boston-lisp-meeting-register June 2009

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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] I will be at tonight's mtg
by johnmalloy＠comcast.net 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

John Malloy johnmalloy AT comcast DOT net

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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] Attending meeting
by Derek Mansen 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

Hello, I'll be attending the meeting on Monday, no dietary restrictions or anything like that. Thanks, Derek Mansen -- Derek Mansen Rochester Institute of Technology

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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] will attend
by Robert Rotstein 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

I will attend the June 29 meeting at MIT. No food restrictions Robert Rotstein

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Re: [boston-lisp-meeting-register] [ll-discuss] Boston Lisp Meeting Monday 2009-06-29: Eli Barzilay on Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme
by Alan deLespinasse 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

RSVP: I'll totally be there on the 29th. I'll eat anything, though I prefer healthy food. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Francois-Rene Rideau<fare(a)tunes.org> wrote: > Boston Lisp Meeting: > Monday 2009-06-29 > Eli Barzilay on Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme. > > http://fare.livejournal.com/144600.html > > A Boston Lisp Meeting will take place > on Monday, June 29th 2009 at 1800 at MIT 34-401B, > where Eli Barzilay will speak about > Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme. > > Additionally, we are still accepting proposals for up to two volunteers > to each give of a 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. > > * > > Eli Barzilay will speak about > Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme. > > Many problems call for domain-specific languages (DSLs) > to express them and their solutions; such languages enable a dialogue > between domain experts and software developers. > The Lisp and Scheme community has a decades-old tradition > of creating and embedding special-purpose languages via macros. > Over the last twenty years, we PLT Schemers have continued to develop this > technology to the point where making up new languages is so quick and easy that > PROGRAMMERS CREATE A LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A SINGLE PROGRAM. > > Embedded DSLs are appropriate for a whole range of domains and > applications -- in both academia and industry. > Notable examples include research languages, teaching languages, > and application-specific languages > like our text-friendly documentation language. > > In this talk Eli will demonstrate how to implement > embedded *practical* DSLs in PLT Scheme. > > Eli Barzilay is a Researcher in the PLT group at Northeastern University. > He has been a core PLT Scheme developer since 2003, and > has used PLT's ability to implement new languages to an extreme. > For his Programming Languages undergraduate course, > he creates nearly one language per week. > In addition to writing new languages, he is involved in > helping PLT develop into a multi-lingual environment. > > His website is at http://barzilay.org/ > > * * > > 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. > > The slots for next Monday are still open. > Step up and come talk about your pet project! > > > * * * > > The Lisp Meeting will take place on Monday June 29th 2009 at 1800 (6pm) > at MIT, Room 34-401B. > > 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 May 26th > had 40 participants. > Norman Ramsey gave a talk about > Using Higher-Order Functions and Continuation-Passing Style > to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple. > > 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'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 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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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] Monday 2009-06-29
by Alan Bawden 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

I'll be there.

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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] June 29th meeting
by Alexey Radul 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

Rebecca and I are coming. ~Alexey

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[boston-lisp-meeting-register] registration for boston-lisp meeting on June 29
by Dimitris Vardoulakis 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

I will attend the boston-lisp meeting on June 29. -- Dimitris

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