Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM) Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Bldg 23 Moffet Field, Mountain View, CA 94040 Cost: Free (Food and drinks provided by Fukuoka Government of Japan) Space is limited. Please RSVP to http://ruby.meetup.com/99/
Join us for an informal discussion with 20 members of Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee, one of the largest Ruby SIGs in Japan. The group will be visiting Silicon Valley from Fukuoka, Japan in November. This will be a great chance for you to learn about:
- The latest Japanese trends in Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- Innovative products/business models created with Ruby and J-Ruby
- Moodle developed by Ruby
- Embedded Software developed by Ruby - Introducing The Ruby Award Fukuoka
There will be a presentation by Mr. Eihiro Saishu and Mr. Katsutoshi Arie. Mr. Saishu has many years of experience programming in C, C+, and Java. He is currently CEO of ECOne, a software development company in Japan. Mr. Arie is the leader of the Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee. He is CEO of Seiko IT Solutions.
About Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee:
Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Committee (F-Ruby) is one of the largest Ruby communities in Japan for companies, engineers, businesspeople, and end users who are interested in the Ruby language and who want to share their knowledge and experience with like-minded people. F-Ruby members are especially interested in exploring Ruby and its association with other languages such as Java to improve the capabilities of the Ruby language and support the productivity of its members. F-Ruby was founded in 2008 with 199 organizations. Membership is open to Ruby related organizations worldwide.
Directions:
Security Gate: You will pass through a security gate to reach the campus. A valid driver's license, state ID, or federal ID is required. When presenting your ID, let them know you are going to Carnegie Mellon.
After Passing Through the Security Gate: Once you proceed through security gate, move into the right lane before you approach the "Y" in the road (about 200 yards from the security gate). Continue in the right lane as the road bends right, a chapel will be on your right. Carnegie Mellon's Building 23 is directly to your left. Make an immediate left into the Building 23 parking lot. You are now in the back of Building 23. Follow the signs/lights to the main entrance in the front of the building.
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