       = COMMERCIAL=20 USERS OF LOGIC=20 PROGRAMMING
         &nbs= p;            = ;            =        =20 CULP 2009

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~toms/CULP2009/
          &nbs= p;        =20 Pasadena, CA, USA -- July 13-17
Co-located with ICLP=20 2009

CALL FOR COMPANIES

Academic research in Logic=20 Programming goes back at least as far as the early
1970s -- that is = already=20 more than 35 years. During most of that time, ICLP has
been the = premier venue=20 for presenting academic research, and many more related
workshops and = symposia exist. At the same time, Logic Programming is = being
used=20 widely in industry. However, it has enjoyed at lot less visibility = there,
and=20 until now it has lacked a designated forum that brings together=20 industrial
practitioners and researchers.

The goal of this = first=20 Commercial Users of Logic Programming (CULP) workshop is
to put the=20 commercial and practical use (and users) of Logic Programming in=20 the
spotlight. It aims at providing professionals with an opportunity = to=20 share
their experience, and to enable contacts with other commercial = users=20 and
academics.

If you use Logic Programming in a commercial,=20 industrial or governmental
setting, we warmheartedly invite you to = consider=20 giving a talk at the workshop.
Alternatively, if you know someone who = would=20 give a talk, please forward this
message to=20 them.

FORMAT
------

CULP is organized as a workshop = co-located with the 25th International
Conference on Logic = Programming. The=20 workshop takes place on a date to be
determined between July 13-17, = 2009, in=20 the Pasadena Convention Center in
Pasadena, California,=20 USA.

Presentations will have 30 minute slots, of which at least 5 = are=20 reserved for
discussion. They inform participants about the use of = logic=20 programming in an
industrial setting.

Insights and reflections = on many=20 aspects are sought. For example, but not
exclusively:
- = Programming in the=20 different stages and styles of commercial development,
- Engineering, = scalability and usability issues,
- Success stories and = (non-)viability of=20 Logic Programming in particular
   application areas,
- = Aspects=20 not directly related to application development, such as=20 marketing,
   recruitment, management,...,
- = ...

Novel=20 research results are not expected. Of course, novel fields of = application
and=20 novel approaches will be very=20 welcome.

SUBMISSIONS
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If you are = interested in=20 presenting at CULP 2009, send an e-mail=20 to
       tom -dot- schrijvers -at- cs = -dot=20 -kuleuven -dot -be
with your name, affiliation and a short = description (at=20 most one page)
of the proposed talk.

Full paper submissions = are not=20 required.

IMPORTANT DATES
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= Submission=20 before: April 5, = 2009
        =20 Notification: April 15, 2009
CULP workshop: July 13-17,=20 2009

CONFIRMED = PRESENTATIONS
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The=20 following companies have already confirmed to give a = presentation.

=20 - Logic Blox     http://www.logicblox.com/
- = Logisoft=20 Solutions LLC    http://www.logicalsoft.net/
= -=20 Scientific Software and Systems Ltd. http://www.sss.co.nz/
- US = Department=20 of Defense
- XSB=20 Inc.           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;  =20 http://www.xsb.com/