RubyConf 2020 Opportunity Scholar Application

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This is the application form for the Opportunity Scholarship. We are offering a limited number of complimentary RubyConf 2020 tickets as part of this scholarship. While it is open to everyone, we are speciﬁcally encouraging students, women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups in the technology sector to apply. If you have not fully read up on the program, please check out our page on the RubyConf website, http://rubyconf.org/scholarships. Also, all Scholars at RubyConf will be matched up with a Guide who will do his or her best to make your experience terriﬁc.

Please answer the following questions as fully as possible, so that we can get to know you better by September 22, 2020.

Name *

Email *

Twitter handle (if you have one)

Geographically, where would you be while you're participating in RubyConf 2020?

Are you able to attend the entire conference?

RubyConf 2020 is Nov 17-19, 2020, from approximately 11am to 5pm each day, Central Standard Time [UTC -6].

How did you become interested in computer programming?

Tell us more about who you are outside of programming.

Describe your current experience with computers and computer programming.

How might attending the conference affect your professional and/or life paths?

How would you utilize your Guide? What types of questions would you ask them and what would you hope they could provide for you as a Scholar?

Scholars are matched with Guides to help make their RubyConf experience a fantastic one. Guides are more experienced developers who are involved in the Ruby community and excited to welcome someone new.

How do you most want to spend your RubyConf 2020 experience?

Have you been mentored in the past? If so, tell us about that experience. What do you think went well and what do you wish was better? What did you do and what did your mentor do?

Is there a local Ruby community in your area? If so, are you involved at all?

Please tell us if you belong to an underrepresented group (or groups).

Have you attended any software conferences before?

If so, which ones (please note if virtual or in-person), and can you briefly describe your experiences there?

Anything else you'd like us to know about you?

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