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