This might be a good time to reflect on the kind of community we'd like to build and maintain here. I understand there's a lot of history behind LambdaConf and questionable decisions about past speakers, but we can still express opinions in a respectful way. On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 7:07 AM William Fearon wrote:

Johnny Dollar I'm way above your nosegay event. Yay, Yag, Yag.

Dr Fearon *Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2019 at 3:06 PM *From:* "John A. De Goes" *To:* Haskell-cafe@haskell.org *Subject:* [Haskell-cafe] LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals

Dear Haskell Enthusiasts:

The LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals is open, and we warmly welcome Haskell proposals on topics of interest to aspiring and practicing functional programmers. Historically, Haskell content accounts for more than 50% of content across all 5-8 tracks of the event.

Last year’s speakers included Michael Snoyberg, Dana Scott, Jeremy Siek, and many others from both industry and academia.

To submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019, please visit the following website:

https://www.papercall.io/lambdaconf-2019

Travel assistance is available, including lodging.

## INTRODUCTION

LambdaConf is the largest interdisciplinary functional programming conference in the Mountain West, and one of the largest and most respected functional programming conferences in the world.

The conference takes place June 5rd - 7th, in Boulder, Colorado, at the University of Colorado Boulder, and is surrounded by commercial training opportunities. If you are an educator, a researcher, a speaker, a speaker coach, or someone aspiring to one of the preceding, then we warmly welcome you to submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019. No prior experience is necessary for most proposals, and we welcome beginner-level content.

The Call for Proposals closes at the end of January 2019. We recommend submitting as early as you can to ensure sufficient time for editing. LambdaConf attracts everyone from the FP-curious to researchers advancing state-of-the-art; hobbyists, professionals, academics and students. Material at all levels, including beginner content and very advanced content, will find an audience at LambdaConf.

Historically, LambdaConf has enjoyed a large selection of sessions on statically-typed functional programming, and a smaller selection of sessions on dynamically-typed functional programming. Some sessions are not tied to specific programming languages, but rather cover topics in abstract algebra, category theory, type theory, programming language theory, functional architecture, and so on, either generically or in a way that applies across many programming languages.

## TOPICS

LambdaConf looks for sessions in the following areas:

- LANGUAGES. Proposals that overview or dive into specific features of functional, math, or logic programming languages (both new and existing), with the goal of exposing developers to new ideas or helping them master features of languages they already know. LIBRARIES. Proposals that discuss libraries that leverage functional or logic programming to help programmers solve real-world problems. - CONCEPTS. Proposals that discuss functional programming idioms, patterns, or abstractions; or concepts from mathematics, logic, and computer science, all directed at helping developers write software that’s easier to test, easier to reason about, and easier to change safely. - APPLICATIONS. Proposals that discuss how functional programming can help with specific aspects of modern software development, including scalability, distributed systems, concurrency, data processing, security, performance, correctness, user-interfaces, machine learning, and big data. - USE CASES. Proposals that discuss how functional programming enabled a project or team to thrive, or deliver more business value than possible with other approaches. - CHERRY PICKING. Proposals that show how techniques and approaches from functional programming can be adapted and incorporated into mainstream development languages and practices, to the benefit of developers using them. - CAUTIONARY TALES. Proposals that call attention to difficulties of functional programming (both as a cautionary tale but also to raise awareness), especially such proposals that suggest alternatives or a path forward. - EFFICACY. Proposals that present data, measurements, or analysis that suggests different techniques, paradigms, languages, libraries, concepts, or approaches have different efficacies for given specified metrics, which provide actionable takeaways to practicing functional and logic programmers. - OFF-TOPIC. Proposals that have appeal to a mainstream developer audience (the number of off-topic proposals we accept is small, but we do accept some, especially for keynotes).

## SESSION TYPES

LambdaConf accepts proposals for the following types of sessions:

- LEAP WORKSHOPS (6h). Leap Workshops are approximately 6 hours in length. They are in-depth, hands-on workshops designed to teach mainstream functional programming topics in enough detail, attendees can immediately apply what they learn in their jobs. We require that speakers follow our recommended format for Leap Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers. - HOP WORKSHOPS (2h). Hop Workshops are 2 hours in length. Like Leap Workshops, these workshops are in-depth and hands-on, but they cover reduced content and may be specialized to topics that may not have mainstream appeal. We require that speakers follow our recommended format for Hop Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers. - DE NOVO SESSIONS (50m). De Novo Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These sessions are designed to present original work from industry and academia. While the requirements for proposals are more rigorous, there is less competition for De Novo slots. - EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS (50m). Educational Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These sessions are designed to clearly and concisely teach one useful concept, skill, aspect, library, or language to attendees. - KEYNOTES (40m). Keynotes are 40 minutes in length, and are presented before all attendees (there are no other sessions concurrent with keynotes). Keynotes are designed to offer thought-provoking, opinionated, and insightful commentary on topics of interest to the community.

