Let's spend some time working on the slogan though. "RailsConf.au - RailsCamp minus the booze" doesn't hit the spot I think :)
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Ben Schwarz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Less booze (I bet some people would never have thought I'd say that) > would certainly make for a better event. I'd be interested in running > such > a thing, like, next year :) > > > On Oct 30, 3:51 pm, Pat Allan <[email protected]> wrote: > > In discussions in the #roro IRC channel yesterday, that's what I was > > wondering too - do we need a conference when we have rails camps > > already? There's value in both - and if a conference was done really > > well (see futureruby/rubyfringe as an example), then it could well be > > worth looking into. > > > > It's also worth noting that not everyone wants to come to rails camp - > > on one level, that's fine, we can't please everyone, but it's also > > worth listening to these differing opinions, see how perhaps we can > > improve rails camps. > > > > Cheers > > > > -- > > Pat > > > > On 30/10/2009, at 2:31 PM, Ben Schwarz wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think railscamp is how we do conferences ruby conferences here. > > > It has all the elements except for structured, pre booked talks. > > > > > On Oct 29, 4:35 pm, Colin Campbell-McPherson > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> It's true. Dynamic types and snags on the barbie go together like > > >> cheese and crackers. > > > > >> On 29/10/2009, at 11:35 AM, Daniel N wrote: > > > > >>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Hal Fulton <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> Hi, all... > > > > >>> I have talked with two or three Rubyists in Australia -- > > >>> principally Melbourne I think -- and I am wondering > > >>> how active things are over there? > > > > >>> Is there an Australia-wide Ruby conference perhaps? > > >>> Or might there be later? > > > > >>> Hal Fulton > > > > >>> Hey Hal, > > > > >>> Ruby is alive and well over here :) We have a very vibrant > > >>> collection of folks in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and > > >>> Perth too. > > > > >>> We usually meet up in our respective cities and afaik there's not > > >>> been plans for a ruby conf here. > > > > >>> Not that the thought hasn't crossed my mind, but it's quite a long > > >>> way for visitors from other countries to attend. I'd personally > > >>> love to see an australian ruby conf go down. There's a _lot_ of > > >>> talent over here, and a lot of passionate people involved in the > > >>> community. > > > > >>> I've included the ROR oceania group on this reply so more people > > >>> will see this email. > > > > >>> Cheers > > >>> Daniel > > > -- Dr Nic Williams Mocra - Premier iPhone and Ruby on Rails Consultants w - http://mocra.com twitter - @drnic skype - nicwilliams e - [email protected] p - +61 412 002 126 or +61 7 3102 3237 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
