RailsConf Europe 2007: Call for Participation is Open

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RailsConf Europe 2007: Call for Participation is Open

Sebastopol, CA, February 13, 2007--To meet the increasing demand for skill
building, and to spread the joy of Rails, Ruby Central and O'Reilly Media
are teaming up to produce RailsConf Europe 2007, an entire conference
dedicated to Ruby on Rails. Happening September 17-19 in Berlin, Germany,
RailsConf Europe will offer keynotes, sessions, and tutorials from the
most innovative and successful Rails experts and organizations. O'Reilly
Media and Ruby Central are seeking leaders to present sessions and
tutorials at the conference. Qualified practitioners with insights and
anecdotes to share with IT professionals and the Rails community are
invited to submit a proposal by April 12, 2007.

The Ruby on Rails development framework turns three years old this summer,
and in that short time, it has gone from cult favorite to major player in
the web development world. By every measure--feature richness, adoption,
publications, developer reception--Rails is a phenomenon, and one that's
here to stay. 

The conference committee is looking for presentations and/or tutorial
proposals from Rails developers and hackers, Rubyists at large, Rails
trainers, designers with a Rails focus, managers, entrepreneurs--anyone
with Rails experience, expertise, and insight.

Proposals should focus on helping attendees by teaching from experience.
Any Rails-related topic will be considered. Below are some specific areas
the committee would like to see represented at the conference:

-Timesaving developer productivity tips, tricks, and tools
-Spotlights on important Rails subsystems
-Making the most of new Rails features
-Rails development case studies, including application rewrites and
 organizational boot-strapping
-Migrating applications and *people* from other technologies to Rails
-Gem and plug-in highlights
-Patterns and best practices
-Extending Rails

RailsConf Europe 2007 will bring together hundreds of Rails practitioners
from Europe and around the world, for three days of presentations,
tutorials, and Rails comradery. Last year's event sold out completely and
an even greater number of participants are expected in Berlin for
RailsConf Europe 2007. Attendees will include Ruby and Rails enthusiasts,
web developers and programmers from all sizes and types of organizations,
open source developers and hackers, IT managers tracking emerging
technologies, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, and users at every level of
expertise. 

Additional Resources:

For complete RailsConf Europe 2007 details, visit:
http://www.railsconfeurope.com 

To receive RailsConf Europe announcements, sign up for the conference
newsletter (note: you must create an O'Reilly account sign up):
http://www.oreilly.com/cs/nl/home#conferences/ 

Visit the RailsConf Europe wiki to post ideas, suggestions, and find out
who else will attend the conference:
http://wiki.oreillynet.com/wiki/railsconfeurope07/ 

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conferences, contact sponsorships@oreilly.com 

To become a media partner, email mediapartners@oreilly.com 

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About Ruby Central

Ruby Central, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to Ruby support
and advocacy. Ruby Central is the parent organization of the annual
International Ruby ("RubyConf") and Rails ("RailsConf") conferences and is
a visible presence and point of contact for corporate sponsors interested
in supporting these conferences and other Ruby activities. For more
information, visit http://rubycentral.org/. 

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