<s>
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
support	O
and	O
advocacy	O
for	O
the	O
Ruby	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
is	O
the	O
parent	O
organization	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
International	O
Ruby	B-Language
and	O
Ruby	B-Application
on	I-Application
Rails	I-Application
Conferences	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
visible	O
presence	O
and	O
point	O
of	O
contact	O
for	O
corporate	O
sponsors	O
interested	O
in	O
supporting	O
these	O
conferences	O
and	O
other	O
Ruby	B-Language
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Ruby	B-Language
advocates	O
including	O
David	O
Alan	O
Black	O
,	O
Chad	O
Fowler	O
and	O
Richard	O
Kilmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
and	O
Fowler	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
organizing	O
the	O
first	O
annual	O
International	O
Ruby	B-Language
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
that	O
conference	O
,	O
the	O
organizers	O
realized	O
that	O
a	O
permanent	O
organization	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
handle	O
conference	O
arrangements	O
,	O
and	O
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
was	O
created	O
to	O
address	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
’s	O
first	O
project	O
was	O
RubyConf	B-Language
2002	O
,	O
and	O
annual	O
RubyConfs	B-Language
have	O
been	O
held	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
produced	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
Ruby	B-Application
on	I-Application
Rails	I-Application
Conference	O
,	O
RailsConf	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Chicago	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Bay	O
Area-based	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
2006	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
Ruby	B-Language
Conference	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
UK	O
training	O
organization	O
Skills	O
Matter	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
European	O
Rails	O
Conference	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
presented	O
RailsConf	O
2007	O
in	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
O'Reilly	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
has	O
also	O
become	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
support	O
of	O
Ruby	B-Language
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
other	O
than	O
RubyConf	B-Language
was	O
the	O
Ruby	B-Language
Codefest	O
Grant	O
Program	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
they	O
offered	O
support	O
for	O
local	O
and	O
regional	O
groups	O
of	O
programmers	O
working	O
on	O
Ruby	B-Language
library	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Ruby	B-Language
Central	I-Language
inaugurated	O
a	O
Regional	O
Conference	O
Grant	O
Program	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
promoting	O
smaller	O
regional	O
Ruby	B-Language
and	O
Rails	O
conferences	O
.	O
</s>