If you are accepted for a specific type of proposal (e.g. Educational), we cannot guarantee that you will get a slot of this type. Based on scheduling requirements, feedback from the committee, or feedback from your speaker coach, we may require you to change the format of your session.

Regards, -- John A. De Goes john@degoes.net Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes

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Two things. 1. This William Fearon account has some history of trolling various conferences, mailing lists, and academics and should probably be removed (see https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Dr-William-Fearon-and-why-does-he-keep-emailing...) 2. At the risk of going off topic, nosegay is not a homophobic word and refers to a bunch of sweet smelling flowers. Admittedly, the sentence makes zero sense in this context, but there you have it. Jeremiah Peschka On Jan 11, 2019, 08:11 -0800, John A. De Goes , wrote:

Indeed. While we can all respectfully disagree about whether or not conferences should ban speakers based on their political views, I think we can all agree that homophobic trolling has no place in Haskell Cafe, nor any other professional community.

I’m reminded of this:

   https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2016-September/024995.html

Let’s keep things supportive, friendly, and respectful.

Regards, -- John A. De Goes john@degoes.net Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes

...

On Jan 11, 2019, at 8:51 AM, Chris Smith wrote:

This might be a good time to reflect on the kind of community we'd like to build and maintain here.  I understand there's a lot of history behind LambdaConf and questionable decisions about past speakers, but we can still express opinions in a respectful way.

...

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 7:07 AM William Fearon wrote:

...

Johnny Dollar I'm way above your nosegay event. Yay, Yag, Yag.

Dr Fearon Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2019 at 3:06 PM From: "John A. De Goes" To: Haskell-cafe@haskell.org Subject: [Haskell-cafe] LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals

Dear Haskell Enthusiasts:

The LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals is open, and we warmly welcome Haskell proposals on topics of interest to aspiring and practicing functional programmers. Historically, Haskell content accounts for more than 50% of content across all 5-8 tracks of the event.

Last year’s speakers included Michael Snoyberg, Dana Scott, Jeremy Siek, and many others from both industry and academia.

To submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019, please visit the following website:

https://www.papercall.io/lambdaconf-2019

Travel assistance is available, including lodging.

## INTRODUCTION

LambdaConf is the largest interdisciplinary functional programming conference in the Mountain West, and one of the largest and most respected functional programming conferences in the world.

The conference takes place June 5rd - 7th, in Boulder, Colorado, at the University of Colorado Boulder, and is surrounded by commercial training opportunities. If you are an educator, a researcher, a speaker, a speaker coach, or someone aspiring to one of the preceding, then we warmly welcome you to submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019. No prior experience is necessary for most proposals, and we welcome beginner-level content.

The Call for Proposals closes at the end of January 2019. We recommend submitting as early as you can to ensure sufficient time for editing. LambdaConf attracts everyone from the FP-curious to researchers advancing state-of-the-art; hobbyists, professionals, academics and students. Material at all levels, including beginner content and very advanced content, will find an audience at LambdaConf.

Historically, LambdaConf has enjoyed a large selection of sessions on statically-typed functional programming, and a smaller selection of sessions on dynamically-typed functional programming. Some sessions are not tied to specific programming languages, but rather cover topics in abstract algebra, category theory, type theory, programming language theory, functional architecture, and so on, either generically or in a way that applies across many programming languages.

## TOPICS

LambdaConf looks for sessions in the following areas:

- LANGUAGES. Proposals that overview or dive into specific features of functional, math, or logic programming languages (both new and existing), with the goal of exposing developers to new ideas or helping them master features of languages they already know. LIBRARIES. Proposals that discuss libraries that leverage functional or logic programming to help programmers solve real-world problems. - CONCEPTS. Proposals that discuss functional programming idioms, patterns, or abstractions; or concepts from mathematics, logic, and computer science, all directed at helping developers write software that’s easier to test, easier to reason about, and easier to change safely. - APPLICATIONS. Proposals that discuss how functional programming can help with specific aspects of modern software development, including scalability, distributed systems, concurrency, data processing, security, performance, correctness, user-interfaces, machine learning, and big data. - USE CASES. Proposals that discuss how functional programming enabled a project or team to thrive, or deliver more business value than possible with other approaches. - CHERRY PICKING. Proposals that show how techniques and approaches from functional programming can be adapted and incorporated into mainstream development languages and practices, to the benefit of developers using them. - CAUTIONARY TALES. Proposals that call attention to difficulties of functional programming (both as a cautionary tale but also to raise awareness), especially such proposals that suggest alternatives or a path forward. - EFFICACY. Proposals that present data, measurements, or analysis that suggests different techniques, paradigms, languages, libraries, concepts, or approaches have different efficacies for given specified metrics, which provide actionable takeaways to practicing functional and logic programmers. - OFF-TOPIC. Proposals that have appeal to a mainstream developer audience (the number of off-topic proposals we accept is small, but we do accept some, especially for keynotes).

