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Send proposals to: agenda2...@rexxla.org by 15th March 2009

The Rexx Language Association invites you to participate in the 2009
International Rexx Symposium. This four-day technical conference will address
topics related to the Rexx family of programming languages: Classic Rexx,
NetRexx, and Open Object Rexx. Your knowledge and experience will be welcome,
and may take the form of a presentation or a formal paper.

The International Rexx Symposium is the only technical conference dedicated to
the Rexx family of programming languages, drawing speakers and attendees from
around the world.

The technical program will feature topics addressing Rexx solutions to business
problems, application development challenges, Rexx language enhancements and
extensions, novel Rexx programming ideas, and the design and implementation of
Rexx interpreters and compilers.

The full range of Rexx platforms and environments will be represented, from the
mainframe to the desktop to the PDA/phone, and from legacy operating systems to
Linux to Java.

Proposals for Symposium presentations and papers are hereby solicited!

Presentations and papers in the following topic areas are of particular
interest:
* Novel, clever, or interesting problem solutions using ooRexx or Classic Rexx
* Rexx interfaces to Open Source products such as Java, OpenOffice, Linux, etc.
* Rexx interfaces to proprietary environments such as OLE/ActiveX/WSH, SOM/WPS,
etc.
* Cross-platform integration/automation
* Mainframe, large-scale, or mission-critical Rexx applications
* ANSI Standard-compliant extensions to Rexx interpreters
* Deploying Rexx applications on unusual or diverse platforms
* Multi- and cross-platform applications
* Rapid prototyping in Rexx
* Designing Rexx applications for performance and portability
* Procedural and O-O Rexx interpreters, compilers, and libraries
* Using Rexx with other technologies such as telephony and wireless
* Re-hosting legacy Rexx applications
* Products that use Rexx as a scripting or macro language
* Status of current Rexx language processor implementations

Attendees will range from those who are relatively new to Rexx to authors of
Rexx language processors and texts. Presentations are requested at all audience
levels.

The Sunday before the Symposium (17 May 2009) will be dedicated to informal
tutorials, followed by a social reception. Proposals for the two- to four-hour
tutorial presentations are also solicited.

Session Proposals:

Session proposals should include the following:
* presenter's name and email address
* session title (fewer than 10 words)
* session abstract (fewer than 100 words)
* presentation type (introductory, tutorial, practitioner, advanced)
* author/presenter's biographical note (fewer than 100 words)
* special scheduling/duration or audio/visual/connectivity requirements

For an example, see the Sample Session Proposal at
http://www.rexxla.org/events/2008/sample_proposal.html

Sessions are one hour long, but alternative durations can be accommodated on
request. Speakers should allow ample time for questions and demonstrations.

Presentation and formal paper proposals must be submitted by email to
agenda2...@rexxla.org and received by 15th March 2009 to be considered.
Submittors will be notified of acceptance by 31st March 2009 via email.

In order to be included in The Proceedings of the Rexx Symposium for Developers
and Users(ISSN 1534-8954), a publication-ready version of the presentation or
paper (preferably in PDF) must be received by 26th April 2009.

Thanks To:

The 2009 Rexx Symposium is sponsored by the Rexx Language Association, a
non-profit member organization incorporated in North Carolina, with the generous
support of Safe Data USA, Inc., IBM, Aresti Systems, LLC., and many loyal
volunteers and benefactors. The 2009 Rexx Symposium Committee members are Rony
Flatscher, Gil Barmwater,  Mark Hessling, René Jansen, David Ashley and Jon
Wolfers.

Further Details:

This Call, the Registration Form, travel/lodging/venue information, and much
more are available at: http://www.rexxla.org

For questions about the Symposium agenda, presentations, publications, or
speaking, email agenda2...@rexxla.org

For questions about Symposium registration, email VicePresid...@rexxla.org

For any other questions about the Symposium, email symposium2...@rexxla.org