> Another thought might be to have SigAda stop spending money on a =
conference
> devoted solely to Ada. It's like preaching to the choir. Maybe, =
in light of
> this policy, it would be better to increase Ada's visibility in =
the
> commercial market by sponsoring more booths and perhaps even =
sponsoring
> authors at other conferences.
We've had booths at other conferences over 3 years now. (I can't =
remember when Mike Feldman started exhibiting at SIGCSE/ACM Computing =
Week.) This year=20
we've been to 9 conferences, including Object World East & West, ACM =
Computing=20
Week, SEI Software Engineering Symposium & SEPG, FCRC, Object Expo, Fed=20
OOTs, OOPSLA. Huntsville SIGAda also had a booth at a local IEEE =
conference=20
for 2 years in a row. And, we've either had a table-top exhibit at or =
sent CD-ROMS=20
to attendees of the Small College Computer Conferences.
Just about every year, I've asked for suggestions of other conferences =
that we can
exhibit at. I got 2 this year and we exhibited at both. In January, =
we'll exhibit at=20
conference, Lab Automation '97, that has a very different focus from =
those that=20
we've attended in the past (i.e., medical lab equipment). Let me know =
if you have
suggestions?
Between SIGAda's budget (sustained by TRI-Ada) and ACM support, we've =
had=20
sufficient funds for a few more conferences. Our biggest constraint is =
labor. I have=20
had a hard time getting volunteers to staff the booth. =20
If you're on this mail list, you probably meet the 2 requirements =
necessary to staff=20
the booth: (1) the ability to talk about Ada's technical strength's; (2) =
the desire to see=20
Ada used. For next year our preliminary exhibit schedule is:
Jan 18-22 San Diego Lab Tech '97
Feb 28- Mar 1 ? ACM Computing Week/SAC '97
Mar 3-7 Boston Object World East '97
Jun 2-5 New York Object Expo, NY '97
Jul 22-25 San Francisco Object World West '97
You don't have to be at the conference every day to help. Volunteering =
always gets
you into the exhibits and some special events. Some shows also allow =
exhibitors
to sit in on a few sessions.
Let me know if you know other shows that would be good to exhibit at, =
and tell me when you can volunteer.
Take Care,
Ed Colbert
SIGAda Ada Awareness Manager/Booth Coordinator
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