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9th Annual Tcl/Tk Conference

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September 16-20, 2002
Vanco uver , BC, Canada

Important Information
Abstracts and proposals due April 30, 2002
Notification to authors May 27, 2002
Author materials due August 20, 2002
Conference starts September 16, 2002
Email Contact tcl2002@tcl.tk

We are pleased to bring you the 9th Annual Tcl/Tk conference (Tcl'2002), sponsored by ActiveState . This conference is a forum to:

  • bring together Tcl/Tk researchers and practitioners
  • publish and present current work involving Tcl/Tk
  • learn about the latest developments in Tcl/Tk
  • plan for future Tcl/Tk related developments

The conference covers a full week, with 2 days of Tutorial Sessions and 3 days of Technical Sessions. The Technical Sessions include:

  • State of Tcl
  • Conference Papers
  • Tcl Core Team Open Discussion (in planning)
  • Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
  • Works-in-Progress Lightning Talks
  • Conference Luncheon, sponsored by Netcetera
  • Conference Dinner

Tutorial Schedule

Monday, September 16th
08:00 - 09:00 Conference Registration (mezzanine floor of the Hotel Georgia)
09:00 - 12:30

Monday Morning Tutorial Sessions begin
(multiple sessions in parallel, includes 1 snack break)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (on your own)
13:00 - 14:00 Conference Registration (mezzanine floor of the Hotel Georgia)
14:00 - 17:30

Monday Afternoon Tutorial Sessions
(includes 1 snack break)

Tuesday, September 17th
08:00 - 09:00 Conference Registration (mezzanine floor of the Hotel Georgia)
09:00 - 12:30

Tuesday Morning Tutorial Sessions begin
(multiple sessions in parallel, includes 1 snack break)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (on your own)
13:00 - 14:00 Conference Registration (mezzanine floor of the Hotel Georgia)
14:00 - 17:30

Tuesday Afternoon Tutorial Sessions begin
(includes 1 snack break)

17:00 - 19:00 Conference Registration (mezzanine floor of the Hotel Georgia)
20:00 - 22:00 Reception @ ActiveState ( Contact Info and Map ).
Hors d'oeuvres and Libations!
580 Granville St, just 2 blocks (1 south and 1 east) of the conference hotel .

Technical Sessions Schedule

The following schedule is preliminary, and subject to change

Wednesday, September 18th, Regal Ballroom
08:00 - 09:00 Conference Registration (mezzanine floor of the Hotel Georgia) and breakfast
09:00 - 09:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jeff Hobbs, ActiveState Corporation, General Chair
Kevin Kenny, GE Global Research Center, Program Co-Chair
Gerald Lester, Aspen Technology, Program Co-Chair
09:20 - 10:30

Experience: Tcl in the Real World

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30

Tcl/Tk in Distributed Systems Automation

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (on your own)
14:00 - 15:30 State of Tcl
Tcl Retrospective
Tcl 8.4.0 Review
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30

Tcl/Tk Extensions and Deployment

17:30 - 18:30 Break
18:30 - 20:30 Conference Dinner, York Room
ActiveState ActiveAwards Presentation
20:30 - 23:00 Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs), Regal Ballroom and Kent Room
Send mail to tcl2002@tcl.tk to register a BoF

Thursday, September 19th, Regal Ballroom
08:30 - 09:00 Breakfast, sponsored by Noumena
09:00 - 10:30

Tcl/Tk in Electronic Publishing

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Works-in-Progress (WiPs) Sessions
This session is for attendees to discuss things that they are developing in, for, and around Tcl/Tk. 5 minute time slots are available (may change based on interest). Send mail to tcl2002@tcl.tk to preregister a WiP
12:00 - 13:30 Conference Lunch, sponsored by Netcetera
Hotel Georgia Bar & Grill
13:30 - 15:00

Tcl on Small Machines

15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 19:00 Poster Sessions
15:30 - 17:00 Applications Show & Tell
This session allows attendees to demonstrate any application they desire (free or commercial) for everyone else. 10 minute time slots are available (may change based on interest). Send mail to tcl2002@tcl.tk to preregister an application for this session
20:00 - 23:00 Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs), Regal Ballroom and Kent Room
Send mail to tcl2002@tcl.tk to preregister a BoF

Friday, September 20th, Regal Ballroom
08:30 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30

Advancing the Tcl Core

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00

Tcl/Tk Use Cases

12:00 - 13:00 Closing Remarks, Town Hall, ...

Conference Committee

Jeffrey Hobbs   ActiveState CorpGeneral Chair
Gerald Lester   Program Co-chair
Kevin Kenny   GE Global Research CenterProgram Co-chair
Andreas Kupries   ActiveState Corp
Andrej Vckovski   NetCetera
Clif Flynt   Noumena Corp
Ken Jones   Avia Training
Larry Virden   Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Mac Cody   Raytheon Company
Mark Roseman   Sonexis, Inc.
Steve Landers   Digital Smarties

Contact Information

tcl2002@tcl.tk