ECOOP'98 CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

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* CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS *
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* ECOOP'98 *
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* 12th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming *
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* Brussels, Belgium *
* July 20 - 24, 1998 *
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Detailed information about the conference is also available at:


                                        http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/




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ECOOP=B998 is organized by the Programming Technology Lab of the
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, under the auspices of AITO
(Association Internationale pour les Technologies Objets). The
venue of the conference will be the campus of the Vrije
Universiteit Brussel in the capital of Belgium and the European
Union.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Conference Chair:
        Luc Steels
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium


Programme Chair:
        Eric Jul
        Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark &
        University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark


Organizing Chair:
        Theo D=B9Hondt
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium


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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


Tutorial Chair:
        Viviane Jonckers
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium


Workshop Chair:
        Serge Demeyer
        IAM-SCG, Bern, Switzerland


Panel Chair:
        Ghislain Hoffman
        University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium


Demonstration Chair:
        Eric Steegmans
        University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium


Poster Chair:
        Patrick Steyaert
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium


Exhibit Chair:
        Eddy Vandijck
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium


Organizing Team:
        (at the Programming Technology Lab)
        Koen Bordinckx, Niels Boyen, Linda Dasseville,
        Koen De Hondt, Jan De Laet, Kris De Volder,
        Wolfgang De Meuter, Geert Lathouwers, Carine Lucas,
        Wim Lybaert, Kim Mens, Tom Mens, Tom Tourwe,
        Werner Van Belle, Mark Willems, Roel Wuyts


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PROGRAMME COMMITTEE


        Mehmet Aksit
            (University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands)
        Jean-Pierre Briot
            (Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6, Paris, France)
        Frank Buschmann
            (Siemens AG, Munich, Germany)
        Vinny Cahill
            (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
        Luca Cardelli
            (Digital SRC, Palo Alto, CA, USA)
        Craig Chambers
            (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA)
        Derek Coleman
            (King's College London, London, UK)
        Charles Consel
            (University of Rennes, Rennes, France)
        Peter Dickman
            (University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK)
        Bjorn Freeman-Benson
            (Object Technology International, Victoria, BC, Canada)
        Erich Gamma
            (Object Technology International, Zurich, Switzerland)
        Rachid Guerraoui
            (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
              Lausanne, Switzerland)
        Norman C. Hutchinson
            (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada)
        Yutaka Ishikawa
            (Real World Computing Partnership, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan)
        Gerti Kappel
            (Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria)
        Jorgen Lindskov Knudsen
            (University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark)
        Sacha Krakowiak
            (Universit=E9 Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France)
        Bent Bruun Kristensen
            (Odense University, Odense, Denmark)
        Ole Lehrmann Madsen
            (University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark)
        Karl J. Lieberherr
            (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)
        Boris Magnusson
            (Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden)
        Satoshi Matsuoka
            (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan)
        Paola Mello
            (University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy)
        Ana Moreira
            (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Monte de Caparica, Portugal)
        Ron Morrison
            (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
        Oscar Nierstrasz
            (Universitaet Bern, Bern, Switzerland)
        Jens Palsberg
            (Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA)
        Douglas C. Schmidt
            (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
        Dag I.K. Sj=F6berg
            (University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway)
        Jan Vitek
            (University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland)




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TECHNICAL PAPERS
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The ECOOP'98 conference invites high quality research and
experience papers related to the object-oriented paradigm.
Research papers should describe work that advances the current
object technology. Experience papers should be of broad interest
and will be evaluated based on the new insights they provide into
the application of object technology. The programme committee
will evaluate each contributed research and experience paper
based on its relevance, significance, clarity, originality, and
correctness.


