Day 1 Opening Remarks
summary
Announces logistics and concrete things that matter: an Ashvillagers app built by two Joshuas for attendee avatars with a URL shown, a Ruby Passport with conference stamps (embassy process and stamps from Rails World and others), session format of 30‑minute talks with 30‑minute breaks, a two‑hour open lunch, Suddenest at ~2:00, lightning talks capped at ten with four spots left, and a Saturday hack day running 9–4 in the suites with extra coffee and pastry provisions.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Welcome to Bluge Ruby 2026
- 1:58Golden ages and dark times
- 6:51Finding golden ages in challenges
- 7:12Thanks to sponsors and volunteers
- 8:38Ruby Passport program
- 10:04Conference logistics and safety
- 12:49Social plans and activities
- 13:10Sudden Jest competition
- 14:37Lightning talks and roundtable
- 15:20AI and Ruby community roundtable
- 17:25Saturday hack day and adventures
- 19:32Building memories
- 20:56Giveaways and closing








