APL86 — ‘APL in Action’

Transcribed from the printed issue; not yet reviewed. Read it in the PDF of the issue, page 17

7–11 July 1986

Manchester, England

Our plans for next year’s conference are progressing well. We were able to get a team to APL85 in Seattle to promote the event with the assistance of British Airways — the official carriers for APL86. The response from the Seattle delegates was excellent and we look forward to welcoming many of them to England next year.

The theme of APL86 is APL in Action — emphasising the use of APL for a wide variety of applications with live presentations in support of the contributed papers wherever possible.

A comprehensive exhibition of APL hardware, software and literature will be on show throughout the conference. Product forum sessions will allow exhibitors to give public demonstrations of their products.

No international conference would be complete without a full social programme for delegates and accompanying persons. The North West area of England, around Manchester, has much to offer, including the lake district and peak district national parks and North Wales. In Manchester itself there is a wide variety of entertainment and good restaurants.

For overseas visitors, British Airways is developing a ‘See England’ package for those wishing to spend some vacation time before or after the conference. A fly-drive travel option can give you several days of touring around the country parks, stately homes, famous cities and picturesque villages that make England so attractive to visitors.

In forthcoming issues of VECTOR we will be publishing a draft conference programme based on the abstracts which are now arriving. We will also be giving more details of travel and vacation arrangements that you might want to take advantage of in order to make the most of APL86.

If you do not receive VECTOR regularly you can ensure that you are kept up-to-date by getting on to the APL86 mailing list. Also, if you are interested in being an exhibitor at the conference you should contact:

BISL Conference Department (APL86)\ British Computer Society,\ 13 Mansfield Street,\ London W1M 0BP,\ England.