Couldn't agree more! The GORUCO conference is amazing! I've had the wonderful opportunity of speaking there once and volunteering a few time too. It was also where I was first introduced to a dear friend that would go on to become an amazing co-founder of our funded startup (now defunct :) ). Its a great community, great format, you won't regret it!
"Ruby-the-tribe" is the right note to strike: so many of us learned programming with Ruby or learned to love programming through Ruby. Some of us are on to new endeavors, but that love remains. I'm proud to be a member of the tribe!