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Okay, let's get into it. As we wrap up day three, we are getting ready to say goodbye to RailsConf 2024. We won't keep you too long from Aon's keynotes and the follow-up social that will happen just outside. However, I did have a few things I wanted to say.
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I also want to thank our program committee who put the show together for you. Ai and Gary planned and organized our hack day, while Kevin and Myra worked together for track selection and planning. Julie and Zerella served as our speaker liaisons, ensuring that our speakers felt comfortable and well looked after.
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Sarah and Brianne on reception, along with the work of the volunteers, have covered some of the unglamorous but incredibly necessary tasks. Organizing a conference from across the ocean is quite difficult, and it would have been impossible without them. Thank you so much to those folks. Also, thanks to the folks from Huntington Place, Elliot, and the team managing facilities, Kelly, and the catering crew for the excellent conference food. How often do you get to say that? Premier AV and the producers in each room have really helped out our speakers.
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I would like to thank the board that set the direction for Ruby Central and were kind enough to entrust this institution to me and Ufuk to hold this year. Thanks very much to Ufuk for inviting and cajoling me into helping out. And, of course, to the staff at Ruby Central who do the work, write the emails, and ensure everything runs smoothly. Thank you so much to them as well.
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Finally, I want to thank my co-chair, Ufuk Kayserilioglu, for not only accepting my invitation to organize this conference together but also for bringing his unique flair and personality into this event. His expertise, care, thoughtfulness, and typical British grumpiness at times have made this experience so much better for me and, I'm sure, for all of you as well. Thank you, Ufuk, for your support and for everything you do for the community.
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This show is put together by Ruby Central. At Ruby Central, we care for the Ruby Commons. As an organization, we own, run, and maintain RubyGems and Bundler on behalf of the community. We keep them operational, secure, and continuously improving to a point where you probably don't think about them in your day-to-day work. How many times does your CI build a new set of gems? How many times do you run 'bundle install'? We at Ruby Central make sure that these processes happen smoothly.
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If you want to help support our work, consider looking into membership using this QR code, attending our future conferences, or asking your companies to sponsor our events. Please help us assist local meetup organizers and regional conferences.
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When we first started planning this year's conference, I knew I wanted the theme to be 'Building with Rails.' Based on the feedback from all of you, I can safely say we nailed it. We not only heard from our speakers about their stories on how they've been building with Rails, but we've also learned better ways to build with Rails in workshops, and we literally came together to build new things during the hack day.
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Thank you all for your participation in all these events: the talks, the workshops, the hack day, the socials, and the gatherings in the hallway track. Especially, thank you for coming and for making this experience much better for all of us.
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Please write about this, tell your friends, publish, and share the joy of this event. Let's communicate, build, and revel together. As we shared at the beginning of the conference, we're already planning for next year's event, which will be the last RailsConf as we know it. We will have more updates, so stay tuned for further information as we continue planning.
