What is ESUG (European Smalltalk User Group)?

ESUG is the European Smalltalk User Group, a non-profit user organization that supports initiatives around the Smalltalk programming language. It is relevant if you use, teach, research, or want to connect with others working in Smalltalk dialects and environments in Europe. Its focus is especially on free and open-source actions that benefit the whole Smalltalk community.

What ESUG does

According to its website, ESUG:

• Connects individual and corporate users of Smalltalk dialects and environments in Europe
• Promotes the teaching, learning, and use of Smalltalk
• Supports publishing and sharing books
• Supports local user groups and helps establish new ones
• Supports exchange and collaboration between students, researchers, innovators, and practitioners
• Organizes a yearly conference, school, and workshop
• Sponsors other Smalltalk events

Conferences and events

ESUG organizes an annual conference, often alongside a summer school and the International Workshop on Smalltalk Technologies (IWST).

Past events include conference programs, IWST programs, Innovation Technology Awards, slides, and videos. Some materials are hosted on Slideshare and in the ESUG Archive, with videos on YouTube.

Getting involved

The site lists two main ways to participate:

• Support us — check sponsoring actions (visit lab, books, summer schools, user groups) or donate to ESUG via HelloAsso.com. PayPal is also listed as a payment platform.
• Join us — membership and support information is available through the site's About and Membership & Support sections.

ESUG also publishes a Guide of Conduct, noted as open for feedback.

Who it is for

ESUG is aimed at anyone in Europe working with Smalltalk: individual developers, companies, students, researchers, and local user groups. If you want to attend a Smalltalk conference, find teaching or learning resources, or connect with the Smalltalk community, esug.org is the starting point.