[comp.sys.sequent] Poplog User Group Conference Aberystwyth,July 18-20 1989

aarons@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Aaron Sloman) (07/23/89)

POPLOG (including Prolog, Common Lisp, Pop-11, and standard ML) is
now available on Sequent Symmetry. Sequent users wanting to find
out more may be interested in attending the conference mentioned
below.

Contacts for information about Poplog:

For UK Academic sales:
    Ms Alison Mudd
    School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
    University of Sussex
    Brighton, BN1 9QN           phone: 0273-606755 ext 2404
                                email: alim@cogs.susx.ac.uk

In USA and Canada

    Prof Robin Popplestone
    Dept. of Computer and Information Science
    Lederle Graduate Research Center
    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, MA  01003, USA

    Prof Robin Popplestone
    Computable Functions Inc.,
    35 South Orchard Drive,
    Amherst, MA 01002, USA      Phone(413) 253-7637
                                Email pop@cs.umas.edu

All others and for information about international distributors:

    Integral Solutions Ltd
    Unit 3,
    Campbell Court,
    Bramley, Basingstoke,
    Hampshire RG26 5EG
    England
                                Phone (+44) (0)256 882028
                                Fax   (+44) (0)256 882182
    (Will be on email later).

From: James Anderson <James.A.D.W.Anderson@uk.ac.reading>
Subject: PLUG89

                       PLUG89 (18-20 July)
                       ===================

NOW! is the time to register for PLUG89: the Poplog and Pop
Languages User Group conference.

PLUG 89, will be held at the University College of Wales,
Aberystwyth from July 18 to July 20.

STOP PRESS - Two new speakers for PLUG 89.

"A program proof tool in POPLOG prolog" -
    Ian O'Niel, Program Validation Ltd

Using POPLOG for process control with SETCON
    Mark Sinclair, SD Scicon (Cheadle).

James

Provisional Time Table
======================

18 July  16.00   - Tutorial on external code
         17.00   - Tutorial on flavours
         18.00   - Registration;
                 - Dinner;
                 - PLUG AGM.

19 July  Day     - Tutorial on efficient program writing;
                 - technical program of academic and industrial
                   applications, interspersed with
                   demonstrations.
         Evening - discussion of Pop91 standards;
                 - Conference Banquet.

20 July  Morning - technical program;
                 - results of competitions;
                 - discussion.


Provisional List of Speakers
============================
"What's in the PLUG Archive Server" -
    James Anderson, Reading University.

Natural Language Input of Road Traffic Reports -
    Roger Evans, Sussex University.

"Modelling a colliery using FLAVOURS" -
    Mathew Pitt, National Coal Board.

"The Ten15 Project" -
    Mark Brandreth, Royal Signals and Radar Esatblishment.

"Problems of Porting a large POPLOG application to a new machine" -
    Colin Davenport, British Gas.

"A Novice's Perception of POPLOG - for Radar Simulation" -
    Mark Chester, Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.

"Evaluation of Alpha-pop" -
    Steve Knight, Hewlett Packard.

A new commercial expert systems shell -
    Integral Solutions Ltd.

"Preview of X-windows" -
    Roger Evans, Sussex University.

"Forthcoming POPLOG Products" -
    Integral Solutions Ltd.

Cost (in pounds, sterling)
==========================

Day attendance only: #10.00

Attendance with two nights accomodation and all meals:

Early member       :  #65.00;
Late member        :  #85.00 (After June 19);
Early non-member   :  #95.00;
Late  non-member   : #115.00 (After June 19).

Additional accomodation can be arranged, including holiday flats!


                     PLUG89 Application Form
                     =======================

Name:
Position:
Institution:
Special Dietry Requirements:
Other Notes:


* Delete as appropriate.

* Please send an invoice for ...
* I enclose a cheque made payable to "PLUG" for ...

Attendance:
*  #10.00;
*  #65.00;
*  #85.00;
*  #95.00;
* #115.00.

Plus membership, if appropriate:
*  #10.00 individual membership;
*  #50.00 corporate membership (benefits of 5 un-named members).


Send your completed application form to:

    James.Anderson@reading.ac.uk

    James Anderson, Department of Computer Science,
    University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 220,
    READING, England, RG6  2AX.

James