Ruby Central
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Ruby Central, Inc., is a non-profit organization
based in the United States
, dedicated to support and advocacy for the Ruby programming language
.
Ruby Central is the parent organization of the annual International Ruby and Ruby on Rails
Conferences, and serves as a visible presence and point of contact for corporate sponsors interested in supporting these conferences and other Ruby activities.
The organization was founded by a group of Ruby advocates including David Alan Black, Chad Fowler and Richard Kilmer
. Black and Fowler were involved in organizing the first annual International Ruby Conference. Shortly after that conference, the organizers realized that a permanent organization was required to handle conference arrangements, and Ruby Central was created to address this.
Ruby Central’s first project was RubyConf 2002, and annual RubyConfs have been held since then. Ruby Central produced the first official Ruby on Rails Conference, RailsConf 2006, in Chicago
in June of 2006. The organization partnered with the Bay Area-based SVForum to produce the 2006 Silicon Valley Ruby Conference, and with the UK training organization Skills Matter to produce the first official European Rails Conference in September 2006. In November 2007, Ruby Central presented RailsConf 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina
, in partnership with O'Reilly Media
. The event was completely sold out by mid-October. RailsConf 2008, also presented in partnership with O'Reilly, was held May 29-June 1, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
.
Ruby Central has also become a hub for support of Ruby activities. The organization's first project other than RubyConf was the Ruby Codefest Grant Program, through which they offered support for local and regional groups of programmers working on Ruby library projects. In 2006 Ruby Central inaugurated a Regional Conference Grant Program, aimed at promoting smaller regional Ruby and Rails conferences.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, dedicated to support and advocacy for the Ruby programming language
Ruby (programming language)
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was first developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto...
.
Ruby Central is the parent organization of the annual International Ruby and Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often shortened to Rails or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language.-History:...
Conferences, and serves as a visible presence and point of contact for corporate sponsors interested in supporting these conferences and other Ruby activities.
The organization was founded by a group of Ruby advocates including David Alan Black, Chad Fowler and Richard Kilmer
Richard Kilmer (programmer)
Richard Kilmer is a technology entrepreneur, software programmer and conference host and speaker in the open-source software community. He is an open-source contributor and developer of commercial software applications built in Ruby and Flash...
. Black and Fowler were involved in organizing the first annual International Ruby Conference. Shortly after that conference, the organizers realized that a permanent organization was required to handle conference arrangements, and Ruby Central was created to address this.
Ruby Central’s first project was RubyConf 2002, and annual RubyConfs have been held since then. Ruby Central produced the first official Ruby on Rails Conference, RailsConf 2006, in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in June of 2006. The organization partnered with the Bay Area-based SVForum to produce the 2006 Silicon Valley Ruby Conference, and with the UK training organization Skills Matter to produce the first official European Rails Conference in September 2006. In November 2007, Ruby Central presented RailsConf 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, in partnership with O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...
. The event was completely sold out by mid-October. RailsConf 2008, also presented in partnership with O'Reilly, was held May 29-June 1, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
Ruby Central has also become a hub for support of Ruby activities. The organization's first project other than RubyConf was the Ruby Codefest Grant Program, through which they offered support for local and regional groups of programmers working on Ruby library projects. In 2006 Ruby Central inaugurated a Regional Conference Grant Program, aimed at promoting smaller regional Ruby and Rails conferences.