Commercial Users of Functional Programming (CUFP) 2007 Oct 4 2007, Freiburg, Germany === Call for speaker nominations and talk proposals === Functional languages have been under academic development for over 25 years, and remain fertile ground for programming language research. Recently, however, developers in industrial, government, and open source projects have begun to use functional languages very successfully in practical applications. In these settings, functional programming has often provided dramatic leverage, including whole new ways of thinking about the original problem. The goal of the CUFP workshop is to act as a voice for these users of functional languages. The workshop supports the increasing viability of functional programming in the commercial, governmental, and open-source space by providing a forum for FP professionals to share their experiences and ideas, whether those ideas are related to business, management, or engineering. The workshop is also designed to enable the formation and reinforcement of relationships that further the commercial use of functional languages. Speaking at CUFP If you use functional programming as a means, rather than as an end, this message is an invitation for you to offer to give a talk at the workshop. Alternatively, you may know someone else who would give a good talk: please nominate them. Talks are typically about 30-45 minutes long, but can be shorter. They aim to inform participants about how functional programming played out in real-world applications, focusing especially on the re-usable lessons learned, or insights gained. Your talk does not need to be highly technical; for this audience, reflections on the commercial, management, or software engineering aspects are, if anything, more important. You do not need to submit a paper! If you are interested in offering a talk, or nominating someone to do so, send an e-mail to kfisher at research.att.com or simonpj at microsoft.com by June 1, 2007 with a short description of what you'd like to talk about or what you think your nominee should give a talk about. Such descriptions should be roughly a page in length.