For those of you who are wondering what to do before or after RailsConf or between sessions, here are some suggestions:
Planet Argon’s “Portland Revealed” Articles
Over at the Planet Argon Blog, there’s a series of articles called Portland Revealed that visitors should read:
- Part 1: Episode 1
- Part 2: Beertown
- Part 3: Get Ourdoors
- Part 4: Stay Awake During RailsConf
- Part 5: Places to Work
James Duncan Davidson: RailsConf on Light Rail
James Duncan Davidson wrote a little piece on how to get from the airport to downtown Portland cheaply — by taking the MAX, the light rail system. It’s only fitting that you travel to RailsConf by rail!
RailsConf Online Notices
You can also find out what’s happening online in a few places:
- The O’Reilly RailsConf 2007 Wiki is at http://wiki.oreillynet.com/wiki/railsconf2007/
- There’s an independent RailsConf 2007 Conference Meetup site at http://railsconf2007.conferencemeetup.com/
- And what geek conference doesn’t have an IRC backchannel? RailsConf has one on irc.freenode.net — the channel is #railsconf.