On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:01:18 +0900, Francis Hwang <sera / fhwang.net> wrote:
> Woo-ha! I just pre-reg'd. Everybody else should, too. To echo DHH's
> endorsement below: Rubyists are both among the smartest programmers
> you'll meet, and the nicest, and both of those qualities are on ample
> display at RubyConf. I've attended for the past two years, and each
> time I've gone I've found it immensely educating, inspiring, and just
> plain fun.
> 

And I hear we're better looking too.

> 
> On Mar 22, 2005, at 9:43 AM, David A. Black wrote:
> 
> >
> >   "You have to come. I went last year and had the most wonderful
> >   three days in the company of most of the best Ruby hackers. I'm
> >   so most definitely going again this year. You have to come."
> >
> >     -- David Heinemeier Hansson, on the upcoming RubyConf 2005
> >
> >
> > Dear Rubyists,
> >
> > We are pleased to announce that preregistration for the fifth
> > International Ruby Conference (RubyConf 2005) is now open.  You can
> > preregister at: http://www.rubyconf.org/conference/prereg
> >
> > The Conference will be held in San Diego, California, USA, from
> > October 14 to October 16, 2005.  As always, we rotate among time
> > zones, and it's the West Coast's turn.  Also, OOPSLA is going to be in
> > San Diego, starting October 16, so RubyConf will dovetail nicely for
> > people who want to go to both.  (See http://www.oopsla.org)
> > We do not have a venue yet, but we are actively looking.
> >
> > Preregistration helps us enormously in our planning, so if you're
> > thinking of coming, please preregister, even if you're not 100% sure.
> > Also, the preregistration form is now Rails-supported, so that
> > everything will be nicely stored and when registration itself comes
> > around, you won't have to type it all in again :-)
> >
> > If you have not been to RubyConf before, make this your year!  We try
> > to keep registration fees low, and to choose venues in or near
> > affordable hotels, so that as many Rubyists as possible can attend.
> > It's three days of talks, demos, coding, and Ruby comradery.  Not to
> > be missed!
> >
> > Please contact us if you have questions or problems with the
> > preregistration process.
> >
> > Happy Rubying --
> >
> >
> > David Black
> > Chad Fowler
> > Rich Kilmer
> >
> > for RubyConf 2005 and Ruby Central, Inc.
> > http://www.rubycentral.org
> >
> >
> 
> Francis Hwang
> http://fhwang.net/
> 
>