From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, T_FILL_THIS_FORM_SHORT autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: dirk@feles.cs.kuleuven.be. (Dirk Craeynest) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,fr.comp.lang.ada,be.comp.programming Subject: Ada-Belgium Celebrates 200th Birthday Ada Lovelace 10 Dec 2015 Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 20:30:00 -0000 (UTC) Organization: Ada-Belgium, c/o Dept. of Computer Science, KU Leuven Message-ID: Injection-Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 20:30:00 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="2dacc763d5aee253ed9b901ccded1054"; logging-data="30995"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+W2afWvF4F5LMfnRTuFCxqsIvLrquKtO0=" Summary: Features screening of documentary "To Dream Tomorrow" Keywords: Ada,Lovelace,Babbage,documentary,programming,language Originator: dirk@feles.cs.kuleuven.be. (Dirk Craeynest) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Mm/DcMzOFbS5cZ2w2broTuWPkVM= Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:28659 fr.comp.lang.ada:395 be.comp.programming:87 Date: 2015-12-05T20:30:00+00:00 List-Id: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Computer Science Department of the KU Leuven and the Ada-Belgium organization are pleased to announce a celebration of the 2 0 0 t h B i r t h d a y o f A d a L o v e l a c e on Thursday, December 10, 2015, 20:00 at the KU Leuven, Department of Computer Science, Auditorium Celestijnenlaan 200A, B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/events/15/151210-ab-ada200.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On the occasion of Ada Lovelace's 200th birthday, the Computer Science Department of the KU Leuven together with Ada-Belgium organize a small celebration, featuring a screening of the "To Dream Tomorrow" documentary on Ada Lovelace. Synopsis: "To Dream Tomorrow" is the story of Ada Byron Lovelace and her contributions to computing, over a hundred years before the time usually thought to be the start of the Computer Age. Daughter of a mathematically gifted, social activist mother and the "mad, bad and dangerous to know" poet Lord Byron, Ada was 17 when she began studying a prototype mechanical calculator designed by mathematician Charles Babbage. By the time she was 27, she had moved even beyond her famous contemporaries to describe universal computing much as we understand it today. (Language: English; Duration: 52 minutes) This event will be held at the Computer Science Department of the KU Leuven in Leuven (Heverlee), on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Starting time is 20:00, and the program consists of a short introduction, a screening of the documentary, and an informal drink to socialize and network. Context ------- 10 December 2015 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ada Lovelace. She is seen by many as the first programmer due to her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, a mechanical general-purpose computer he designed but didn't manage to build. The Ada programming language is named after Ada Lovelace. It is an evolving state-of-the-art programming language especially suitable for large, long-lived applications where safety, security, reliability, and efficiency are critical. Current application areas include air traffic control and management, airplane engines and systems, railway signalling and transportation, space missions, banking and financial systems, industrial command and control systems, etc. Due to its approach of detecting errors as soon as possible its use offers valuable advantages, even for less demanding applications. Ada-Belgium is a non-profit organization that aims to be a forum for persons and organizations interested in the Ada programming language, in its applications and in Ada related technologies such as software engineering methods, environments and tools. Participation ------------- Everyone is welcome, and participation is free, but for practical reasons we'd appreciate if you could inform us of your intent to be there. Please provide your name, email address and affiliation, by email to . For directions to the Computer Science Department of the KU Leuven, see . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. Please circulate among your contacts who may be in the neighborhood at that time, or live or work close-by. Dirk Craeynest - Ada-Belgium - Dirk.Craeynest@cs.kuleuven.be (V20151205.1)