General talk about software patterns

[cfp AT oopsla.org]

**** What's oopsla up to?

The leading forum for innovative and thought-provoking ideas in
object-oriented programming for 21 years, oopsla is taking on today's
software challenges, attracting people interested in:

    * programmer productivity
    * secure and reliable software
    * changing hardware platforms
    * ultra-large scale systems

oopsla is the premier conference for publishing state of the art research,
 for seeking comment on works in progress, for sharing practical experiences,
  and (frequently, we're proud to say) for presenting Turing Award lectures
 on significant works. It is where industry experts and their academic peers
 gather to

    * improve programming languages
    * refine the practice of software development
    * explore new paradigms

Through collaboration, diversity, and incubation we are overcoming the
challenges facing the software industry.

**** The conference isn't until October, what's happening now?

Right now we're looking for submissions. Visit
http://www.oopsla.org/2007/submissions to see how you can contribute.

All year long the conference committee works hard to organize the program.
People like you — developers, researchers, industry experts, and academics
from around the world — contribute most of the content. Contributing provides
tremendous satisfaction and pride in sharing your knowledge and insight. A
bonus is the chance to meet a like (or unlike) mind who's worked on similar
problems, providing an opportunity for feedback and brainstorming solutions
to sticky problems.

Contribute to oopsla and you will be enriched as you enrich the world of
software.

**** And when are those submissions due?

March 19, 2007 - Submission Deadline for Research Papers, Onward!, Essays,
Practitioner Reports, Educators’ Symposium, and proposals for Tutorials,
Panels, Workshops, and DesignFest

July 2, 2007 - Submission Deadline for Posters, Demonstrations, Doctoral
Symposium, Onward! Films, Student Research Competition, and Student
Volunteers

October 21, 2007 - Conference starts

In addition, there are four symposia that will be co-located with OOPSLA
 2007. These may be appropriate if you want to target a very specific
 audience. Here are their web sites:

* Dynamic Languages Symposium
   --- http://www.swa.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/dls07/
* International Symposium on Memory Management
   --- http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~greg/ismm07/
* WikiSym
   --- http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/
* Library-Centric Software Design Symposium
   --- http://lcsd.cs.tamu.edu/2007/

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For more information, visit http://oopsla.org

Program Chair
David F. Bacon, IBM
papers AT oopsla.org

Onward! Chair
Cristina Videira Lopes, UC Irvine
onward! AT oopsla.org

Conference Chair
Richard P. Gabriel, USA
chair AT oopsla.org