For anyone interested in the object-oriented approach, the TOOLS conferences (Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems) are the best place to learn from the experts and compare experiences with other O-O practitioners. TOOLS, which has been organized three times a year, is now complemented by TOOLS ASIA in Beijing!

Here are the dates and locations for the forthcoming conferences:

TOOLS USA: Santa Barbara, USA, 3-7 August 1998, at the time of Santa Barbara's Old Spanish Days Fiesta. Great place to be in August! more information

An aerial view of Santa Barbara's beautiful beaches.

TOOLS ASIA: Beijing (PRC), early Fall. TOOLS ASIA 1997 (22-25 September 1997, Beijing) was the first major O-O conference in China ever! Following this tremendous success, TOOLS ASIA 1998 will again take place in Beijing, in September. more information

Beijing, PRC.

TOOLS PACIFIC: Melbourne, Australia, last week of November. Since the first TOOLS PACIFIC was held in Sydney in 1990, this segment of the TOOLS Conference Series has been one of the top software events of the year in the Asia/Pacific region and the undisputed leading object-oriented event in Australia. Since 1993, TOOLS PACIFIC has been held in Melbourne, under the sponsorship of Monash University and the leadership of Christine Mingins. more information

One of the local inhabitants at the Healesville Sanctuary, an open-air wildlife preserve north of Melbourne.

TOOLS EUROPE: Nancy, France, May 1999. TOOLS EUROPE 1999 returns to France and will be held for the first time in Nancy, a city at the crossroads of Europe with a thriving academic and industrial life, and home of the "Place Stanislas", classified by UNESCO as one of the world's cultural treasures. The call for papers is now available here. more information

La Place Stanislas in Nancy, France.

Also of interest:

The definitive reference on object technology; the second edition of Object-Oriented Software Construction.

Interactive Software Engineering, Inc. proudly sponsors the TOOLS Conference Series.