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ACM's history with APL began in 1970. Following the [[APL70|second APL conference]] (organized by an APL committe under [[wikipedia:SHARE (computing)|SHARE]]), a group of APLers initiated the ACM's process to create a Special Interest Group by sending the required petition and signatures to form such a group for APL, SIGAPL. This request was denied on the grounds that a Special Interest Group on programming languages in general, SIGPLAN, already existed. Following this rejection, SIGPLAN reprinted issues of the [[APL Quote-Quad]] in ''SIGPLAN Notices'' for a short period before stopping in 1972. Some APLers suggested that the APL community form its own organization, while [[Alan Perlis]] led a group to convince the ACM to reverse their decision.<ref name="roots">[[Garth Foster|Foster, Garth]]. "The APL user community - its roots". Proceedings of the 1980 APL Users Meeting in Toronto, Canada. 1980.</ref>
ACM's history with APL began in 1970. Following the [[APL70|second APL conference]] (organized by an APL committe under [[wikipedia:SHARE (computing)|SHARE]]), a group of APLers initiated the ACM's process to create a Special Interest Group by sending the required petition and signatures to form such a group for APL, SIGAPL. This request was denied on the grounds that a Special Interest Group on programming languages in general, SIGPLAN, already existed. Following this rejection, SIGPLAN reprinted issues of the [[APL Quote-Quad]] in ''SIGPLAN Notices'' for a short period before stopping in 1972. Some APLers suggested that the APL community form its own organization, while [[Alan Perlis]] led a group to convince the ACM to reverse their decision.<ref name="roots">[[Garth Foster|Foster, Garth]]. "The APL user community - its roots". Proceedings of the 1980 APL Users Meeting in Toronto, Canada. 1980.</ref>


In 1972, SIGPLAN added provisions for creating Technical Committees (TECS) to its bylaws, and the APL applied to form STAPL. This application was accepted in 1973, and STAPL was formed and organized between 1973 and 1974, taking over administration of the 1974 conference [[APL74|APL 6]] and publication of the conference proceedings and [[APL Quote-Quad]].<ref name="roots" />
In 1972, SIGPLAN added provisions for creating Technical Committees (TECS) to its bylaws, and the APL applied to form STAPL. This application was accepted in 1973, and STAPL was formed and organized between 1973 and 1974, taking over administration of the 1974 conference [[APL74|APL 6]] and publication of the conference proceedings and [[APL Quote-Quad]]. STAPL was the first SIGPLAN Technical Committee.<ref name="roots" />


Profits from the unexpectedly large APL 6 helped establish STAPL initially. Officers were appointed initially, and the first elections held in 1975; [[Garth Foster]] retained his position as the first STAPL Chairman. In the next two elections, held in 1977 and 1979, [[Phil Abrams]] and then [[Eugene McDonnell]] would be elected Chairman. STAPL hosted [[APL 75]] and [[APL 76]] (initiating the scheme of naming conferences after the year) with growing success. However, no 1977 conference was held because STAPL was unable to find a location conforming to the rule that odd-numbered conferences be held in Europe, and the 1978 conference was also skipped because of concerns about quality of and demand for such frequent conferences. Yearly APL conferences resumed when STAPL organized [[APL 79]], attended by nearly a thousand, although [[APL 80]] was hosted by the Dutch Computer Society and the European Cooperation in Informatics, not STAPL.<ref name="roots" /> Following APL 80, STAPL and later SIGAPL organized the APL conference every year until 2005.
Profits from the unexpectedly large APL 6 helped establish STAPL initially. Officers were appointed initially, and the first elections held in 1975; [[Garth Foster]] retained his position as the first STAPL Chairman. In the next two elections, held in 1977 and 1979, [[Phil Abrams]] and then [[Eugene McDonnell]] would be elected Chairman. STAPL hosted [[APL 75]] and [[APL 76]] (initiating the scheme of naming conferences after the year) with growing success. However, no 1977 conference was held because STAPL was unable to find a location conforming to the rule that odd-numbered conferences be held in Europe, and the 1978 conference was also skipped because of concerns about quality of and demand for such frequent conferences. Yearly APL conferences resumed when STAPL organized [[APL 79]], attended by nearly a thousand, although [[APL 80]] was hosted by the Dutch Computer Society and the European Cooperation in Informatics, not STAPL.<ref name="roots" /> Following APL 80, STAPL and later SIGAPL organized the APL conference every year until 2005.

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