Today is the day before OOPSLA officially begins. Tutorials and workshops are going on today, with the technical program starting tomorrow. I'm here for the Welcome Reception tonight, during which the posters are on display, and the first round of the Student Research Competition is conducted.

As I picked up my registration materials this morning, the registration chair handed me a list of Greek gods and goddesses. It was OOPSLA-ised. Gail Harris, our conference chair, is Artemis. Mamdouh, current steering committee chair, is Hades. I'm Aphrodite. I'm not quite sure how to respond to that ...