[Haskell-cafe] LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals

Fri Jan 11 16:36:44 UTC 2019

Actually it's belittling: merely a nosegay, not a full bouquet. (Or to
switch idioms, appetizer instead of a meal.)

But yes, this Fearon person has been rather actively trolling the channel
of late; I have him filtered as a result.

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 11:21 AM Jeremiah Peschka <jeremiah at legit.biz>
wrote:

> Two things.
>
> 1. This William Fearon account has some history of trolling various
> conferences, mailing lists, and academics and should probably be removed
> (see
> https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Dr-William-Fearon-and-why-does-he-keep-emailing-me-grandiose-claims-about-his-position-in-academia
> )
>
> 2. At the risk of going off topic, nosegay is not a homophobic word and
> refers to a bunch of sweet smelling flowers. Admittedly, the sentence makes
> zero sense in this context, but there you have it.
>
> Jeremiah Peschka
> On Jan 11, 2019, 08:11 -0800, John A. De Goes <john at degoes.net>, wrote:
>
>
> Indeed. While we can all respectfully disagree about whether or not
> conferences should ban speakers based on their political views, I think we
> can all agree that homophobic trolling has no place in Haskell Cafe, nor
> any other professional community.
>
> I’m reminded of this:
>
>    https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2016-September/024995.html
>
> Let’s keep things supportive, friendly, and respectful.
>
> Regards,
> --
> John A. De Goes
> john at degoes.net
> Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2019, at 8:51 AM, Chris Smith <cdsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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:
>
>>
>> Johnny Dollar I'm way above your nosegay event. Yay, Yag, Yag.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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