From axofch at gmail.com Fri May 15 14:26:50 2009 From: axofch at gmail.com (Alexey Radul) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 10:26:50 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] May 26th attendance Message-ID: Rebecca and I are coming and have no food taboos. ~Alexey From arjun.guha at gmail.com Fri May 15 19:28:59 2009 From: arjun.guha at gmail.com (Arjun Guha) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:28:59 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [plt-scheme] Boston Lisp Meeting TUESDAY 2009-05-26: Norman Ramsey on HOFs & CPS for Dataflow Optimization In-Reply-To: References: <20090514061723.6959641B5@bespin.org> Message-ID: Hello, Claudiu Saftoiu and I will attend the Boston LISP meeting, representing Brown, perhaps Providence! Thanks Arjun. From Alan at Bawden.Org Sun May 17 06:40:18 2009 From: Alan at Bawden.Org (Alan Bawden) Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 02:40:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] TUESDAY May 26th Message-ID: <17May2009.023924.Alan@Bawden.Org> I'll be there. From ravi_n at alum.mit.edu Fri May 22 18:04:48 2009 From: ravi_n at alum.mit.edu (Ravi Nanavati) Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 14:04:48 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] I'm planning to attend Message-ID: <161d443c0905221104o6c145a08q95e1c4a6d90561c4@mail.gmail.com> Thanks, - Ravi Nanavati From jld at panix.com Sat May 23 17:55:00 2009 From: jld at panix.com (Jed Davis) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 13:55:00 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] 05-26 Message-ID: <20090523175500.GA3535@panix.com> I plan on attending the Boston Lisp Meeting next Tuesday. --Jed From michael.r.stone at gmail.com Sat May 23 23:25:29 2009 From: michael.r.stone at gmail.com (Michael Stone) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 19:25:29 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [Pl-seminar] Boston Lisp Meeting TUESDAY 2009-05-26: Norman Ramsey on HOFs & CPS for Dataflow Optimization In-Reply-To: <20090523151253.A1E0F4247@bespin.org> References: <20090523151253.A1E0F4247@bespin.org> Message-ID: <961dd6930905231625p248130e7i1780c68fa506a4c2@mail.gmail.com> See you there! Michael From mncharity at vendian.org Mon May 25 22:20:26 2009 From: mncharity at vendian.org (Mitchell N Charity) Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 18:20:26 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] rsvp Message-ID: <4A1B19AA.8010308@vendian.org> From chubrich at cs.brandeis.edu Tue May 26 01:35:37 2009 From: chubrich at cs.brandeis.edu (Nicholas Chubrich) Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 21:35:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] coming tomorrow Message-ID: put me on the list, thanks Nick Chubrich. From pnkfelix at pnkfx.org Tue May 26 14:31:57 2009 From: pnkfelix at pnkfx.org (Felix Klock) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 10:31:57 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [Pl-seminar] Boston Lisp Meeting TUESDAY 2009-05-26: Norman Ramsey on HOFs & CPS for Dataflow Optimization In-Reply-To: <20090523151253.A1E0F4247@bespin.org> References: <20090523151253.A1E0F4247@bespin.org> Message-ID: <9A6CE69F-771A-408C-8E1B-A9230FE17AAB@pnkfx.org> On May 23, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Francois-Rene Rideau wrote: > Dinner: ITA Software, a fine employer of Lisp hackers > (disclaimer: I work there), is kindly purchasing a buffet > to accompany our monthly Boston Lisp meeting. > Anyone who attends is welcome to partake. > > We appreciate it if you let us know you're coming, > and what food taboos you have, > so that we can order the correct amount of food. > Tell us by sending email to > boston-lisp-meeting-register at common-lisp.net. > We won't send any acknowledgement unless requested; > importantly, we'll keep your identity and address confidential > and won't communicate any such information to anyone, > not even to our sponsors. I will be attending tonight's meeting. I have no food-related taboos. -Felix Klock From aldel at aldel.com Tue May 26 14:42:19 2009 From: aldel at aldel.com (Alan deLespinasse) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 10:42:19 -0400 Subject: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [ll-discuss] Boston Lisp Meeting TUESDAY 2009-05-26: Norman Ramsey on HOFs & CPS for Dataflow Optimization In-Reply-To: <20090523151252.38E6840C5@bespin.org> References: <20090523151252.38E6840C5@bespin.org> Message-ID: I'm planning to come tonight-- sorry for the late notice. On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Francois-Rene Rideau wrote: > REMINDER > Boston Lisp Meeting: > TUESDAY May 26th - > Norman Ramsey on Using HOFs and CPS to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple > > http://fare.livejournal.com/144312.html > > A Boston Lisp Meeting will take place on > Tuesday, May 26th 2009 at 1800 at MIT 34-401B, where > Norman Ramsey will speak about > Using Higher-Order Functions and Continuation-Passing Style > to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple. > > Additionally, Ravi Nanavati will summon > a Boston Area Haskell Users' Group meeting, > and we are still accepting proposals for one > 5-minute Lightning Talk (followed by 2-minute Q&A). > > Also, there will be a buffet offered by ITA Software. > Registration is not necessary but appreciated. See details below. