RailsConf 2009 May 4, 2009

RailsConf, co-produced by Ruby Central, Inc. and O'Reilly Media, Inc., is the largest official conference dedicated to everything Rails. Through keynotes, sessions, tutorials, panels, and events, RailsConf is an interactive meeting ground for the most innovative and successful Rails experts and companies. The conference provides attendees with examples of business models, development paradigms, and design strategies to enable mainstream businesses and new arrivals to the Web and Rails to take advantage of this new generation of services and opportunities.

RailsConf 2009 Features:
* Four entire days dedicated to Rails
* A program designed around all levels of expertise from novice to intermediate to advanced
* The most innovative and successful Rails experts and companies showcased onstage
* The opportunity to find solutions to the problems those in the trenches are facing
* A forum for a wide variety of business people seeking to collaborate and solve similar problems
* A gathering place for the worldwide Rails community, including an important network of experts, alpha geeks, and innovators
* Hands-on and in-depth guides for learning how to best employ Rails in a variety of situations
* Ample opportunities for all participants to connect, contribute, and collaborate throughout the event
* The chance to hear the latest updates, get information, and meet some of the the Rails core development team

Who Attends RailsConf?
* Rails and other web developers (independent, startup, enterprise/corporate)
* Other open source developers seeking to expand their skillset
* IT managers tracking emerging technologies
* Tech-savvy entrepreneurs with business ideas looking to implement web-based start-ups quickly in order to assess their ideas' potential for success
* Users at every level: new, intermediate, advanced, expert
* Others interested in web technologies and strategic implementation

Official Website: http://en.oreilly.com/rails2009/