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Hey all,

The last call for RailsConf 2008 proposals has been called. Here is the official word from O’Reilly:

RailsConf
May 29-June 1, 2008
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR
http://www.railsconf.com

If You Want to be Heard at RailsConf 2008, You Have Just Four Days Left to Submit Your Proposal!

Just as life begins to get holiday-hectic, we want to remind you that proposals to lead sessions and tutorials at RailsConf 2008, May 29-June 1 in Portland, are due by midnight, Thursday, December 13.

For submission guidelines and to submit your proposal, go to: http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/cfp/6.

If you’re a hacker, Rubyist, trainer, web developer, Rails system administrator, or entrepreneur with something to share, we encourage you to submit a proposal for a 45-minute session or panel discussion, or a three-hour tutorial.

What We’re Looking For…

Any Rails-related topic will be considered. We want to focus on teaching from experience to help conference participants take advantage of this new generation of services and opportunities. This year, we’re specifically looking for a larger number of advanced-level proposals–more hardcore technical topics, particularly design or coding techniques, testing tools, and deployment techniques.

Here are a few ideas on topics we’d like to see presented:

• Time-saving developer productivity tips, tricks, and tools
• Patterns and best practices for developing maintainable Rails applications
• Complex domain modeling with Active Record
• Rails development case studies, including application rewrites and organizational bootstrapping
• Heterogeneous systems integration
• Real-world deployment and scaling
• Making the most of new Rails features
• Gem and Plugin highlights
• Extending Rails

Whatever your topic, be sure to highlight real examples and show code!

Save the dates - May 29-June 1, 2008!

Co-produced by O’Reilly Media and Ruby Central, RailsConf is a sell-out every year, and this year will be no different. Registration opens in early February. To be notified when it opens–and to get news and updates as the conference program develops–sign up for our conference newsletter
at: http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/content/home.

We hope to see you in Portland next May!

Chad Fowler and the RailsConf 2008 Conference Team

P.S. Remember, proposals are due by midnight December 13, 2007: http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/cfp/6

For exhibition and sponsorship opportunities contact Yvonne Romaine at yromaine at oreilly dot com

For media and promotional partner opportunities contact Avila Reese at mediapartners at oreilly dot com

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