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   Since there seems to be a fair number of people in this newsgroup
   who think Ada needs to be upgraded to better support object-oriented
   programming, the following article may prove to be of interest: 


> From rh@MBUNIX.MITRE.ORG (Rich Hilliard):
  
  		       Call for Position Papers
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     Informal Workshop on Ada Support for Object-Oriented Programming
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  			September 11-13, 1989
  
  		   Hosted by The MITRE Corporation
  
  
  Program Committee:   	Christine Braun, CONTEL Technology Center
  			Richard F. Hilliard II, The MITRE Corporation
  			Steven D. Litvintchouk, The MITRE Corporation
  			Robert F. Mathis, CONTEL Technology Center
  
  
  The process is now under way to define requirements for Ada 9X, the
  projected revision to the Ada language standard.  This workshop will
  focus specifically on whether, and to what extent, Ada 9X should offer
  improved support for object-oriented programming and related
  development methodologies.
  
  
  Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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  1.  Object-oriented development paradigms, programming styles, and
  related life cycle issues:
  
  	* Abstract and concrete classes
  	* Inheritance
  	* Delegation
  	* Polymorphism
  	* Dynamic binding
  	* Object-oriented concurrency
  	* Persistent objects
  	* Analysis, design, verification and validation
  	* Support tools and environments
  
  
  2.  Support for object-oriented programming to be provided by Ada 9X
  language features:
  
  	* Types and subtypes
  	* Packages
  	* Bodies and subunits
  	* Tasking
  	* Generics
  	* Program library
  	* New Ada 9X language features not currently in Ada
   	* Related compilation and runtime issues
  
  
  The workshop will consist of 3 days of analysis of position papers,
  and followup discussions.  The workshop will be held at:
  
  	The Ramada Inn
  	15 Middlesex Canal Park Road
  	Woburn, MA  01801
  	617-935-8760
  
  (Arrangements at the Ramada can be made for a special workshop rate of
  $72/night which includes taxes, gratuities and full American
  breakfast.  When making reservations, mention that this is a MITRE
  hosted function.)
  
  The workshop will be limited to 25 participants.  Prospective
  participants should submit a position paper of no more than 3000 words
  to:
  
  	Richard F. Hilliard II
  	The MITRE Corporation
  	Mail Stop A156
  	Burlington Road
  	Bedford, MA  01730
  
          rh@mbunix.mitre.org
          ...{att,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,philabs,utzoo}!linus!rh
  
  
  If possible, actual programming examples should be included as part of
  the position paper.  Electronic mail submission of position papers is
  preferred.  Because of limited accommodation, it is preferred that
  only the principal author of a selected position paper attend the
  workshop.  For co-authored papers the principal author should
  therefore be designated.  A collection of selected position papers
  will be prepared.  The results of the workshop will be reported at a
  future SIGAda meeting.  Participants are encouraged to publish
  expanded versions of their position papers elsewhere.
  
  There will be a workshop fee of $150 per participant, to cover expenses.
  
  
  Important Dates:  July 21, 1989:		Position papers due.
  		  August 15, 1989:      	Notification of acceptance
  						and distribution of position
  						papers.
  		  September 11-13, 1989:	Workshop