# Announcing Ruby Dcamp

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**Created:** [September 16, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-ruby-dcamp/148679 "2008-09-16T06:38:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-ruby-dcamp/148679/1 "2008-09-16T06:38:58Z")

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Registration is now open for Ruby DCamp ([http://www.rubydcamp.org/](http://www.rubydcamp.org/)), an  
Open  
Spaces-style Ruby conference. The conference is on the weekend of  
October  
11th and 12th at the Holiday Inn at Ballston, Arlington, Virginia (in  
the  
Washington DC metro area). It’s metro accessible, and parking at the  
hotel  
is free for all attendees. The hotel has provided us a discounted rate  
of  
$109 plus tax for the nights of October 10th and 11th (just tell them  
you’re  
with Ruby DCamp). Conference registration costs $100 for the two days  
if  
you register by October 6th, and $125 if you register October 7th or  
later.

As an Open Spaces conference, there are no hired speakers or fixed  
agendas  
– attendees themselves are the speakers, and organize the schedule. We  
propose our own content, and vote on the candidates. Although there may  
be  
some conventional style presentations, there is no restriction on the  
activity – it could also be a round table discussion or a hack session.  
Bored with a session? No problem – you are _encouraged_ to leave it  
anytime and find another one that better suits you.

Attendance is limited to 150 people, so please sign up soon. We  
welcome  
Rubyists at all levels from all over.

- The Ruby DCamp Team