A short introduction about Nishiwaki.rb and Kobe.rb. Used in this event: http://nishiwaki-koberb.doorkeeper.jp/events/16548 For Japanese: http://blog.jnito.com/entry/2014/10/26/194554

1. About Nishiwaki.rb
and Kobe.rb
And Kobe, Nishiwaki and me.

2. Welcome!

3. Let me introduce
ourselves and cities.

4. About Kobe city

5. Capital city of
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe is the sixth-largest
city in
Japan.
The capital city of
Hyogo Prefecture

6. Famous for
the Port of Kobe
The Port of Kobe is
the fourth busiest
in Japan.
Kobe has been
international hub
for trade since old
era.

7. Other big cities
near Kobe
Osaka and Kyoto
are also the biggest
cities in Japan.
We call “Kansai
region” around
these cities.

8. About Nishiwaki
city

9. 50km north from
Kobe
Nishiwaki city is
50km away from
Kobe.
About 1 hour by car.
50 km = 31 miles

10. The navel of Japan
Nishiwaki city calls
itself "The Navel of
Japan."
Located at the
crossing of the 135°
East meridian and
the 35° North
parallel.

11. Rural area
Textile industry
plays important
part in Nishiwaki.
But it is safe to say
rural area.
Much smaller than
Kobe city.

12. About me

13. Junichi Ito
Pronounces my
name like June +
itchy.
Rails developer.
Twitter = @jnchito

14. Me and English
Translated ebook
Everyday Rails
Testing with RSpec.
Formerly working
in American semi-conductor
company

15. Remote worker
Living in Nishiwaki
city with wife and
two children.
My company is
located in Tokyo.
Working remotely
in my house.

16. About Nishiwaki.rb
and Kobe.rb

17. About us
Both Nishiwaki.rb and Kobe.rb are
regional Ruby communities in Japan.
Started activities since March 2013.
Hold meet-up every month.
Founders are Junichi and Aki.

18. Two as one?
Junichi and Aki started together.
Junichi in Nishiwaki and Aki in Kobe
Both wanted including city names.
So we started to call ourselves as
Nishiwaki.rb and Kobe.rb.

19. Write code,
review code
In our meet-up,
Attendees write
code by themselves.
Attendees review
code each other.

20. Ruby code camp
2014
4th-5th Oct., we
went on a code
camp.
Enjoyed coding,
eating, drinking
and horse riding!

21. Small, but fun.
Nishiwaki.rb and Kobe.rb

22. Thank you.