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The South's Ruby Conference

Ruby Hoedown 2008, this year hosted by Hsv.rb and sponsored by Engine Yard, is the southeast's regional Ruby conference.

Early Registration Is Open!

Our early registration period is now open! Save $50 if you register today!

The When and Where

The Ruby Hoedown is going down on August 8^th and 9^th. A full schedule is coming soon.

We'll be meeting at the brand spankin' new Shelby Center at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, Room 107.

Click here to see a Google Map of the area. Hotel and entertainment information is coming soon!

The Speakers

These keynote speakers have graciously accepted our invitation to present:

David A. Black

A Ruby community leader, David A. Black is a director of Ruby Central, the parent organization of the annual International Ruby Conference (RubyConf) and the International Rails Conference (RailsConf). He's the author of Ruby for Rails and Rails Routing and is currently authoring a new Ruby book with Manning. He lives in New Jersey and works as a consultant for Ruby Power and Light.

Chris Wanstrath

Chris Wanstrath lives in San Francisco and freaking loves Ruby. He plays guitar, writes for Err the Blog, and works on GitHub. Often all at once.

Want to speak alongside these guys? Our Call for Participation is OPEN!

The Sponsors

Along with our attendees, the following sponsors make the Ruby Hoedown possible. Want to be one of these sponsors?