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Paper Sessions Program
Here's the program for the paper sessions. Note that we've thrown
in some invited presentations, a session of short presentations (10
minutes each), and a panel.
Breakfast, breaks and lunch are catered. All attendees are also
invited to a Reception, Tuesday night (the night before) from 6
till 8 pm and to the Conference Banquet, Wednesday night, 7 pm.
Wednesday, October 15
8.00 am
| Registration opens (closes at 5.00 pm)
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8.30 am
| breakfast
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9.00 am
| Session: Welcome and Java
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| Welcome
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| User-Centered Evolutionary Software
Development Using Python and Java,
Douglas Cunningham,
Carnegie Mellon University
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Python and Java - The Best of Both Worlds,
Jim Hugunin,
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
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10.30 am
| coffee break
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11.00 am
| Session: Scientific Computing
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Feeding a Large-scale Physics Application to Python,
David M. Beazley and Peter S. Lomdahl,
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Utah /
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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The Molecular Modelling Toolkit: a case study of a
large scientific application in Python,
Konrad Hinsen,
Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire, Institut de Biologie Structurale
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Experiences with Extension Programming and Scripting in
Python,
Charles Anderson,
IEOR Department, UC Berkeley
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12.30 pm
| lunch
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2.00 pm
| Session: The Real World
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Case Study: Python in a Commercial Environment,
Greg Stein,
Microsoft
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Persistent Storage of Python Objects in Relational Databases,
Joel Shprentz,
BDM Federal
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Using Python With a Legacy System,
Jim Ahlstrom (invited talk)
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3.30 pm
| tea break
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4.00 pm
| Session: Short Talks
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| See separate call
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5.30 pm
| adjourn
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7.00 pm
| Conference Banquet
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Thursday, October 16
8.00 am
| Registration opens (closes at 5.00 pm)
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8.30 am
| breakfast
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9.00 am
| Session: Programming Patterns
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Design patterns in Python,
Vespe Savikko,
Software Systems Laboratory, Tampere University of Technology
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Implementing a Selective Undo Framework in Python,
Monty Zukowski,
Zero to One Software Design
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Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming in Python with ATOM,
Michael Papathomas and Anders Andersen,
Computing Department, Lancaster University / NORUT IT
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10.30 am
| coffee break
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11.00 am
| Session: News Updates
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What's new in Python for Windows platforms,
Mark Hammond (invited talk)
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What's new in Python 1.5,
Guido van Rossum (invited talk)
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12.30 pm
| lunch
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2.00 pm
| Session: Potpourri
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A Distributed Infrastructure for Mobile Computing,
A. Rakotonirainy and M. Chilvers,
DSTC, University of Queensland
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Internationalizing Python,
Martin von Löwis,
Institut für Informatik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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A graphical MSC editor,
Marco Dierschke,
Dept. of Computer Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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3.30 pm
| tea break
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4.00 pm
| Panel: Commercial Opportunities
for Python
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5.30 pm
| adjourn
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