day@grand.UUCP (Dave Yost) (11/13/87)
The USENIX C++ Workshop that just took place was a
great success. There were lots of interesting talks,
interesting discussion, good parties, and a definite
feeling that we were participating in an event at the
beginning of a new wave. And Santa Fe was beautiful.
The place was boiling over with 212 attendees. Most
were bubbling, though some came just to check out C++
and see what the big deal is.
A C++ Conference Next Year?
Here is what I am currently considering proposing:
A full conference and workshop for next fall
consisting of:
Tu-We tutorials
Th-Fr conference
Sa workshop for speakers invited participants
Please let me know what you think.
Proceedings
Going beyond our original plan to publish a proceedings
of the Workshop, we have decided instead to print a
collection of papers to be called "Topics on C++" or
some such, to include papers from the Workshop plus
whatever other papers on C++ we can get our hands on,
including ones that have appeared elsewhere. The idea
is to provide a one-stop-shopping collection of papers
on C++ to date. This book will no doubt get quite
wide circulation.
If you have something you would like to contribute to
this book, please contact me ASAP. The deadline is
December 7.
C++ Software Tape
Several speakers at the Workshop had some C++ software
available for free. USENIX will be putting together a
tape of these things plus whatever anyone else wants to
contribute. We must receive a tape and paper copies of
all documentation by 12:00PM PST Tuesday, January 5, 1988.
If you have something to contribute, please contact:
Peter Salus
415-528-8649
uunet!usenix!peter
peter@usenix.org
C++ Workshop T-Shirts
I made some T-shirts for the Workshop, which were
all snapped up, leaving many people wanting. We
might make some more. The shirts are beige with
light blue lettering, 100% cotton. On the front,
in Helvetica bold type, they say:
First
C++
Workshop
sponsored by
The USENIX Association
Santa Fe, New Mexico
November 9 & 10, 1987
On the back is a circular logo thingy designed
and PostScript-programmed by Jonathan Shopiro of
Bell Labs which says:
Reusable Code
C++
Better Programs Now
If you would pay $8.00 to have one mailed to you,
send me email. If I get enough interest, we will
do a reprint.
Dave Yost
USENIX Board Member