Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
From: spelk@cix.compulink.co.uk (MPE Ltd)
Subject: EuroForth conference
Reply-To: spelk@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:59:00 +0000

The European Forth Conference
EuroForth'92:  Unity, Communication and Exploration

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STUDENT RATES & TRAVEL INFO ADDED

EuroForth, the annual European Forth Conference (formerly
EuroFORML), is being held in England again this year.  The
Conference title, "Unity, Communication,and Exploration",
reflects both the increasing importance of distributed systems,
and the adventures of the changes in Europe.

The Conference provides a forum for the exchange of techniques,
philosophies, and application notes, with papers presented by a
range of speakers from industry, commerce, and academia.  The
conference covers both software and hardware, including stack-
based processor and architectures.

Delegates from all parts of Europe are expected - the former
Eastern Block countries should be well represented.  EuroForth
has become an international conference with delegates from other
continents.  It is a friendly conference where time is made
available for meeting people, for informal discussions, and for
contacts.


Topics and Papers

The subjects proposed are shown below, together with subjects
covered by papers already received.
  Microprocessor systems
  Distributed systems
  Forth engines
  Project management
  Team programming
  Embedded systems
  Development techniques
  Object Oriented Programming
  

Technical developments from Eastern Europe such as the new
NVX-5000 Forth engine will be included. The German FRP1600
processor will also be demonstrated. This processor is now
available commercially.

Conference delegates are welcome and encouraged to give papers
on subjects related to the conference topics.  Suggestions for
any topic not listed will be gladly considered. Papers should be
about 20-25 minutes long but time for questions should be
allowed in this.

Abstracts should be submitted as soon as possible for acceptance
by the committee.  Camera ready copy is required by 6 October
1992, so theat delegates can receive the papers at the conference.
Late papers may be accepted at the discretion of the committee.


Proceedings 

These will be published by December 1992, and will be available
from the Conference Organiser, and other sources of Forth
literature.


Exhibitions and Demonstrations

The conference includes an exhibition and demonstration session
at which systems discussed during the other sessions will be on
show, alongside commercial products including Forth engines.


Location and accommodation

EuroForth'92 is being held in a pleasant country hotel between
Southampton and Winchester.  The Potters Heron is a thatched
inn, extended to include Conference facilities and modern rooms. 
It is within easy reach of the historic cathedral cities of
Winchester and Salisbury, the New Forest and the South Coast.


Travel

The Conference Centre has excellent connections to the London
airports of Heathrow and Gatwick, a direct rail service to London
(1hr 10min), as well as a ferry service to France.

Eastleigh Airport is 10 miles from the Conference Centre.  
Although a small local airport, Eastleigh has a regular service to
Amsterdam which provides a link to international flights.  It also
has a daily service to Paris.

Transport from railway stations and Eastleigh airport to the
conference centre can be arranged.


Fees

With the recent effective devaluation of the pound, the
conference is now about 10% cheaper today than it was two weeks
ago! The pound sterling price will not be affected by currency
changes.

Resident delegate. . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Student delegate (resident). . . . . . . .195
Delegates from Eastern Europe (resident) .195
(including conference fee, hotel accommodation, and all meals)

Non-resident delegate. . . . . . . . . . .150
(includes conference fee, lunch on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Resident visitor . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
(including shared accommodation, all meals except lunch on
Friday and Saturday)

At today's rate (Monday 28 Sept), the resident delegate fee of
UK pounds 280 represents DM708 or US$478. The exchange rate
indications are that the actual conference cost will be marginally
lower than this!


Registration

For further information please contact:
  The Conference Organiser, EuroForth'92
  c\o Microprocessor Engineering Limited
  133 Hill Lane
  Southampton SO1 5AF
  England

  Tel: +44 703 631441
  Fax: +44 703 339691
  net: mpe@cix.compulink.co.uk