DABlog

“Home” is an exaggeration; I’m actually in the Grand Rapids airport.

The Michigan conference was very successful. There were about 65 people there. It was a one-track event, with three talks in the morning and six in the afternoon—a demanding but very rewarding day.

Congrats to Zach Dennis and the rest of the organizers for putting together an exemplary regional ruby conference!

Which reminds me….

You (dear reader) should consider putting together a regional Ruby conference where you live, and apply for a Ruby Central Regional Conference Grant to help with expenses. I won’t say it isn’t a lot of work to put on even a small conference, but it’s definite doable, and it’s a way to do something really cool and constructive.

Keep in mind that the Regional Conference Grants are only intended to offset out-of-pocket net expenses for the organizers. That means that if you get sponsorship, the maximum possible amount of the grant goes down, possibly to zero. Still—if a conference takes place, that can’t be bad!