From: ptkwt@...1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson) Date: 2002-04-28T03:20:56+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Camps and a Ruby Day (ideas) In article , Daniel Berger wrote: > >"Pat Eyler" wrote in message >news:Pine.LNX.4.30.0204271239520.882-100000@bigfun.whirlycott.com... > >> > > Would it be worth considering holding multiple ruby gatherings in >> > > different areas concurrently? Each could focus on a specific topic >> > > working, learning, and socializing together (and maybe ircing between >the >> > > groups). At the end of the sessions, each group could present ideas, >> > > docs, new code, whatever back to the larger ruby community. We could >pick >> > > a day (or a long weekend), call it World Ruby Day, and get to work. >> > >> > Maybe worth considering, but I guess my reservation is that the more >> > complex a plan, and the broader the consensus it requires, the less >> > likely it is ever to happen. I think Ruby camps (or whatever) should >> > be encouraged to spring up whe[rn]ever possible. That wouldn't >> > necessarily mean that what you're envisioning could never happen -- >> > just that if people are eager to meet and have little codefests, it >> > would sort of be too bad for them not to just go ahead with it. >> >> Hmm, yes this is true. I wasn't thinking about trying to supplant the >> Ruby Camps, but to compliment them. I think they serve similar ends but >> probably target different groups (I'd guess that there is some overlap >> though.) >> >> I'll keep chewing on the idea and see what I come up with ... thoughts, >> suggestions, criticism, etc. are welcome. > >The Perl community has such a beast, called "Perl Mongers", where people at >or near (usually) major cities can get together and have little get >togethers to talk about Perl stuff. Thus you have the London.pm (pm = perl >monger, a play on 'perl module'), Minneapolis.pm, etc. Generally, this >seems to to consist of one or two people giving a presentation, followed by >beer drinking. I think that one person from the area more or less >volunteers to run it, sets up a mailing list, and mails out invites or >requests for presentations. I think the average gathering happens about onc >e a month (depending on the group). > >You can find a sample page here - http://minneapolis.pm.org/ or >http://london.pm.org/ > >Now, we just need to replace "monger" with a word that starts with 'b'. 'booster' - ruby boosters... Phil