PLDI 2026 will host several events focused on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. You can register for any of these events during registration by marking the appropriate boxes, but is not required for attendance. We hope to see you there! Please contact Willow Ahrens (ahrens@gatech.edu) with questions.
SIGPLAN-M Lunch
The SIGPLAN Long-Term Mentoring Committee (SIGPLAN-M) organizes an international long-term mentoring program for programming languages researchers. The SIGPLAN-M Mentoring lunch will be held Wednesday, June 17, with the goal of connecting mentors and mentees for help navigating the Job Market, Junior Faculty, and beyond. The goal of the program is for junior and senior researchers to form long-term connections in the programming languages community, and to access the perspectives of researchers from other institutions. Lunch will be served at 12:40pm in Flatirons 1, where the conference lunch is being served. Look for placards to identify SIGPLAN-M tables.
Women@PLDI Dinner
The Women@PLDI dinner will be held on Wednesday, June 17 with the goal of creating a women-centered space, building relationships, and informal networking. A panel will be held for experienced members of the community to share their perspective. This year, we welcome the panelists McKenna McCall, Milijana Surbatovich, Hannah (Anna) Gommerstadt, Sharon Shoham Buchbinder, Debasmita Lohar, and Jana Hofmann. Dinner will be held at the The Post (2027 13th St.) at 7:30pm. Any PLDI attendee who identifies as a woman, or who finds fellowship in women-centered events, is welcome. This explicitly includes nonbinary, transmasc, agender/gender-questioning individuals, and trans individuals of all stripes who find fellowship in women-centered events, including students, post-docs, faculty, and industry professionals.
LGBTQ@PLDI Lunch
The LGBTQ@PLDI lunch will be held on Thursday, June 18 with the goal of bringing together members of the LGBTQ+ community and provide opportunities for networking and community building. Lunch will be served at 12:40pm in Ajax Tavern, the hotel restaurant. Anyone who identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community at PLDI is welcome, including students, post-docs, faculty, and industry professionals. Note that this area may be partially visible from the lunch lines; if you are seeking fellowship with the PL LGBTQIA+ community but concerned about being seen attending this lunch, please feel free to reach out to Willow Ahrens (ahrens@gatech.edu) if comfortable.
URM@PLDI lunch
The URM@PLDI lunch will be held on Friday, June 19 with the goal of bringing together all who are under-represented within the SIGPLAN community. Lunch will be served at 12:40pm in Ajax Tavern, the hotel restaurant. This lunch is explicitly intended to be a “big tent” event, and is open to all who are under-represented in the community, with a special emphasis on those who are not already served by a dedicated PLDI DEI event. Please bring your ideas for how DEI@PLDI can better serve you!
Mon 15 JunDisplayed time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada) change
08:00 - 09:00 | |||
Tue 16 JunDisplayed time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada) change
08:00 - 09:00 | |||
10:10 - 10:40 | |||
10:10 30mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
12:20 - 13:40 | |||
12:20 80mLunch | Lunch Catering | ||
15:20 - 15:50 | |||
15:20 30mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
17:30 - 21:30 | Game Night (by Jane Street)PLDI Events at Flatirons 1+Lawn Stop by for a night of food, drinks, and board and lawn games. All are welcome! | ||
17:30 4hSocial Event | Game Night (by Jane Street) PLDI Events | ||
19:30 - 21:30 | PLDI Organizing and Review Committees DinnerPLDI Events at Chautauqua Dining Hall - Café Pavilion Chair(s): Bor-Yuh Evan Chang University of Colorado Boulder & Amazon, Manu Sridharan University of California at Riverside Meet at Chautauqua Dining Hall Café Pavilion, which is about a mile walk. | ||
19:30 2hDinner | PLDI Organizing and Review Committees Dinner PLDI Events | ||
Wed 17 JunDisplayed time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada) change
08:00 - 09:00 | |||
10:10 - 11:00 | |||
10:10 50mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | SIGPLAN-M Mentoring LunchDiversity, Equity and Inclusion at Flatirons 1 Chair(s): Willow Ahrens Georgia Institute of Technology, Christine Rizkallah University of Melbourne The SIGPLAN-M lunch is held with the conference lunch. Look out for placards to identify SIGPLAN-M tables. | ||
12:40 80mLunch | SIGPLAN-M Mentoring Lunch Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | |||
12:40 80mLunch | Lunch Catering | ||
15:40 - 16:10 | |||
15:40 30mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
17:50 - 19:30 | PLDI Reception with Student Research Competition PostersPLDI Events at The Lawn Reception for all attendees with light refreshments. See here for the Student Research Competition posters details. | ||
17:50 1h40m | PLDI Reception with Student Research Competition Posters PLDI Events | ||
17:50 1h40m | Visit Boulder VW Mobile Visitor Bus PLDI Events | ||
19:30 - 21:30 | Women's DinnerDiversity, Equity and Inclusion at Velvet Elk @ The Post Chair(s): Willow Ahrens Georgia Institute of Technology Meet at The Post at 2027 13th St., Boulder, CO 80302. | ||
19:30 2hDinner | Women's Dinner Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ||
Thu 18 JunDisplayed time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada) change
08:30 - 09:00 | |||
10:10 - 11:00 | |||
10:10 50mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | LGBTQ+ LunchDiversity, Equity and Inclusion at Ajax Tavern Chair(s): Willow Ahrens Georgia Institute of Technology Meet at Ajax Tavern, the hotel restaurant. | ||
12:40 80mLunch | LGBTQ+ Lunch Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | |||
12:40 80mLunch | Lunch Catering | ||
15:20 - 15:50 | |||
15:20 30mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
15:50 - 16:30 | |||
15:50 20mTalk | Balancing High and Low-Level Programming in Swift PLDI Events John McCall Apple | ||
16:10 20mTalk | Automating Context Inference at Scale for Security PLDI Events Tristan Ravitch Amazon | ||
18:00 - 19:00 | PLDI Business MeetingPLDI Events at Flatirons 2 Chair(s): Bor-Yuh Evan Chang University of Colorado Boulder & Amazon, Manu Sridharan University of California at Riverside This meeting is open to all attendees. | ||
18:00 60mMeeting | PLDI Business Meeting PLDI Events | ||
19:00 - 21:00 | |||
19:00 2hDinner | PLDI Banquet and Awards Dinner PLDI Events | ||
Fri 19 JunDisplayed time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada) change
08:00 - 09:00 | |||
10:10 - 11:00 | |||
10:10 50mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | URM LunchDiversity, Equity and Inclusion at Ajax Tavern Chair(s): Willow Ahrens Georgia Institute of Technology Meet at Ajax Tavern, the hotel restaurant. | ||
12:40 80mLunch | URM Lunch Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ||
12:40 - 14:00 | |||
12:40 80mLunch | Lunch Catering | ||
15:40 - 16:10 | |||
15:40 30mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
18:00 - 20:00 | |||
18:00 2hDinner | PLDI Steering Committee Meeting PLDI Events | ||
Events
| Title | |
|---|---|
| LGBTQ+ Lunch Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | |
| SIGPLAN-M Mentoring Lunch Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | |
| URM Lunch Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | |
| Women's Dinner Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |