[comp.lang.forth] Rochester Forth Conference

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Message 1         Sun Apr 08, 1990
D.RUFFER [Dennis]            at 00:00 EDT
 
 
            Tenth Annual
          Rochester Forth
             Conference
                 on
          Embedded Systems

       June 12th - 16th, 1990
      University of Rochester
        Rochester, New York

Call for Papers

There is a call for papers on the use of Forth technology in Embedded Systems.
Papers are limited to 5 pages, and abstracts to 100 words.  Longer papers will
be considered for review in the refereed Journal of Forth Application and
Research.

Please send abstracts by May 1, 1990 and final papers by May 15, 1990

For more information, contact:

Lawrence P. Forsley
 Conference Chairman
 Institute for Applied Forth Research, Inc.
 70 Elmwood Avenue
 Rochester, NY 14611

(716) 235-0168    (716) 328-6426 (FAX)
 E-mail: GEnie   L.FORSLEY
        BIX     L.Forsley
        Delphi  LFORSLEY

Invited Speakers:

Mr. Charles Moore       Computer Cowboys, Woodside, CA
        ShBoom or ShBoom: A Microcosm of Harware and Software Tools

Mr. Darrel Johansen     Orion Instruments, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
        Using Forth to Analyze and Debug Kernal-less Embedded Systems

Dr. Rod Crawford        Microprocessor Eng, Ltd, Southampton, England
        Active Messages and Passive Objects: An Object Oriented View
                of Forth

Dr. Kent Brothers       Stephenson Software, Vancover, BC, Canada
        The Forth System Behind VP-Planner: Designing for Efficiency
                in the Face of Complexity.

Dr. Arne Henden         Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
        The Future of Forth in Astronomy

Dr. Sergei Baranoff     Leningrad Institute, Leningrad, USSR
        Glosnost, Perestroika and Forth

AND...over 60 presentations on the state of the art in Forth and threaded
interpretive languages, including comparisons of C, ADA and Forth for embedded
systems.  A one day seminar by Harris on the RTX family will precede the
Conference.

Other areas of interest:

        Object oriented programming
        ANS X3J14 Forth Standard
        Working Groups
        Tour of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
                See Fusion and Forth

Travel:

USAir is the official air carrier of the Conference.  For Conference travel
between June 9th and June 19th arriving and departing from Rochester you can
get fares of 40% off full coach, or 5% off the lowest applicable fare.  For
reservations or information please call collect (716) 244-9300, and ask for
Ms. Barbara Jorden between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Eastern Time.

Registration and Housing:

The registration fee and university services includes all sessions, meals, and
the Conference papers.  Lodging is available at local motels or in the UR
dormitories.  Registration will be from 4-11 PM on Tuesday, June 12th in the
Wilson Commons, and from 8 AM Wednesday, June 13th in Hubble Auditorium, where
sessions will be held.

Name______________________________

Address___________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

Telephone: Work:__________________

           Home:__________________

Registration:

        __ $225.00

        __ $50.00 (full time Students)

Total:                  $__________

University Services:    $225.00

Dormitory Housing, 5 nights

        __ $175.00 single

        __ $125.00 double

        __ Vegetarian meal option

        __ Non-smoking Roommate

        __ 5K Fun Run

        __ Harris RTX Seminar (June 12) Call

Total                   $____________

Amount Enclosed         $____________

MC/Visa # ________________exp________

Please make checks payable to the IAFR.  Mail your registrations to the
Institute for Applied Forth Research. Inc., Box A, 70 Elmwood Avenue,
Rochester, NY 14611, USA

Phone orders (716) 235-0168 or FAX (716) 328-6426
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