From: Dave Aronson Date: 2012-09-21T05:44:08+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Conferences for Students On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Brandon Weaver wrote: > I'd love to be able to go to a Ruby conference, but 350$ is somewhat outside > my price range as a full time student. Are there any programs available for > students to get a discount to attend such meetings? There are occasional free conferences (and "unconferences"). For instance, here in Northern Virginia, we have RubyDCamp coming up at the end of the month, and the Arlington Ruby Meetup has started putting on unconferences every several months or so. If the "keystone" reference in your username is Pennsylvania (the Keystone State), you might be able to make it down here for those. (Except that this year's DCamp is full, with probably a long waiting list already.) Start by getting active in your local Ruby community, assuming there is one. Not only can they help you learn, but also they can clue in to nearby free (or at least cheap) conferences. -Dave -- Dave Aronson, Available Secret-Cleared Ruby/Rails Freelancer (VA/DC/Remote); see www.DaveAronson.com, www.Codosaur.us, and www.Dare2XL.com for more info.