## SESSION TYPES

LambdaConf accepts proposals for the following types of sessions:

- LEAP WORKSHOPS (6h). Leap Workshops are approximately 6 hours in length. They are in-depth, hands-on workshops designed to teach mainstream functional programming topics in enough detail, attendees can immediately apply what they learn in their jobs. We require that speakers follow our recommended format for Leap Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers. - HOP WORKSHOPS (2h). Hop Workshops are 2 hours in length. Like Leap Workshops, these workshops are in-depth and hands-on, but they cover reduced content and may be specialized to topics that may not have mainstream appeal. We require that speakers follow our recommended format for Hop Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers. - DE NOVO SESSIONS (50m). De Novo Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These sessions are designed to present original work from industry and academia. While the requirements for proposals are more rigorous, there is less competition for De Novo slots. - EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS (50m). Educational Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These sessions are designed to clearly and concisely teach one useful concept, skill, aspect, library, or language to attendees. - KEYNOTES (40m). Keynotes are 40 minutes in length, and are presented before all attendees (there are no other sessions concurrent with keynotes). Keynotes are designed to offer thought-provoking, opinionated, and insightful commentary on topics of interest to the community.

If you are accepted for a specific type of proposal (e.g. Educational), we cannot guarantee that you will get a slot of this type. Based on scheduling requirements, feedback from the committee, or feedback from your speaker coach, we may require you to change the format of your session.

Regards, -- John A. De Goes john@degoes.net Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes

_______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list To (un)subscribe, modify options or view archives go to: http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe Only members subscribed via the mailman list are allowed to post. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list To (un)subscribe, modify options or view archives go to: http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe Only members subscribed via the mailman list are allowed to post.

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On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 08:21:18AM -0800, Jeremiah Peschka wrote:

1. This William Fearon account has some history of trolling various conferences, mailing lists, and academics and should probably be removed (see https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Dr-William-Fearon-and-why-does-he-keep-emailing...)

Does anyone know who is an administrator for this list? I can't find relevant info in any of the obvious places https://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe https://www.haskell.org/mailing-lists

On 2: not “nosegay”—maybe I’m being overly sensitive but the only other time I’ve heard “yag”, it was most definitely a derogatory term for “gay”. Regards, — John A. De Goes john@degoes.net Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 11, 2019, at 9:21 AM, Jeremiah Peschka wrote:

Two things.

1. This William Fearon account has some history of trolling various conferences, mailing lists, and academics and should probably be removed (see https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Dr-William-Fearon-and-why-does-he-keep-emailing...)

2. At the risk of going off topic, nosegay is not a homophobic word and refers to a bunch of sweet smelling flowers. Admittedly, the sentence makes zero sense in this context, but there you have it.

Jeremiah Peschka

...

On Jan 11, 2019, 08:11 -0800, John A. De Goes , wrote:

Indeed. While we can all respectfully disagree about whether or not conferences should ban speakers based on their political views, I think we can all agree that homophobic trolling has no place in Haskell Cafe, nor any other professional community.

I’m reminded of this:

https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2016-September/024995.html

Let’s keep things supportive, friendly, and respectful.

Regards, -- John A. De Goes john@degoes.net Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes

...

On Jan 11, 2019, at 8:51 AM, Chris Smith wrote:

This might be a good time to reflect on the kind of community we'd like to build and maintain here. I understand there's a lot of history behind LambdaConf and questionable decisions about past speakers, but we can still express opinions in a respectful way.

...

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 7:07 AM William Fearon wrote:

Johnny Dollar I'm way above your nosegay event. Yay, Yag, Yag.

Dr Fearon Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2019 at 3:06 PM From: "John A. De Goes" To: Haskell-cafe@haskell.org Subject: [Haskell-cafe] LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals

Dear Haskell Enthusiasts:

The LambdaConf 2019 Call for Proposals is open, and we warmly welcome Haskell proposals on topics of interest to aspiring and practicing functional programmers. Historically, Haskell content accounts for more than 50% of content across all 5-8 tracks of the event.

Last year’s speakers included Michael Snoyberg, Dana Scott, Jeremy Siek, and many others from both industry and academia.

To submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019, please visit the following website:

https://www.papercall.io/lambdaconf-2019

Travel assistance is available, including lodging.

## INTRODUCTION

LambdaConf is the largest interdisciplinary functional programming conference in the Mountain West, and one of the largest and most respected functional programming conferences in the world.

The conference takes place June 5rd - 7th, in Boulder, Colorado, at the University of Colorado Boulder, and is surrounded by commercial training opportunities. If you are an educator, a researcher, a speaker, a speaker coach, or someone aspiring to one of the preceding, then we warmly welcome you to submit a proposal for LambdaConf 2019. No prior experience is necessary for most proposals, and we welcome beginner-level content.

The Call for Proposals closes at the end of January 2019. We recommend submitting as early as you can to ensure sufficient time for editing. LambdaConf attracts everyone from the FP-curious to researchers advancing state-of-the-art; hobbyists, professionals, academics and students. Material at all levels, including beginner content and very advanced content, will find an audience at LambdaConf.

Historically, LambdaConf has enjoyed a large selection of sessions on statically-typed functional programming, and a smaller selection of sessions on dynamically-typed functional programming. Some sessions are not tied to specific programming languages, but rather cover topics in abstract algebra, category theory, type theory, programming language theory, functional architecture, and so on, either generically or in a way that applies across many programming languages.

## TOPICS

LambdaConf looks for sessions in the following areas:

- LANGUAGES. Proposals that overview or dive into specific features of functional, math, or logic programming languages (both new and existing), with the goal of exposing developers to new ideas or helping them master features of languages they already know. LIBRARIES. Proposals that discuss libraries that leverage functional or logic programming to help programmers solve real-world problems. - CONCEPTS. Proposals that discuss functional programming idioms, patterns, or abstractions; or concepts from mathematics, logic, and computer science, all directed at helping developers write software that’s easier to test, easier to reason about, and easier to change safely. - APPLICATIONS. Proposals that discuss how functional programming can help with specific aspects of modern software development, including scalability, distributed systems, concurrency, data processing, security, performance, correctness, user-interfaces, machine learning, and big data. - USE CASES. Proposals that discuss how functional programming enabled a project or team to thrive, or deliver more business value than possible with other approaches. - CHERRY PICKING. Proposals that show how techniques and approaches from functional programming can be adapted and incorporated into mainstream development languages and practices, to the benefit of developers using them. - CAUTIONARY TALES. Proposals that call attention to difficulties of functional programming (both as a cautionary tale but also to raise awareness), especially such proposals that suggest alternatives or a path forward. - EFFICACY. Proposals that present data, measurements, or analysis that suggests different techniques, paradigms, languages, libraries, concepts, or approaches have different efficacies for given specified metrics, which provide actionable takeaways to practicing functional and logic programmers. - OFF-TOPIC. Proposals that have appeal to a mainstream developer audience (the number of off-topic proposals we accept is small, but we do accept some, especially for keynotes).

## SESSION TYPES

LambdaConf accepts proposals for the following types of sessions:

- LEAP WORKSHOPS (6h). Leap Workshops are approximately 6 hours in length. They are in-depth, hands-on workshops designed to teach mainstream functional programming topics in enough detail, attendees can immediately apply what they learn in their jobs. We require that speakers follow our recommended format for Leap Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers. - HOP WORKSHOPS (2h). Hop Workshops are 2 hours in length. Like Leap Workshops, these workshops are in-depth and hands-on, but they cover reduced content and may be specialized to topics that may not have mainstream appeal. We require that speakers follow our recommended format for Hop Workshops, although we allow exceptions for experienced teachers. - DE NOVO SESSIONS (50m). De Novo Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These sessions are designed to present original work from industry and academia. While the requirements for proposals are more rigorous, there is less competition for De Novo slots. - EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS (50m). Educational Sessions are 50 minutes in length. These sessions are designed to clearly and concisely teach one useful concept, skill, aspect, library, or language to attendees. - KEYNOTES (40m). Keynotes are 40 minutes in length, and are presented before all attendees (there are no other sessions concurrent with keynotes). Keynotes are designed to offer thought-provoking, opinionated, and insightful commentary on topics of interest to the community.

If you are accepted for a specific type of proposal (e.g. Educational), we cannot guarantee that you will get a slot of this type. Based on scheduling requirements, feedback from the committee, or feedback from your speaker coach, we may require you to change the format of your session.

Regards, -- John A. De Goes john@degoes.net Follow me on Twitter @jdegoes

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On 11/01/2019 20.21, William Fearon wrote: [--snip--] Ok, list admins, can we please ban this Fearon person?