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Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!usenet.coe.montana.edu!news.u.washington.edu!stein.u.washington.edu!hlab From: feiner@ground.cs.columbia.edu (Steven Feiner) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: CONF CFP: OOPSLA '93 Call for Object-Oriented Graphics Papers Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 11:58:16 EST Organization: University of Washington Lines: 750 Approved: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu Message-ID: <1jvoevINNkgs@shelley.u.washington.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: stein.u.washington.edu Originator: hlab@stein.u.washington.edu OOPSLA '93, the ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages and Applications, is the premier technical conference for object-oriented technology. This year, in addition to papers in traditional areas, we are soliciting contributions in areas of special interest, including graphics. A graphics paper for this conference might describe language and tool support for using object technology in a graphics application, and might be either a research or an experience paper. The complete OOPSLA '93 conference announcement appears below. We hope you will be able to contribute a paper on graphics and object technology! ====================================================================== OOPSLA '93 Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages and Applications 26 September - 1 October 1993 Washington D.C., U.S.A. ====================================================================== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION CALL FOR PARTICIPATION CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ====================================================================== The annual OOPSLA conference is the premier forum bringing together researchers, developers, practitioners and users to share ideas and experiences related to object technology. As a fully-refereed technical conference, OOPSLA is considered the conference of record for those interested in object technology. Long-standing topics of interest include but are not limited to: * language design and implementation * tools and environments * components and frameworks * principles and theory * concurrent and distributed systems * methods and processes * databases and persistence. In addition, OOPSLA '93 is soliciting contributions in five target special interest areas: * simulation * graphics * Ada * governmental use and support of object technology * teaching object technology ======================================= IMPORTANT DATES 22 February 1993 Papers due 18 March 1993 Experience reports due Tutorial proposals due Workshop proposals due Panel proposals due Poster proposals due Demonstration proposals due Educators' Symposium proposals due 12 May 1993 Contributors notified of acceptance 20 June 1993 Camera-ready papers due Camera-ready panel position papers due Poster write-ups due 9 July 1993 Camera-ready tutorial notes due ======================================= CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE CHAIRS Timlynn Babitsky, JFS Consulting Jim Salmons, JFS Consulting PROGRAM CHAIR Ralph Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne OPERATIONS Kent Beck, First Class Software TREASURER Vicki Hanson, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center ACM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SIG SERVICES Donna Baglio, ACM AUDIO-VISUAL Steve Bilow, Tektronix DEMONSTRATIONS Bjorn Freeman-Benson, University of Victoria EDUCATION James Heliotis, Rochester Institute of Technology Linda M. Northrop, Carnegie Mellon University EXHIBITS Mike Taylor, Digitalk Professional Services EXPERIENCE REPORTS Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Digitalk Professional Services PANELS Sam Adams, Knowledge Systems Corporation POSTERS Mark Whiting, Battelle Northwest Laboratory PROCEEDINGS Andreas Paepcke, Hewlett Packard Labs PROCEEDINGS ADDENDUM Jerry Archibald, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Mark Wilkes, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center PUBLICATIONS Rick DeNatale, IBM PUBLICITY Cathy Caplener, Borland International Susan Nicolls, Borland International STUDENT VOLUNTEERS John Shilling, Georgia Institute of Technology TUTORIALS John McGregor, Clemson University WORKSHOPS Mamdouh Ibrahim, Electronic Data Systems ======================================= PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ralph Johnson, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Chair) Bruce Anderson, U. of Essex Pierre America, Philips Research Don Batory, U. Texas at Austin Henry Baker, Nimble Computer Grady Booch, Rational Alan Borning, U. of Washington William Cook, Apple James Coplien, AT&T Bell Labs Raymund Ege, Florida International U. Steve Feiner, Columbia U. Paul Fishwick, U. of Florida Richard Gabriel, Lucid Adele Goldberg, ParcPlace Gary Leavens, Iowa State Steven Litvintchouk, MITRE Satoshi Matsuoka, U. of Tokyo Oscar Nierstratz, U. of Geneva Patrick O'Brien, Object Design David Salesin, U. of Washington John Shilling, Georgia Inst. Tech. Dave Thomas, OTI Dave Ungar, Sun Labs Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Digitalk ======================================= OOPSLA '93 Direct all correspondence to the appropriate committee members. General correspondence on OOPSLA '93 may be sent to: Jim Salmons and Timlynn Babitsky OOPSLA '93 Conference Chairs P.O. Box 1748 Lexington SC 29071 Phone: +1-803-957-5779 Fax: +1-803-957-0648 Email: oopsla93@cs.clemson.edu Operations