# Canada on Rails - 15 Speakers To Debut at the First Ruby on

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Canada on Rails ([http://canadaonrails.com](http://canadaonrails.com)) has just announced that 15  
speakers will head up the first ever Ruby on Rails conference in  
Vancouver,  
BC on April 13-14th, with two days afterwards for a Workshop held by  
Steven  
Baker on Agile Rails Development.

We at Canada on Rails originally only planned for 10 speakers to be  
flown  
in, but pre-registrations have been going so well, and honestly, we just  
had  
to pick all of these remarkable speakers and get them into Vancouver for  
this sure to be amazing - first ever in the world - Ruby on Rails  
conference.

So, before I tell you who these guys (and gal) are, you might want to go  
purchase that ticket online first at [http://store.osevents.com](http://store.osevents.com). You have  
exactly 21 hours and 30 minutes to get your ticket for only $175 CAD,  
after  
tonight, it goes up to regular price of $250.

We are expecting a sell-out crowd for the event, and you can be sure  
it’s  
going to be the biggest turnout Open Source Events has seen yet.

Without any further delay, here they are:

1. David Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails
2. Thomas F., creator of [script.aculo.us](http://script.aculo.us)
3. Dave A., published author on Test Driven Development
4. David Black, creator of SCANF, RCRArchive
5. Joe O’Brien, developer with ThoughtWorks
6. James A., creator of Rails-Engines
7. Steven B., creator of RSPEC
8. Michael Buffington, cofounder of [Price.com](http://Price.com), co-architect of  
[MeasureMap.com](http://MeasureMap.com)
9. Robby R., founder of Planet Argon
10. Geoffrey Grosenbach, host of Ruby on Rails Podcast
11. Kyle S., lead developer of RadRails and Rubish
12. Jeremy Voorhis, lead architect at Planet Argon
13. Alex Bunardzic, founder of Jooto
14. Sebastian K., creator of FileColumn plugin
15. Amy Hoy, future author of a “Right-Brained Guide” to Ruby on Rails

For more background on each speaker, you can read their full length bios  
by  
visiting:  
[http://canadaonrails.com/speakers.html](http://canadaonrails.com/speakers.html)

The schedule is currently being reworked now that we have 5 additional  
speakers to fit into the original timetable. Please bear with us as we  
work  
out the finer points and we will publish this soon as we can.

To stay up to date on all the breaking news, be sure to register for the  
Open Source Events newsletter  
([Osevents :: Home](http://newsletter.osevents.com/?p=subscribe&id=1)). We often include  
various  
treasures buried in the messages as well 🙂

I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming conference!

Warmest regards,  
Nathaniel.

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 Nathaniel S. H. Brown http://nshb.net

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