International APL News

Transcribed from the printed issue; not yet reviewed. Read it in the PDF of the issue, page 15

This section of VECTOR is open to any APL society from outside the U.K. With the substantial, and growing, number of VECTOR subscribers from overseas, this column hopes to provide an effective way to keep APL users in touch with each other internationally.

We are very keen to hear of activities, conferences and publications sponsored by APL societies around the world. Unfortunately we seem to get most material too late for inclusion in the relevant issue of VECTOR. If any of our readers are involved in organising events, or simply attend as delegates, we would be pleased to publish reports and to give advance notice in the quick-reference diary.

Swiss APL User Group¶

We have received with interest the latest copy of "APL-Notizen" — the bulletin of the Swiss APL User Group. Clearly the Swiss readership is expected to exhibit considerably greater linguistic skills than our own, as the newsletter switches effortlessly between German, French, English and of course APL. Apart from their editorial and announcements of meetings, the bulletin includes a technical article on the role of the "exclusive or" (with particular reference to list pointers) together with product news, book and article reviews, algorithms, quotations and cartoons. Anybody interested should contact the Group's president, Dr. Metzger, at the changed address:

Swiss APL User Group,\ Dr. J.L. Metzger, President,\ [address omitted]\ Switzerland.\ Telephone: [telephone number omitted]