questions should be directed to: Kent Beck OOPSLA '93 Operations Chair First Class Software 14525 Big Basin Highway P.O. Box 226 Boulder Creek, CA 95006-0226 Phone: +1-408-338-4649 Fax: +1-408-338-3666 Email: 70761.1216@compuserve.com ======================================= TOPICS OF INTEREST In its eighth year of advancing the state of the art in object technology, OOPSLA topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: --------------------------------------- LANGUAGE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION Programming languages and specific language constructs, visual programming languages, integration with other programming models, compilation techniques, implementation techniques, storage management, performance analysis, architectural support, embedded systems --------------------------------------- TOOLS AND ENVIRONMENTS Programming environments, software development tools, application- specific development environments, debugging tools, measurement tools --------------------------------------- COMPONENTS AND FRAMEWORKS Evaluations of reusable components, toolkits, application frameworks, user interface management systems, architectural principles for reusable components, event-driven architectures, constraints --------------------------------------- PRINCIPLES AND THEORY Conceptual and semantic models, type systems and type inference, inheritance, delegation, reflection --------------------------------------- CONCURRENT AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Models and languages to support concurrent and distributed processing, transaction models, distributed object architectures, open systems, operating systems development and debugging tools, heterogeneous systems, security --------------------------------------- METHODS AND PROCESSES Development methods, measurements of impact on productivity, reuse or quality, specification techniques, prototyping techniques, debugging and testing issues, management issues, teaching, technology adoption, metrics, software evolution --------------------------------------- DATABASES AND PERSISTENCE Data models, database-programming language interfaces, persistent programming languages, implementation techniques, object servers, performance analysis ======================================= THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL INTEREST TOPICS As the technology matures, special interest communities emerge as practical and research applications prove and challenge the use of object technology. In addition to OOPSLA's long-standing interest in the above topics of interest, conference organizers have targeted the following areas in which we are especially interested in contributions: --------------------------------------- SIMULATION The application of object technology to simulation systems, especially graphically-intensive and real-time systems, including but not limited to virtual reality, interactive simulators (such as flight or business training) and decision support systems Raimund Ege Simulation SIT Chair School of Computer Science Florida International University University Park Miami, FL 33199 Phone: +1-305-348-3381 Fax: +1-305-348-3549 E-mail: ege@scs.fiu.edu --------------------------------------- GRAPHICS Language and tool support for use of object technology in real-time and other computation-intensive graphic applications with emphasis on but not limited to modeling, computation techniques and graphic object reuse Alan Borning OOPSLA '93 Graphics SIT Chair Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, FR-35 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: +1-206-543-6678 Fax: +1-206-543-2969 E-mail: borning@cs.washington.edu --------------------------------------- ADA Language facilities, design methodologies and development tools which capitalize on or strengthen the object-oriented features of Ada OOPSLA '93 Ada SIT Chair (to be announced) Contact Program Chair for additional information --------------------------------------- OBJECT TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNMENT In recognition of our convening the conference in Washington, D.C., special attention will be paid to contributions that focus on the interests, experiences, research and concerns surrounding the use and support of object technology in government. The Special Interest Topic Chairs are soliciting papers, panels, workshops, experience reports, demonstrations and invited talks that reflect diverse multinational, federal and local government applications and issues in object technology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, experience and "lessons learned" in introducing object technology into government information systems; standards, ownership and reuse issues related to object technology and government funded development; personnel management and contracting dynamics which impact the attractiveness of using high productivity technology; integrating object technology and legacy systems; real and perceived roadblocks to businesses involved in developing for and delivering object technology to government. Angela Jo Coppola Object Technology and Government SIT Co-Chair Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Phone: +1-703-874-2401 Fax: +1-703-874-3076 E-mail: 71242.1437@compuserve.com William A. Ruh Object Technology and Government SIT Co-Chair Workstation Systems Engineering Center The MITRE Corporation 7525 Colshire Drive McClean, VA 22102 Phone: +1- 703-883-6529 Fax: +1-703-883-3315 E-mail: war@ciis.mitre.org --------------------------------------- THE SECOND EDUCATORS' SYMPOSIUM OOPSLA will