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For keen Facebook users, note that there is a Facebook page where you can leave comments and suggestions, and an event that you can invite your friends and family to :)
In future, I'll publish upates and information there, as well as this blog, twitter and the google group. You can leave comments or suggestions there, and we'll be sure to read them.

Our Gold Sponsors: Engine Yard

Our latest sponsor is Engine Yard, we are delighted to have their support. Our sponsors have already been fantastically supportive, andwe really appreciate their involvement.

Engine Yard provides expert Ruby and Rails application deployment for businesses of all sizes. Through its managed service and cluster computing platform, the company takes the pain out of deploying and maintaining Ruby and Rails applications. Without the need to shoulder the pitfalls of deploying and managing Ruby and Rails applications on their own, businesses can now take advantage of Rails' superior agility and ease of development to build robust, Ruby applications.

Engine Yard's deep roots in the Ruby and Rails community and its commitment to driving the next generation of Ruby technologies—as evidenced by its leadership in the Rails, Merb and Rubinius projects—give customers the added peace of mind that their applications are managed by a team of true technical experts.

To learn more, visit engineyard.com.

Our First Sponsor: ELC Technologies

We're very pleased to be supported by ELC Technologies. Here is a little bit of information about them:

Founded in 1991, ELC Technologies is powering the hottest Ruby on Rails web applications. From Cisco to ESPN to Live Nation, ELC Technologies is bringing Ruby on Rails to business-critical applications. Our work and speed of implementation has received praise from the Rails core team.

To learn more, visit elctech.com.

Interesting browser stats :)

Lots of interest since the site went public, producing some wonderful log stats:

2.8% IE, and dominated by MacOs and Linux!

Please Help!

I have had my head down, working hard to create this conference out of the ether. I'm delighted with all the positive feedback and support that I've had along the way, and I'm really pleased with the results so far, I hope you all are too.

I really wanted to get something great, and something concrete out there before asking you all to contribute your valuable time, and now I hope that you can!
The google group is a great place for you to air your ideas, and share you thoughts. I hope you can join me there and talk about the topics that interest you, ideas for things to do in the evening, maybe things to do outside the conference itself - I'm hoping we can organise a tutorial day, or a hackfest? Maybe some more social things? If you have any ideas you'd like to share, please start a post over on the groups.

I'll be adding this whizzy site for finding the most interesting and popular talks shortly.

Please comment! :D

Registration is Open!

We will be providing more details for speakers, session and other events as they become available, but yes, you can already register!

As an extra special offer, we have a Very Early Bird Registration option available for this two-day event, for just £160. There are just 30 of these tickets available, and this is for a limited time only!

• Very Early Bird Tickets: £160 - strictly first come, first served, and for a limited time only!
• Early Bird Tickets: £180 - book before 25th June. 140 tickets will be made avaiable.
• Standard Tickets: £240.

All delegates will receive a conference pack, t-shirt, plus snacks and lunch will be provided during the conference sessions. We will also be negotiating discounts with local hotels.   

Thanks!

Announcing Rails Underground '09

Rails Underground '09 takes place 24-25th July in London at the Royal National Hotel.

We'll be talking about cutting-edge subjects, the latest developments and the considerable benefits of the Rails platform

The full list of speakers is now available, and has so many great names, there are too many to mention here! Check it out! David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, will also be available for a videoconference Q&A session!

New to Rails?

Ruby and Rails are both fantastic tools for producing better quality code: faster, cheaper, more readable and more maintainable. The community is growing and new technologies (like Maglev, IronRuby & JRuby and the upcoming features in Rails 3) are enriching the Ruby world every day. If you don't know about Ruby and Rails yet, now is the time to find out more.

A Rails Pro?

I'm sure you agree that 2009 has already been a great year for Rails. There have been lots of exciting news and developments in the last few weeks, the community is vibrant and enthusiastic and, with more eagerly anticipated updates on the way, there's never been a better time to get more involved or hone your techniques. Come along and find out more; or come along and tell us what you know.

Get Involved

We hope this will be also be a great opportunity to meet other Rails developers, IT professionals and enthusiasts, do a bit of networking, pitch your ideas and meet more members of the community. We are also looking for sponsors: see the links at the side for more information.

If you have any suggestions, or ideas for talks, please contact us or leave a comment or join the google group. Otherwise, please subscribe to our news feed, and keep in touch!

Tickets would cost £240, but early bird tickets are £180 until 25th June. We may well sell out before then, and no-one will need to pay the full price! There were some very early bird tickets, but they've all sold out now!