# \[ANN\]\[ADV\] One week left on the Ruby Hoedown CFP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 28, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-one-week-left-on-the-ruby-hoedown-cfp/138827 "2008-05-28T04:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-one-week-left-on-the-ruby-hoedown-cfp/138827/1 "2008-05-28T04:48:59Z")
Hello all, You’ve got just about a week left to get your proposals in for a talk at the Ruby Hoedown, the South’s regional Ruby conference. You can find any information you need here: ``` http://www.rubyhoedown.com/cfp.html ``` Speakers will receive free admission and an as of yet undetermined honorarium of some sort (and dinner the night before the conference! You can’t deny free food!). If you have any questions, feel free to contact via e-mail here or off-list. Thanks! Jeremy and the rest of the Ruby Hoedown Crew – [http://jeremymcanally.com/](http://jeremymcanally.com/) [http://entp.com](http://entp.com) Read my books: Ruby in Practice ([Ruby in Practice](http://manning.com/mcanally/)) My free Ruby e-book ([http://humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://humblelittlerubybook.com/)) Or, my blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://mrneighborly.com)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://rubyinpractice.com](http://rubyinpractice.com) ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-one-week-left-on-the-ruby-hoedown-cfp/138827/2 "2008-05-28T18:22:40Z")
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Jeremy McAnally wrote: > You’ve got just about a week left to get your proposals in for a talk > at the Ruby Hoedown, the South’s regional Ruby conference. Nothing like the word “Hoedown” to reinforce that southern hick stereotype heh? – ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-one-week-left-on-the-ruby-hoedown-cfp/138827/3 "2008-05-29T01:17:06Z")
At least I avoided “ain’t,” “y’all,” “you’ns,” “thar,” and “granpappy,” among others. Personally, I like conference names that betray the personality or flavor of the conference rather than something like “Ruby Conference Happening in the Southeast Region.” 🙂 –Jeremy On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Eno [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > > > – [http://jeremymcanally.com/](http://jeremymcanally.com/) [http://entp.com](http://entp.com) Read my books: Ruby in Practice ([Ruby in Practice](http://manning.com/mcanally/)) My free Ruby e-book ([http://humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://humblelittlerubybook.com/)) Or, my blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://mrneighborly.com)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://rubyinpractice.com](http://rubyinpractice.com) ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-adv-one-week-left-on-the-ruby-hoedown-cfp/138827/4 "2008-05-29T02:25:36Z")
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Jeremy McAnally [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > At least I avoided “ain’t,” “y’all,” “you’ns,” “thar,” and > “granpappy,” among others. > > Personally, I like conference names that betray the personality or > flavor of the conference rather than something like “Ruby Conference > Happening in the Southeast Region.” 🙂 Although hoedown actually has much more of a western than southeastern connection. Wikipedia cites Kansas as the site of the first mention of the term, and the most famous hoedown is from Copland’s Rodeo, it’s the tune used in that “Beef, it’s what’s for Dinner” ad campaign. Ruby Rebellion, or Ruby Confederacy might be more appropriate albeit probably less PC. – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)