again offer a special, one-day symposium-style program designed specifically for computer science educators who want to start or who want to share their experiences incorporating object technology into their courses and curricula. The Symposium will feature presentations, panels, invited talks and demonstrations. Proposals for "experience, lessons learned" presentations are solicited from educators. Topic areas include the introduction of OOPS as a student's first programming experience as well as teaching OOPS concepts in general, to more experienced students. Mail three copies of an extended abstract (3-6 pages) to be received no later than 18 March 1993. Facsimile and electronic submissions will NOT be accepted. Proposers will be notified of acceptance by 12 May 1993. A separate cover sheet must contain the name, affiliation, address, phone number and electronic mail address of the author or contact person. For more details please contact the Co-chairs. Please mail submissions to James Heliotis. James Heliotis OOPSLA '93 Educators' Symposium Co-chair Dept. of Computer Science Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623-0887 Phone: +1-716-475-6133 Fax: +1-716-475-7100 Email: jeh@cs.rit.edu Linda M. Northrop OOPSLA '93 Educators' Symposium Co-chair Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Phone: +1-412-268-7638 Fax: +1-412-268-5758 Email: lmn@sei.cmu.edu We are especially interested in contributions in these focus areas. All contributions are made to and refereed under the regular OOPSLA Program Committee process or are selections made by the appropriate Conference Committee chairs. To facilitate the contribution and evaluation of submissions within these target interest topics, Special Interest Topic chairs have been added to the OOPSLA Program Committee. The Advance Program and Final Program will clearly identify the Special Interest Topics tracks to help attendees make scheduling decisions. ======================================= THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM A wide range of formats are available for your participation in the OOPSLA technical program: --------------------------------------- PAPERS The conference includes both invited and contributed papers. Authors are encouraged to submit high quality papers describing relevant research or experience. Research papers should describe work whose purpose is to advance the state of the art of object technology. Experience papers should describe the application of object-oriented methods. The program committee will evaluate each paper on its relevance, clarity, correctness, originality and significance. Special consideration will be given to promising experience papers. The conference includes both invited and contributed papers. Authors are encouraged to submit high quality papers describing relevant research or experience. Research papers should describe work whose purpose is to advance the state of the art of object technology. Experience papers should describe the practical application of object-oriented methods. The program committee will evaluate each paper on its relevance, clarity, correctness, originality and significance. Authors should send six copies of the full paper, in English, to the program chair to be received no later than 22 February 1993. Papers must be limited to 18 pages, typed double spaced. Each copy must contain contact information (contact name, postal address, and phone number), a 100-word abstract, and indicate the paper category (research or experience). Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by 12 May 1993. Camera-ready copy of accepted papers are due 20 June 1993. Authors of accepted papers are expected to sign an ACM copyright release form and present the paper at the conference. Proceedings will be distributed at the conference and via SIGPLAN Notices and will be available from ACM Press. Outstanding papers may be considered for a special issue of a journal. Guidelines for authors can be obtained from the program chair or through the OOPSLA Internet Hotline. Send submissions to: Ralph Johnson OOPSLA '93 Program Chair University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dept. of Computer Science 1304 W. Sp[ringfield Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: +1-217-244-0093 Fax: +1-217-333-3501 Email: johnson@cs.uiuc.edu --------------------------------------- TUTORIALS OOPSLA is well-known for the breadth and depth of its extensive tutorial program. Proposals are invited for tutorials covering subjects of interest to the object technology community. Proposals are solicited at all levels-introductory, intermediate and advanced. Proposals for both advanced and new topics are especially welcome. Tutorials offer a forum for educating professionals and give attendees the opportunity to take an in-depth look at topics of their choice in intensive half, full or two-day sessions. All tutorial proposals will be reviewed by a committee under the direction of the Tutorial chair. Tutorials will be selected on the basis of importance of the topic, expertise of the presenters and the quality and educational value of the material to be presented. Product marketing or selling are inappropriate in this forum. Anyone considering submitting a proposal for a tutorial should request guidelines on tutorial submissions from the tutorial chair. Copies of the proposal must be received by 18 march 1993. E-mail submissions of proposals will be accepted and appreciated. Proposers will be notified of acceptance by 12 May 1993 and the final camera- ready versions of tutorial materials for