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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]].<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. 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. | ||
By 1980, the process of separating STAPL from SIGPLAN had begun, and SIGAPL was eventually made an official special-interest group chartered under the auspices of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). In February of 2008 this group was formally de-chartered by the SIG Governing Board. | By 1980, the process of separating STAPL from SIGPLAN had begun, and SIGAPL was eventually made an official special-interest group chartered under the auspices of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). In February of 2008 this group was formally de-chartered by the SIG Governing Board. | ||