CfP: Babel01 Workshop on Multi-Language Infrastructure and Interoperability

[Dave LeBlanc]

Gotta wonder why Microsoft is asking for papers to be submitted in a
format it doesn't support.

I bet this ends up all C-sharpish.

Dave LeBlanc

On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:58:07 +0100, "Andrew Kennedy"
<akenn at microsoft.com> wrote:

>			       BABEL'01
>			   CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>		   First Workshop on Multi-Language
>		 Infrastructure and Interoperability
>
>	   http://research.microsoft.com/~nick/babel01.htm
>
>			 Satellite to PLI'01
>
>		  Firenze, Italy, 8th September 2001
>
>
>AIMS AND SCOPE
>
>Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in multi-language
>tools and intermediate languages, and in interoperability between
>programs and components written in different programming
>languages. Shared infrastructure such as code generators, analysis
>tools and garbage collectors can greatly ease the task of producing a
>high-quality implementation of a new programming language, whilst
>being able to interoperate easily with code written in existing
>languages is essential for such an implementation to be useful in
>practice.  This workshop aims to bring together researchers and
>developers working on multi-language integration. Contributions are
>welcome on topics including, but not limited to:
>
>
>* Compilation of high level languages to common executable formats
>  such as Sun's Java Virtual Machine, the DRA's ANDF or Microsoft's
>  .NET Common Language Runtime.
>
>* Defining and using bindings for component middleware such as OMG's
>  CORBA or Microsoft's COM.
>
>* Language constructs to support interoperability between different
>  languages, particularly from different paradigms (e.g. OO/functional).
>
>* Multi-language backends for compilation and/or analysis
>  (e.g. MLRISC, FLINT, C--, TAL, SUIF).
>
>* Type theoretic and semantic foundations for multi-language work.
>
>* Multi-language development environments and tools (e.g. debuggers,
>  profilers).
>
>Submissions may address any programming paradigm.  Experience papers
>which describe the use of multiple languages in application
>development are also welcome. Authors unsure of the appropriateness of
>a potential submission should email the PC chair (nick at microsoft.com).
>
>
>PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
>
>Nick Benton (chair)          Microsoft Research
>Fergus Henderson             University of Melbourne
>Andrew Kennedy (organiser)   Microsoft Research
>Greg Morrisett               Cornell University
>Martin Odersky               Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
>John Reppy                   Bell Labs
>Andrew Tolmach               Portland State University
>David Wakeling               University of Exeter
>
>
>INVITED SPEAKERS
>
>Zhong Shao                   Yale University
>
>
>IMPORTANT DATES
>
>Deadline for submission      1st June 2001
>Notification of acceptance   9th July 2001
>Final version due            10th August 2001
>
>
>SUBMISSION DETAILS
>
>Papers should be at most 14 pages and should be submitted in
>Ghostscript-compatible PostScript or PDF format and be printable on
>both US letter and A4 paper.  Authors are strongly encouraged to use
>ENTCS style files (see http://math.tulane.edu/~entcs/).  Papers should
>be submitted electronically from the workshop website given above.
>Submissions should not overlap significantly with work which has
>already been published or submitted to any other conference or
>journal.  An informal proceedings will be published as a technical
>report and distributed at the workshop.  It is intended that a final
>proceedings will be published in a volume of ENTCS.
>
>
>