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Some of you may know me as a chapter leader for Girl Develop It Pittsburgh (GDIPGH). I am also an organizer for Steel City Ruby Conf (SCRC), a conference in Pittsburgh focused on the Ruby programming language. Tickets go on sale this Friday, so I want to reach out and encourage people to join us.

Steel City Ruby Conf (SCRC) focuses on learning, conversation, and community. It is accessible to people of all skill levels interested in Ruby, including beginners. Not only is the conference great for Ruby beginners, it's also good for people who have never been to a programming conference before.

We take pride in creating an inclusive environment at our conference. We want to make sure that it is a safe and inviting space for a variety of people, not just your average conference attendee. To that end, we have an anti-harassment policy to help provide a safe environment for everyone.

Cost is another way we try to keep the conference accessible. Tickets are only $50, and Pittsburgh is a relatively cheap city to visit. This year, we will be offering scholarships to some people who cannot afford to attend on their own. If you are interested in a scholarship please fill out our scholarship application.

Our conference lineup this year includes four invited speakers and eight speakers selected from our call for proposals. I am very excited about the diversity of the speakers and talks we have this year. I think there will be something for everyone. GDI members may be especially excited to see Carina C. Zona (who has helped out with GDI San Francisco and other organizations focused on women programmers) talk about Handcrafting Community.

Girl Develop It Pittsburgh was in the infancy stage when the first SCRC happened last August. We received overwhelming positive support from people at the conference, and that boost really helped us get going. Several of the attendees are now active members of our chapter and plan on attending SCRC again this year.

I would love to see members from other GDI chapters join us this year. Pittsburgh is only a few hours away for many of you. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about the conference.

Tickets for Steel City Ruby Conf 2013 go on sale this Friday (May 3rd at 10am EDT).http://www.showclix.com/event/3746948

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