CFP OOPSLA '97 Conference

OOPSLA '97 October 5-9, 1997 - Atlanta, Georgia Call For Participation: ACM SIGPLAN Conference On Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages and Applications A Note from the Conference Chair We invite you to contribute to OOPSLA '97, ACM's premier forum bringing together professionals in the field of object technology. As you will see in this Call for Participation, there are many ways to contribute. It's your papers, your ideas, your active debate, and your experiences that will make this a great conference. As in past years, OOPSLA '97 will be a week-long event -- a collage of technical paper sessions, experience reports, keynote presentations, workshops, interactive panels, exhibits, posters, demonstrations, educational symposia, birds-of-a-feather sessions, and, of course, an exceptional tutorial program and lots of food and opportunities to mingle. OOPSLA is THE venue for exchanging ideas and experiences in this field, and has proven its value to the broad range of professionals interested in object technology, including seasoned veterans and newcomers, industrial researchers and academics, technical developers and users, students and gurus, individual contributors and managers. OOPSLA provides a unique opportunity for you to share your research and experience with others in the wide variety of areas that encompass object technology, including software architecture and design patterns, analysis and design methods, testing and metrics, language design and implementation, reusability, components and frameworks, databases and persistence, distributed computing and communications systems, software engineering practices, and theoretical foundations. A special aspect of OOPSLA is this coming together of a broad range of disciplines, woven together with a common thread of object technology. For the first time, we will sponsor mid-year workshops on the application of object technology to critical problems in major industrial domains. Please see the details in the Call for Participation, but be aware that the first deadline for these new workshops is in late January 1997. Consider actively participating in OOPSLA this year. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference! Conference Registration/Information We are encouraging all OOPSLA participants to use electronic mail for communication. This call, author guidelines and detailed format information for submissions will be available on the conference web page at http://www.acm.org/sigplan/oopsla . For those without access to the World Wide Web, all information may be obtained by contacting OOPSLA '97 2373 N.W. 185th Ave., Suite 164 Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA Phone: +1-503-578-4640 Fax: +1-503-578-4650 E-mail: oopsla97@acm.org CONFERENCE CHAIR: Mary Loomis PROGRAM CHAIR: Toby Bloom Papers OOPSLA '97 invites high quality papers describing research in, or experience with, object technology. Both research and experience papers are encouraged. Research papers should describe work that offers a significant contribution to the state of the art. Experience papers should describe broad insights gained from practical application of object technology. The program committee will evaluate each paper based on its relevance, significance, correctness and clarity. Relevant subject areas include, but are not limited to: language design and implementation, frameworks, design patterns, programming environments, network computing, parallel systems, real-time systems, distributed systems, theoretical foundations, reflection and metaobject models, object databases and persistence, object testing and metrics, software engineering practices, analysis and design methods, and experience with object-oriented applications and systems. Authors must send six copies of the full paper, in English, to the Program Chair. Papers MUST NOT exceed 18 pages, double-spaced, exclusive of figures and references. Electronic submissions cannot be accepted. Each copy must include contact information (contact name, postal address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address), a 100-word abstract, indication of whether the paper is a research paper or an experience paper, and list of pertinent subject areas (from list above). Authors of accepted papers will be expected to sign a copyright release form and to present the paper at the conference. Proceedings (print and CD-ROM) will be distributed at the conference. Print proceedings will distributed as an issue of ACM SIGPLAN Notices. Both print and CD-ROM proceedings will be available from ACM Press. Papers must be received by Program Chair: February 14, 1997 Notification of acceptance or rejection: May 1, 1997. Deadline for camera-ready and electronic copy: July 18, 1997. Program Chair - Dr. Toby Bloom CMG Direct Interactive 100 Brickstone Square, 1st floor Andover, MA 01810 USA E-mail: toby@lcs.mit.edu Experience Reports Experience Reports have gained recognition as a valuable forum for conference attendees to learn of the successes and pitfalls of applying object technology to real-world, production quality software development. Experience reports are short presentations of unrefereed reports describing practical experiences of using object technology to solve industrial or commercial problems. Prospective speakers should submit a 4 to 8 page description of their intended presentation. The description should identify and discuss in detail two or three issues which represent the main contribution of the talk. The submission must include a short abstract suitable for inclusion in the advance program if it is accepted. The review process for Experience Reports requires personal contact with potential presenters; therefore, submissions must include authors' contact information including postal address, telephone and fax numbers, and electronic mail address. Selection will be based on relevance and potential interest. For further submission guidelines contact the Experience Reports Chair or access the OOPSLA '97 web page. Copies of accepted experience reports presentations will be distributed during the conference and their extended abstracts will be collected after the conference for publication in the OOPSLA Addendum. Submissions must be received by Experience Reports Chair: March 3, 1997. Notification of acceptance or rejection: May 1, 1997. Deadline for Addendum camera-ready and electronic copy: December 8, 1997. Experience Reports Chair - Jay Almarode GemStone Systems Inc. 15400 NW Greenbrier Parkway, Suite 280 Beaverton, OR 97006 USA Phone: +1-503-690-8380 Fax: +1-503-629-8556 E-mail: almarode@gemstone.com Educators' Symposium The OOPSLA Educators' Symposium is specifically designed for professionals who have a vested interest in object technology education and training. This one-day symposium is a unique forum for educators and practitioners to discuss their educational needs and their ideas in incorporating object technology into courses, curricula, and training plans. The symposium will include invited talks, paper presentations, panels, demonstrations, and possi