The first regional Ruby conference of 2007 will be held March 16th and 17th in Salt Lake City, Utah. The MountainWest RubyConf features a keynote address by Chad Fowler, talks by Gregory Brown, Kirk Haines, John Lam, Charles Nutter, and several others.
The MountainWest RubyConf will also be the site of the second Alternative Ruby Implementors' Summit. This gathering of hackers from the Cardinal, JRuby, rubinius, and RubyCLR projects promises to continue developing collaboration between the implementation teams, building on the work of the first Summit (held at RubyConf 2006 in Denver, Colorado).
Conference registration is only $50, and Salt Lake City is an affordable place to stay. Registration is closing on February 23rd. If you're interested, you need to move fast.