TOOLS Asia'97 Submission Deadline Extended/Conference Information
Daniel Yellin
TOOLS Asia'97 Submission Deadline Extended/Conference Information
[TOOLS Asia'97 Home Page --
http://www.cis.unisa.edu.au/cis/events/ToolsAsia]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOOLS Asia '97
Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems
24th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Beijing, China, September 22 - 25, 1997
New development of TOOLS Asia'97
-- Deadline for e-mail submissions is extended to May 12, 1997
-- Best TOOLS Asia'97 paper award (will be selected from the submissions)
-- Distributed Object Technology Workshop Announcement and Call for Papers
TOOLS is the major international conference and exhibition devoted to the
application of object-oriented technology. TOOLS Asia '97, the
twenty-fourth TOOLS International Conference and Exhibition, will be run
in Beijing, China. This will be the first time that a TOOLS conference has
been held in Asia. TOOLS Asia '97 will continue the commitment to
excellence demonstrated by earlier conferences in Australia, Europe and
the U.S. Standards established for TOOLS by earlier conferences in the
series include:
* Dual emphases on both the practice of object-oriented technology and its
application in industrial environments, and the latest advances in O-O
theory and formal development.
* A solid technical program, based on a strict refereeing process
conducted by an international program committee comprised of both academic
and industry leaders.
* Balanced coverage of the wealth of approaches, trends and variants in
the object-oriented community.
* Combination of tutorials by international experts, up-to-date
exhibitions of products and services, invited talks by innovators in the
field, relevant panel discussions, and technical papers targeted to
industry practitioners.
In addition, TOOLS Asia '97 will be assisted by an advisory committee,
representing many senior researchers and developers in the field.
As with previous conferences, the TOOLS 24 Proceedings will be published
and made available worldwide. Information on call for papers and
submission procedures can be found here.
IMPORTANT DATES (Deadlines extended for e-mail submissions):
Paper (regular and short) submission deadline: May 12, 1997
Tutorial proposal submission deadline: May 12, 1997
Workshop and panel proposal submission deadline: May 12, 1997
Notification of paper acceptance: June 27, 1997
Final paper manuscripts due: July 25, 1997
Conference: September 22-25, 1997
SUBMITTING PAPERS
TOOLS Asia '97 is now soliciting papers on all aspects of object-oriented
technology. All submitted papers will be refereed and judged not only
according to standards of technical quality but also on their usefulness
to practitioners and applied researchers. Theoretical and practical papers
representing lessons of experience on these topics are especially sought.
A non-exhaustive list of suggested topics include:
* Specification, development and application of O-O methods and tools
* Testing techniques and tools
* O-O data models, persistence and databases
* Distributed Object technology (Corba, OpenDoc, ActiveX/OLE, etc.)
* Business Objects
* Patterns, Libraries and Frameworks
* O-O languages and packages
* Formal semantics of O-O languages and data models
* O-O metrics
* Reports of experience with O-O technology
* Migration towards O-O software development
* O-O user interfaces
* Class management and evolution
* Empirical and field studies
* Production, distribution and revenue collection of industrial-quality
reusable components
* Standardisation and quality assurance of O-O components
* Re-engineering and reverse engineering of O-O systems
* Education and training of object technology
TOOLS 24 will feature workshops and panels on components, distributed
objects and emerging methodologies standards. Technical papers are
expressly sought in these areas.
Papers can be submitted in either of the following two categories:
* Regular papers (8-15 single spaced A4 pages): fully refereed, complete
paper accepted for international publication in the proceedings.
* Short papers (4-8 single spaced A4 pages): fully refereed, extended
abstract published in the proceedings.
Some guidelines for prospective TOOLS authors are available at the home
page of TOOLS Asia'97.
Five copies of each submission (in both categories) should be sent to one
of the Program Co-Chairs by April 25, 1997. Submissions should be in
English. Notification of acceptance will be mailed by June 27, 1997. Final
manuscripts will be due July 25, 1997.
E-mail submission should be sent to the following address:
toolsa...@sd.monash.edu.au
Contact address:
Dr Jian Chen
TOOLS Asia '97
School of Computer and Information Science
University of South Australia
The Levels, South Australia 5095
Australia
Phone: +61 8 8302 5836
Fax: +61 8 8302 3381
E-mail: ch...@cis.unisa.edu.au