Background to the Rexx Symposium
Here is a little background from Cathie Dager on the origins of the Rexx Symposium:
"In the spring of 1990 I knew of six people who had written Rexx implementations but they had not met and I wanted to get them together. Also I knew that Rexx was superior to Basic and wanted a means of promoting Rexx, which was independent of IBM. I thought a gathering of Rexx implementors to speak to each other and to users would be beneficial to the audience and also help promote the use of the language.
So I asked Rexx author Mike Cowlishaw if he would attend such a gathering and be the featured speaker. When he agreed, I announced the first Rexx Symposium for Developers and Users. It was held in June of 1990 at the location of my employer, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The authors of all current implementations of Rexx attended and spoke and 118 participants represented five countries and all Rexx user communities.
The annual international Rexx Symposium has continued as the premier technical conference where Rexx users and developers gather to exchange ideas and information and plan for the future of the language. The ANSI standard and Rexx Language Association are two important outcomes of the Symposium."
2006
- The 17th Annual Rexx Symposium will be held April 10 - April 13, 2006 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- Call for Presentations
- Presentation Abstracts
- Symposium Schedule
- Symposium Speakers
2005
- The 16th Annual Rexx Symposium was held April 18 - April 21, 2005 in Redondo Beach, California, USA.
- Call for Presentations
- Presentation Abstracts
- Symposium Schedule
- Symposium Speakers
- Symposium Highlights (pdf)
2004
- The 15th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 2 - May 6, 2004 in Böblingen-Sindelfingen, Germany.
- Call for Presentations
- Schedule of Presentations
- Presentation Abstracts
- Some photos of the Symposium
2003
- The 14th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 4 - May 7, 2003 in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.
- Call for Presentations
- Call for Papers
- Presentations
2002
- The 13th Annual Rexx Symposium was held April 29 - May 1, 2002 in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.
- Here are the Symposium abstracts.
- Read Brian Mark's comments on the Symposium.
- A brief recap is available
- Browse the agendas:
2001
- The 12th Annual Rexx Symposium was held April 30 - May 2, 2001 in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.
- Here are the Symposium abstracts.
- Browse the agendas:
2000
- The 11th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 24-26 at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Browse the Symposium agenda.
- Here are the Symposium abstracts.
- Read Brian Mark's comments on the Symposium.
- Some photos from the Symposium.
1999
- The 10th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 3-5, 1999 in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Here are the Symposium abstracts.
1998
- The 9th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 11-13, 1998 in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.
- Browse the Symposium agenda.
- The official press release from our president.
- The Call for Papers.
- Someone (or two) brought a camera...
1997
- The 8th Annual Rexx Symposium was held April 22-24, 1997 in Heidelberg, Germany.
- Read Jenny Szawlewicz's report of the proceedings.
1996
- The 7th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 13-15, 1996 in Austin, Texas.
1995
- The 6th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 1-3, 1995 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Read Melinda Varian's report of the proceedings.
1994
- The 5th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 2-4, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts. Read Melinda Varian's report of the proceedings.
1993
- The 4th Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 18-20, 1993 in La Jolla, California. Read Melinda Varian's report of the proceedings.
1992
- The 3rd Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 3-5, 1992 in Annapolis, Maryland. Read Melinda Varian's report of the proceedings.
1991
- The 2nd Annual Rexx Symposium was held May 8-9, 1991 at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California.
1990
- The 1st Rexx Symposium was held June 11th, 1990 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University in Stanford, California.