Don't be afraid, I work at Engine Yard, not a sushi bar.
Everyone in the Leeds area, or those who want to visit, head on over to the Official BarCamp Leeds page and get signed up, I might attend, depending on whether or not I'm training or not. Update to come next week.
Jamie van Dyke has been a Rails developer since the beginning of 2005, working with some of the major players in the web market. He also played a large part in the documenting of Rails for the Caboose Documentation Project and teaches others on his blog and in training sessions around the world. Jamie is a core Rails contributor, and the publisher of multiple gems and plugins.
I'm a father of 2, living in a little village called Skipton which is in North Yorkshire, England. Anything else you'd like to know you can ask. Check out my photo and info at the caboose facebook or my flickr page.
Jamie is also unsure why he must write a Bio in third person, and doesn't really have a fear of fish, he just dislikes the taste and smell of them.
We hope you can make it Jamie - if ony for a few hours; I'm sure you'll have a great time and we'd love to hear you speak or just come and hang out :)