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From: bertrand@eiffel.UUCP (Bertrand Meyer)
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Subject: The Eiffel Consortium (Part 2: Practical details)
Keywords: Towards an industry standard
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Date: 8 Mar 90 02:35:49 GMT
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                   THE EIFFEL CONSORTIUM

                 Part 2: Practical details


     This is the second of two  companion  messages  on  the
Eiffel Consortium.

     The first message described the  rationale  behind  the
announcement.

     The   present   message   gives   the   schedule    and
organizational details.

Schedule

     Two planning meetings are scheduled for the second part
of March, one in the US and one in Europe (see next).

     We then expect Consortium to be officially launched  in
the  week of April 16 in Santa Barbara.  (A course organized
by  Interactive  on  techniques  of  Eiffel  compilation  is
planned during the same week.)

Planning meetings

     To set the charter,  organization  and  bylaws  of  the
Consortium,  planning  meetings will be held in March. There
will be two such meetings:

     + One in Palo Alto (California) on March 19, afternoon.

     + One in Paris on March 30, afternoon.

     Having two meetings somehow complicates the  logistics,
but  ensures  that  the Europeans get their voices heard and
reflects the global nature of  Eiffel  usage  and  interest.
(Time  does  not  allow  holding  a third meeting in the Far
East, but we do expect a few representatives from  Australia
and/or Japan in Palo Alto.)

     The agenda of these meetings  is  simple:  establishing
the basis and modus operandi of the Eiffel Consortium

     Although the meetings are by invitation only, they  are
open  to  any  organization which is seriously interested in
joining the Consortium. To get an invitation, please contact












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     Tom McCarthy
     E-mail: tmc@eiffel.com
     Telephone: 805-685-1006
     Facsimile: 805-685-6869

Tom will be coordinating invitations for  both  the  US  and
European    meetings;   for   more   convenience,   European
participants may prefer to interact with

     Jean-Marc Nerson
     E-mail: marc@feiffel or ...!mcvax!inria!feiffel!marc
                 (marc@eiffel.com will also work)
     Telephone: +33-1-40 56 03 58
     Facsimile: +33-1-40 56 05 81

     Participants to both events will receive in  advance  a
detailed  agenda  and  a  set of draft bylaws, which will be
discussed and revised during the meetings.



-- Bertrand Meyer
bertrand@eiffel.com