Developers love conferences and training camps where they can connect with like-minded people, network for business, and win free swag. Here are the biggies for this year. (If I am missing any events, please leave a comment and let me know.)
2012 Midwest Developer Events
Kansas City Developer Conference
- When: April 27th and 28th, 2012
- Where: University of Kansas Edwards Campus
- Website: http://kcdc.info/
- Early bird registration: $53.74
- Twitter feed
- Twitter hashtags: #kcdc #kcdc12
- Facebook page
2011 events
Ruby Midwest 2011
- When: Friday, Nov. 4th – Saturday, Nov. 5th, 2011
- Where: Town Pavilion Conference Center, Kansas City, MO
- Website: http://rubymidwest.com/
- Early bird admission: $129.00 (limited to 50)
- General admission: $189.00 (ends Oct. 1st)
- Last minute admission: $299.00 (ends Oct. 15th)
Strange Loop Conference
- When: Sunday, Sept. 18th – Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2011
- Where: Hilton Ballpark in downtown St. Louis
- Website: http://thestrangeloop.com/
- “Registration costs for the conference will go up some this year due to including meals but I think the final cost will still be very competitively priced. We’ll make final decisions about registration costs in the next couple months.”
- Official announcement
- Twitter feed
- Lanyrd page
- Convore chat room
Heartland Developer Conference
- When: Wednesday, Sept. 7th – Friday, Sept. 9, 2011
- Where: Embassy Suites La Vista, Omaha, NE
- Website: http://www.heartlanddc.com/
- Admission: $250 + $7.24 fee (additional classes may be purchased as well)
The Ruby Hoedown V
- When: Friday, Aug. 26th – Saturday, Aug. 27th, 2011
- Where: Scarritt Bennett Center, Nashville, TN
- Website: http://www.rubyhoedown.com/
- Admission: Free!
St. Louis Day of .NET
- When: Friday, August 5th – Saturday, August 6th, 2011
- Where: Ameristar Casino Resort in St. Charles
- Website: http://www.stlouisdayofdotnet.com/2011
- Registration: TBD
- Admission: $200.00
- Twitter feed
Kansas City Developer Conference
- When: Saturday, June 25th, 2011
- Where: Johnson County Community College
- Website: http://kcdc.info/
- Registration: Free!
- Twitter feed
- Facebook page
STLUX
- When: February 25, 2011
- Where: Edward Jones campus in Des Peres, MO, Manchester & 270
- Website: http://www.stlux.org/
- Registration: $40, covers Breakfast, Hot Lunch, Hot Appetizer Bar and Reception (with cash bar to purchase non-alcoholic drinks), with the band More Cowbell. Registration Closes February 22 at midnight.
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