I wanted to let the HOL  community know about the upcoming workshop  
for Commercial Users of Functional Programming, a workshop to be held  
in conjunction with ICFP in Victoria BC this fall.
Here's a link to the workshop website:  http:// 
cufp.functionalprogramming.com/
Presentation proposals are due June 2, 2008.

Here's an excerpt from the official call.
> Functional languages have been under academic development for over  
> 25 years, and remain fertile ground for programming language  
> research. Recently, however, developers in industrial,  
> governmental, and open source projects have begun to use functional  
> programming successfully in practical applications. In these  
> settings, functional programming has often provided dramatic  
> leverage, including whole new ways of thinking about the original  
> problem.
>
> The goal of the CUFP workshop is to act as a voice for these users  
> of functional programming. The workshop supports the increasing  
> viability of functional programming in the commercial,  
> governmental, and open-source space by providing a forum for  
> professionals to share their experiences and ideas, whether those  
> ideas are related to business, management, or engineering. The  
> workshop is also designed to enable the formation and reinforcement  
> of relationships that further the commercial use of functional  
> programming. Providing user feedback to language designers and  
> implementors is not a primary goal of the workshop, though it will  
> be welcome if it occurs.
>
> Speaking at CUFP
>
> If you use functional programming as a means, rather than as an  
> end, we invite you to offer to give a talk at the workshop.  
> Alternatively, if you know someone who would give a good talk,  
> please nominate them!
>
> Talks are typically 30-45 minutes long, but can be shorter. They  
> aim to inform participants about how functional programming played  
> out in real-world applications, focusing especially on the re- 
> usable lessons learned, or insights gained. Your talk does not need  
> to be highly technical; for this audience, reflections on the  
> commercial, management, or software engineering aspects are, if  
> anything, more important. You do not need to submit a paper!
>
> If you are interested in offering a talk, or nominating someone to  
> do so, send an e-mail to jim (dot) d (dot) grundy (at) intel (dot)  
> com or simonpj (at) microsoft (dot) com by 2 June 2008 with a short  
> description of what you'd like to talk about or what you think your  
> nominee should give a talk about. Such descriptions should be about  
> one page long.
>
>


It's going to be  a terrific workshop

Cheers,
Andy Martin


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