[SCC_Active_Members] Fyi: Fortran@50 session at SC07 Conference

[Gio Wiederhold]

Paul,
  Thank for letting me know.  I will try to attend.
I added the A format to Fortran in 1958. Was working on an ARPA Solid Rocket
fuel-analysis contract at IBM/SBC, and the Hollerith-field only FORTRAN IO
of that day was inadequate for labeling our outputs.
  I was planning to present a brief note about that in Europe in eraly
November, but have canceled that trip - too much overhead.
  Gio
(also to busy to get to SCC meetings --- )



On 7/13/07, Paul McJones <paul at mcjones.org> wrote:
>
> This seems like a fitting venue.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Fwd: Fifty Years of Fortran
> Date:   Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:25:35 +0100
> From:   Peter Crouch <pccrouch at bcs.org.uk>
> Reply-To:       pccrouch at bcs.org.uk
> To:     FSG Committee List <fortrancom at lists.bcs.org.uk>
>
>
>
> Hello to you all,
>
> Please see the message below from one of the organisers of the SC07
> Conference.  It seems that my idea for a "Birds of a Feather" session to
> highlight 50 years of Fortran will be replaced by a session in the
> official programme.  I am very pleased to see that taking place, I only
> wish it had happened before I contacted a number of people to contribute
> to the possible BoF session.
>
> I don't recognise the names of any of the people mentioned in Harvey
> Wasserman's message and I have reservations about putting myself forward
> to speak about the "Future of Fortran" as well as wishing that there was
> a talk celebrating the work of John Backus as part of the programme.
>
> I have BCCed a number of my contacts in the western hemisphere onto this
> message and I would welcome comments from both sides of the Atlantic
> before I reply to Harvey.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Peter Crouch
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Fifty Years of Fortran
> Date:   Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:56:57 -0700
> From:   Harvey Wasserman <HJWasserman at lbl.gov>
> To:     pccrouch at bcs.org.uk
> CC:     Nancy Wilkins-Diehr <wilkinsn at sdsc.edu>, Jose Moreira
> <jmoreira at us.ibm.com>
>
>
>
> Dear Peter,
>
> Nancy Wilkins-Diehr forwarded to me your inquiries regarding the
> Fortran Golden Jubilee year
> and I'm happy to say that we are planning a Fortran at 50 session at SC07.
>
> We've scheduled it for Thursday, November 15, from 10:30 AM to 12:00
> PM.  It will
> take the form of a panel session and we'd like to ask you to
> speak as part of it.  It will NOT be a "Birds of a Feather" session.
>
> Although the complete lineup is still rather tentative we are
> envisioning the following.
> Fran Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita, has offered to be Master of
> Ceremonies, about which,
> we're very happy.
>
> Tentative Outline:
> 1. Introducing Fran Allen (José Moreira, SC07 Panels Chair) 5 minutes
> 2. Fran Allen talk 15 minutes
> 3. Compiler viewpoint 15 minutes
> 4. Application / user viewpoint 15 minutes
> 5. Architectural impacts of Fortran: 15 minutes
> 6. Future of Fortran 15 minutes
> 7. Questions from audience: 10 minutes
>
> Total: 90 minutes.
>
> José Moreira of IBM is lining up the speakers and has several in mind
> for items 3-5 so we're
> wondering if you would be willing to do the "Future of Fortran" segment.
>
> SC07 will be held November 10-16, 2007, in Reno, NV.
>
> Will you please let me know how all of this sounds to you?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Harvey Wasserman
> NERSC/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
> SC07 Technical Program Chair
> http:/sc07.supercomputing.org
>
>
>
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Gio Wiederhold
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