publication in the tutorial notebooks will be due on 9 July 1993. Send requests for tutorial submission guidelines to: John McGregor OOPSLA '93 Tutorials Chair Dept. of Computer Science Box 341906 Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-1906 Phone: +1-803-656-5859 Fax: +1-803-656-0145 Email: johnmc@cs.clemson.edu --------------------------------------- PANELS Successful panels focus on raising issues and fostering stimulating discussion on important topics in the OO community. While divergent views from panelists often help foster discussion, the main goal this year is to provide substance to conference attendees, not entertainment. Traditionally, panels have consisted of four or five speakers making brief position statements, followed by a discussion driven by questions from the audience. While this format will still be accepted, we are especially interested in proposals for innovative formats that will maximize the attendees' value. Panels will be presented in parallel with the papers. They will be 90 minutes in length, with at least 45 minutes allotted for discussion and debate. Submission Requirements: * Panel title * Brief summary of the key issues to be discussed * Each panelist's name, background and a short description of his/her position on the issues * Proposed panel format with time allotments (90 minutes maximum) * Contact information for the panel moderator (name, affiliation, address and phone number) Panel proposals must be received by 18 March 1993. Proposers will be notified of acceptance by 12 May 1993 and the final camera-ready versions of position papers for publication in the conference proceedings will be due on 20 June 1993. Address submissions and questions to: Sam Adams Knowledge Systems Corporation 114 MacKenan Drive, Suite 100 Cary, NC 27511-6446 Phone: +1-919-481-4000 Fax: +1-919-460-9044 Email: 76450.177@compuserve.com --------------------------------------- WORKSHOPS Workshops are a means for experts to meet and discuss issues with a selected focus in an atmosphere which fosters the active exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners. They provide a forum for the thrust-and-parry of scientific discourse. Workshops also provide an opportunity for representatives of a research community to coordinate efforts and establish collective plans of action. To ensure a sufficiently small group for effective interaction, workshop attendance is controlled with prospective attendees submitting a short position paper outlining their opinions on an aspect of the workshop topic. Participants are chosen based on the relevance of their position paper to the workshop theme. Workshop presentations are at the discretion of the workshop organizers but all attendees are expected to join in the debate with ample time allotted for general discussion. After the workshop, the organizer(s) will be responsible for reporting to the OOP community via an article in the Proceedings Addendum. Proposals for workshops should be between one and two pages in length, and should contain a description of the topic and intended audience, why the workshop is of interest at this time , and a proposed schedule or preliminary agenda. Proposals should also include the names, affiliations, addresses (postal and electronic), and phone numbers of the organizing committee, which should consist of more than two people knowledgeable in the field but not all at the same institution. Proposals should be submitted as soon as possible but must be received by 18 March 1993. Electronic submissions will be greatly appreciated. Workshop organizers will be notified of acceptance or rejection by 12 May 1993. Send submissions to: Mamdouh Ibrahim OOPSLA '93 Workshops Chair Artificial Intelligence Services Electronic Data Systems 5555 New King Street Troy, MI 48007 Phone: +1-313-696-7129 Fax: +1-313-696-2325 Email: mhi@gmr.com --------------------------------------- DEMONSTRATIONS Proposals are invited for live demonstrations of systems that use, apply, or teach object-oriented programming and technology. At past OOPSLAs, the demonstrations have been well attended and have been an excellent venue for discussing technical aspects of projects and tools. Demonstrations will be selected on the basis of technical merit, relevance to object-oriented programming, novel and interesting features, and feasibility. Presenters should be members of the development or implementation team and will give a technical presentation to a technical audience. Product marketing or selling are inappropriate in this forum. Demonstrations of both commercial and in-house applications, as well as academic and corporate research are sought. In addition to new efforts, we are also interested in "where are they now" demonstrations of projects shown in previous years. Demonstrations should not exceed 30 minutes. Proposals for demonstrations must include a one-page abstract providing the title and description of the demonstration, and the names, affiliation, addresses (postal and electronic), and phone number of the demonstrators. In addition, a description of the technical and hardware requirements for the demonstration is needed. While every effort will be made to provide equipment, demonstrators may be asked to provide their own equipment or to make arrangements for sharing equipment. For details contact the Demonstrations Chair. Three copies of the proposal, including the abstract and technical requirements, must be received by 18 March 1993. Proposers will be notified of acceptance by 12 May 1993. Send submissions to: Bjorn Freeman-Benson OOPSLA '93 Demonstrations Chair