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Principles of Programming Languages (POPL)

Principles of Programming Languages symposium addresses fundamental principles and important innovations in the design, definition, analysis, and implementation of programming languages, programming systems, and programming interfaces. POPL is co-sponsored with SIGACT.

POPL Fast Facts
POPL 2008 Web Page
Location: San Francisco, CA
General Chair: George Necula, University of California, Berkeley
Program Chair: Philip Wadler, University of Edinburgh
Dates: January 10-12, 2008
Most Influential POPL Paper Award

Each year a "Most Influential" POPL paper is chosen and an presentation is made at POPL. More details about this award and past winning papers can be found here. SIGPLAN also makes several other awards including an "Outstanding Dissertation Award." Please consider making a nomination for one of these awards.  More details about the SIGPLAN awards can be found here.

POPL Steering Committee

The current POPL steering committee is:

  • Jack Davidson, past SIGPLAN Chair
  • Kathleen Fisher, current SIGPLAN Chair and past SIGPLAN Vice Chair
  • Chandra Krintz, current SIGPLAN Vice Chair
  • Richard Ladner, current SIGACT Chair
  • Hal Gabow, past SIGACT Chair
  • Lance Fortnow, current SIGACT Vice Chair
  • Faith Fich, past SIGACT Vice Chair
  • George Necula, 2008 General Chair
  • Philip Wadler, 2008 Program Chair
  • Martin Hofman, 2007 General Chair
  • Matthias Felleisen, 2007 Program Chair
  • Greg Morrisett, 2006 General Chair
  • Simon Peyton Jones, 2006 Program Chair

Recommendations to POPL Program Committee chairs

The aim of the following recommendations to POPL Program Committee chairs is to avoid some known pitfalls in the paper selection process. While not required except where noted, the recommendations are based on the experience of the POPL Steering Committee.

It is recommended that the PC chair:

  • forbid the PC chair from co-authoring a paper (a SIGPLAN requirement),
  • forbid the general chair from co-authoring a paper,
  • forbid submissions authored exclusively by PC members,
  • hold PC papers to a higher standard; one practice that has worked well is to accept a PC paper only if it falls into the 'accept without discussion' category; any significant doubt or disagreement indicates rejection,
  • ensure that any authors leave the room during any detailed discussion of their paper; and refrain from comment (of any kind) if their paper is referred to at other times, and
  • if using the author-response option, then exclude PC papers from the response period so the PC member doesn't get to see the reviews of his/her paper in advance of the meeting.
Web Pages of Previous Conferences

POPL 2007 (Nice, France)

POPL 2006 (Charleston, SC)

POPL 2005 (Long Beach, CA)

POPL 2004 (Venice, Italy)

POPL 2003 (New Orleans, LA)

POPL 2002 (Portland, OR)

POPL 2001 (London, UK)

POPL 2000 (Boston, MA)

POPL 1999 (San Antonio, TX)

POPL 1998 (San Diego, CA)

POPL 1997 (Paris, France)

POPL 1996 (St. Petersburg Beach, FL)

POPL 1995 (San Francisco, CA)

The POPL Steering Committee is constituted by the following members:
  • current and past SIGPLAN Chairs,
  • current and past SIGPLAN Vice Chairs,
  • current and past SIGACT Chairs,
  • current and past SIGACT Vice Chairs,
  • three most recent POPL General Chairs, and
  • three most recent POPL Program Chairs.


   

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