<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>*********</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">FINAL </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">CALL</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">FOR</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> TALK PROPOSALS</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">DSLDI</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 2017</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Fifth Workshop on</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Domain-Specific Language Design and Implementation</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">October 22, 2017</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Vancouver, Canada</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Co-located with SPLASH</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://2017.splashcon.org/track/dsldi-2017" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://2017.splashcon.org/trac<wbr>k/<span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il">dsldi</span>-2017</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://twitter.com/wsdsldi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://twitter.com/wsdsldi</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>******************************</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><wbr>*********</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">**Deadline </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">for</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> talk proposals extended to Friday, 11 August 2017**</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Well-designed and implemented domain-specific languages (DSLs) can</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">achieve both usability and performance benefits over general-purpose</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">programming languages. By raising the level of abstraction and</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">exploiting domain knowledge, DSLs can make programming more</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">accessible, increase programmer productivity, and support</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">domain-specific optimizations.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">## Workshop Goal</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Domain-Specific Language Design and Implementation (</span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">DSLDI</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">) is a</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">workshop intended to bring together researchers and practitioners</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">interested in discussing how DSLs should be designed, implemented,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">supported by tools, and applied in realistic contexts. The focus of</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">the workshop is on all aspects of this process, from soliciting domain</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">knowledge from experts, through the design and implementation of the</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">language, to evaluating whether and how a DSL is successful. More</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">generally, we are interested in continuing to build a community that</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">can drive forward the development of modern DSLs.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">## Workshop Format</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">DSLDI</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> is a single-day workshop and will consist of an invited speaker</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">followed by moderated audience discussions structured around a series</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">of short talks. The role of the talks is to facilitate interesting and</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">substantive discussion. Therefore, we welcome and encourage talks that</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">express strong opinions, describe open problems, propose new research</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">directions, and report on early research in progress.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Proposed talks should be on topics within </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">DSLDI</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">’s area of interest,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">which include but are not limited to:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * solicitation and representation of domain knowledge</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * DSL design principles and processes</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * DSL implementation techniques and language workbenches</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * domain-specific optimizations</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * human factors of DSLs</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * tool support </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">for</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> DSL users</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * community and educational support </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">for</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> DSL users</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * applications of DSLs to existing and emerging domains</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * studies of usability, performance, or other benefits of DSLs</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">  * experience reports of DSLs deployed in practice</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">## </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">Call</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">for</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Talk Proposals</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">We solicit talk proposals in the form of short abstracts (max. 2</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">pages). A good talk proposal describes an interesting position, open</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">problem, demonstration, or early achievement. The submissions will be</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">reviewed on relevance and clarity, and used to plan the mostly</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">interactive sessions of the workshop day. Publication of accepted</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">abstracts and slides on the website is voluntary.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">* Deadline </span><span class="gmail-m_9121396847434772375gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">for</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> talk proposals: August 11th, 2017</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">* Notification: September 11th, 2017</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">* Workshop: October 22nd, 2017</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">* Submission website: </span><a href="https://dsldi17.hotcrp.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://dsldi17.<wbr>hotcrp.com/</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">## Workshop Organization</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Co-chairs:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">* Lindsey Kuper (</span><a href="mailto:lindsey@composition.al" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">lindsey@composition.al</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">), Intel Labs</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">* Eric Walkingshaw (</span><a href="mailto:eric.walkingshaw@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">eric.walkingshaw@oregonstate.<wbr>edu</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">), Oregon State University</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Follow us on Twitter at </span><a href="https://twitter.co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