From: Corina Date: 2008-03-27T01:09:53+09:00 Subject: TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night returns April 8th TSOT, Inc. returns with the fourth TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night on April 8th 5:30pm doors, 6:00pm start 151 Bloor Street West, Toronto This event is free but space is limited: register by emailing corina.newby@tsotinc.com On April 8th, TSOT returns with another installment of the TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night. Our March event featured a host of dynamic presentations on Ruby and Ruby on Rails, delivering a unique opportunity for Toronto's programming and development community. You can read all about past TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Nights on our website at www.tsotinc.com/events; we have also posted slides and links from our gracious presenters - Enjoy! With the growing success of our event, we are pleased to announce that we have been invited to join the IT360 Conference being held in Toronto on April 7-9, 2008 as an "off-site" event (www.IT360.ca). TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night will be held on Tuesday April 8th at the usual spot, but we are also pleased offer two Ruby on Rails workshops, hosted by Obie Fernandez, taking place at the IT360 Conference on Monday April 7th. As a 'loyal patron' of the TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night, we are able to offer you a discounted rate for both the Obie Fernandez Ruby workshops, as well as the entire IT360 conference. Please see below for further details. For the TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night on April 8th, we are pleased to have Morph Labs (www.morphexchange.com) join us as a drink sponsor (so BYOB is only be necessary in extreme cases!) and the schedule of presenters will be released next week. We are expecting a great turn out, so please reserve your space TODAY by emailing corina.newby@tsotinc.com. We are also looking for future presenters; contact me at (416) 908-6082 if you are interested in getting involved. Thank you again for your support and stay tuned for further details about April's exciting event! Corina and the TSOT Team ____________________________________________________________ Spend a Day With Obie Fernandez: Pioneer Ruby on Rails Developer! It's a Ruby on Rails extravaganza on April 7th at IT360 Conference & Expo, the premier event for IT professionals. There are two educational tutorials (each 3 hours long) instructed by Obie Fernandez; read on for further details, including special pricing for fans of the TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night. DATE: Monday April 7, 2008 PLACE: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (255 Front St. W) ===> Tutorial #1 ~ Ruby On Rails I ===> 9:00am - 12:00pm Session Link: http://www.it360.ca/2008/session_detail.cfm?id=388 ===> Tutorial #2 ~ Ruby On Rails II ===> 1:00pm - 4:00pm Session Link: http://www.it360.ca/2008/session_detail.cfm?id=389 ------------------------------------------ COST and DISCOUNT INFO: ------------------------------------------ As a TSOT fan, you receive a 25% discount. So it's only $373.50 to spend the day with Obie Fernandez! This includes both the morning and afternoon tutorials. ++ You must register with Code: EB25 ++ Early bird rates have been extended for TSOT fans until April 6, 2008. ------------------------------------------------- MORE ABOUT THE TUTORIALS: ------------------------------------------------- Interest in Ruby on Rails has grown incredibly, as "Rails" has made its way into mainstream computing. Interest is growing in-part because of how much fun & productive programming can be when you use a framework that emphasizes common sense, elegance and readability. Obie Fernandez will present two tutorials based on his bestselling book, "The Rails Way". The morning session provides a basic introduction to the main Rails concepts and programming techniques. In the afternoon, material will be given about effectively building and deploying real applications using Rails. ***Special Book Give-Away! Three attendees during each tutorial will win a free copy of Obie's book, "The Rails Way". Register today and you may be one of the six lucky winners. -------------------------------- MORE ABOUT OBIE: -------------------------------- Obie Fernandez, CTO of HashRocket, a boutique web consultancy and product shop in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Formerly, a senior consultant at ThoughtWorks, specializing in complex custom enterprise software projects, Obie is a pioneer Ruby on Rails developer and author of best selling book, "The Rails Way". He contributes regularly to the Ruby on Rails podcast, and is editor for Ruby community portals.