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Subject: November 11th meeting of D.C. SIGAda
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The November meeting of DCSIGAda will be held on Wednesday, November, 11th
             NOTE THIS IS 1 WEEK EARLIER THAN USUAL!

Details are as follows:

Refreshments:  7:00 pm
Meeting:       7:30 pm
Location:      McLean Hilton
               7920 Jones Branch Road

Topic:         Ensuring Ada's Success in the 1990's

Speaker:       Ralph Crafts, President
               Ada Software Alliance

Ralph Crafts is an internationally known and respected authority
on Ada-related competitive issues.  He brings a unique
perspective to the competitive Ada Marketplace.  He has been
active in the Ada community for more than 11 years, and "wears a
number of hats" in the Ada marketplace.

Ralph is the President of the Ada Software Alliance (ASA), a non-
profit organization formed in 1989 to promote the use of Ada in
both the government and commercial markets.  He works with
members of congress and their staffs to ensure continued support
and funding for government software initiatives.  In addition to
his ASA role, he also heads up his own company, Software
Strategies and Tactics, Inc. (SS&T), which he founded in 1986.
SS&T provides Ada-related consulting services to the
international software community.  He is the editor and publisher
of Ada Strategies, an international monthly newsletter that
focuses on Ada management issues, trends, case histories, and
usage in both government and commercial applications.

His talk at the November DC SIGAda meeting outlines the actions
needed to ensure the Ada language flourishes.  He will address
the following questions:

  Should the emphasis be on commercial or government markets?

  Would acquisitions or mergers benefit the Ada Industry?

  Should the Ada language be renamed?

This talk promises to be interesting and informative, and it is
sure to generate lively interaction with the audience.