Hi everybody,
Here are some news about the upcoming 1st European Lisp Symposium, that will take place in Bordeaux/France on May 22-23, 2008. See http://prog.vub.ac.be/~pcostanza/els08/ for up-to-date information about the symposium.
First of all, registration is now open to everybody, and you can register for the symposium and the accompanying social event at the symposium website.
There is no programme yet, because the paper submissions are currently still under review. (The programme will be announced in early April.) However, Marco Antoniotti has kindly accepted an invitation to give the keynote for the symposium. More details on his keynote talk will follow soon.
On a related note, the call for work-in-progress papers is still open. We have actually just extended the deadline to April 4, 2008 for submissions for this track. This is a great opportunity to get early feedback for your current projects from other researchers, practitioners and educators.
Finally, we have added two pages to the website about Bordeaux in general and an optional social event that you can additionally book when you register for the symposium: A whole-day visit of the atlantic coast on the Saturday immediately after the symposium, which includes a boat trip, a seafood and white wine tasting session, a lunch, and a trip to the Great Dune of Pyla, the highest sand dune in Europe. Don't forget your swimsuit, if climbing the 107 meters of the dune invites you to dive into the ocean!
More news to follow as they arrive.
Best, Pascal
Hi Pascal,
just one note on the site. We need information about the best ways to get to Bordeaux (hopefully without going through Paris :) )
Cheers -- Marco
On Mar 18, 2008, at 23:07 , Pascal Costanza wrote:
Hi everybody,
Here are some news about the upcoming 1st European Lisp Symposium, that will take place in Bordeaux/France on May 22-23, 2008. See http://prog.vub.ac.be/~pcostanza/els08/ for up-to-date information about the symposium.
First of all, registration is now open to everybody, and you can register for the symposium and the accompanying social event at the symposium website.
There is no programme yet, because the paper submissions are currently still under review. (The programme will be announced in early April.) However, Marco Antoniotti has kindly accepted an invitation to give the keynote for the symposium. More details on his keynote talk will follow soon.
On a related note, the call for work-in-progress papers is still open. We have actually just extended the deadline to April 4, 2008 for submissions for this track. This is a great opportunity to get early feedback for your current projects from other researchers, practitioners and educators.
Finally, we have added two pages to the website about Bordeaux in general and an optional social event that you can additionally book when you register for the symposium: A whole-day visit of the atlantic coast on the Saturday immediately after the symposium, which includes a boat trip, a seafood and white wine tasting session, a lunch, and a trip to the Great Dune of Pyla, the highest sand dune in Europe. Don't forget your swimsuit, if climbing the 107 meters of the dune invites you to dive into the ocean!
More news to follow as they arrive.
Best, Pascal
-- 1st European Lisp Symposium (ELS'08) http://prog.vub.ac.be/~pcostanza/els08/
Pascal Costanza, mailto:pc@p-cos.net, http://p-cos.net Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Programming Technology Lab Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium
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-- Marco Antoniotti
On 21 Mar 2008, at 16:44, Marco Antoniotti wrote:
... so, what is the best way to get to Bordeaux?
I'm still awaiting acknowledgement from the local organizers, but as far as I can tell, the information on the airport website should help to get the best connection by air. See http:// www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/ - under the heading "The World Leaving Bordeaux" (not the best advertisement ;) there is a list of airlines. Under "Our Airport" there is also a section "Getting to the Airport" (they really want to get rid of people, don't they ;).
Pascal
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets. There is Easyjet as well but is seems a little inconvenient.
SNCF should realize that going from Lyon or Chambery to Bordeaux does not necessarily imply that you should go through Paris. :)
Cheers
Marco
On Mar 21, 2008, at 23:38 , Pascal Costanza wrote:
On 21 Mar 2008, at 16:44, Marco Antoniotti wrote:
... so, what is the best way to get to Bordeaux?
I'm still awaiting acknowledgement from the local organizers, but as far as I can tell, the information on the airport website should help to get the best connection by air. See http:// www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/ - under the heading "The World Leaving Bordeaux" (not the best advertisement ;) there is a list of airlines. Under "Our Airport" there is also a section "Getting to the Airport" (they really want to get rid of people, don't they ;).
Pascal
-- 1st European Lisp Symposium (ELS'08) http://prog.vub.ac.be/~pcostanza/els08/
Pascal Costanza, mailto:pc@p-cos.net, http://p-cos.net Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Programming Technology Lab Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium
eurolisp site list eurolisp@common-lisp.net http://common-lisp.net/mailman/listinfo/eurolisp
-- Marco Antoniotti
Marco Antoniotti writes:
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets.
