11-13 May 1998

Raleigh, North Carolina

Sponsored by the Rexx Language Association

The 9th International Rexx Symposium for Developers and Users will be

held in Raleigh, North Carolina during the period May 11 through 13, 1998.

The Symposium program provides a focal point for information about Rexx and

a venue for technical interchange among members of the Rexx

community.

The technical program features topics that range from application

development to issues associated with the implementation of Rexx

interpreters. Vendor presentations highlight new or enhanced product

offerings. Presentations also span the full range of platforms on which

Rexx is implemented.

Papers and presentations are now being solicited for the technical program.

Presentations in the following topic areas are of particular interest

• NetRexx
• Rexx in client/server applications
• Rexx and emerging technologies, including the Internet and the Web
• products that use Rexx as a scripting or macro language
• Object Rexx
• Rexx and the Year 2000
• designing applications for performance and portability
• re-hosting applications that use Rexx
• rapid prototyping in Rexx
• large-scale or mission-critical Rexx applications
• multi-platform applications
• Rexx for OS/2
• Rexx and Network Management Issues
• Rexx on Unix-based platforms
• Rexx for Windows, including Windows NT
• Rexx compilers
• packages that provide language extensions

Presentations in other topic areas are also welcome.

Sessions are 45 minutes, including time for questions.

Abstracts for proposed presentations should be submitted to the Symposium

Committee for review. Submissions should include the title, speaker(s),

AV requirements (LCD computer projection device to be available), and an

abstract not to exceed 500 words. They may be submitted electronically to:

Abstracts must be received no later than 25 March 1998. Speakers will be

notified by 2 April 1998.

Registration and lodging information are available from the Rexx Symposium

Announcement at

and this Call for Papers is available at