December 2009 - boston-lisp-meeting-register@common-lisp.net

[boston-lisp-meeting-register] +2 for January 25th
by Alexey Radul 28 Dec '09

28 Dec '09

If you're still collecting RSVPs (Fare did not solicit them in the announcement I received), Rebecca and I will be there. ~Alexey

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Re: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [boston-lisp] [REMINDER] Boston Lisp Meeting: Monday 2009-12-14 Sam Tobin-Hochstadt on Typed Scheme
by Dorai Sitaram 11 Dec '09

11 Dec '09

Hi. I'd like to register to attend this meeting and a dinner item. thanks, Dorai Sitaram ----- Original Message ---- > From: Francois-Rene Rideau <fare(a)tunes.org> > To: boston-lisp(a)common-lisp.net > Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 4:01:34 AM > Subject: [boston-lisp] [REMINDER] Boston Lisp Meeting: Monday 2009-12-14 Sam Tobin-Hochstadt on Typed Scheme > > Boston Lisp Meeting: > Monday 2009-12-14 > Sam Tobin-Hochstadt on Typed Scheme > > http://fare.livejournal.com/149685.html > > A Boston Lisp Meeting will take place on Monday, December 14th 2009 at 1800 at > NEU WVH 366. Sam Tobin-Hochstadt will speak about Typed Scheme. > > Additionally, we will have two 5-minute Lightning Talks, each followed by > 2-minute Q&A. Speakers to be announced. > > Also, there will be a buffet offered by ITA Software. Registration is not > necessary but appreciated. See details below. > > 1 Sam Tobin-Hochstadt on Typed Scheme > > Typed Scheme is a system for incrementally porting untyped PLT Scheme programs > to a typed language. The type system is designed to automatically accommodate > typical Scheme idioms, and includes several novel features to support this. It > also offers sound and automatic interoperability with untyped code. It has been > used in real applications and on thousands of lines of existing Scheme code. > > http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/samth/typed-scheme/ > > Sam Tobin-Hochstadt is a postdoc at Northeastern University, working for > Matthias Felleisen. He is investigating the integration of typed and untyped > languages, with a focus on Scheme and JavaScript. As a graduate student, he > developed Typed Scheme, which he continues to maintain. He is currently > supported by a grant from the Mozilla Corporation. > > 2 Lightning Talks > > At every meeting, before the main talk, there are two slots for strictly timed > 5-minute "Lightning Talks" followed by 2 minutes for questions and answers. > > The slots for next meeting are still open. Step up and come talk about your pet > project! Contact me at fare at tunes.org. > > 3 Time and Location > > The Lisp Meeting will take place on Monday, December 14th 2009 at 1800 (6pm) at > NEU WVH 366. > > Note that we're back on a Monday, and that we're using a new location. > > This is at Northeastern University, in the Computer Science building WVH (West > Village H, see http://tmp.barzilay.org/wvh.jpg this picture) when you arrive > from the T on Huntington Avenue (Green E line, stop at Northeastern Station, or > possibly Museum of Fine Arts; you can also walk from Ruggles on the Orange > line). As the number indicates, the room is on the third floor. > > Northeastern maps and direction: > http://www.northeastern.edu/campusmap/maps.html > > Many thanks go to Eli Barzilay for arranging for the room, and to Northeastern > University for welcoming us. > > 4 Dinner > > ITA Software a fine employer of Lisp hackers (disclaimer: I work there), is > kindly purchasing a buffet to accompany our monthly Boston Lisp meeting. Anyone > who attends is welcome to partake. > > We appreciate it if you let us know you're coming, and what food taboos you > have, so that we can order the correct amount and kind of food. Tell us by > sending email to boston-lisp-meeting-register at common-lisp.net. We won't send > any acknowledgement unless requested; importantly, we'll keep your identity and > address confidential and won't communicate any such information to anyone, not > even to our sponsors. > > 5 More about the Meeting > > The previous Boston Lisp Meeting on Thursday, October 29th 2009 had about 30 > participants. Daniel Herring spoke about LibCL and Alex Plotnick about CLWEB. > http://fare.livejournal.com/148335.html > > We're always looking for more speakers. The call for speakers and all the other > details are at: http://fare.livejournal.com/120393.html Volunteers to give > Lightning Talks are also sought. http://fare.livejournal.com/143723.html > > For more information, see our web site http://boston-lisp.org/ For posts > related to the Boston Lisp meetings in general, follow this link: http:// > fare.livejournal.com/tag/boston-lisp-meeting or subscribe to our RSS feed: > http://fare.livejournal.com/data/rss?tag=boston-lisp-meeting > > Please forward this information to people you think would be interested. Please > accept my apologies for your receiving this message multiple times. My > apologies if this announce gets posted to a list where it shouldn't, or fails > to get posted to a list where it should. Feedback welcome by private email > reply to fare at tunes.org. > > > _______________________________________________ > boston-lisp mailing list > boston-lisp(a)common-lisp.net > http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/boston-lisp

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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] I'm coming to the upcoming meeting!
by Paul Stansifer 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

I'm coming to the upcoming meeting! Thanks, Paul

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Re: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [Pl-seminar] Boston Lisp Meeting Monday 2009-12-14: Sam Tobin-Hochstadt
by Tim McCormack 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

I plan on attending the Dec 14 meeting. I am a vegetarian. - Tim McCormack

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