From: ban@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bashar Nuseibeh)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: OT93 Call for Participation
Date: 24 Jul 92 21:25:26 GMT
Organization: Imperial College, Dept. of Computing

Object Technology 93
30 March - 1 April 1993
Jesus College, Cambridge, England

Call For Participation


You are invited to contribute to Object Technology 93, a major 
international conference and exhibition addressing advances in 
object technology and its application.  This is a meeting for 
active practitioners in the world of object-oriented systems.  The 
conference is highly interactive and fully residential in a radical 
format, providing a new departure for all concerned with object-
oriented software.  Contributions are invited for all categories of 
written paper, tutorial, workshop, discussion, demonstration, and 
other forms of interactive session and information exchange.  The 
topic can be any concerned with the state of the art in object-
oriented techniques, products, standards, or research.  Please note 
that all conference contributors qualify for free participation for 
one day or participation in all three days for the basic 
accommodation charge.

The closing date for submissions is 12 October 1992. 

To take advantage of the early-bird delegate booking offer for 
Object Technology 93, see the booking form on the back page.


The conference

The Object Technology 93 conference incorporates many 
different types of session, including:

-?tutorials
-?workshops
-?panel sessions
-?debates
-?system demonstrations
-?discussion groups

The emphasis is on interaction throughout.

Other conference elements are:

-?Posters, which provide information on some current 
work, controversial issue, or new method related to object 
technology, and act as a focus for discussion between conference 
delegates.

-?Presentations of invited papers from world authorities on 
object technology and its application.

-?An on-line database of conference participants and their 
interests, which may be consulted by any participant to locate 
other participants for one-to-one discussions.

-?Facilities to enable any individual or group  participating 
in the conference to organise further sessions of any type to 
address an issue that emerges during the conference.

Areas for discussion include analysis, design, programming, GUI 
development, distributed systems, productivity tools, 
prototyping, enterprise modelling, lifecycle models, metrics, 
object-oriented languages and environments, reusability, security, 
CASE tools, object-oriented databases, expert systems.


Conference audience

The conference is designed for all categories of experienced IT 
professional involved in managing, planning, or implementing 
systems, including:

%?Information systems managers
%?Project managers and leaders
%?System integrators
%?System analysts
%?System designers
%?Programmers
%?Process and data modellers
%?Data administrators
%?Database administrators
%?User management
%?Consultants
%?Vendor product planners and developers
%?Experienced academics working on object technology 
projects


The exhibition

Object Technology 93 incorporates a mini-exhibition of object 
technology and related products and services from leading 
suppliers.


Social programme

The conference provides a variety of social programmes, both for 
conference participants and for partners who are not participating 
in the conference.  Social activities include games, competitions, 
and films.


Venue

Object Technology 93 is being held at Jesus College, Cambridge 
University.  It is expected that most delegates will take up the 
residential facilities offered for accommodation and meals.

Jesus College provides an excellent standard of accommodation 
and cuisine.  The College prides itself on the standard of food an 
wine it offers delegates.  It is situated in 27 acres of fine gardens, 
playing fields, tennis and squash courts, and croquet lawns.  
There is ample car parking space.  The College is only a few 
minutes walk from the centre of Cambridge giving easy access to 
the many city centre attractions.


Types of contribution invited

Tutorials

A tutorial consists of a half-day (3-hour) presentation aimed at a 
defined category of software professional.  For example a tutorial 
could be aimed at programmers and analysts with little previous 
knowledge of object technology, or at experienced project 
managers, or at professionals actively working on object-oriented 
design projects.  Tutorials should not incorporate marketing 
presentations or sales pitches.   Case studies, techniques, and 
design issues are encouraged as tutorial topics.

Submissions are invited from tutorial presenters.

Submission format

A two-page proposal containing:

-?the title of the tutorial.
-?a description of the main themes and issues to be 
presented in the tutorial.
-?a list of headings indicating the structure of the tutorial.
-?a description of the documentation that will be given to 
each delegate attending the tutorial (the documentation must 
contain at least a two-page synopsis and a copy of each visual aid 
used during the tutorial).
-?an outline of your software experience and professional 
career.

Workshops

Workshops are sessions in which participating delegates work in 
a structured way on a topic set by the workshop organiser.  The 
topic could for example be a design task, or the cataloguing of 
problems and solutions in managing large C++ applications.  
Workshops should be limited in size - groups of more than 16 
participants rarely work effectively - and should be either half a 
day (3-hours) or a whole day (6 hours) long.

Submissions are invited from workshop organisers.

Submission format

A two-page proposal containing:

-?a description of the topic of the workshop.
-?a description of the method of working to be employed in 
the workshop.
-?the characteristics of suitable participants.
-?the maximum number of delegates that can participate.
-?proposed duration of the workshop (half-day or one-day).
-?details of the documentation that will be provided to 
participating delegates.
-?an outline of your software experience and professional 
career.

Panel sessions

A panel session consists of the moderator, a panel of 3, 4 or 5 
speakers, each of whom makes a brief statement (5 minutes) on 
the subject of the session, and the participating delegates, who 
then discuss and debate the topic in detail between themselves 
and with members of the panel.  Panel sessions are 90 minutes 
long and should discuss issues of broad interest to the object 
technology community.

Submissions are invited from potential panel session moderators.

