<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all,<br><br>We're thinking about putting a one-day Ruby event in London, later this year. We want to try putting together an event, but organise it a bit differently to regular conferences. In a nutshell:<br><br>* It should be cheap enough that you can pay for it from your own pocket without feeling bad<br>* It should be organised completely transparently, with the attendees deciding who'd talk and having a pretty good idea what they're going to cover<br>* Any presentations should be relevant to the attendees, not self-indulgent war stories or anecdotes with little value beyond a vaguely warm fuzzy feeling.<br><br>Will it work? Who knows. To a large extent, it's entirely up to you.<br><br>But before we get into any of that, we'd like to know if it's something you'd be interested in. Please visit <a href="http://rubymanor.org/">http://rubymanor.org</a> and let us know.<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>James Adam<br>Murray Steele</div></body></html>