From: news@divsun.unige.ch
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Subject: ECOOP 93 FINAL CFP
Date: 19 Nov 92 02:28:39 GMT
Expires: Tue, 1 Dec 1992 08:00:00 GMT
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Organization: University of Geneva


		ECOOP '93 Call for Contributions
		================================

The Seventh European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming.

Kaiserslautern, July 26 - 30, 1993

ECOOP '93 is the seventh edition of the European Conference on
Object-Oriented Programming. The conference is aimed at bringing together
researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to discuss and
exchange new developments in object-oriented languages, systems and
methods.

Executive Committee
================

Conference chair:	Gerhard Barth (Germany)
Programme chair:	Oscar Nierstrasz (Switzerland)
Organizing chair:	Walter Olthoff (Germany)
Tutorials:		Derek Coleman (United Kingdom)
Workshops:		Dieter Rombach (Germany)
Panels:			Jens Palsberg (Denmark)
Exhibition:		Ansgar Bernardi (Germany)
Demonstrations:		Walter Sommer (Germany)

Programme Committee
===================

Mehmet Aksit		University of Twente
Pierre America		Philips Research Laboratories
Bruce Anderson		University of Essex
Jean Bezivin		Universite de Nantes
Francois Bodart		Facultes Universitaires de Namur
Jean-Pierre Briot	LITP, Institut Blaise Pascal
Elspeth Cusack		British Telecom
Klaus R. Dittrich	Universitaet Zuerich
Simon Gibbs		Universite de Geneve
Chris Horn		Trinity College, University of Dublin
Ralph Johnson		Univ. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign
Gerti Kappel		University of Vienna
Claus Lewerentz		Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI)
Ole Lehrmann Madsen	Aarhus University
Boris Magnusson		Lund University
Bertrand Meyer		ISE Inc.
Birger Moeller-Pedersen	Norwegian Computer Center
Max Muehlhaeuser	University of Kaiserslautern
Oscar Nierstrasz	Universite de Geneve
Remo Pareschi		ECRC Gmbh
Anna-Kristin Proefrock	Siemens Nixdorf Soft. Eng. GmbH
Stefano Crespi Reghizzi	Politecnico di Milano
Markku Sakkinen		University of Jyvaskyla
Dave Thomas		Object Technology International
Mario Tokoro		Sony CSL / Keio University
Andre Weinand		Ubilab, UBS
Akinori Yonezawa	University of Tokyo
Roberto Zicari		Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet

Call for Papers
===============

Authors are invited to submit either original research contributions, or
experience reports that provide new insight into the use of object-oriented
and related techniques. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

- Languages and their implementation
- OO databases and object persistence
- Concurrency and distribution
- Theoretical foundations
- Class management and class evolution
- OO analysis and design
- Development methods
- Application development tools and environments
- Reuse, components and frameworks
- Applications and experience
- Teaching object-oriented concepts

Submissions should be written in English, double-spaced and no longer
than 10,000 words (roughly twenty pages).  A separate cover sheet must
be included which provides the following information: the title,
authors' names, postal and electronic mail addresses, telephone and fax
numbers, a ten-line abstract, and a list of keywords.

Deadline for submission of papers is December 1, 1992.
Notification of acceptance will be sent out by February 1, 1993.
Camera-ready copy must be received by April 1, 1993.

Authors are invited to send 5 copies of their paper to:

Oscar Nierstrasz
Centre Universitaire d'Informatique
Universite de Geneve
24, rue du General-Dufour
CH-1211 Geneve 4
SWITZERLAND
Tel:	+41 22 705.7664
Fax:	+41 22 320.2927
E-mail:	oscar@cui.unige.ch


Workshops
=========

Workshops will provide an opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a
selected focus. They will also help to disseminate recent research results
and  bridge gaps to related fields. Participants of a workshop are chosen
on the basis of a previously submitted position paper. If you wish to
organize a workshop, send a description of the topic and intended audience
to be received by April 1, 1993. Send submissions to:

Dieter Rombach
ECOOP 93 Workshop Chair
University of Kaiserslautern
PF 3049, 6750 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Tel:	+49-631-205-2895
Fax:	+49-631-205-3331
E-mail:	ECOOP93-workshops@dfki.uni-kl.de

Tutorials
=========

Proposals are solicited for tutorials covering all aspects of interest to
the object-oriented community. Tutorial proposals are invited for all
levels: introductory, intermediate and advanced. Prospective proposers
should request guidelines for tutorial submission from the Tutorial Chair.
Proposals should be submitted before February 1, 1993. Proposers will be
notified of acceptance by March 15, 1993; camera-ready versions of the
tutorial material will be due on May 15, 1993. Send submissions to:

Derek Coleman
ECOOP 93 Tutorial Chair
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Stoke Gifford
Bristol BS12 6QZ
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel:	+44 272 799110
Fax:	+44 272 790076
E-mail:	dc@hplb.hpl.hp.com

Panels
======

Panels addressing issues of object technology will become a part of the
conference. Panels should present interesting and divergent views. Panel
proposals should include panel title, summary of key issues to be
discussed, names and position statements of panelists and address of a
contact person. Panel proposals must be received by March 1, 1993. Send
submissions to:

Jens Palsberg
ECOOP 93 Panel Chair
Computer Science Department Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade, 8000 Aarhus C
DENMARK
Tel:	+45 8620 2711 ext. 5237
Fax:	+45 8613 5725
E-mail:	palsberg@daimi.aau.dk


Exhibition
==========

The conference will be accompanied by a commercial exhibition. Vendors of
object-oriented products and services should contact the Exhibition Chair
at the earliest convenience to ensure their inclusion. For further
information please contact:

Ansgar Bernardi
ECOOP 93 Exhibition Chair
German Research Center For AI
PF 2080, 6750 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Tel:	+49-631-205-3582
Fax:	+49-631-205-3210
E-mail: bernardi@dfki.uni-kl.de

Demonstrations
==============

Proposals for demonstrations of object-oriented software are invited to
illustrate innovative concepts. Demonstrations will be selected on the
basis of technical merit, novelty and relevance. Descriptions of the
demonstration, name and addresses of the demonstrators together with
hardware requirements should be sent before April 1, 1993 to:

Walter Sommer
ECOOP 93 Demonstration Chair
German Research Center For AI
PF 2080, 6750 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Tel:	+49-631-205-3466
Fax:	+49-631-205-3210
E-mail:	sommer@dfki.uni-kl.de

Important dates
===============

Deadline for papers:			Dec. 1, 1992
Notification of acceptance:		Feb. 1, 1993
Camera-ready copy due:			Apr. 1, 1993
Deadline for tutorials:			Feb. 1, 1993
Deadline for workshops:			Mar. 1, 1993
Deadline for demonstrations:		Mar. 1, 1993
Deadline for panels:			Mar. 1, 1993
Conference:				July 26-30, 1993

Direct all specific correspondence to the appropriate committee members.
General correspondence on ECOOP 93 should be sent to:

Gerhard Barth
ECOOP 93 Conference Chair
German Research Center For AI
PF 2080, 6750 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Tel:	+49-631-205-3214
Fax:	+49-631-205-3210
E-mail:	ECOOP93@dfki.uni-kl.de

For further questions about the conference or its organization, please
contact:

Walter Olthoff
ECOOP 93 Organizing Chair
German Research Center For AI
PF 2080, 6750 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Tel:	+49-631-205-3478
Fax:	+49-631-205-3210
E-mail:	ECOOP93@dfki.uni-kl.de