Hello,

here are some important news on the 5th European Lisp Workshop, July 7,
Pahpos, Cyprus, co-located with ECOOP 2008:

* The paper selection process is over; the final programme will be
available shortly. Stay tuned for the upcoming call for participation!

* We now have the abstracts for the two keynote presentations:

Lisp for the 21st Century (Mark Tarver)

As Lisp reaches its 50th anniversary, the talk looks at some of the
reasons why Lisp has not found a wider acceptance amongst the
programming community. Part of the reasons lie in a vicious cycle
between education and industry within which Lisp is trapped. One
solution is the L21 project - to produce a rationalized and revised
update of Lisp for the C21. Qi fits many of the constraints of the L21
project. The talk concludes on what needs to be done within Qi and the
Lisp world to bring Lisp to the center stage.

A Detailed Look at the Lisp Nature of Clojure (Rich Hickey)