SIGAda's "Ada Awareness Initiative" SIGAda Booth Schedule

Since 1994 SIGAda has conducted an "Ada Awareness Initiative" whose centerpiece has been our Professional Booth Display Unit in exhibition halls at various major U.S. software conferences, both inside and outside the DoD arena. Via this exhibiting, SIGAda sustains Ada visibility ("name recognition"), provides various Ada-awareness materials such as dozens of "Ada Success Stories" and Ada-related CD-ROMs, and makes available Ada experts (our booth staff volunteers) who can intelligently answer questions, provide pointers and help, and debunk the misinformation about Ada that many attendees at these shows have.

Here is the schedule of upcoming events where ACM SIGAda is considering to exhibit. We can always use more help in spreading the good word about Ada. If you are attending any of these events, please help by volunteering your time to work the SIGAda booth during lunches and other breaks, or sometimes more importantly, during booth setup (typically the afternoon or evening before the show) and break-down (at end of last day). To enlist, send email to William O. Glascoe III, (SIGAda's "Ada Awareness Initiative" coordinator): CEO@EOSO.Org

Instructions for setting up the booth, breaking it down, and packing it for shipping are included in this MS Word file (3.8 MBytes).

Conferences Under Consideration for SIGAda Booth Schedule (2008)*

Conference	Location	Exhibit Dates	Status
Systems & Software Technology Conference (SSTC) (click on photo for full-size)	Denver, CO	2008	Scheduled
SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (click on photo for full-size)	Portland, OR	12-15 March 2008	Scheduled

Other High Leverage Shows (Many SIGAda Has Exhibited in Past years)*

Conference	Location	Exhibit Dates
Embedded Systems Conferences (ESC) - Boston	Boston, MA	Annually, Fall
Embedded Systems Conferences (ESC) - Silicon Valley	San Jose, CA	Annually, Spring
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo	varies	Twice annually
PSQT	varies	Twice annually
FOSE	Washington, DC	Annually, Spring
COMDEX	Las Vegas, Nevada	Annually, November
Lab Automation	San Diego, CA	Annually, January
Object/JAVA Expo	New York, NY	Annually, Spring
National SEPG Conference	varies	Annually, Spring
Software Developers Conference (SD East)	Boston, MA	Annually, November
Software Developers Conference (SD West)	Santa Clara, CA	Annually, March
Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference	varies	Quarterly, usually January, April, July, October
ACM Federated Computing Research Conference (FCRC)	varies	May every 3rd year (1999, 2002, 2005, ...)
International Conf. on Software Engineering (ICSE)	varies	Annually, May
SEI Symposium	Usually in Pittsburgh, PA	varies

* A SIGAda decision to exhibit at any show will depend on a volunteer to be full-time onsite booth manager. SIGAda travel subsidies may be available, if needed. A preference will be given to volunteers local to the show and those with their company's travel support. Contact William O. Glascoe III.

SIGAda graciously acknowledges and thanks the
Ada Resources Association (ARA)
for their financial support of SIGAda's Ada Awareness Initiative and our booth activities.