September 2025 Meeting
Please note new date of 15th September
The September 2025 meeting of LRUG will be on Monday the 15th of September from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (meeting starts at 6:30pm).
This month we’ll be hosted by Vonage in their offices in Shoreditch. They’ll be spoiling us with food, drink and (if we behave) a raffle.
Full venue and registration details are given below. You will be asked to present a photo ID by building security so please come prepared.
Please note new date of 15th September
Agenda
Inheriting Gems
Karl Lingiah says:
As Ruby developers we all rely on the vast RubyGem ecosystem, but as gem users we’re not necessarily aware of everything that goes into maintaining the gems that make up that ecosystem. When I became a developer advocate at Vonage, I went from gem user to gem maintainer overnight. In this talk I would like to share that journey, and some of the lessons I learned along the way.
Get on the same side of the table
Joel Chippindale says:
Imagine the following situation. You disagree with your colleague (or your manager) but are unable to change their minds. You feel stuck and frustrated. The only options you feel you have available are to repeat your argument more forcefully or give up. Neither feels like a good option.
Does this situation sound familiar to you?
In this talk, we will explore how to get unstuck, have more effective discussions with your colleagues, and increase your influence.
Afterwards
When the talks come to an end we’ll decamp to a local pub for some food, some drinks and some chat with your fellow attendees.
Of course, even though this is the socialising part and seems more informal, please remember that still we consider it to be a part of the meeting and covered by our code of conduct.
Venue & Registration
Prior to attending you should familiarise yourself with our README paying close attention to the code of conduct which applies to all attendees.
Secure your place
Hopefully you all remember that physical meetings involve finite space and so to be guaranteed entry you need to register via ticket tailor.
Venue
The address of the venue:
Vonage
3rd Floor
15 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
See on a map
Please use the street address and not just the postcode if searching on Google Maps
On arrival you will then be registered with building security and will be permitted up to the 3rd floor via the lifts, where we will greet you and assign you a visitor’s badge, which you should wear at all times whilst in the building. You will be asked to present a photo ID so please come prepared.
The venue has a hard limit of 100 people. If you register and realise you can’t come, please use tickettailor to give up your place so we can someone else come in your place. We might be able to let in people on the night who haven’t registered, but we can’t guarantee it.
Accessibility info for the venue
Step-free access to the office from street level is available, with accessible bathrooms located on the ground and 2nd floor.
Posted by Frederick Cheung on Aug 13, 2025