Montréal
October 17, 2026
Montréal never quite fits a simple description. Wrapped around Mount Royal, it’s a city where two languages trade jokes on a terrasse, bagels come out of wood-fired ovens at 2 a.m., and summer seems built around festivals. From Mile End to the Plateau, and from Ottawa to Québec City, and just a short drive from the Vermont border and upstate New York, it draws in innovators, adventurers, and makers who are happy to keep up with the pace. Come for the energy, the late nights, the dépanneur wine, and the particular kind of mischief that makes Montréal feel like nowhere else.
XO Ruby is a single-day, single-track conference designed to draw folks in from the city and the region. An approachable $100 ticket price coupled with no need for a hotel or airfare means you can connect with your community without breaking the bank.
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MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises
1210 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec H2X 2S5
Venue
We'll be meeting at the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises, Montréal's own memorabilia museum, in its spacious Cabaret room. Right in the heart of Montréal's Quartier des spectacles on boulevard Saint-Laurent, the MEM is steps away from good food (try La Belle Province for Poutine), the Montréal night life, the Complexe Desjardins and Old Montréal is within walking distance too.
Transportation
MEM is a corner-of-Sainte-Catherine-and-Saint-Laurent walk from the Saint-Laurent metro station on the Green Line, putting it within easy reach for anyone coming by transit. Drivers will find paid street parking and garages scattered throughout the surrounding Quartier des spectacles blocks.
Nearby
- Old Montréal is a 15-minute walk away
- Monument-National (a few doors down on the same block of boulevard Saint-Laurent)
- Place des Arts
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC)