[ecoop-info] What's oopsla up to? ... call for papers

[Gail E. Harris]

**** What's oopsla up to?

You might think that after 21 years there wouldn't be much left to explore 
about object oriented programming. Well, think again. What's left to 
discover??

**** Lots!

Like how to address today's software challenges. oopsla attracts attendees 
interested in this stuff:

    * programmer productivity
    * secure and reliable software
    * changing hardware platforms
    * ultra-large scale systems

oopsla is the premier conference for innovative and thought-provoking ideas, 
for seeking comment on works in progress, and (frequently, we're proud to 
say) for presenting Turing Award lectures on significant works. It is where 
industry experts and their academic peers gather to

    * improve programming languages
    * refine the practice of software development
    * explore new paradigms

Through collaboration, diversity, and incubation we are overcoming the 
challenges facing the software industry.

**** The conference isn't until October, what's happening now?

Right now we're looking for submissions. Visit 
http://www.oopsla.org/2007/submissions to see how you can contribute.

All year long the conference committee works hard to organize the program. 
People like you — developers, researchers, industry experts, and academics 
from around the world — contribute most of the content. Contributing provides 
tremendous satisfaction and pride in sharing your knowledge and insight. A 
bonus is the chance to meet a like (or unlike) mind who's worked on similar 
problems, providing an opportunity for feedback and brainstorming solutions 
to sticky problems.

Contribute to oopsla and you will be enriched as you enrich the world of 
software. 

**** And when are those submissions due?

March 19, 2007 - Submission Deadline for Research Papers, Onward!, Essays, 
Practitioner Reports, Educators’ Symposium, and proposals for Tutorials, 
Panels, Workshops, and DesignFest

July 2, 2007 - Submission Deadline for Posters, Demonstrations, Doctoral 
Symposium, Onward! Films, Student Research Competition, and Student 
Volunteers

October 21, 2007 - Conference starts

In addition, there are four symposia that will be co-located with OOPSLA 2007. 
These may be appropriate if you want to target a very specific audience. Here 
are their web sites:

* Dynamic Languages Symposium 
   http://www.swa.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/dls07/

* International Symposium on Memory Management 
   http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~greg/ismm07/

* WikiSym 
   http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/

* Library-Centric Software Design Symposium 
   http://lcsd.cs.tamu.edu/2007/

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For more information, visit http://oopsla.org

Program Chair
David F. Bacon, IBM
papers at oopsla.org

Onward! Chair
Cristina Videira Lopes, UC Irvine
onward!@oopsla.org

Conference Chair
Richard P. Gabriel, USA
chair at oopsla.org