INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control, is going to be offering Smalltalk-related sessions that will cover such topics as compilers, virtual machines, interaction with C and advanced UI.

The sessions will take place from March 7-11 at the Centre de recherche INRIA Lille Nord Europe.

The costs are:

• Plein tarif : 600 euros*
• Tarif académique : 300 euros*
• Tarif étudiant : 100 euros*
• Personnel INRIA : Gratuit*

ESUG will be sponsoring this event, so financial help is available.

Please register as soon as possible so that they can get an idea as to how many people are interested in attending. (Click here to register.)

The school is structured around two main lectures on Virtual machines and will feature hands-on sessions. There will also be a Pharo Sprint on Saturday, March 15.

Those participating in these lectures and sessions include:

• Igor Stasenko RMOD Lille – France
• Dr. Noury Bouraqadi
• Henrik Johansen – Norwayv
• Jorge Ressia SCG Bern – Switzerland
• Marcus Denker RMOD Lille – France
• Prof. Theo D’Hondt VUB – Belgium
• Dr. Tudor Girba – Switzerland
• Dr. Eliot Miranda – US

Hotel accommodations are not finalized at this time, however, one of the hotels that’s considered to be a good choice is Hotel Agora:

14 r Molinel 59000 LILLE
Mail : agorahotel@yahoo.fr.
03 20 31 55 52
fax :.03 20 06 27 54

When making reservations, mention that you are coming to INRIA so that you can receive a reduced rate.