ChicagoRuby

RadiantCMS Downtown

Meet the Developers
John W. Long created Radiant, a Rails-based CMS, here in Chicago. Sean Cribbs is the current lead developer for Radiant. Long and Cribbs will join us via videoconference for an in depth discussion of Radiant.

RSVP
Be sure to RSVP at Meetup to secure your spot!

Presenters: This is Your Chance!

You’re a smart developer/designer with some great ideas, and you’re itchin’ to present to a dynamic group of Ruby on Rails enthusiasts. Now is your chance! The organizers of ChicagoRuby are building the agendas for our October, November, and December meetings.

Benefits of presenting at ChicagoRuby:

• Two meetings per month. Several opportunities to fit your schedule.
• We record video at most meetings. You can share the video with colleagues after your presentation.
• It’s fun!

When you’re ready to present, dash an email to organizers at ChicagoRuby dot org. We look forward to working with you!

Thanks,
The ChicagoRuby Organizer Team

#WCR09: It's a Wrap!

WindyCityRails 2009 is done! Monty Ksycki captured the conference with an outstanding set of photos; videos will be posted soon.

Thank you to everyone who worked to make the conference successful. Special credit goes to the following:

• Our presenters. Feedback on Twitter tells us that all were well received.
• Our sponsors. Thank you for making the conference possible.
• Our production team, especially:
  • Kevin Zolkiewicz – Project manager, designer, disciplinarian, and Apple fanatic.
  • Stan Fisher – Speaker intros and timing. Keeping everything running like clockwork.
  • Matt Polito – “Crazy Matt’s” giveaways from the cauldron of wonder. Creative video montages.
  • Dave Giunta – Driving force behind this year’s Obtiva Coding Dojo. Brought coding dojos to ChicagoRuby and ultimately to WindyCityRails.
  • Adam Grandy – Video & audio. Raising the level of our video productions.
  • Our logistics team: Matthieu Tanguay-Carel, Ryan Balla, and Carl Jackson.
  • Our venue: The Westin Chicago River North delivered a great location, great food, and a great conference team.

If you attended the conference, please return the survey when you receive it via email. Stay tuned for WindyCityRails 2010!

#WCR09 Ticket Sales End Sep 10th

WindyCityRails will stop selling tickets at 1pm central on Thursday, September 10, 2009. No tickets will be sold at the door. The cut-off date will maximize value for attendees by making things slightly more sane for the organizer team.

Both tutorials are sold out! Congratulations to our tutorial instructors: Jeff Cohen, David Chelimsky, and Corey Haines.

All attendees will enjoy an outstanding line up of presenters and full-day access to the Obtiva Coding Dojo.

A limited number of tickets are still available. Visit http://windycityrails.org to get yours today!

Functional Testing & Airline X

Thank You…
Thank you Tim Camper, Greg Warren, & Dima Kovalenko for taking us through functional testing with “Airline X”. And thank you ThoughtWorks for providing great meeting space and pizza!

WindyCityRails Approaches
September 12th is only a few days away. Here are some reasons why you should attend WindyCityRails:

• Yehuda Katz will share the latest info on Rails3.
• Our stealth sponsor will show Ruby, Rails, and related tools running on their latest OS.
• The Obtiva Coding Dojo will give participants a chance to demonstrate & elevate their Ruby skills.
• Fun & interaction with other developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Drop by http://windycityrails.org to register. See you there!