Is this just for Rails Developers?

No! The event name dates back to the early days when members of the Australian Rails community organized the first Rails Camp. While many of us still work with Rails, others have moved into different areas of tech. Today, we welcome attendees from all backgrounds across the tech community.

Who attends Rails Camp?

A tight-knit community of developers, as we limit the event to 50-75 attendees. Rails Camp has sold out every year since inception, with an 75% return rate! Many of our attendees are well-respected developers in the software development community and have been coming every year since 2015. We care deeply about each other and the community. We personally sponsor new diverse attendees, we hire one another and help each other find roles, we mentor one another, and build each other up through out the year.

Lodging…Are we staying in tents?!

You can certainly camp if you want but we will be in cabins. Think kids summer camp style bunk bed shared lodging.

What will we do?

The idea of camp is to relax and unplug; which could include either working on a project / learning something you've been putting off or just playing outside and making new friends.

Typical day at camp

8am…Breakfast

9-12pm…Unconference, hiking, swimming, fishing or work on a project. We also typically have extra activities such as fly fishing workshops, nature walks with local naturalists, half-day rock climbing and horseback riding adventures.

12:00…Lunch

1-6pm…Go outside, free time, do puzzles, chop wood, go swimming, fishing.

6:30…Dinner

8-1am…Late night games, bonfire social, karaoke.

Completely unplugged you say!?

Yes. We want people to hang out and talk with out being distracted like at normal large conferences. With that said, if you do plan to code we recommend you have your environment set up before coming to camp and use tools like  Dash. There will be an emergency land line phone at camp to be used.

Will there be talks?

Rails Camp runs like an  unconference, anyone can give a talk or lead a discussion throughout the weekend. We will have a board with a schedule upon arrival.

I just want to unplug and hang out, is that cool?

Yep. You can spend the weekend however you want. It's all about meeting new people, learning new things, and exploring the great outdoors.

Looking for a job or hiring?

You've come to the right place. We always host a mini job fair on the last day and a lot of folks come to network and talk about what they're looking for.