GBC/ACM Professional Development Seminar Schedule

Whether you want to learn to create for the World Wide Web, or boost your productivity, we have something for you this fall.

Latest Update: October 24, 1996.

Please note that attendance at all seminars is limited by the space available. If you are pre-registering at short notice or plan to walk-in, check this Web site or call our answering machine at 617-862-1181 to see if space is still available.

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Designing with HTML for the WWW

Larry Aronson
Saturday, October 5

Overview

An introduction to authoring documents for the World Wide Web (WWW) in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) including creating a multimedia "Homepage", complete with hypertext links to other documents and resources on the Internet.

Who Should Attend

Anyone interested in publishing for the WWW. Some familiarity with web browsers, the Internet, and multimedia concepts would be helpful.

Seminar Topics

Lecturer

Larry Aronson is a systems analyst and consultant with more than 25 years of data processing experience in large and small systems and many computer languages. In 1994 he wrote the first edition of The HTML Manual of Style, and he recently completed the the second edition, The HTML3 Manual of Style.

Session Chair

Bernie Ganino, jsganino@tasc.com

The Java Programming Language

Ken Arnold
Saturday, October 19

Overview

Java is more than a World Wide Web "Applet" language. A full function, general purpose programming language that has a robust subset of C++ functionality, Java includes integrated mechanisms for garbage collection, multithreading, and exception handling. This seminar provides an introduction to the breadth of the Java language.

Who Should Attend

Software developers who want to get a language overview from a member of the Java team at Sun. Familiarity with some programming language is assumed.

Seminar Topics

Lecturer

Ken Arnold, a Staff Engineer with Sun Microsystems Laboratories, is a leading expert in object oriented design and implementation. He has written extensively on C and C++ topics for UNIX Review and is the author of The Java Programming Language with James Gosling, and A C User's Guide to ANSI C. Ken is also the originator of the "curses" library package, and under pressure will admit to being co-author of the game "rogue".

Session Chair

Jay Conne, conne@acm.org

Improving Personal Productivity

Watts Humphrey
Saturday, November 2

Overview

Improvements of 25% or more in produductivity and five to ten times in quality are common with Watts Humphrey's method, known as Personal Software Process (PSP). PSP uses a structured sequence of defined processes, software development exercises, and data analysis exercises. PSP is an application of software engineering principles and the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) to an individual programmer's work.

Who Should Attend

Practicing software engineers, project leaders, software engineering managers, and software process specialists will benefit from this seminar.

Seminar Topics

Lecturer

Watts Humphrey is a member of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University. He established the SEI's Process Program, led the initial development of the Software Capability Maturity Model, and introduced the concepts of Software Process Assessment and Software Capability Evaluation. In 1995 he published A Discipline for Software Engineering to describe PSP.

Watts spent 27 years with IBM in various technical executive positions. His responsibilities included management of the first 19 releases of OS/360. Most recently, he was IBM's Director of Programming Quality and Process.

Session Chair

Jim Byrd, byrd@acm.org

Where, When, How Much?

Location for October 4 and November 2

The October 4 and November 2 seminars are held at Northeastern University's Snell Engineering Center, Boston, within walking distance of the MBTA Green Line (Arborway/E Train) Northeastern station and the Orange Line Ruggles station. Free parking is available, but limited and subject to change due to construction.

Location for October 19

The October 19 Professional Development Seminar on Java will not be held at Northeastern University (or U-Mass Boston) as previously announced. Instead it will be at:

Edgerton Lecture Hall (Bldg. 34, Room 101)
MIT
Vassar Street
Cambridge

Thanks to the MIT Media Lab for co-sponsoring this seminar.

Directions

Building 34 is located on Vassar Street about half way between Main Street and Massachusetts Ave. It is a small square building turned 45 degrees to the street so it may look like a diamond, especially with a glass atrium entrance. It is set back a few yards from the street and the line of other buildings. It's between buildings 36 and 38.

Parking

There is free parking on Vassar Street all Saturday and there is a parking structure surrounded by a parking lot at the corner of Vassar and Main.

Public Transportation

Red line to Kendall Square. Walk West on Main Street to Vassar Street; Turn left on Vassar and walk half way to next light - to building 34.

Schedule

Registration Fees

Included in the $75 fee are seminar materials, lunch, and refreshments. Registrants not already members of the GBC/ACM are charged an added $10, and become members of the chapter for the year. Surcharge for on-site registration is $10. Purchase orders, credit cards, faxes and e-mail cannot be accepted. Enrollment is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Early registration must be made by a check or money order at least three weeks in advance of the seminar to receive confirmation from GBCACM.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Cancelations must be received in writing. The full fee will be refunded if the PDS Registrar receives written notification (on/before) the day of the seminar, addressed to GBC/ACM, PO Box 465, Lexington MA 02173. Refund requests received after the seminar date will be subject to a $15 administrative fee. The $10 membership fee will not be refunded.

Registration Form

Print out the form and mail it to:

The Greater Boston Chapter ACM
P.O.Box 465
Lexington, MA 02173

Any Questions?

Call (617)862-1181 for more information.