Canada on Rails

On April 13th - 14th 2006, Canada on Rails will host 14 speakers from around the world in Vancouver, Canada to speak on everything to do with the hugely succesful Ruby on Rails framework.

YVR06 is the first ever Ruby on Rails conference in the world, showcasing keynote speakers as - David Hanssson, creator of Ruby on Rails; Thomas Fuchs, creator of script.aculo.us; Dave Astels, author of Jolt Award winning "Test-driven Development: A Practical Guide"; David Black, Ph.D., future author of "Ruby for Rails: Ruby techniques for Rails developers"; Joe O'Brien, an agile developer with ThoughtWorks; James Adams, Ph.D., creator of the highly successful Engines framework for Ruby on Rails.

In addition to the six keynotes, nine other speakers will present during this two-day, single track event, at the BCIT Downtown Campus.

1. David Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails
2. Thomas Fuchs, creator of script.aculo.us
3. Dave Astels, published author on Test Driven Development
4. David Black, Ph.D, creator of SCANF.rb, RCRArchive
5. Joe O'Brien, developer with ThoughtWorks
6. James Adam, creator of Rails-Engines
7. Michael Buffington, cofounder of Price.com, co-architect of MeasureMap.com
8. Robby Russell, founder of Planet Argon
9. Geoffrey Grosenbach, host of Ruby on Rails Podcast
10. Kyle Shank, lead developer of RadRails and Rubish
    
11. Jeremy Voorhis, lead architect at Planet Argon
12. Alex Bunardzic, founder of Jooto
13. Sebastian Kanthak, creator of FileColumn plugin
14. Amy Hoy, upcoming author of a "Right-Brained Guide" to Ruby on Rails