Brosgol@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA (01/02/87)
The following is a reasonable approximation to the agenda for the upcoming
SIGAda/AdaJUG meeting in Hollywood FL. If you are interested in attending,
you should contact the local arrangements coordinator -- Donna Whisman of
Gould CSD, at (305) 797-5716. There is no registration fee.
-Ben Brosgol, SIGAda Vice Chair for Meetings and Conferences
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JANUARY 1987 ACM SIGADA / ADAJUG JOINT MEETING
Hollywood, FL
Hosted by Gould CSD
Sunday, January 11
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm SIGAda/AdaJUG Registration
7:00 pm -11:00 pm SIGAda Extended Executive Committee Meeting
(Anthony Gargaro, Computer Sciences Corp.)
Monday, January 12 (SIGAda Sessions)
7:30 am - 7:00 pm SIGAda/AdaJUG Registration
8:30 am - 8:45 am Introductions (Ben Brosgol, Alsys)
8:45 am - 10:00 am Users Committee Session I (Bryce Bardin,
Hughes)
10:00 am -10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 12 noon Development Methodology Committee
Session I
(Alton Brintzenhoff, SYSCON)
CAMP - Common Ada Missile Packages: A Summary
of Phase 2 Developments,
Daniel McNicholl, McDonnell Douglas
Astronautics Co.
A Refinement-Based Methodology for Ada Software
Design,
Vaclav Rajlich, Wayne State University
Executable Ada PDL - Perspectives and
Potentials,
John Reddan, SYSCON Corp.
12 noon -1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Education Committee Session (Putnam
Texel, Texel & Co.)
Analyzing Ada Concurrent Algorithms,
Joseph E. Harkleroad, Oregon State University
(Winner, undergraduate student paper
competition)
An Efficient Communication Kernel for
Distributed Ada Run-Time Tasking Supervisors,
David S. Rosenblum, Stanford University
(Winner, graduate student paper competition)
Experience with Ada Education, John Rymer, IBM
FSD
3:00 pm -3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Environment Committee Session (Ann
Reedy, PRC)
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Dinner Break
7:00 pm -11:00 pm CAIS Implementors Working Group
(Clyde Roby, Institute for Defense Analyses)
7:00 pm -9:00 pm Development Methodology Committee Birds-of-a-
Feather Session
CAMP - Common Ada Missile Packages : Phase 2, A
Detailed Discussion of the Technology,
Accomplishments and Issues,
Daniel McNicholl, Sandy Cohen, Connie Palmer,
Kate Woods (McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
Co., St. Louis Division)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Formal Methods Committee Birds-of-a-
Feather Session (Richard Platek, Odyssey
Research Associates)
7:00 pm -9:00 pm Ada Language Issues Working Group
(Dave Smith, Hughes Aircraft Company)
9:00 pm -11:00 pm Development Methodology Committee Birds-of-a-
Feather Session
Presentation and Review of Naval Avionics
Center Ada Design Language Guidelines -
Objectives, Issues, Alternatives
Cammie Donaldson, Software Productivity
Solutions
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Performance Issues Working Group
(Jon Squire, Westinghouse Electric Corp.)
9:00 pm -11:00 pm Ada Run-Time Environment Working Group
(Mike Kamrad, Honeywell Systems and Research
Center)
Tuesday, January 13 (SIGAda Sessions)
7:30 am - 7:00 pm SIGAda/AdaJUG Registration
8:30 am -5:00 pm Ada Numerics Working Group Meeting (Gil Myers,
NOSC)
8:30 am - 9:30 am Formal Methods Committee Session
(Richard Platek, Odyssey Research Associates)
9:30 am - 10:00 am Standards Committee Session (Robert
Eachus, Stratus)
10:00 am -10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 12 noon Development Methodology Committee
Session II
(Alton Brintzenhoff, SYSCON)
Panel -- Theoretical Issues in Ada Development
Methodologies
Performance Prediction for Ada Programs Based
on Abstract Designs
Robert Firth, Software Engineering
Institute
Ada Software Test and Verification Strategies
Norman Cohen, Softech
Unification of Ada Tools across the
Lifecycle,
Daniel McNicholl, McDonnell Douglas
Astronautics Co.
Implications of Ada for Requirements Analysis
and Design,
Ed Schlosser, Lockheed Software Technology
Center
12 noon -1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Implementation Committee Session
(C. Robert Morgan, Mass. Computer Associates)
Efficient Implementation of Ada
Neil Brutman, Concurrent Computer Corp.
