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The "Functional Programming Group Ghent" (GhentFPG) is just starting up. We'll have a next  meeting at the end of April/beginning of May (date to be selected with [http://doodle.com/txkypq6dv9fnz36k a doodle poll]). Suggestions for talks are welcome!

==Stay informed==

;For up-to-date information, join our google group (this is like a mailing list):
http://groups.google.com/group/ghent-fpg
;Or follow us on Twitter:
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==Meeting information==

Our next meeting is on May 13, 2010 at 19:00 in the 'Technicum' building of Ghent University, [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat+41,+Ghent&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.946508,106.435547&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat+41,+Gent+9000+Gent,+Oost-Vlaanderen,+Vlaams+Gewest,+Belgium&ll=51.046365,3.727316&spn=0.005801,0.012993&z=17 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41], starting at 19:00. The program is as follows:

* Atze Dijkstra: The Utrecht Haskell Compiler
* Jean-Christophe Mincke: An Introduction To Monads
* Drinks at a local bar

=== April 1 Meeting (First Meeting) ===
Our first meeting was on April 1, 2010. This was in the 'Technicum' building of Ghent University, [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat+41,+Ghent&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.946508,106.435547&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat+41,+Gent+9000+Gent,+Oost-Vlaanderen,+Vlaams+Gewest,+Belgium&ll=51.046365,3.727316&spn=0.005801,0.012993&z=17 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41], starting at 19:00. The program was as follows:

* Jeroen Janssen - [http://ghent-fpg.googlegroups.com/web/GhentFPG.pdf Welcome and short introduction to FP]
* Jasper Van der Jeugt - [http://groups.google.com/group/ghent-fpg/browse_frm/thread/3d0913af5f7aa06 "BlazeHtml: a blazingly fast Html generator in Haskell"]
* Tom Schrijvers - [http://groups.google.com/group/ghent-fpg/browse_frm/thread/a146e6a752239bfa "Functional Pearl: The Monad Zipper"]
* Romain Slootmaekers - [http://ghent-fpg.googlegroups.com/web/romain.pdf "Functional Programming at Amplidata : a tentative experience report"]
* Anonymous - "An introduction to PHunctional Programming"
* Short discussion on the direction of the Ghent Functional Programming Group