesses.

RailsConf 2009 Speaker Interviews

RailsConf program chair Chad Fowler is conducting a series of speaker interviews in the run-up to the event, which is happening very soon, May 4-7 in Las Vegas. Mosey on over to ChadFowler.com to read more about Neal Ford and Paul Gross of ThoughtWorks, Michael Bleigh, who is Creative Director and Open-Source Activist at Intridea, JRuby and Rubinius leaders Charlie Nutter and Evan Phoenix, as well as Chad’s musing on Rails, Ruby, and open source.

News Release: RailsConf Opens Registration and Spotlights Rails' Next Generation: Rails 3 - Merges Rails and Merb

Sebastopol, CA, January 26, 2009 - Want to see Rails 3 roll out? O’Reilly Media and Ruby Central have opened registration for RailsConf 2009, happening May 4-7, 2009, at the Las Vegas Hilton. RailsConf, the official event for the Ruby on Rails community, will showcase the latest developments in the merger of Rails and Merb into Rails 3.

Rails + Merb = Rails 3

One particularly sweet and surprising piece of tech news happened just before Christmas, traditionally a pretty slow time of year for most important announcements: Rails and Merb will be merged into Rails 3.

News Release: RailsConf 2009 Opens Call for Participation: Extended Review Period Will Include Up-to-the-minute Materials

Sebastopol, CA, October 14, 2008–RailsConf 2009 will gather the Ruby on Rails community in Las Vegas May 4-7, 2009, at the Las Vegas Hilton. Ruby Central, Inc. and O’Reilly Media, Inc. have opened the Call for Participation, which will remain open an extra three months in order to accommodate the most up-to-the minute Rails topics. Program Chair Chad Fowler invites proposals for conference sessions, workshops, and panels from Rubyists, hackers, web developers, system administrators, and anyone else with a passion for Rails.

Call for Participation Is Open for RailsConf 2009

Head to Vegas, baby! Ruby Central and O’Reilly Media have just opened the call for speakers for the 2009 edition of RailsConf. If you’re a hacker, Rubyist, trainer, web developer, Rails system administrator, and/or entrepreneur, submit a proposal to speak at RailsConf 2009. Help make the next RailsConf the best ever!

newsblaze.com: RailsConf '08-Passionate about Rails

News Blaze highlights RailsConf ‘08:

“Passionate and fascinating” is the way one developer summed up RailsConf 2008 in Portland May 26-June 1, the largest physical gathering of Ruby and Rails developers in the world.

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Espndev.com: RailsConf 2008 Retrospective

Dary praises RailsConf 2008 as passionate and fascinating.