ACM's Special Interest Group on Ada (SIGAda) is an international group dedicated to exploring the technical, business, and educational issues related to the Ada programming language. Chartered in 1981, we have continuously served an essential role in the Ada community with enthusiastic Working Groups, a timely and relevant newsletter, and a tradition of high-caliber, exciting conferences. As Chair of SIGAda, I invite you to come to SIGAda '98 and learn about new Ada-related developments from the experts in the field. The successor to both the annual Tri-Ada exposition and the Washington Ada Symposium (WAdaS), SIGAda '98 will be this year's largest Ada-focused conference and will draw participants worldwide from all segments of the software industry. In addition to the high-quality technical papers, you will see the latest offerings from Ada vendors in the exhibition hall, and you will hear candid and dynamic presentations from panels on various elements of Ada policy. If you are at all interested in Ada, mark SIGAda '98 on your calendar and make plans to attend — you won't be disappointed!

    Ben Brosgol, Aonix (brosgol@aonix.com)