SIGAPL is international
Vector 8:1, page 7
Transcribed from the printed issue; not yet reviewed. Read it in the PDF of the issue, page 7
The final sentence on page 37 of Vector Vol.7 No.4 contains a couple of inaccuracies which I would like to correct.
Having been part of the ACM SIGAPL Executive Board for almost 4 years now, I can say most emphatically that we consider ourselves to be an international group rather than an American one. We welcome participation from all nations and direct our activities so that the benefits of SIGAPL membership are as widely accessible as they possibly can be.
On the subject of ASL/STATGRAPHICS ‘competition’ - I can say that when the Board informally considered the possibility of contributing to ASL funding, although this was one of the factors which influenced our decision, it was not the only one.
Dick Bowman