[LRUG] London RoR Conference, July '09 ?

[Mark Coleman]

Hello there everyone....

I've just recently joined the mailing list, and I feel a bit of an  
impostor!  Although I live just by the M25, I almost never get into  
London, so I haven't been to any events before...

I feel especially cheeky, since my first post is an attempt to suck  
your brains:

I'm very keen on organising a Ruby on Rails conference in London, in  
the summer (provisionally, July), for Rails enthusiasts.
I'm still at the planning stage at the moment: trying to get an idea  
for the number of delegates that might want to come, the budget  
available, getting in touch with potential speakers, looking for  
sponsors, assessing venues with the appropriate facilities, etc.

I figure that you guys will have some good tips or ideas, maybe some  
suggestions or volunteers for speakers or sponsors? I have had a  
couple of positive responses from some high profile speakers already,  
but I'd rather reach people directly or through someone they already  
know, rather than a more impersonal e-mail.

At this early stage nothing is set in stone, but I'm hoping to emulate  
the very excellent Scotland on Rails event, so something like of a two  
day conference, with a great line-up of speakers and keynotes. If I  
can arrange a tutorial day, some evening social events and a panel  
Q&A / discussion session that would be a great addition.

So, I just wanted to get some feedback from you guys, any thoughts?

Many thanks!

Mark