October 9-13, 2006
Holiday Inn Select
Naperville, Illinois USA
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Important Information
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Abstracts and proposals due |
June 30, 2006 |
Notification to authors |
July 31, 2006 |
Author materials due |
September 30, 2006 |
Tutorials start |
October 9, 2006 |
Conference starts |
October 11, 2006 |
Email Contact |
tcl2006@tcl.tk |
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We are pleased to announce the 13th Annual Tcl/Tk conference (Tcl'2006),
sponsored by Noumena Corporation ,
Digital Smarties ,
Eolas Technologies and
ActiveState .
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
- Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
- Works-in-Progress Lightning Talks
- Daily casual breakfasts
- Conference Luncheons
- Conference Dinner
Monday |
08:00 - 12:00 |
Conference Registration |
09:00 - 12:30 |
Monday Tutorial Sessions begin (includes 1 snack break)
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Free Lunch (In Hotel) |
13:30 - 17:00 |
Conference Registration |
14:00 - 17:30 |
Monday Afternoon Tutorial Sessions
(includes 1 snack break)
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Tuesday |
08:00 - 12:00 |
Conference Registration |
09:00 - 12:30 |
Tuesday Morning Tutorial Sessions begin
(includes 1 snack break)
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Free Lunch (in hotel) |
13:30 - 17:00 |
Conference Registration |
14:00 - 17:30 |
Tuesday Afternoon Tutorial Sessions begin
(includes 1 snack break)
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17:00 - 19:00 |
Conference Registration |
20:00 - 22:00 |
Mingle and Meet in hotel lobby area
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The following schedule is preliminary, and subject to change
Wednesday |
08:00 - 12:00 |
Conference Registration and breakfast |
09:00 - 09:20 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
09:20 - 10:30 |
Keynote Address
- SQLite and Tcl
D. Richard Hipp
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
11:00 - 12:30 |
Papers
- (Active) State of Tcl
Jeff Hobbs
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Conference Lunch
in Hotel |
14:00 - 17:00 |
Conference Registration |
14:00 - 15:30 |
Language Techniques
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Break |
16:00 - 17:30 |
New Widgets
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17:30 - 18:30 |
Break |
18:30 - 20:30 |
Dinner (on your own) |
20:30 - 23:00 |
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)
- Send mail to [Mailto $::2006::email] to preregister a BoF
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Thursday |
08:30 - 09:00 |
Breakfast |
09:00 - 10:10 |
Invited Talk
- Tcl as a Way of Life
Richard Suchenwirth
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10:10 - 10:30 |
Break |
10:30 - 12:20 |
New Extensions
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12:20 - 14:00 |
Lunch - On your own |
14:00 - 15:30 |
Tcl Internals
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Break |
16:00 - 16:30 |
Invited Talk
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16:30 - 17:30 |
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 tcl2006@tcl.tk to preregister a WiP
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18:30 - 20:30 |
Conference Dinner
- ActiveState ActiveAwards Presentation
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20:30 - 21:30 |
Informal Demo Time
- A chance to show off something you've been working on.
Bring your own laptop.
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21:30 - 23:00 |
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)
- Send mail to [Mailto $::2006::email] to preregister a BoF
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Friday |
08:30 - 09:00 |
Breakfast |
09:00 - 10:30 |
Applications
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Wrap Up, Town Hall, etc.
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Conference Committee
Cyndy Lilagan |
Eolas Technologies | Facilities Coordination |
Clif Flynt |
Noumena Corp | General Chair |
Steve Redler IV |
SR Technology | Program Chair |
Steve Landers |
Digital Smarties | Program Co-chair |
Kevin Kenny |
GE Global Research Center | |
Jeffrey Hobbs |
ActiveState Corp | |
Andreas Kupries |
ActiveState Corp | |
Ron Fox |
NSCL Michigan State University | |
Donal Fellows |
University of Manchester | |
Larry Virden |
Tcl FAQ Maintainer | |
Mike Doyle |
Eolas Technologies | |
Gerald Lester |
HMS Software | |
Contact Information
tcl2006@tcl.tk
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