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Re: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [ll-discuss] Boston Lisp Meeting TUESDAY 2009-05-26: Norman Ramsey on HOFs & CPS for Dataflow Optimization
by Alan deLespinasse 26 May '09

26 May '09

I'm planning to come tonight-- sorry for the late notice. On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Francois-Rene Rideau <fare(a)tunes.org> wrote: > REMINDER > Boston Lisp Meeting: > TUESDAY May 26th - > Norman Ramsey on Using HOFs and CPS to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple > > http://fare.livejournal.com/144312.html > > A Boston Lisp Meeting will take place on > Tuesday, May 26th 2009 at 1800 at MIT 34-401B, where > Norman Ramsey will speak about > Using Higher-Order Functions and Continuation-Passing Style > to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple. > > Additionally, Ravi Nanavati will summon > a Boston Area Haskell Users' Group meeting, > and we are still accepting proposals for one > 5-minute Lightning Talk (followed by 2-minute Q&A). > > Also, there will be a buffet offered by ITA Software. > Registration is not necessary but appreciated. See details below. > > * > > Norman Ramsey will speak about > Using Higher-Order Functions and Continuation-Passing Style > to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple. > > Norman Ramsey's research spans theory > (a foundational model for probabilistic programming languages) > and practice (methods for making code generators reusable). > While he has contributed to a variety of topics > in programming languages and software engineering, > his primary interests lie in functional programming > and programming-language infrastructure. > His introduction to functional programming came on a Symbolics Lisp machine, > but shortly afterward he was seduced by > the beauty of algebraic data types and pattern matching. > These days his favorite programmable programming systems are Haskell > (look! it has Prolog in the type checker and will generate your code for you!) > and Lua (the best of scripting, metaobjects, and C > rolled up into a tiny package). > He is currently Associate Professor of computer science at Tufts University, > a job which he enjoys tremendously > except that it does not leave him time for enough programming. > > His website is at http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/ > > * * > > Having observed the success of the formula at ILC'2009, > we have instituted Lightning Talks at the Boston Lisp Meeting. > At every meeting, before the main talk, > there are two slots for strictly timed 5-minute talks > followed by 2-minute for questions and answers. > > One slot for next Tuesday is still open. > Step up and come talk about your pet project! > > > * * * > > The Lisp Meeting will take place on Tuesday May 26th 2009 at 1800 (6pm) > at MIT, Room 34-401B. > > Note that the meeting will NOT take place as usual on > the last Monday of the Month, but on the next day, Tuesday. > Indeed, that last Monday of May is Memorial Day, a holiday, > and the next day thus makes do as a "Virtual Monday". > > As the numbers indicate, the room is in Building 34, on the 4th floor. > This is the usual location, on 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge. > > MIT map: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?selection=34 > > Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50+Vassar+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139,+USA > > Many thanks go to Alexey Radul for arranging for the room, > and to MIT for welcoming us. > > * * * * > > 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 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. > > * * * * * > > The previous Boston Lisp Meeting on April 27th > had 35 participants. > Noah Goodman gave a talk about Lambda the Ultimate Gamble > Alan Bawden also gave a Lightning Talk > about a proposed better representation for quasiquotes. > > In the near future, we expect to have > Bruce Lewis on 2009-07-27 about BRL http://brl.codesimply.net and > ourdoings.com, Emmanuel Schanzer on 2009-08-31 about BootstrapWorld.org, and > Christine Flood on some undetermined date about > Fortress http://projectfortress.sun.com > We are still looking for confirmed speakers for June, September, October. > > * * * * * * > > We're always looking for more speakers. > The call for speakers and all the other details are at > http://fare.livejournal.com/120393.html > Also sought are volunteers to give Lightning Talks > http://fare.livejournal.com/143723.html > > For more information, see our new web site 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. > >

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Re: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [Pl-seminar] Boston Lisp Meeting TUESDAY 2009-05-26: Norman Ramsey on HOFs & CPS for Dataflow Optimization
by Felix Klock 26 May '09

26 May '09

On May 23, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Francois-Rene Rideau wrote: > 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 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. I will be attending tonight's meeting. I have no food-related taboos. -Felix Klock

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