# \[ANN\] Ruby Hoedown 2007 - Invited Speakers Announcement and

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**Created:** [April 2, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-hoedown-2007-invited-speakers-announcement-and/90820 "2007-04-02T01:48:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-hoedown-2007-invited-speakers-announcement-and/90820/1 "2007-04-02T01:48:46Z")

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Hello all,  
We have two exciting announcements for you today:

First, two speakers have graciously accepted our invitation to come  
speak: Marcel Molina Jr. and Bruce Tate. Marcel is a Rails core team  
member, regular [http://project.ioni.st/](http://project.ioni.st/) tumblelogger, and author of  
the most excellent AWS::S3 library. Bruce recently authored “Beyond  
Java” for the Pragmatic Bookshelf, is a long-time No Fluff Just Stuff  
conference speaker, and now spends most of his time  
[http://changingthepresent.com/](http://changingthepresent.com/). We’re very, very excited that Marcel  
and Bruce will be presenting, and suddenly August seems too far off:  
the waiting will be hard (but worth it)!

Second, while our invited speakers will do a great job book-ending the  
conference, the real meat will come from the community. Enter the Ruby  
Hoedown 2007 Call for Participation, in which you, regular Ruby folks  
of all types and stripes, propose talks about topics you’re passionate  
about. You can find all the details at  
[http://www.rubyhoedown.com/cfp.html](http://www.rubyhoedown.com/cfp.html), but just so you know, we have  
room for about five full-length talks and eight lightning talks, and  
competition is expected to be fierce. You have until midnight EST on  
June 2nd to get your proposal in to us, but the earlier the better.  
Ryan Daigle, our program point guy, will be coordinating a crack team  
of reviewers to make sure the schedule for the Hoedown is can’t-miss.  
So again, head on over to [http://rubyhoedown.com/cfp.html](http://rubyhoedown.com/cfp.html), read up on  
the details, and get us your proposal ASAP.

With Marcel and Bruce and the great proposals we expect from the  
community, the 2007 Ruby Hoedown is shaping up to be an amazing  
conference. See you in August!

- The Ruby Hoedown Organizers

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Official website:  
[http://www.rubyhoedown.com/](http://www.rubyhoedown.com/)