STIC Man

2008 has started as successful for Smalltalk as 2007 ended. In December the conference Smalltalks -2007 in Argentina had almost 300 participants (see http://www.dc.uba.ar/events/smalltalks/2007). In January at OOP 2008 Conference in Munich a Smalltalk solution won the Dynamic Languages Shootout of Java Spektrum magazine, against 10 other dynamic languages. The winner software can be downloaded here. The winner used an almost sixty year old algorithm called Trie, implemented clever in Cincom Smalltalk.

The next big Smalltalk event will be organized by STIC, Smalltalk Industry Council: Smalltalk Solutions 2008 in Reno. Nevada June 18-21, 2008.

The call for papers is out. Please send us your submissions until March 1st, 2008. As a speaker you will get a special conference fee of US$160 for STIC members and US$200 for non STIC members.

We have already won very excellent speakers for Smalltalk Solutions 2008, including David Simmons, Gilad Bracha and Randal Schwartz.

Registration is open now for Smalltalk Solutions 2008 on our web site www.stic.st. There is a special early-early bird discount until February 29, 2008. STIC members will receive a significant discount on the conference fee above the special discount rates, so please feel free to join STIC for 2008.

Certainly your organization is invited to become a Gold Sponsor or a Silver Sponsor of Smalltalk Solutions 2008. This will enable you to promote your products and services to the Smalltalk market.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Reno in June 2008 and learn about your successes in Smalltalk

Georg Heeg

STIC - Smalltalk Industry Council
Executive Director