Sendai RubyKaigi 03
Overview
A regional Ruby conference returning to Sendai after a 16-year gap. Under the theme "rubyist.send(:❤️)", it aims to share the fun of Ruby with longtime Rubyists and with people who have yet to try the language. The venue is a small theater in central Sendai called Daremo Shiranai Gekijo, with Mayumi Emori and Kyosuke Morohashi as special speakers, in a half-day in-person program for Rubyists across the Tohoku region.
Program
- Two special talks (Mayumi Emori and Kyosuke Morohashi)
- Talks selected through the CFP
- After-party following the main program
Speakers
- Mayumi Emori (special talk; 2026)
- Kyosuke Morohashi (special talk; 2026)
Foundation
- Founded
- 2009
- Founder
- The Ruby community in Sendai
Sendai hosted regional Ruby conferences in 2009 and 2010, then went quiet; this edition revives the series after 16 years
Transition
- 2009 Sendai RubyKaigi 01 held on January 24
- 2010 Sendai RubyKaigi 02 held on March 20
- 2026 Sendai RubyKaigi 03 held November 21, 13:00–18:15, at Daremo Shiranai Gekijo, under the theme rubyist.send(:❤️)
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