Submission format

A three-page proposal containing:

-?the title of the session.
-?a description of the issues to be discussed.
-?a list of the panelists and their affiliations.
-?brief CVs for each panelist.
-?an outline of your software experience and professional 
career.

Debates

A debate consists of two teams of speakers debating a 
proposition that reflects an issue of broad concern in the object 
technology community, mediated by a chairman.  Each team 
should be of two or three speakers.  After the teams have made 
speeches for and against the proposition (20 minutes per team) 
questions are invited from the floor.  The teams then sum up and 
the audience votes on the proposition.

Submissions are invited from debate chairmen.

Submission format

A two-page proposal containing:

-?the proposition to be debated.
-?a list of the speakers in each team and their affiliations.
-?brief CVs for each speaker.
-?an outline of your software experience and professional 
career.

System demonstrations

A demonstrator, or team of demonstrators, presents a structured 
demonstration of a live system that uses or applies object 
technology.  All equipment, software, and furniture must be 
provided by demonstrators, and must use a standard 13 amp 
power supply.  Demonstrations are 30-minutes long and should 
assume that the audience will be technical.

Submissions are invited from demonstrators.

Submission format

A one-page proposal containing:

-?the title of the demonstration.
-?a description of what equipment and software is being 
demonstrated.
-?an explanation of particular points of interest or special 
features of the demonstration.
-?a specification of the amount of space required for the 
demonstration.
-?a description of any documentation that will be available 
to delegates attending the demonstration.
-?a list of the demonstrators and their affiliations.

Papers

Papers should describe some state of the art practice or system 
involving object technology, current research work aimed at 
advancing the technology, or interesting case studies of recent 
implementation experience involving object technology and the 
lessons to be learned from the experience.  Papers should be 
clear, original, previously unpublished, and of interest to a 
sizable sector of the object technology community.  Only a few 
of the selected papers will be presented formally.  The rest will 
be split into groups, with each group forming the basis of a 
discussion session involving the authors and delegates.  Each 
selected paper will be incorporated in the formal conference 
proceedings, a copy of which is given to every delegate.

Submissions are invited from the authors of papers.

Submission format

A proposal containing:

-?the title of the paper.
-?either the full paper of about 12 pages (3500 to 4500 
words) or an extended abstract of at least 1000 words.  Finished 
papers must be received by 1 February 1993.
-?your name and affiliation.
-?an outline of your software experience and professional 
career.

Posters

An area of the conference venue is available for displaying 
posters that provide information on some current work, 
controversial issue, or new method related to object technology.  
Posters must not be used for advertising commercially available 
products.  Posters provide a focus for discussion between 
delegates, and should incorporate information on how to contact 
the author of the poster.  Posters must be A0 portrait format, and 
be accompanied by a two-page handout for inclusion in the 
conference proceedings.  

Submissions are invited from the authors of posters.

Submission format

A proposal containing:

-?a two-page handout for inclusion in the conference 
proceedings.
-?a draft of the poster design.
-?your name and affiliation.
-?an outline of your software experience and professional 
career.


The organisers

Object Technology 93 is organised by the Object-Oriented 
Programming and Systems Group of the British Computer 
Society (OOPS) in conjunction with ECC Services Limited.  
OOPS is the leading independent specialist group for all IT 
professionals concerned with object-oriented software.  ECC 
Services is one of Europe's leading IT event organisers.

Conference Chairman:  Steve Cook, Object Designers

Programme Chairman:  Bruce Anderson, University of Essex

Executive Committee
?Martin West, IBM UK Laboratories
?Winnie Pun, KPMG Management Consultants
?Ian Graham, BIS Information Systems Limited
?Chris Boon, ECC Services Limited

Programme committee
?Professor Pat Hall, Open University
?John Cameron, LBMS plc
?Ralph Hodgson, IDE UK Limited
?Derek Coleman, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories



Booking information for delegates

Venue

Jesus College, Cambridge CB5 8BL, England

Participation fees

?
 ?Early-bird bookings:  paid before 1 September 1992
?Bookings received before 1 February 1993?Bookings 
received after
1 February 1993 
Standard fee?#600?#650?#750
BCS members?#450?#500?#600
OOPS members*?#300?#350?#450

* Only participants who were members of OOPS on 31 May 
1992 are eligible for these discounted fees.

Special accommodation-only rate for conference contributors:  
#300

Participation fees include accommodation, all seminar 
documentation, luncheon, and diner, but do not include drinks.

Payment

Payment of your participation fee must be received by ECC 
Services before the event takes place.  Make cheques payable to 
Object Technology 93.

Substitutions, cancellations, and refunds

If anyone registered to participate is unable to attend, a substitute 
may participate in their place.  A full refund is given for any 
cancellation received more than 3 weeks before the event starts.  
Payment in full must be made for cancellations received later 
than this.


Book by telephone: 0491 410222, international +44 491 410222.
Book by fax:  0491 410266, international +44 491 410266;  use 
the form below
Book by post:  Object Technology 93, PO Box 46, Henley-on-
Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 2PE, England.

Call to receive a paper booking form.

How to send submissions

All submissions should be sent to:

Object Technology 93
PO Box 46
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG9 2PE
England

Receipt of all submissions will be acknowledged.

All submissions will be considered by the Object Technology 93 
Programme Committee.

Suppliers of submissions that are accepted for inclusion in Object 
Technology 93 will be advised of their acceptance by 1 
November 1992. 
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