ACM OOPSLA '96 * San Jose, California * 6-10 October 1996 Conference Chair: '''LougieAnderson''', Sequent Program Chair: '''JimCoplien''', Bell Labs Lotsa great papers, some awesome panels (SoftIssuesAndOtherHardProblems), and really major keynotes from folks like FengHsiungHsu, LarryConstantine, AllenWirfsBrock, JamesGosling, and ChristopherAlexander. Further details at http://www.acm.org/sigplan/oopsla/oopsla96/oopsla96.html.