From: Brandon Weaver Date: 2012-09-21T06:27:17+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Conferences for Students --047d7b33d8d68b0c8404ca28c96c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Dave Aronson wrote: > 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. > > Keystone is a reference to the ski resort in Colorado, a normal addition to my alias if Lemur is already taken. Lemur comes from the animal, and its base (Wikipedia): The word "lemur" derives from the word *lemures * (ghosts or spirits) from Roman mythology and was first used to describe a slender loris due to its nocturnal habits and slow pace, but was later applied to the primates on Madagascar. (Though I assure you I don't move at a slow pace.) I currently live in Joplin Missouri, so the nearest area is Tulsa Oklahoma about 2.25 hours away. I'm actually currently working on getting a Ruby group together in the area in relation to a class I'll be teaching on Ruby. At this point I'm looking to just find professional conferences where I can meet other people, especially ones with vastly more experience than myself. It's always entertaining to meet someone like that with more experience, just to get their insight and wisdom on the subject. Thanks for your time in responding, Brandon Weaver --047d7b33d8d68b0c8404ca28c96c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Dave Aronson <rubytalk2dave@davearonson.com> wrote:
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@gmail.com> wrote= :

> I'd love to be able to go to a Ruby conference, but 350$ is somewh= at outside
> my price range as a full time student. Are there any programs availabl= e for
> students to get a discount to attend such meetings?

There are occasional free conferences (and "unconferences")= . =A0For
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. =A0If the
"keystone" reference in your username is Pennsylvania (the Keysto= ne
State), you might be able to make it down here for those. =A0(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. =A0Not 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.DaveAronso= n.com, www.Codosau= r.us, and www.Dare= 2XL.com for more info.


Keystone is a reference to the sk= i resort in Colorado, a normal addition to my alias if Lemur is already tak= en. Lemur comes from the animal, and its base (Wikipedia):=A0The word "lemur" derives from the= word=A0lemures=A0(gho= sts or spirits) from=A0Roman myt= hology=A0and was first us= ed to describe a=A0slender loris= =A0due to its=A0nocturnal=A0habits and slow pace, but was later applied to the primates on M= adagascar. (Though I assure you I don't move at a slow pace.)

I currently live in Joplin Miss= ouri, so the nearest area is Tulsa Oklahoma about 2.25 hours away. I'm = actually currently working on getting a Ruby group together in the area in = relation to a class I'll be teaching on Ruby.

At this point I'm looking t= o just find professional conferences where I can meet other people, especia= lly ones with vastly more experience than myself. It's always entertain= ing to meet someone like that with more experience, just to get their insig= ht and wisdom on the subject.

Thanks for your time in respond= ing,

Brandon Weaver
--047d7b33d8d68b0c8404ca28c96c--