From: dblack@...
Date: 2007-07-30T11:48:15+09:00
Subject: Re: EURUKO 2007

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Hi --

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007, Stephan K=E4mper wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> a couple of weeks back I already made an announcement about this year's=
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> European Ruby Conference (EURUKO).
>
> Currently it's planned for the weekend on the 3rd and 4th of November, wh=
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> very unfortunately clashes nearly perfectly with RubyConf in in Charlotte=
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> North Carolina (http://rubyconf.org/).
> Turns that it hard to find a date matching every constraint: Shouldn't cl=
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> with either of: RailsConf(s), local public holidays, other conferences bu=
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> should also be considerably earlier than Christmas (which rules out=20
> December)...

OK... but this will be the second RubyConf clash in three years.
Couldn't you rotate what it clashes with? :-)

I really do think that it's impossible nowadays to find completely
unconflicting stretches of time for Ruby events -- which is sort of
cool, because it reflects how much activity there is.  I do hope to
make it to another EuRuKo some day, though.


David

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