At the conference on Functional Programming Languages and Computer Architecture (FPCA '87) in Portland, Oregon, there was a strong consensus that a committee be formed to define an open standard for such languages.
Durante a conferencia sobre Linguaxes de Programación Funcionais e Arquitecturas de Computador (FPCA '87) en Portland, Oregon, mantívose un meeting durante o cal alcanzouse un forte consenso entre os seus participantes para formar un comité que definise un estándar aberto para tales linguaxes.