Schedule

Details of the events during mountain.rb conference : October 6th - 8th, 2010

Tuesday October 5th, 2010

A few participants arrived a day early while we were preparing for the conference. In the evening, the Rails Quickstart Charity Workshop held its InstallFest to get everyone ready for the next day's workshop.

Rails Quickstart Charity InstallFest 7+ Pivotal Labs
1701 Pearl St

Wednesday October 6th, 2010

Welcome to Boulder. A reception to greet everyone in the late afternoon with early registration. The participants got their badge and welcome packet. The Rails Quickstart Charity Workshop was held before the conference. Conference registration was not required to attend events this day.

Rails Quickstart Charity Workshop 9-4 Chautauqua Community House
900 Baseline Rd
Dojo Code n Coffee 9am-12pm Dojo4
2030 17th St
Studio Series: Agile the Pivotal Way 5-7 Pivotal Labs
1701 Pearl St
Welcome reception with early registration 5-7 Hotel Boulderado
Banjo Billy Taproom Tour 7-9 Hotel Boulderado

Thursday October 7th, 2010

First day of technical content. Breakfast at 8am in the Boulder Theater. Sessions ran from 9am until 5pm with catered lunch.

Foothills Trail Run 6:45am Hotel Boulderado
Morning Meditation 8am Pivotal Labs
1701 Pearl St
Registration, breakfast 8-9 Boulder Theater
Technical Sessions
9am Welcome - Marty Haught
9:15 To Infinity And Beyond - Jim Weirich Link to video
10:30 Tech Block
Lunch 11:30-1 Boulder Theater
1pm Staking your Claim in OSS - Evan Phoenix Link to video
2pm Everyone should know a little about Sales - Joe O'Brien Link to video
Afternoon Snack Break 2:30-3 Boulder Theater
3pm Introduction to Geospatial Programming with GeoRuby, PostGIS, and OpenLayers - Peter Jackson Link to video
3:30pm Avoiding the Seven Year Itch - Jay Zeschin Link to video
Bar opens 4 Boulder Theater
Panel Link to video 4:20 Boulder Theater
Engine Yard - Quick Left Hackfest 6pm-10pm Quick Left
1919 14th Street, #714
Board Game Night 7pm-12am Everlater
1601 Pearl St

Friday October 8th, 2010

Second day of sessions with the same timeline as the first day. Outdoor hike 4pm to 6pm. For the evening, plans centered around a startup crawl.

Morning Meditation 8am Pivotal Labs
1701 Pearl St
Breakfast 8-9 Boulder Theater
Technical Sessions
9am How to Develop without Circling the Wagons - Aaron Patterson Link to video
9:40am Programming and minimalism: lessons from Orwell and the Clash - Jonathan Dahl Link to video
10:30 Tech Block
11:30 An impromptu musical performance by Jim Weirich & Chad Fowler. Link to video Boulder Theater
Lunch 11:30-1 Boulder Theater
1pm 1000 ways to kill a Buffalo - Blake Mizerany Link to video
2pm Must. Try. Harder. - Keavy McMinn Link to video
Afternoon Snack Break 2:30-3 Boulder Theater
Prizes - Bar opens 3 Boulder Theater
Lightning Talks 3:15 Boulder Theater
Hike the foothills 4-6 Foothills
Boulder Tech Crawl 6-9 Pearl Street
The Whisky Tour: mountain.rb Edition 9pm Pivotal Labs
1701 Pearl St

Saturday October 9th, 2010

Saturday was an optional and focused on various outdoor experiences for all. Many of the visitors from out of town took the opportunity to stay the weekend in Boulder, and enjoy all that it has to offer. A few of the participants went hiking in the nearby foothills, while a few others tried out rock-climbing.