Subject: [ANN] FOSCON II: The Ruby Rodeo PDX.rb presents...
FOSCON II: The Ruby Rodeo! We invite you to join us for a set of presentations on Ruby programming and Ruby culture. Confirmed speakers include: * Alex Bunardzic * Lucas Carlson * Topher Cyll * Ryan Davis * Geoffrey Grosenbach * Amy Hoy If you didn't catch it last year, FOSCON is a free and fun gathering of Ruby fans held in the evening during O'Reilly's Open Source Convention. The speakers will be discussing a wide range of topics of interest to the Ruby community. And in case that wasn't enough, pizza will be provided! We look forward to seeing you there. Keep up-to-date on FOSCON news via our wiki page, located at http://oscamp.org/FOSCON. Details ------- * Who: You, us, and anyone else who is interested in Ruby * What: Ruby, discussion, and pizza * Where: FreeGeek in Portland, OR * When: Wednesday, July 26th. FOSCON starts at 7:30 pm local time, and runs until 10 pm (or later!) Getting There ------------- FOSCON is held at FreeGeek, 1731 SE 10th Ave. in Portland. There are a few ways to get there: * PDX.rb members will be providing taxi service from the convention center starting at 6:30. * For those who enjoy a good walk, a walking tour led by local Rubyists will also happen (details to be determined). * Finally, Portland's transit system is great, and you can easily hop a bus. See Google Transit link below for how to do it. Sponsors -------- FOSCON is sponsored by: * CD Baby: a little CD store with the best new independent music * PLANET ARGON: Ruby on Rails Consulting, Development, and Hosting URLs ---- * PDX.rb: http://www.pdxruby.org * FreeGeek: http://www.freegeek.org * Google Transit (convention to FreeGeek): http://www.google.com/transit?q=777+ne+martin+luther+king,+portland,+or+to+1731+se+10th+ave,+portland,+or+departing+7%2F11%2F2006+at+6%3A40pm&hl=en * Our Lovely Sponsors: http://www.cdbaby.com and http://www.planetargon.com * Photos from last year's event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/foscon/ _______________________________________________ PDXRuby mailing list [email protected] IRC: #pdx.rb on irc.freenode.net http://lists.pdxruby.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxruby
