> Please note: this call contains several related but different  
> announcements. Please distribute it widely.

We are looking for presentations!


>
> **********************************************************************
>                    Call for contributions for the
>
>                     14th International Smalltalk Conference
>                         Monday 4th - Friday 8 September 2006
>                         Prague, Czech Republic
>                         http://www.esug.org
>
> For the past 14 years, the European Smalltalk User Group (ESUG) has  
> organized the
> International Smalltalk Conference, a lively forum on cutting edge  
> software technologies that attract people from
>  both academia and industry for a whole week. Every year, around  
> half of attendees are engineers using Smalltalk in
> business while the rest of attendees are students and teachers  
> using Smalltalk for both their research and courses.
>
> As every year, this year's edition of the event will include the  
> regular technical program with high quality invited speakers.
> In addition, we'll have a research track with an excellent program  
> committee, a business day about successful use of Smalltalk
> in the market place, and a technology award event where prizes will  
> be distributed to authors of best pieces of
> Smalltalk-related software.
>
> THIS YEAR we are looking for YOUR EXPERIENCE Reports using  
> Smalltalk, so please come and tell others about your
> experience and projects
>
> Here is a non exhaustive list of topics we are interested in:
> - XP practices
> - Development tools
> - Experience reports
> - Model driven development
> - Web development
> - Team management
> - Meta-Modeling
> - Security
> - New libraries
> - New UI frameworks
> - Educational material
> - Embedded systems
>
> ----------------------------------
> ESUG Developers Conference
> -http://www.esug.org/conferences/ 
> 14thinternationalsmalltalkconference2006/developersconference/
> -Submissions due on 30th of May 2006
> -Notification of acceptance on 15 of June 2006
>
> How to apply?
> Pay attention the places are limited and do not wait the last  
> minute to apply. Prospective presenters should
> submit a request to esug-info at esug.org following the template  
> below. Pay attention to follow the template
> since the email will be automatically treated!
>
> Subject: [ESUG 2006 Presentations] + your name
> First Name:
> Last Name:
> Email where you can always be reached:
> Title:
> Abstract:
> Bio:
> Any presentation not respecting this form will be discarded  
> automatically
>
> ----------------------------------
> ESUG Research Conference
> -http://www.esug.org/conferences/ 
> 14thinternationalsmalltalkconference2006/researchconference/
> - Paper of 25 pages max
> - Submissions Deadline: Sunday 28th May, 0hrs CET
> - Notification of acceptance: 15 of July 2006
> - Final version: 1st of August
>
> ----------------------------------
> Innovation Technology Awards
> -http://www.esug.org/conferences/  
> 14thinternationalsmalltalkconference2006/innovationtechnologyawards/
> - 3 pages max describing the software + URL to download the software
> - Submissions due on 30th of june 2006
> - Notifications of elegibility on 15th of july 2006
>
> ----------------------------------
> Are you a student, and do you want to attend ESUG (the premier  
> European Conference on Smalltalk)? This year, ESUG again has a  
> student volunteer program you can apply for. Your duties will be  
> few, and you will have to help the local organizers. ESUG does not  
> pay travel costs, but the conference will be free. Depending on the  
> number of students the hosting will possibly also be free.
>
> http://www.esug.org/conferences/ 
> 14thinternationalsmalltalkconference2006/ 
> esug2006studentvolunteersprogram/
>
> Prof. Stéphane DUCASSE              [ | ]
> http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/
>  "if you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you
>  do different? ...  especially if,  by doing something different,
>  today might not be your last day on earth" Calvin&Hobbes
>
> Open Source Smalltalks: http://www.squeak.org, http://www.gnu.org/ 
> software/smalltalk/smalltalk.html
> Free books for Universities at http://www.esug.org/sponsoring/ 
> promotionProgram.html
> Online Free Books at http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/WebPages/ 
> FreeBooks.html
>
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