First Call for Papers CLaPF'97 2nd Latin-American Conference on Functional Programming October 3-4, 1997 La Plata, Argentina (organized within 3er Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computacion, CACiC '97) The Second Latin-American Conference on Functional Programming will be held in La Plata, Argentina from October 3rd to 4th 1997. The first edition of this event was called First Workshop on Functional Programming and was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 14th, 1996. Contributions in all areas related to functional programming are invited. Topics include (not exclusive): lambda calculi, type theory, education, language design and implementation, semantics and program transformation. In this issue, strong emphasis will be put in real world applications of functional programming. Submission Original full papers or extended abstracts that have not been published in other conferences with the following characteristics: Important dates Deadline for submissions: July, 1st 1997 Notification of acceptance: September, 1st 1997 The 2nd Latin-American Conference on Functional Programming (CLaPF'97) will be part of the Tercer Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computacion (CACIC'97) and selected contributions will be published in their Proceedings. The conference will have the following guest speakers: John Hughes Chalmers University of Technology University of Goteborg; Sweden Rafael Dueire Lins Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brazil Programme Committee Chairs: Gabriel Baum Universidad Nacional de La Plata, LIFIA; Argentina Rafael Dueire Lins Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brazil Members: Javier Blanco Universidad de Cordoba (FAMAF); Argentina Silvia Clerici Politecnico de Cataluna; Spain Sylvia Da Rosa Universidad de la Republica (InCo); Uruguay Maribel Fernandez Ecole Normal Superior Paris; France Veronica Gaspes Chalmers University of Technology University of Goteborg; Sweden John Hughes Chalmers University of Technology University of Goteborg; Sweden Delia Kesner LRI; France Sergio Schneider Universidad Federal de Uberlandia; Brazil Ricardo Pena Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Spain Ascander Suarez Universidad Simon Bolivar; Venezuela Alvaro Tasistro Chalmers University; Sweden Universidad de la Republica (InCo); Uruguay Rosita Wachenchauzer Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires; Argentina Philip Wadler Bell Laboratories; USA Organizing Committee Gabriel Baum Universidad Nacional de La Plata (LIFIA); Argentina Sylvia da Rosa Universidad de la Republica; Uruguay Pablo E. Martinez LopezUniversidad Nacional de La Plata (LIFIA); Argentina Roman Garcia Universidad Nacional de La Plata (LIFIA); Argentina Guillermo Calderon Universidad de la Republica; Uruguay Additional information can be obtained from the Organizing Committee: Organization CLaPF'97 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIFIA, Dpto. de Informatica Tel/FAX: +54-21-228252 Universidad Nacional de La Plata CC.11, (1900) La Plata, Argentina http://www-lifia.info.unlp.edu.ar/~lambda