Smalltalk Solutions 2003 Announces Show
Committee and Keynote Speakers
CARY, North Carolina April 18, 2003 – The Smalltalk Industry
Council (STIC) is proud to announce the conference committee for
Smalltalk Solutions 2003. Smalltalk Solutions is the premier forum
for Smalltalk users, developers, and enthusiasts. This year's
conference will be held on July 14-16 in Toronto, Canada.
Please direct your questions and comments about this year’s show to
the appropriate conference chairperson:
The Smalltalk Solutions 2003 Conference Board is also pleased to
announce this year’s keynote speakers:
Scott Ambler - Are You Agile or Are You Fragile?
Abstract: The software process landscape is changing. A shift from
large-scale, prescriptive processes that define rigorous procedures
and policies to lighter, more agile methodologies is clearly
underway within the IT industry. This is more than an idle fad that
promises to disappear next year ? agile processes are here to stay.
Are these processes appropriate for your organization? If so, which
ones should you consider adopting? What challenges can you expect to
experience as you adopt these new processes and how can you overcome
them?
Bio: Scott Ambler is a Senior Consultant with Ronin International,
Inc. since its inception in 1999. He actively works with Ronin
clients on large-scale, software development projects and on
software process improvement (SPI) efforts around the world.
Scott is a Senior Contributing Editor with Software Development
magazine and a member of the Flashline Software Development
Productivity Council. He can be reached via e-mail at
scott.ambler@ronin-intl.com.
David A. Smith - Croquet - A Collaboration Architecture
Abstract: Croquet is a computer software architecture built from the
ground up with a focus on deep collaboration between teams of users.
It is a totally open, totally free, highly portable extension to the
Squeak programming system, a modern variant of Smalltalk. Croquet is
a complete development and delivery platform for doing real
collaborative work. There is no distinction between the user
environment and the development environment. Croquet is a joint
project being developed by David A. Smith, Alan Kay, David P. Reed,
and Andreas Raab. More information is available at: http://www.opencroquet.org.
Bio: David A. Smith has been focused on interactive 3D and using 3D
as a basis for new user environments and entertainment for almost 20
years. He created "The Colony,” the very first 3D interactive game
and precursor to today's "first-person shooters" like Quake ...
except Colony ran on a Macintosh in 1987. The Colony won the "Best
Adventure Game of the Year" award from Macworld Magazine.
In 1989, David used the technologies developed for the game to
create a virtual set and virtual camera system that was used by Jim
Cameron for the movie "The Abyss.” Based upon this experience, David
founded Virtus Corporation in 1990 and developed Virtus Walkthrough,
the first real-time 3D design application for personal computers.
In 2000, David joined forces with Alan Kay, David Reed, and Andreas
Raab to develop a totally new kind of software. Croquet is intended
to completely change the way you use a computer, transforming it
from a closed box with very low bandwidth communication channels to
a high-bandwidth collaboration and multi-user, idea processing
engine.
About the Smalltalk Industry Council
About STIC
The Smalltalk Industry Council (STIC) is a nonprofit trade
association whose goal is to promote awareness of and increase
demand for Smalltalk. STIC was reorganized in 2002 by Cincom,
GemStone, IBM, and Knowledge Systems Corporation, creating a
cohesive Smalltalk community where information, technical issues,
new ideas, and concerns are openly discussed to benefit businesses
as well as the software industry. STIC’s membership consists of
users, service providers, and vendors of Smalltalk tools,
components, databases, and services. For more information on STIC,
please visit www.smalltalkindustrycouncil.org.
Contact: Andrew Ignatow
Smalltalk Industry Council
513.612.2104
aignatow@cincom.com
Contact: Michele Gray
Edelman
212.642.7746
michele.gray@edelman.com
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