Suggested topics related to the object-oriented paradigm include,
but are not limited to:


        - Object-oriented language constructs
        - Theoretical foundations, formal methods
        - Distributed object-oriented systems
        - Implementation techniques
        - Mobile objects
        - Multi-agent systems
        - Design patterns
        - Object-oriented frameworks
        - Object-oriented analysis and design methods
        - Reflection, adaptability, composability
            and reusability issues
        - Object-oriented databases and object persistence
        - Concurrent, real-time, parallel systems
        - Support of object-oriented systems and languages
        - Object-oriented garbage collection
            distributed as well as non-distributed
        - Security issues
        - Domain analysis techniques and software architectures
        - Analysis and transformation of object-oriented programs
        - Interpretation and compilation of object-oriented programs
        - Aspect-oriented programming
        - Experiences with any of the above topics


Contributions for special sessions on Distributed Mobile Objects
and on Object Implementation Techniques are specifically
solicited.


PAPERS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN TWO PHASES:


In the first phase, the abstract of the paper must be provided
electronically via e-mail using a standard format no later than
November 24, 1997. Submission will be possible starting October
24, 1997. Exact submission information including the standard
format for abstracts can be obtained from the web site listed
below.


In the second phase, six copies of the full paper must be
submitted in English, double-spaced and not longer than 10,000
words in length, before December 1, 1997. Electronic submissions
will not be accepted. Papers arriving late or clearly longer
than the limit may be rejected immediately, without being
reviewed. The authors will be notified as soon as possible
whether or not their paper will be reviewed.


DEADLINES:
        Submission information available: October 1, 1997
        Electronic submission starting date: October 24, 1997
        Electronic abstract submission: November 24, 1997
        Full paper submission: DECEMBER 1, 1997
        Notification of acceptance: February 9, 1998
        Camera ready copies: March 30, 1998
        Conference: July 20 - 24, 1998, Brussels, Belgium


DETAILED SUBMISSION INFORMATION


Submission details will become available on the ECOOP=B998 web site
(http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/) from October 1, 1997.


PAPERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:


        Eric Jul
        ECOOP'98 Programme Chair
        Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
        Aalborg University
        Frederik Bajersvej 7E
        DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
        Tel: +45 96 35 80 80, Fax: +45 98 15 81 29
        E-mail: eric@diku.dk




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Tutorials
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As in previous years, ECOOP=B998 will host a two day tutorial
programme. Proposals for high-quality tutorials in all areas of
object-orientation from academic research to industrial
applications are solicited. Tutorial levels may be introductory,
intermediate and advanced. Novel topics and topics of broad
interest are preferred. Proposers can get the guidelines for
tutorial submission via WWW
(http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/guidelines/tutorial.html). Both plain
paper and electronic submissions are accepted.


DEADLINES:
        Proposal submissions: December 12, 1997
        Notification of acceptance: February 12, 1998
        Camera-ready notes: May 12, 1998


PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:


        Viviane Jonckers
        ECOOP'98 Tutorial Chair
        Lab for System and Software Engineering
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel
        Pleinlaan 2
        B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
        Tel: +32 2 629 29 67, Fax: +32 2 629 28 70
        E-mail: viviane@info.vub.ac.be




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Workshops
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As in previous years, ECOOP'98 will host a number of workshops
addressing different areas of object-oriented technology.
Workshops serve as a forum for exchanging emerging, late breaking
research ideas. They typically focus on in-depth or cross-domain
areas related to object-oriented technology. Workshops may last
1 or 2 days and will be held on Monday (July 20) and Tuesday
(July 21). We are now soliciting ECOOP'98 workshop proposals.
Proposers can get the guidelines for workshop submission via WWW
(http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/guidelines/workshop.html).


DEADLINES:
        Workshop proposals: December 1, 1997
        Notification of acceptance: January 15, 1998
        Workshop call for papers: February 15, 1998


PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:


        Serge Demeyer
        ECOOP'98 Workshop Chair
        IAM-SCG
        Neubruckstrasse 10
        CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
        Tel: +41 31 631 33 14, Fax: +41 31 631 39 65
        E-mail: demeyer@iam.unibe.ch




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Panels
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Panel sessions addressing important and timely topics in
object-orientation will be included in the main conference. They
should present interesting and divergent views with solid
practical and/or theoretical backing. A good panel session can
be the highlight of the official programme for many attendees.
Proposers should request the guidelines for panel proposals from
the address below or get them via WWW
(http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/guidelines/panel.html).


