I'll put my hand up to help Ben get something off the ground. Rails camp would be a good time to go over it yes?
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Dr Nic Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
