# Ruby in Australia

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-australia/178102>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-australia/178102 "2009-10-29T02:55:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-australia/178102/1 "2009-10-29T02:55:04Z")

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Hi, all…

I have talked with two or three Rubyists in Australia –  
principally Melbourne I think – and I am wondering  
how active things are over there?

Is there an Australia-wide Ruby conference perhaps?  
Or might there be later?

Hal F.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-australia/178102/2 "2009-10-29T04:36:20Z")

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On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Hal F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hal F.

Hey Hal,

Ruby is alive and well over here 🙂 We have a very vibrant collection  
of  
folks in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth too.

We usually meet up in our respective cities and afaik there’s not been  
plans  
for a ruby conf here.

Not that the thought hasn’t crossed my mind, but it’s quite a long way  
for  
visitors from other countries to attend. I’d personally love to see an  
australian ruby conf go down. There’s a _lot_ of talent over here, and  
a  
lot of passionate people involved in the community.

I’ve included the ROR oceania group on this reply so more people will  
see  
this email.

Cheers  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-australia/178102/3 "2009-10-29T14:12:51Z")

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On Oct 28, 2009, at 10:35 PM, Daniel N wrote:

> Not that the thought hasn’t crossed my mind, but it’s quite a long  
> way for visitors from other countries to attend.

That’s why we want you to host one. It gives us an excellent excuse  
to make that trip. 😉

James Edward G. II

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**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-australia/178102/4 "2009-10-30T01:27:50Z")

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On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:10 AM, James Edward G. II \<  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote:

> 

Well in that case I don’t see how we can’t have one! Most of the  
chatter  
about this is seeming to happen in IRC atm on #roro but I’ll talk to a  
few  
more peeps 🙂