Of course it depends on where you are coming from, but Amsterdam and London are also possible, and Amsterdam is a nicer airport than Paris.
There is Easyjet as well but is seems a little inconvenient.
Easyjet is probably OK if you happen to live in a place with a direct flight to Bordeaux, such as London (Luton) or Geneva.
On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:27 , Robert Strandh wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets.
Of course it depends on where you are coming from, but Amsterdam and London are also possible, and Amsterdam is a nicer airport than Paris.
I am coming from west of Milan. The best would be is SNCF had a serious east-west line. But they don't.
Cheers
-- Marco Antoniotti
On 22 Mar 2008, at 10:51, Marco Antoniotti wrote:
On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:27 , Robert Strandh wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets.
Of course it depends on where you are coming from, but Amsterdam and London are also possible, and Amsterdam is a nicer airport than Paris.
I am coming from west of Milan. The best would be is SNCF had a serious east-west line. But they don't.
One possibility I can see is to take Germanwings from Milan Malpensa to Cologne/Bonn, and then to Bordeaux. Still a bit complicated, of course...
Pascal
Marco Antoniotti writes:
On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:27 , Robert Strandh wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets.
Of course it depends on where you are coming from, but Amsterdam and London are also possible, and Amsterdam is a nicer airport than Paris.
I am coming from west of Milan. The best would be is SNCF had a serious east-west line. But they don't.
There are TGV's going east-west, thru Toulouse to Bordeaux. Perhaps you'll have to change at Avignon, but if you want to go from Milan to Bordeaux in train, you don't need to go thru Paris.
Now, if you want to finance a tunnel thru the Massif Central (and round the volcans), I'm sure the SNCF wouldn't mind the subvention.
On Mar 25, 2008, at 01:14 , Pascal Bourguignon wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:27 , Robert Strandh wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets.
Of course it depends on where you are coming from, but Amsterdam and London are also possible, and Amsterdam is a nicer airport than Paris.
I am coming from west of Milan. The best would be is SNCF had a serious east-west line. But they don't.
There are TGV's going east-west, thru Toulouse to Bordeaux. Perhaps you'll have to change at Avignon, but if you want to go from Milan to Bordeaux in train, you don't need to go thru Paris.
Well, from Milan the best is to get to Chambery and Lyon and then west from there. The SNCF site only gives me routes though Paris though. No Toulouse route is shown. Would going via Nice be a possibility? In any case it looks the plane is still the best bet.
Now, if you want to finance a tunnel thru the Massif Central (and round the volcans), I'm sure the SNCF wouldn't mind the subvention.
Come on. A new huge tunnel will be carved through the Alps soon. A third of the money comes from the French side. Just throw in a few more euros and get past those hills you call the Massif Central :) Besides, I think these projects should be financed directly by our beyond-the-Channel friends. :)
Cheers -- Marco
On 25 Mar 2008, at 07:36, Marco Antoniotti wrote:
On Mar 25, 2008, at 01:14 , Pascal Bourguignon wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:27 , Robert Strandh wrote:
Marco Antoniotti writes:
... a little search would make a trip either through Frankfurt or Paris the best bets.
Of course it depends on where you are coming from, but Amsterdam and London are also possible, and Amsterdam is a nicer airport than Paris.
I am coming from west of Milan. The best would be is SNCF had a serious east-west line. But they don't.
There are TGV's going east-west, thru Toulouse to Bordeaux. Perhaps you'll have to change at Avignon, but if you want to go from Milan to Bordeaux in train, you don't need to go thru Paris.
Well, from Milan the best is to get to Chambery and Lyon and then west from there. The SNCF site only gives me routes though Paris though. No Toulouse route is shown. Would going via Nice be a possibility? In any case it looks the plane is still the best bet.
Now, if you want to finance a tunnel thru the Massif Central (and round the volcans), I'm sure the SNCF wouldn't mind the subvention.
Come on. A new huge tunnel will be carved through the Alps soon. A third of the money comes from the French side. Just throw in a few more euros and get past those hills you call the Massif Central :) Besides, I think these projects should be financed directly by our beyond-the-Channel friends. :)
Hey, the budget for ELS is not that large yet... ;)
Pascal
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