Dept. of Computer Science University of Victoria P.O. Box 3055 Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P6 Phone: +1-604-721-6019 Fax: +1-604-721-7292 Email: bnfb@cs.uvic.ca --------------------------------------- EXPERIENCE REPORTS Space will be made available in a separate track for short presentations of unrefereed reports describing practical experience applying object technology to production quality software development. Prospective speakers submit a 1-2 page description of the project scope and status and the specific points to be covered in the presentation to the experience report chair by 18 March 1993. Selection will be based on relevance and potential interest. Summaries will be collected after the conference for publication in the Proceedings Addendum issue of the OOPS Messenger. Contact the Experience Reports Chair or access the OOPSLA '93 Hotline for guidelines. Send submissions to: Rebecca Wirfs-Brock OOPSLA '93 Experience Reports Chair Digitalk 7585 SW Mohawk Street Tualatin, OR 97062 Phone: +1-503-691-0800 Fax: +1-503-242-0729 Email: rebecca@digitalk.com --------------------------------------- POSTERS The Poster Session will provide a forum for one-to-one and small group interaction about specific object technology work-either theoretical or applied in nature. Acceptable posters should provide both visual impact and the ability to stimulate interaction among attendees. We especially invite works in progress, work by students, work concerning new methods and processes, and work concerning controversial topics. Presenters are provided display space and are required to be available during designated times (estimated at 4 hours total). Write-ups of accepted posters will be available at the conference. Authors should send 4 copies of a proposal to the Poster Chair to be received no later than 18 March 1993. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 12 May 1993. Final copies of the poster write-up will be due on 20 June 1993. Proposals must include an extended abstract limited to 8 pages (typed double spaced). A separate cover sheet must contain the name, affiliation, address, phone number and e-mail address of all authors. Indicate a primary contact person. Include a list of indexing keywords using the Computing Reviews Classification System terms and also a preliminary graphic layout of the poster. Send submissions to: Mark Whiting OOPSLA '93 Posters Chair Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory P.O. Box 999 Richland, WA 99352 Phone: +1-509-375-2237 Fax: +1-509-375-3641 Email: whiting@snuffy.pnl.gov ======================================= EXHIBITS Running concurrently with the technical program will be an exposition of object technology products and services. In addition to continuous exposure in their booths in the Exhibition Hall, exhibitors have the opportunity to make scheduled presentations as part of the Vendor Forum, an integral part of the OOPSLA '93 program. Press conference and press room facilities are provided to enhance exhibitor interaction with press attending the conference. OOPSLA '93 will again host a Bookseller's Alley for publishers. Potential exhibitors should contact the Exhibits Chair at the earliest convenience to ensure their inclusion in the OOPSLA '93 Exhibits. Mike Taylor Digitalk 7585 SW Mohawk Street Tualatin, OR 97062 Phone: +1-503-691-0800 Fax: +1-503-242-0729 Email: mike@digitalk.com ======================================= STUDENT VOLUNTEERS The top people in object-oriented technologies and software development meet at, speak at and run the OOPSLA '93 conference. The student volunteers program is an opportunity for students to associate with these world experts. In trade for about ten hours of their time, students will receive a complimentary registration and other bonus benefits. In the past, job assignments have included checking badges at doors, helping with traffic flow management, assisting with tutorials and panels, and general go-for assistance to keep the conference running smoothly. Interested graduate and undergraduates should contact the student volunteers chairperson no later than 1 August 1993. E-mail is greatly preferred for all correspondence. John Shilling OOPSLA '93 Student Volunteers Chair College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 Phone: +1-404-894-7512 Fax: +1-404-853-9378 Email: shilling@cc.gatech.edu ======================================= REGISTRATION/CONFERENCE INFORMATION An advance program containing tutorial information, registration forms, housing forms and preliminary technical program information will be mailed in June 1993. If you are a member of one of the following groups, you are already on the mailing list and will automatically receive the advance program: * you attended OOPSLA '91 and/or OOPSLA '92 * you are a member of ACM/SIGPLAN Otherwise, please contact: OOPSLA '93 c/o JFS Consulting P. O. Box 1748 Lexington, SC 29071 U.S.A. ======================================= INTERNET E-MAIL OOPSLA '93 HOTLINE Anyone with access to Internet electronic mail may request additional information on OOPSLA '93 by sending a message to: OOPSLA-93-INFO@URSAMAJOR.UVIC.CA You will receive, by return E-mail, the latest information about OOPSLA '93. Such information will include, but not be limited to, the text of the Call for Participation, guidelines for submissions and participation, and an abbreviated Advance Program as such information becomes available. To accommodate Internet gateways which do not support transmission of file attachments, all supplied information will be in the body of the return message.