taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor) (08/29/86)
This article is from Lee Dickey <tektronix!watmath!water!ljdickey> and was received on Thu Aug 28 19:06:45 1986 CALL for PAPERS - APL87 ``APL in Transition'' May 11-14, 1987 Dallas, Texas Five years ago, the primary operating environment of an APL system was a large, timeshared mainframe computer. The primary operating environment for APL has now become the personal com- puter. More importantly, other languages and operating environ- ments have begun to offer facilities that until recently were the sole province of APL. Features such as array handling and interactive debugging facilities are being found in both inter- pretive and compiled languages. This new competition is now causing APL to improve its own environments. The APL of five years ago, now an international standard, has been greatly extended in general directions, in both its environment and its notation. This conference will focus on this maturing process and will contemplate possible futures. APL87 will be held in Dallas, Texas, from 1987 05 11 to 1987 05 15. There will be three main themes: APL and its Environment: Papers on the interaction of APL and its host operation systems, other languages and packages. Also, papers on the use of APL in distributed processing or multiple CPU (or mainframe-PC) applications, and the use of APL with ``non-APL'' file systems. APL as an Application Development System: Papers in this theme will address such issues as user interface, transpor- tability, ease of development, ease of maintenance, and efficiency in operation. Future Developments on APL: Including ISO standards, enhancements to the language, nested arrays, and maintaining APL's technical superiority over alternate languages. Also including papers relating to strategies for increasing the use of APL, particularly among beginning users. Also, several minor themes are expected to be covered: Industry Specific Papers: Papers illustrating the use of APL in various disciplines of interest to specific industries, such as Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Investments, Financial Planning, Education, Science, Engineering, Artifi- cial Intelligence, Expert Systems, etc. If sufficient papers are received in a given category or industry, a one day "sub-conference" will be scheduled. Graphics: Divers papers are expected in this rapidly expand- ing field. The past year has seen many new applications for graphics, and unusual papers are encouraged. While these topics are only guidelines, the Program Committee encourages and will consider papers dealing with any subject relating to APL. The success of this conference depends on the participation of the entire APL community. Important Deadlines: 1986 09 15 Informal abstracts due to Program Chairman. These will be used for session planning only. No decision to accept or reject will be made on the basis of abstracts. 1986 11 15 Submission of paper for blind refereeing. Four copies; or IPSA or STSC mailbox APL87. 1987 03 01 Camera ready copy for papers to be included in proceedings. Program Chairman Conference Chairman Frank Cavallito John R. Carpenter 1812 Sherrye 440 Northlake Center, Suite 210 Plano, Texas Dallas, Texas USA 75074 USA 75238