DEADLINES:
        Proposal submissions: January 19, 1998
        Notification of acceptance: March 2, 1998
        Camera-ready position papers: April 20, 1998


PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:
        Ghislain Hoffman
        ECOOP'98 Panel Chair
        Department of Information Technology
        University of Ghent
        Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
        B-9000, Gent, Belgium
        Tel: +32 9 264 31 42, Fax: +32 9 264 35 81
        E-mail: ghislain.hoffman@rug.ac.be




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Demonstrations
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Live demonstrations of all kinds of object-oriented software will
be presented at the conference. Technical members of the
implementation teams are expected to give the demonstrations.
Proposals are solicited for both commercial and in-house systems,
as well as academic and corporate research. Demonstrations will
be selected on the basis of technical merit, novelty and
relevance to object-oriented technology. Product marketing or
sales presentations are inappropriate for this forum. Proposers
should request the guidelines for demonstration proposals from
the address below or get them via WWW
(http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/guidelines/demonstration.html).


No deadline for submitting demonstration proposals has been set
up yet.


PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:


        Eric Steegmans
        ECOOP'98 Demonstration Chair
        Department of Computer Science
        University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven)
        Celestijnenlaan 200A
        B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
        Tel: +32 16 32 76 64, Fax: +32 16 32 79 96
        E-mail: Eric.Steegmans@cs.kuleuven.ac.be




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Posters
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Posters provide an easy and informal means for presenting ongoing
research to the ECOOP audience. This may be especially useful
for new ideas that have not yet been developed to the point of a
regular paper. Ph.D. students are particularly encouraged to
submit a proposal describing their work. Times will be arranged
during the conference for poster authors to discuss their work
directly with interested participants. Proposers can get the
guidelines for poster submission via WWW
(http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/guidelines/poster.html).


Deadline for proposal submission: see WWW.


PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:


        Patrick Steyaert
        ECOOP'98 Poster Chair
        Programming Technology Lab
        Computer Science Department
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel
        Pleinlaan 2
        B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
        Tel: +32 2 629 34 92, Fax: +32 2 629 35 25
        E-mail: prsteyae@vub.ac.be




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Exhibits
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At ECOOP, there has traditionally been an exhibition of products
and services related to object-orientation. The exhibition will
be set up adjoining the main conference area, where participants
have the opportunity to visit the stands, even during short
breaks. The wishes of the potential exhibitors will be taken
into account as far as possible, also in deciding the timing of
the exhibition with respect to the conference. Further
information can be obtained via WWW (http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/),
or by contacting:


        Eddy Vandijck
        ECOOP'98 Exhibit Chair
        Center for Management Informatics
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel
        Pleinlaan 2
        B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
        Tel: +32 2 629 36 95, Fax: +32 2 629 36 90
        E-mail: eddy.vandijck@info.vub.ac.be




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Organization
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Direct all specific correspondence to the appropriate chairs.
General information on ECOOP=B998 and questions about the
conference and its organization may be obtained via
http://ecoop98.vub.ac.be/ or should be sent to:


        Theo D=B9Hondt
        ECOOP=B998 Organizing Chair
        Programming Technology Lab
        Computer Science Department
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel
        Pleinlaan 2
        B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
        Tel: +32 2 629 34 80, Fax: +32 2 629 35 25
        E-mail: ecoop98.organization@cs.vub.ac.be


Anybody who wishes to get the printed Advance Programme by
ordinary mail (in March 1998) should send his/her complete postal
address by e-mail to ecoop98.mailing@cs.vub.ac.be.




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ECOOP=B998 is organized in co-operation with AITO.
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