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Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:40:00 PST8
From:	"Terry Fuller" <taf@pgmguild.com >
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Subject:	SCOUG-General: The 2005 International Rexx Symposium

** Forwarding message from Chip Davis on Wed, 5 Jan 2005 05:30:20 UTC The 2005 International Rexx Symposium 18 - 21 April 2005 Redondo Beach, California, USA C A L L F O R P A P E R S C A L L F O R P R E S E N T A T I O N S --> Send proposals to abstracts@rexxla.org by 4 Feb 2005 <-- The 2005 International Rexx Symposium will celebrate the transfer of IBM Object REXX to RexxLA as an Open Source project! The Agenda will feature presentations addressing this significant contribution to the support and enhancement (not to mention affordability) of one of the most powerful Rexx interpreters available. In order to accommodate the anticipated interest in Open Object Rexx, the Symposium will be extended to four days again. In addition to open source Rexx issues, the technical program will feature topics addressing application development challenges, Rexx solutions to business problems, Rexx language enhancements and extensions, novel Rexx programming ideas, and the design and implementation of Rexx interpreters and compilers. The full range of Rexx platforms and environments will be represented, from the mainframe to the PDA, from traditional operating systems to the Java and .Net environments to the lightweight PalmOS and telephony platforms. The Symposium will be held at the Palos Verdes Inn in Redondo Beach, a beautiful Southern California seaside resort. It has been ten years since the Symposium was last held on the West Coast, so this will be an excellent opportunity for Rexx enthusiasts in the Pacific Basin to attend. The audience will range from those who are relatively new to Rexx, to the authors of Rexx language processors. --- Proposals for Symposium presentations are hereby solicited --- Presentations on Rexx applications in all fields of the industry are expressly encouraged. Presentations in the following topic areas are of particular interest: * ANSI Standard-compliant extensions to existing Rexx interpreters * Interesting Rexx applications, tools, and solutions * Deploying Rexx applications on unusual or diverse platforms * Multi- and cross-platform applications * Rapid prototyping in Rexx * Designing Rexx applications for performance and portability * Rexx in client/server applications * Object-oriented Rexx interpreters * Rexx language extensions (e.g. new Rexx function packages, bridging Rexx with Java, bridging Rexx with .Net) * Using/enhancing Rexx interfaces to OLE/ActiveX/WSH, SOM/WPS, etc. * Using Rexx with emergent technologies such as telephony and wireless * Re-hosting applications that use Rexx * Large-scale or mission-critical Rexx applications * Rexx compilers and libraries * Products that use Rexx as a scripting or macro language * Rexx interpreters and status of current Rexx implementations (vendor, open-source, and experimental) The Sunday before the Symposium (17 April 2005) will be dedicated to informal tutorials, followed by a reception. Proposals for tutorial presentations are solicited at this time as well. Presentations are requested at all audience levels: introductory, tutorial, practitioner, and advanced. Session proposals should include session title, speaker name (with brief bio), intended audience level, abstract (<100 words), and any special A/V or connectivity requirements. Sessions are generally one hour long, but alternative durations can be accommodated on request. Speakers should allow ample time for questions and demonstrations. Presentation proposals must be submitted by email to abstracts@rexxla.org for consideration. All proposals must be received by 7 Feb 2005. Speakers will be notified of acceptance on or before 14 Feb 2005 via email. In order to be included in the Proceedings of the 2005 Rexx Symposium, a publication-ready version of the presentation (preferably in PDF) must be submitted by 28 March 2005. The International Rexx Symposium is the only technical conference dedicated to the Rexx family of programming languages, drawing speakers and attendees from around the world. The 2005 Rexx Symposium is sponsored by the Rexx Language Association, a non-profit member organization, with the generous support of IBM, Safe Data, Aresti Systems, The Programmers Guild, and many other loyal benefactors. The 2005 Rexx Symposium Committee members are Gil Barmwater, Chip Davis, Rony Flatscher, Terry Fuller, Mark Hessling, Lee Peedin, and Julia Westerling. This Call For Presentations, the Registration Form, travel/lodging/venue information, and much more information will be available soon on the RexxLA website http://www.rexxla.org. For questions about the Symposium program, presentations, publications, or speaking, email abstracts@rexxla.org. For questions about Symposium registration, email treasurer@rexxla.org. For any other questions about the Symposium, email symposium@rexxla.org. -- Regards, taf ===================================================== To unsubscribe to this list, send an email message to "steward@scoug.com". In the body of the message, put the command "unsubscribe scoug-general". For problems, contact the list owner at "rollin@scoug.com". =====================================================

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