Okay, so maybe madness is a strong word, but March is here, and Ruby and Rails events are back in full swing! We’ll be all over the globe talking Ruby, Rails, and for a special treat, Cloud Computing. If you’ll be in any of the areas we’re visiting, be sure to get in touch—we’d love to meet you!

MountainWest RubyConf

March 11-12 | Salt Lake City, UT

We’re back to sponsor MountainWest RubyConf for the third year running, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s a great event, organized by incredible coders, with an all around top-quality and intimate feeling. For the third year running we’ll also be hosting our (now annual) MountainWest RubyConf Hackfest! Food, drinks and code in a huge and comfy open-all-night suite at the Hilton. Surround yourself with top Rubyists and hack on your favorite projects well into the wee hours of the morning; what more can you ask for?

Last but not least, be sure to catch Yehuda Katz’s talk on writing modular code with Rails 3; this close to the release date, it’s sure to put you on the cutting edge.

South by Southwest

March 12-16 | Austin, TX

Yehuda will be hopping straight from MountainWest RubyConf to South by Southwest to represent us all at a ‘Web Frameworks Battle Royale.’ By battle, they mean panel, but still; if you’re at SXSW, be sure to drop in and show your support for Ruby and Rails!

CloudConnect

March 15-18 | Santa Clara, CA

Ezra Zygmuntowicz will be at CloudConnect, talking about what else? Cloud deployment. He’ll be joined by some Engine Yard customers, so do take advantage of the opportunity to get the real scoop!

RubyConf India

March 20-21 | Bangalore, India

This is the inaugural RubyConf India, and we’re glad to be participating! Nick Sieger will be on hand, talking about Rails 3—and JRuby, of course. Ruby luminaries like Chad Fowler, Ola Bini and the one and only Yukihiro Matsumoto will be in attendance; a serious roster for a first time show—congrats, guys!

Scottish Ruby Conference

March 26-27 | Edinburgh, Scotland

Formerly known as Scotland on Rails, the Scottish Ruby Conference is yet another annual calendar fixture. It’s organized by a great group of guys (here’s to you, Paul, Alan and Graham!), in an even greater city. If you’re extending a conference trip, this is the one; you definitely want to take a few days to explore the city!

New Rails Core Team member Carl Lerche will be there, talking about getting the most out of ActiveRecord 3 with Arel; be sure to check it out.

Ruby User Groups

Last but not least, Randall Thomas will be hitting up a few cities this month, talking about Machine Learning and demoing Engine Yard Cloud:

• Boulder Ruby Group
  Boulder, CO
  March 16th
• Vancouver Ruby / Rails Group
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  March 22
• Seattle Ruby Brigade
  Seattle, WA
  March 23

That’s it for March; hope to see you all out there!