From: Marco Antoniotti
Subject: European Lisp Symposium 2009: Preliminary Program Announced
Date: 
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Dear all,

you are invited to visit the site www.european-lisp-symposium.org and
see the preliminary program featuring Kent Pitman as keynote speaker.

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 2nd European Lisp Symposium (ELS 2009)

 Milan, Italy, May 27-29, 2009
 Universita` degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

 www.european-lisp-symposium.org

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CALL FOR PARTECIPATION
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Registration is now open at www.european-lisp-symposium.org


Scope and Program Highlights:
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The purpose of the European Lisp Symposium is to provide a forum for
the discussion of all aspects of the design, implementation and
application of any of the Lisp dialects.  We encourage everyone
interested in Lisp to participate.

The European Lisp Symposium 2009 program includes presentations of
high quality papers about novel research results, insights and lessons
learned from practical applications, and educational perspectives, all
involving Lisp dialects, including Common Lisp, Scheme, Emacs Lisp,
AutoLisp, ISLISP, Dylan, Clojure, and so on.


Kent Pitman will give the keynote address on Thursday, May 28.

The presentations will be divided into two categories.

* Original contributions.

* Work in progress describing ongoing work that will be discussed in
the form of a "writers' workshop". The writers' workshops will take
place at the symposium in Milan on May 28, 2008.

Social Events:
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Friday 29th evening, Conference Banquet

Saturday 30th morning, Guided tour to the "Futurismo" Exhibit in
the center of Milan; 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the Futurism
Manifesto; stretching it, the harbinger of Lisp 50 years later.


Program Chair:
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 * Antonio Leitao, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal


Local Chair:
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 * Marco Antoniotti, DISCo, Universita`  Milano Bicocca, Italy



Registration Fees:
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 * Early registration before April 25, 2008: Students EU60, regular
EU120.
 * Late registration before May 16, 2008: Students EU80, regular
EU160.
 * Onsite registration: Students EU100, regular EU220.

Registration will include the proceedings, coffee breaks,
the symposium dinner and other amenities.
Accommodation is not included.



cheers
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Marco