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * > > Norman Ramsey will speak about > Using Higher-Order Functions and Continuation-Passing Style > to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple. > > Norman Ramsey's research spans theory > (a foundational model for probabilistic programming languages) > and practice (methods for making code generators reusable). > While he has contributed to a variety of topics > in programming languages and software engineering, > his primary interests lie in functional programming > and programming-language infrastructure. > His introduction to functional programming came on a Symbolics Lisp machine, > but shortly afterward he was seduced by > the beauty of algebraic data types and pattern matching. > These days his favorite programmable programming systems are Haskell > (look! it has Prolog in the type checker and will generate your code for you!) > and Lua (the best of scripting, metaobjects, and C > rolled up into a tiny package). > He is currently Associate Professor of computer science at Tufts University, > a job which he enjoys tremendously > except that it does not leave him time for enough programming. > > His website is at http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/ > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* * > > Having observed the success of the formula at ILC'2009, > we have instituted Lightning Talks at the Boston Lisp Meeting. > At every meeting, before the main talk, > there are two slots for strictly timed 5-minute talks > followed by 2-minute for questions and answers. > > One slot for next Tuesday is still open. > Step up and come talk about your pet project! > > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * * * > > The Lisp Meeting will take place on Tuesday May 26th 2009 at 1800 (6pm) > at MIT, Room 34-401B. > > Note that the meeting will NOT take place as usual on > the last Monday of the Month, but on the next day, Tuesday. > Indeed, that last Monday of May is Memorial Day, a holiday, > and the next day thus makes do as a "Virtual Monday". > > As the numbers indicate, the room is in Building 34, on the 4th floor. > This is the usual location, on 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge. > > MIT map: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?selection=34 > > Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50+Vassar+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139,+USA > > Many thanks go to Alexey Radul for arranging for the room, > and to MIT for welcoming us. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* * * * > > Dinner: ITA Software, a fine employer of Lisp hackers > (disclaimer: I work there), is kindly purchasing a buffet > to accompany our monthly Boston Lisp meeting. > Anyone who attends is welcome to partake. > > We appreciate it if you let us know you're coming, > and what food taboos you have, > so that we can order the correct amount of food. > Tell us by sending email to > boston-lisp-meeting-register at common-lisp.net. > We won't send any acknowledgement unless requested; > importantly, we'll keep your identity and address confidential > and won't communicate any such information to anyone, > not even to our sponsors. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * * * * * > > The previous Boston Lisp Meeting on April 27th > had 35 participants. > Noah Goodman gave a talk about Lambda the Ultimate Gamble > Alan Bawden also gave a Lightning Talk > about a proposed better representation for quasiquotes. > > In the near future, we expect to have > Bruce Lewis on 2009-07-27 about BRL http://brl.codesimply.net and > ourdoings.com, Emmanuel Schanzer on 2009-08-31 about BootstrapWorld.org, and > Christine Flood on some undetermined date about > Fortress http://projectfortress.sun.com > We are still looking for confirmed speakers for June, September, October. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?* * * * * * > > We're always looking for more speakers. > The call for speakers and all the other details are at > http://fare.livejournal.com/120393.html > Also sought are volunteers to give Lightning Talks > http://fare.livejournal.com/143723.html > > For more information, see our new web site boston-lisp.org. > For posts related to the Boston Lisp meetings in general, follow this link: > http://fare.livejournal.com/tag/boston-lisp-meeting > or subscribe to our RSS feed: > http://fare.livejournal.com/data/rss?tag=boston-lisp-meeting > > Please forward this information to people you think would be interested. > Please accept my apologies for your receiving this message multiple times. > My apologies if this announce gets posted to a list where it shouldn't, > or fails to get posted to a list where it should. > Feedback welcome by private email reply to fare at tunes.org. > >