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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 in-cooperation with SIGACT.

POPL Fast Facts
POPL 2011 Web Page
Location: Austin, TX
General Chair: Thomas Ball, Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA
Program Chair: Mooly Sagiv, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Dates: January 26-28, 2011
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:

  • Philip Wadler, current SIGPLAN Chair
  • Kathleen Fisher, past SIGPLAN Chair
  • Graham Hutton, current SIGPLAN Vice Chair
  • Chandra Krintz, past SIGPLAN Vice Chair
  • Thomas Ball, 2011 General Chair
  • Mooly Sagiv, 2011 Program Chair
  • Manuel Hermenegildo, 2010 General Chair
  • Jens Palsberg, 2010 Program Chair
  • Zhong Shao, 2009 General Chair
  • Benjamin Pierce, 2009 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 2010 (Madrid, Spain)

POPL 2009 (Savannah, Georgia)

POPL 2008 (San Francisco, CA)

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,
  • three most recent POPL General Chairs, and
  • three most recent POPL Program Chairs.
   

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