March 2010
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December 2009
2 posts
Live blogging the manor →
Graham Ashton, the unofficial biographer of The Guvner, has written an excellent roundup of every talk given at the Manor this year. He did the same for last year’s shindig: part 1 & part 2. It’s even more impressive when you realise that he was typing these up during the talks themselves!
Good job Graham!
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November 2009
7 posts
'Allo Chinas - Roundup #3
The latest from The Guvner:
So, it’s time for roundup #3. My bone’s are aching, so we must be getting close to the day I’ll let you all run amock in my Manor.
First up, here’s a plate of meat with all the current proposals and suggestions on it; I’ve marked up who made the proposal, how long they want it to be and how much interest there’s been in it....
Wotcha! Round up #2
The Guvner’s been back on the mailing list:
Wotcha!
Time for round-up #2 of all the bish-bosh on the mailing list. I’m going to try and give everyone a birds-eye view of how we’re doing building this ‘ere schedule, and call out some things that need a bit more eyeballing from you lot.
It’s great to see some of you getting stuck in, but it still feels...
The Heart of Ruby Manor is the Mailing List
As we mentioned on the website, Ruby Manor is an experiment in putting on a
conference.
The major part of that, for you, is that we want the content,
and to some extent the on-the-day schedule, to be community driven.
In our
experience the typical conference goes like this: Announcement, Call for
Proposals, nothing, nothing, nothing, Schedule Announced, panic about what
the hell...
Yippe Kai-Yay it's the Ruby Manor 2 Roundup #1
This just in from The Guvner.
Wotcha!
Last year I got one of my boys to write summaries of the chatter on the mailing list each week, but he’s a complete muppet, so I’m doing it myself this year.
Here we go:
News
Tickets: I opened ticket sales last Monday, and you lot promptly snapped up so many tickets that I had to keep some (15) back to make sure that everyone who wants to...
Ruby Manor needs YOU.
So now you’ve got a ticket, what next? Sit back and idly wait for sparkling Ruby brilliance to pour into your head? Tsk. You should know by now. With Ruby Manor, it’s not quite that easy.
Maybe you didn’t get a ticket? Don’t worry, you can still get in, if you pay attention to this.
You need to start thinking of what might like to hear at the conference, but more...
Wow.
We sold out our main block of 85 tickets in a little over five hours. That’s insane! Thanks to everyone for your support so far.
However, if you didn’t manage to get a ticket, don’t despair. Your best bet to get into the Manor if you don’t already have a ticket is to help us on the mailing list, and suggest a talk you’d like to give.
We have reserved a block...
“Looks like I’m going to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bought...”
– http://twitter.com/tomafro/status/5362388972
October 2009
1 post
Ruby Manor 2 - They say lightning never strikes...
The Guvner just sent the following message to the mailing list:
Hi all,
I, The Guvner, am opening the doors to The Manor once again, and just like last time it’s up to you to fill my echoing halls with the sound of Ruby.
I’ll confirm the venue and date shortly, but a little bird tells me it’ll be at the start of December in central London. Last year, some folk had to brass...