OOPSLA registration is open. See http://www.oopsla.org/2005/
OOPSLA is my favorite conference. I've been to every one since 1986. It is the leading conference on object-oriented technology, a place where people meet to compare notes about competing approaches and many new ideas have first seen the light of day. This year I have the privilege of being conference chair. OOPSLA'05 will be in San Diego, and we have a great program. As always, there are too many things to see or even to describe in a brief message. There is a strong set of papers, a wide variety of tutorials by leading experts, workshops, panels, demos, poster sessions, DesignFest, and lots of talking in hallways. This year we are introducing essays, lightening talks, and a film festival. I want to brag about the one part of the program that I am responsible for, which is invited speakers. Our first keynote speaker is Robert Hass, a past US Poet Laureata, speaking on creativity. Martin Fowler and Grady Booch are speaking, as is Jimmy Wales, the creator of Wikipedia, Gerald Sussman, MIT professor and educational innovator, David Reed, one of Croquet's architects, and Mary Beth Rosson, who has gone to OOPSLA almost as long as I have, and who is this year's "Onward!" keynote. All of these people are great speakers, and they have a range of topics that will stimulate you and stimulate conversation at OOPSLA. They will be a major part of why, once again, OOPSLA will be a great place to get new ideas. The San Diego Town and Country Resorts is a different kind of location for OOPSLA, more of a garden spot than a typical hotel. There are swimming pools and flowers all through the facility. The rooms at the conference center are much less expensive than OOPSLA has seen for years. You should register early to make sure you can stay in the Town and Country, else you might end up staying in the Motel 6 a dozen blocks away and not really saving much money. -Ralph Johnson _______________________________________________ patterns-discussion mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/patterns-discussion
