[eurolisp] International Lisp Conference 2009

[Nick Levine]

Register now!  Early registration ends after March 1.
				   
	       THE INTERNATIONAL LISP CONFERENCE, 2009

	     Sunday, March 22 through Wednesday, March 23
		The Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

	      Presented by the Association of Lisp Users
		   In cooperation with ACM SIGPLAN

Featuring four invited speakers:

   * David Moon (co-founder of Symbolics, Inc.)
        Genuine, full-power, hygienic macro system for a language with
        syntax 
   * Gerald Jay Sussman (MIT)
        Evolvability and Robust Design
   * Shriram Krishnamurthi (Brown)
        The Moby Scheme Compiler for Smartphones, or, Is That a
        Parenthesis in Your Pocket? 
   * Olin Shivers (Northeastern)
        The Anatomy of a Loop: A Story of Scope and Control

As well as:

    * Seven tutorials (no extra charge)
    * Fifteen technical papers
    * Seven demonstrations
    * Lightning talks (you can give you own; first-come, first-served)
    * An all-star panel on the future of Lisp
    * Debate: Are Macros a Menace?
    * Birds of a feather sessions, and other informal discussions
    * Banquet at the Hyatt-Regency, with special entertainment (no
      extra charge)

Meet the top Lisp experts and practitioners in the world.  Learn how
to get the most out of Lisp.  Find about about the latest developments
from research and industry.  The conference is a rare opportunity for
face-to-face interaction, sharing knowledge and ideas with the experts
of the worldwide Lisp community.  Students are especially welcome.
Everyone will have a great time!

Here's where to find all the information:

http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2009/

Sponsored by:

    * ITA Software, Inc.
    * Franz Inc.
    * LispWorks Limited
    * Clozure Associates LLC
    * Mathematical Systems, Inc.
    * Ravenbrook Limited

General chair: Daniel L. Weinreb
Program chair: Guy L. Steele Jr.

For further information, please write to ilc09-program-committee at
alu dot org.

(Please redistribute this notice to whomever might be interested, and
make copies of the conference poster and distribute them everywhere:
http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2009/publicity)