The video production effort for RubyNation 2010 is really taking shape now, and it’s clear that we’re going to need more volunteers to help out. We’re up to 7 cameras and two additional recording devices now. Contact me if you’re interested in helping out on April 8 – 11, 2010.
Chad Fowler at RubyNation 2010
Just saw this tweet from Chad Fowler, who was last year’s keynote speaker for RubyNation. He’ll be at the conference this year as an attendee. How cool is that?
RubyNation Video Production Site Survey
I just completed the video production site survey at the Sheraton Hotel, where we’ve got the master ballroom and a junior ballroom booked for RubyNation 2010. We resolved most of the big audio/visual setup issues, so all systems are green for this year’s video production effort. We’ll be video-taping the conference sessions.
New Version of RubyNation Site Released
A new version of the RubyNation web site was just released today. The new graphics were created by Don Anderson, while the new look-and-feel, including CSS, was assembled by me. The new look highlights the fact that RubyNation 2010 is being held April 9 – 10, which overlaps with Washington’s Cherry Blossom Festival. This is the first major change to the site’s design since its initial launch in mid-2008.
My Talk at RubyNation 2010
I will be speaking at RubyNation 2010. My topic is “Leveraging Rails to Build FaceBook Applications.” This is a distillation of some of the practical tactics that my development team at MetroStar Systems has used to create highly successful FaceBook applications using Rails, including real-life systems like PollCast and Iran Voices. FaceBook is the world’s largest social network, with over 600 million members.
RubyNation 2010 Speakers Selected
The conference organizers, including myself, met last night to finish the evaluation of the 60+ talk proposals we received this year for RubyNation. After a lot of discussion, we’ve now narrowed them down to the final set, pending some last minute tweaking and final confirmations of a few details with a couple of the speakers. Notifications of acceptance/non-acceptance will be going out soon.
RubyNation 2010 Graphic Preview
Here’s a preview of the new graphic “theme” for RubyNation 2010. The design was created by Don Anderson, graphic artist extraordinaire. Since this year’s conference, scheduled for April 9 – 10, will overlap Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, we decided to incorporate cherry blossoms into the theme. Interestingly enough, the cherry blossoms were originally a gift from Japan; likewise, the Ruby programming language was created in Japan.
Beer and BBQ at RubyNation
Woohoo! My company, MetroStar Systems, has signed up to be RubyNation’s Friday night Happy Hour sponsor, featuring two of the major food groups: Beer and BBQ!
RubyNation Interviews
I was in the studio yesterday with a team of seven volunteers to videotape interviews with people who have helped make RubyNation a reality. Interviewees included: 1) Gray Herter, the chief organizer of RubyNation, 2) myself as a RubyNation organizer, and 3) Johnny Nguyen, Vice President of the New Media Group at MetroStar Systems.
Gray Herter, Chief Organizer of the RubyNation Conference, being interviewed by David Keener in the studio at Arlington Independent Media. Photo by Johnny Nguyen, taken from the production booth.
RubyNation Web Site Updated
Just finished the latest update to the RubyNation web site. Moved 2009 content into the archive area, and updated the remaining content to reflect the run-up to the next conference in June 2010 (exact date and venue still to be determined). Next step, we’re working on a new look-and-feel, thanks to some help from Don Anderson, graphic artist extraordinaire.