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<p class="lead">We are VanRuby, the Vancouver Ruby &amp; Rails meetup group. We hack on open source / personal projects, and organize talks to learn from each other. All skill levels are welcome!</p>

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<h6><span class="fui-user"></span> Big Meetups</h6>

<p>Roughly once a month we congregate to talk about awesome things happening in the Ruby community. <a href="http://www.meetup.com/vancouver-ruby/">Join our meetup group</a>.</p>

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<h6><span class="fui-gear"></span> Hack Nights</h6>

<p>Every 2 weeks on Tuesdays we get together to hack on cool stuff. All skill levels welcome!</p>

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<h6><span class="fui-heart"></span> Cool People</h6>

<p>If you love Ruby or hacking on things, you're in good company! Vancouver has a friendly, bustling Ruby and open source community.</p>

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<h6>Next Hack Night:</h6>

<p>Bring a laptop and hack with us at <a href="http://launchacademy.ca/contact/" target="_blank">Launch Academy!</a> Bring whatever you’re working on, or come up with an idea while meeting other Rubyists. Everyone is welcome.</p>

<p><span class="fui-time"></span> <strong>Tuesday, February 11^th - 6pm til 9pm.</strong></p>

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<span class="fui-location"></span> <strong>Launch Academy</strong> <br />

128 West Hastings Street - Unit 300<br />

Vancouver, BC

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<p><strong>Try buzzing #300 to get in. Stuck at the front door?</strong> Message <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlesEllery">@CharlesEllery</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/ChanCanCode">@ChanCanCode</a> for access.</p>

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<h6>Next meetup</h6>

<p><a href="http://www.meetup.com/vancouver-ruby/events/151522092/">Lightning Talks at Unbounce</a></p>

<p><span class="fui-time"></span> <strong>Wednesday, December 4^th - 6:30pm.</strong></p>

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<span class="fui-location"></span> <strong>Unbounce World Headquarters</strong> <br />

375 Water Street - Unit 415<br />

Vancouver, BC

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<p><a href="http://www.meetup.com/vancouver-ruby/" class="btn">Join our Meetup group to stay in the loop!</a></p>

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<h6>Connect</h6>

<p><span class="fui-twitter"></span> <strong>Twitter:</strong> Just use hashtag #VanRuby when talking about anything VanRuby related - especially at our events. We're working on acquiring the abandoned @VanRuby username to post event updates and information.</p>

<p><span class="fui-bubble"></span> <strong>IRC channel:</strong> We hang out in #vanruby on freenode, pop in and say 'Hi' :)</p>

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