What weāre about
ChicagoRuby is a group of Ruby on Rails enthusiasts with events in Chicago and in the surrounding suburbs.
Interested in sponsoring a meetup, giving a talk, or have an idea for a meetup? Please reach out and we can set something up!
ChicagoRuby is sponsored by:
[Underabuck.com](https://underabuck.com/) - A swag shop (built with Ruby!)
The ChicagoRuby motto: When smart people challenge each other to grow, great things happen!
We want to hear from you!
Interested in speaking but unsure what to talk about? Interested in hearing a specific topic. We have compiled a list of potential topic ideas that members of the community are interested in learning more about.
See: this google spreadsheet for potential talk topic ideas.
For moderation purposes, this spreadsheet is only available for comments and admins will add ideas from comments onto the list.
Reach out to Michelle (michelle@zooniverse.org) if you have any questions.
Upcoming events
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ChicagoRuby @ Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, 433 West Van Buren Street #7th Floor, Chicago, IL, USSave the date!
Cisco Systems on November 5th, 2025, 6pm - 8:30pm
Speakers:
š¤ Andy Andrea (in person, joining us from North Carolina!! Woot woot!!) - Reusable JSON Schemas
š¤ Patrick McSweeny- Hotwire Your UX (in person, joining us from Michigan!! Woot woot!!)Location:
433 W Van Buren St 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607Location Details:
- ID required upon checkin
- Your name you register with should match that of your ID otherwise you will not be admitted entry to the office
- As a request from the location, we kindly ask that your Meetup Display name (First and Last) should match your name displayed on your ID.
- If uncomfortable with updating your Meetup display name to your first or last, please email Michelle at michelle@zooniverse.org and she will follow up with you on next steps
- No walk-ins allowed (every attendee must be registered)
- Parking: closest place to park is 326 S Wells St, Chicago, IL 60606. (This is a pay to park covered parking garage.) The entrance is from both Franklin and Wells
- We request attendees to arrive before 6pm, since Cisco will only have wayfinders until 6/6:15pm
Navigation Details:
Once through the gates of security, use the escalator up to the 2nd floor, proceed to Elevator Bank F to get to the office.Important meeting notes:
We request in person attendees to fill out this Registration Form https://forms.gle/oKbX26tQXDNBhBdH6 so we can accommodate any dietary restrictions and folks who may bring guests.
URL for remote attendance:
Join link:
https://cisco.webex.com/cisco/j.php?MTID=mcd0128dc5d3e50260007505c883b98c3
Webinar number:
2663 501 6355
Webinar password:
ehF8XASmd23 (34389276 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by phone
+1-408-525-6800 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 266 350 16355We want to hear from you!
Interested in speaking but unsure what to talk about? Interested in hearing a specific topic? We have compiled a list of potential topic ideas that members of the community are interested in learning more about.
See: this google spreadsheet for potential talk topic ideas.
For moderation purposes, this spreadsheet is only available for comments and admins will add ideas from comments onto the list.
Reach out to Michelle (michelle@zooniverse.org) if you have any questions.48 attendees
Past events
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