Talks should describe existing systems or systems under active development, but not systems merely in the planning stages. Possible evening session of tutorials. We should try to attract one or two talks on genuinely hare-brained ideas with credible potential to influence future developments. We should also try to set aside time for discussion, and it may be best to hold parallel sessions simply to get small enough audiences that discussion will actually take place. Well, there's a first approximation.
Comments are welcome.
The deadline for abstracts to be considered for oral presentation is Oct. 1, 1997. For poster presentations, the abstract deadline is Nov. 1, 1997. It would be helpful if people who are just thinking about presenting would send a title right away, so we can get some statistical information on topics to direct our planning. Workshop registration fees will be determined later. We plan to set up a Web page for this workshop.