[Haskell-cafe] LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals

Fri Jan 11 15:51:37 UTC 2019

This might be a good time to reflect on the kind of community we'd like to
build and maintain here.  I understand there's a lot of history behind
LambdaConf and questionable decisions about past speakers, but we can still
express opinions in a respectful way.

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 7:07 AM William Fearon <william.fearon at mail.com>
wrote:

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> Dr Fearon
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2019 at 3:06 PM
> *From:* "John A. De Goes" <john at degoes.net>
> *To:* Haskell-cafe at haskell.org
> *Subject:* [Haskell-cafe] LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals
>
> Dear Haskell Enthusiasts:
>
> The LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals is open, and we warmly welcome
> Haskell proposals on topics of interest to aspiring and practicing
> functional programmers. Historically, Haskell content accounts for more
> than 50% of content across all 5-8 tracks of the event.
>
> Last year’s speakers included Michael Snoyberg, Dana Scott, Jeremy Siek,
> and many others from both industry and academia.
>
> To submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019, please visit the following
> website:
>
> https://www.papercall.io/lambdaconf-2019
>
> Travel assistance is available, including lodging.
>
> ## INTRODUCTION
>
> LambdaConf is the largest interdisciplinary functional programming
> conference in the Mountain West, and one of the largest and most respected
> functional programming conferences in the world.
>
> The conference takes place June 5rd - 7th, in Boulder, Colorado, at the
> University of Colorado Boulder, and is surrounded by commercial training
> opportunities. If you are an educator, a researcher, a speaker, a speaker
> coach, or someone aspiring to one of the preceding, then we warmly welcome
> you to submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019. No prior experience is
> necessary for most proposals, and we welcome beginner-level content.
>
> The Call for Proposals closes at the end of January 2019. We recommend
> submitting as early as you can to ensure sufficient time for editing.
> LambdaConf attracts everyone from the FP-curious to researchers advancing
> state-of-the-art; hobbyists, professionals, academics and students.
> Material at all levels, including beginner content and very advanced
> content, will find an audience at LambdaConf.
>
> Historically, LambdaConf has enjoyed a large selection of sessions on
> statically-typed functional programming, and a smaller selection of
> sessions on dynamically-typed functional programming. Some sessions are not
> tied to specific programming languages, but rather cover topics in abstract
> algebra, category theory, type theory, programming language theory,
> functional architecture, and so on, either generically or in a way that
> applies across many programming languages.
>
> ## TOPICS
>
> LambdaConf looks for sessions in the following areas:
>
> - LANGUAGES. Proposals that overview or dive into specific features of
> functional, math, or logic programming languages (both new and existing),
> with the goal of exposing developers to new ideas or helping them master
> features of languages they already know. LIBRARIES. Proposals that discuss
> libraries that leverage functional or logic programming to help programmers
> solve real-world problems.
> - CONCEPTS. Proposals that discuss functional programming idioms,
> patterns, or abstractions; or concepts from mathematics, logic, and
> computer science, all directed at helping developers write software that’s
> easier to test, easier to reason about, and easier to change safely.
> - APPLICATIONS. Proposals that discuss how functional programming can help
> with specific aspects of modern software development, including
> scalability, distributed systems, concurrency, data processing, security,
> performance, correctness, user-interfaces, machine learning, and big data.
> - USE CASES. Proposals that discuss how functional programming enabled a
> project or team to thrive, or deliver more business value than possible
> with other approaches.
> - CHERRY PICKING. Proposals that show how techniques and approaches from
> functional programming can be adapted and incorporated into mainstream
> development languages and practices, to the benefit of developers using
> them.
> - CAUTIONARY TALES. Proposals that call attention to difficulties of
> functional programming (both as a cautionary tale but also to raise
> awareness), especially such proposals that suggest alternatives or a path
> forward.
> - EFFICACY. Proposals that present data, measurements, or analysis that
> suggests different techniques, paradigms, languages, libraries, concepts,
> or approaches have different efficacies for given specified metrics, which
> provide actionable takeaways to practicing functional and logic programmers.
> - OFF-TOPIC. Proposals that have appeal to a mainstream developer audience
> (the number of off-topic proposals we accept is small, but we do accept
> some, especially for keynotes).
>
> ## SESSION TYPES
>
> LambdaConf accepts proposals for the following types of sessions:
>
> - LEAP WORKSHOPS (6h). Leap Workshops are approximately 6 hours in length.
> They are in-depth, hands-on workshops designed to teach mainstream
> functional programming topics in enough detail, attendees can immediately
> apply what they learn in their jobs. We require that speakers follow our
> recommended format for Leap Workshops, although we allow exceptions for
> experienced teachers.
> - HOP WORKSHOPS (2h). Hop Workshops are 2 hours in length. Like Leap
> Workshops, these workshops are in-depth and hands-on, but they cover
> reduced content and may be specialized to topics that may not have
> mainstream appeal. We require that speakers follow our recommended format
> for Hop Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers.
> - DE NOVO SESSIONS (50m). De Novo Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These
> sessions are designed to present original work from industry and academia.
> While the requirements for proposals are more rigorous, there is less
> competition for De Novo slots.
> - EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS (50m). Educational Sessions are 50 minutes in
> length. These sessions are designed to clearly and concisely teach one
> useful concept, skill, aspect, library, or language to attendees.
> - KEYNOTES (40m). Keynotes are 40 minutes in length, and are presented
> before all attendees (there are no other sessions concurrent with
> keynotes). Keynotes are designed to offer thought-provoking, opinionated,
> and insightful commentary on topics of interest to the community.
>
> If you are accepted for a specific type of proposal (e.g. Educational), we
> cannot guarantee that you will get a slot of this type. Based on scheduling
> requirements, feedback from the committee, or feedback from your speaker
> coach, we may require you to change the format of your session.
>
> Regards,
> --
> John A. De Goes
> john at degoes.net
> Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes
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