[LRUG] London RoR Conference, July '09 ?

[Stephen Bartholomew]

I think a euro railsconf would be great, but I think you'd be better  
looking outside London.  London adds so much to the costs involved in  
putting on a conference.

There are places like ashford and ebbsfleet area where rail links from  
London and Europe are good, but you don't have the additional costs.

 From what I remember, the US railsconfs have in the past been much  
cheaper to run as well as having lower ticket prices than EU.

Steve

On 27 Jan 2009, at 21:55, Mark Coleman <mark at breakthrough- 
workshop.com> wrote:

> 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!
>
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