The Institute for Applied Forth Research, Inc.

President: Lawrence P. G. Forsley

Box 1261
Annandale, VA 22003
USA
Tel : +1 (716) 235-0168
Fax : +1 (716) 235-0168
E-mail: LPGForsley@aol.com

The Institute for Applied Forth Research was chartered in New York State on April 21, 1982 as a non-profit corporation.

Aims

The inistitue aims are:

To promote the application of current Forth research to scientific and industrial problems through publications, seminars, conferences, and other means for the exchange of ideas, techniques and information.
To promote and facilitate the exchange of information about new work in Forth among the academic, industrial and commercial sectors.
To foster communications among various groups and individuals using Forth.
To publish on a periodic basis a scholarly journal containing articles and commentary on Forth and its applications and to publish monographs and other publications consistent with the general purposes of the corporation.
To conduct seminars and conferences where Forth and its applications can be presented and discussed, but such seminars and conferences shall not be given for academic credit.

Activities:

Rochester Forth Conference: Beginning in 1981, annual conferences have been held in June and proceeding of all presented papers have been published within a year. Attendance has varied from 40 to nearly 200. The atmosphere has been very congenial with plenty of time for interaction among attendees. The final conference was held in 1998.
The Journal of Forth Applications and Research (JFAR): The Journal publishes refereed articles. Six Volumes of 2-4 Issues each have appeared. Though it was initially planned to publish volumes annually, it has not been possible to meet that schedule. As of Volume 7 the articles are published on the web site.

Other activities

Over the years the institute has sponsored fellowships and projects through Institute gifts.

Publications and Sales: The Institute publishes conference proceedings and the JFAR which are for sale along with other Forth related publications.
Funding: The Institute depends upon contributions from corporate sponsors and individuals. The last few years have seen fewer contributions than earlier, but of late, we seem to be experiencing an increase of interest and support.