Implementing Distributed Ada Applications
Mike Kamrad, Honeywell
An Ada Run Time for Embedded Systems
Moshe Rabinowitz, ACT
3:00 pm -3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Ada Experts Panel
(Gerry Fisher, IBM Research)
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Informal Reports (Anthony Gargaro, CSC)
Summary of Extended Executive Committee
Meeting,
Dave Emery, Mitre
Fortran to Ada - A Preliminary Report on
Experience,
Viswa Santhanam, Wichita State University
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Dinner Break
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Local SIGAda Representatives Dinner
(Hal Hart, TRW)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Software Development Standards & Ada
Working Group
(Donald Firesmith, Magnavox Electronic Systems
Co.)
7:00 pm -11:00 pm Users Committee Birds-of-a-Feather Session
(Bryce Bardin, Hughes Aircraft Company)
7:00 pm -9:00 pm Commercial Applications Working Group
(Dave Dikel, Addamax)
7:00 pm -9:00 pm Education Committee Birds-of-a-Feather Session
Ada in Academia, Carl Brandon, Vermont
Technical College
7:00 pm -9:00 pm APSE Builders Working Group
(Stowe Boyd, TASC)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Byron Users Group
(Barbara Guyette, Intermetrics)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Telesoft Users Group (Karen Johnson,
Telesoft)
7:00 pm -9:00 pm Alsys Users Group (Walter Rolling, Alsys)
9:00 pm -11:00 pm Verdix VADS Users Group (Steve Deller,
Verdix)
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Numerics Working Group
(Gil Myers, Naval Ocean Systems Center)
9:00 pm -11:00 pm Distributed Access Working Group
(Ann Reedy, Planning Research Corp.)
Tuesday, January 13 (AdaJUG Sessions)
9:00 am - 5:00 pm J73 Language Issues Committee
(Working session - not usually of interest to
new attendees)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm AdaJUG Future Directions Committee
(Working session - not usually of interest to
new attendees)
4:00 pm -6:00 pm AdaJUG Executive Council Meeting
(Closed session -- admission by invitation
only)
7:00 pm -10:00 pm AdaJUG Ada In RFPs Working Group
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm J73 Language Issues Committee (cont'd.)
(Working session - not usually of interest to
new attendees)
Wednesday, January 14 (Joint Sessions - SIGAda / AdaJUG)
8:30 am - 8:45 am Introductions and Welcome
(Ben Brosgol, Alsys, and Judy Bamberger, TRW)
8:45 am - 10:00 am Policy Committee Session I
(Maretta Holden, Boeing)
Reports from the Armed Services and Other
Agencies
10:00 am -10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 12 noon Policy Committee Session II
(Maretta Holden, Boeing)
12 noon -1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Panel: The Reality of Ada Transition
(Moderator: Mark Gerhardt, OASYS)
3:00 pm -3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Users Committee Session II (Bryce
Bardin, Hughes)
Portability Issues in Rehosting a Large Ada
Program,
Richard H. Behel, TRW
Ada Task Architecture Design, Danny Stirtz,
General Electric
Language and Architectural Overhead in an Ada
Network
Randall Lichota and Debra Lane, Hughes
Aircraft Co.
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Dinner Break
7:00 pm -9:00 pm AdaJUG Nominating Committee Meeting
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm AdaJUG Ada/Architecture Issues Working
Group
Thursday, January 15 (SIGAda Session)
9:00 am -11:00 pm Ada/SQL Review (Teri Payton, SDC)
Thursday, January 15 (AdaJUG Sessions)
8:00 am - 9:00 am AdaJUG Registration
8:30 am - 8:45 am Introduction to AdaJUG Sessions
(Judy Bamberger, TRW)
8:45 am - 10:00 am AdaJUG Government Corner
(Major Royce Keown, ASD-AFALC)
Air Force J73 and Ada Status
10:00 am -10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 12 noon Ada Insertion into Embedded Systems
Panel Discussion
12 noon -1:00 pm Lunch break
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm AdaJUG Business Meeting, Committee
Reports, Resolution Session, and Elections
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Implementor Reports
3:00 pm -3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AdaJUG Applications Committee
Ada and the Cyclic Executive,
David Sparks, Being Computer Service
Portability Issues in Rehosting a Large DEC VAX
Ada Application to Alsys IBM PC AT Ada,
Richard Behoe, TRW Huntsville
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AdaJUG Development Tools Committee
5:00 pm -7:00 pm AdaJUG No Host Bar
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AdaJUG Education Committee
Panel Discussion
Friday, January 16 (AdaJUG Sessions)
8:00 am - 9:00 am AdaJUG Tutorial Registration
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Tutorial: Advanced Introduction to
Ada Tasking,
Ed Colbert, Absolute Software, Inc.
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Tutorial: Ada Real-Time Issues
Workshop,
Phil Bunce, Learning Technology, Inc.
10:00 am - 12 noon JOVIAL Language Control Board
(Closed Session - admission by invitation only)
10:30 am -11:00 am Break