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                    Announcement and Call for Papers

                     First European Conference on
                  The Pattern Languages of Programs

                        July 11-13th, 1996
                     Irsee, Bavaria, Germany

      http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/jointPLoP-96.html

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Important Dates

        o Submissions due                       April 5th, 1996
        o Notification to authors               May 6th, 1996
        o Final pre-conference draft due        May 31th, 1996
        o Conference                            July 11-13th, 1996
        o Proceedings draft due                 October 14th, 1996

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Program Chair:.  Bruce Anderson, IBM
Conference Chair: Frank Buschmann, Siemens Research

Kent Beck, First Class Software
Jim Coplien, AT&T Bell Labs
Ward Cunningham, IBM
Erich Gamma, Taligent
Richard Gabriel, ParcPlace
Ralph Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Doug Lea, SUNY Oswego
Robert Martin, RCM consulting
John Vlissides, IBM Research
Others to be announced soon...

OVERVIEW

Patterns capture the essence of successful solutions to problems that
arise when building software systems.  A pattern describes a family of
solutions to recurring problems.  Patterns form a language when woven
together to provide a sequence or a process for the orderly resolution
of problems.  Such pattern languages guide analysts, designers, and
programmers to produce workable software that solves common
organizational and development problems.

Mature engineering disciplines draw from a collective vocabulary of
successful solutions to known architectural problems.  Automobile
designers don't design cars using the laws of physics, they adapt
adequate solutions from among those known to work well enough.  The
extra few percent of performance available by starting from scratch
typically isn't worth the cost.

Patterns can form the basis for such a shared architectural consensus.
If software is to become an engineering discipline, successful
practices must be systematically documented and widely disseminated.
Once expressed in the pattern form, solutions may be recast in new
contexts to facilitate the widespread reuse of (micro-)architecture,
detailed designs, algorithms, implementations, and organization
structures.

Patterns are important tools for documenting successful practices and
improving software quality by addressing fundamental challenges in
software system development.  Challenges addressed by design patterns
include communication of architectural knowledge among developers;
accommodating a new design paradigm or architectural style; resolving
non-functional forces such as reusability, portability, and
extensibility; and avoiding development traps and pitfalls that have
traditionally been learned only by experience.

EuroPLoP invites you to add your expertise to the growing corpus of
patterns.  EuroPLoP's focus is improving the expression of patterns.  You
will have the opportunity to refine and extend your patterns with help
from knowledgeable and supportive fellow pattern enthusiasts.

In addition to intensive pattern review sessions, participants at the
conference will have many opportunities to discuss other aspects of
writing, teaching, and applying patterns.  Every effort will be made
to provide an informal and creative atmosphere.  The committee is open
to out-of-the-ordinary submissions (write first) so long as they, like
patterns, celebrate that elusive quality called "good design."

In the past two years, the international conference on Pattern
Languages of Programming has been held solely in Allerton Park,
Illinois in the United States.  However, patterns are a hot topic in
the software community around the world, particularly in Europe.
Therefore, this year the Pattern Languages of Programs conference will
also be held in Kloster Irsee, Germany, July 10-14, 1996.  Both
conferences will be closely coordinated.  There will be a joint
program committee and authors can decide which conference they like to
submit their papers. The editing process of the proceedings will also
be coordinated. The proccedings will be published by Addison-Wesley in
their Pattern Languages of Programming Design series.

Complete information on both PLoP conferences is available at:

http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/jointPLoP-96.html

CONFERENCE TOPICS

All aspects of programs and their development are suitable topics for
review at the conference.  Patterns might be so specific as to name
particular objects, interface elements or implementation structures in
a solution.  They could describe configurations of hardware, software,
organizations, and individuals.  Patterns may or may not be specific
to a domain or programming language.

The EuroPLoP conference will focus on concrete patterns and pattern
languages spanning a range of topics, including (but not limited to)
the following:

    o Organization and development processes
    o Domain-specific software architectures
    o Human/computer interface design
    o Real-time systems
    o Distributed and parallel processing
    o Client/server programming
    o Effective programming practices
    o Simulations

We will make a particular effort at EuroPLoP '96 to begin to better
integrate the patterns that have emerged over the last two years at
EuroPLoP, and elsewhere.  Submissions that refine, extend, connect, and
integrate this body of work are encouraged.  We hope as well to
encourage collaboration among people that share common architectural
interests.

CONFERENCE FORMAT

The centerpiece of EuroPLoP will once again be a series of writer's
workshops.  At a typical conference, the author of a paper presents
his or her work, while the audience silently observes.  In contrast,
during a writer's workshop, the author silently observes, while the
workshop participants discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each
paper, accentuating positive aspects and suggesting improvements in
content and style.

Based on experience and feedback from PLoP attendees during the past
two years, the PLoP writer's workshop format has been remarkably
effective for both authors and workshop participants.  This year, we
plan to supplement the workshops with other activities such as:

      o How to present patterns effectively -- e.g., we'll examine
        writing, typographic issues, as well as electronic media, such
        as the World Wide Web.

      o How to teach patterns effectively

      o Lessons learned applying patterns in production software
        environments

We strongly encourage attendees to submit papers in order to benefit
from the insights and constructive feedback from their peers.
However, the PLoP conferences are open to everyone.  Over the last two
years, roughly half of the participants at PLoP were not pattern
authors.

HOW AND WHERE TO SUBMIT PAPERS

Authors should submit an electronic copy of the full paper, in
English, to the program chair by no later than April 5th, 1996.  Email
to [e-mail].  Papers must be formatted in Postscript with
only the most comprehensive pattern languages to exceed 10 pages.
Submissions must be prefaced with ASCII text containing the paper's
title, authors' names, contact name, email address, postal address,
phone number, and a 100-word abstract.

We will notify you as to whether your paper will be reviewed at the
conference by May 6th, 1996.  Revisions for draft distribution to
registrants are due may 31st, 1996.  Final versions for papers
selected for publication in the proceedings are due 14 October, 1996,
roughly one month after the conference .  Our publisher requires that
papers accepted for publication in the proceedings be in Microsoft
Word format.

The conference prefers papers written in the pattern form.  However,
we will accept some papers discussing aspects of the form or
experience using it.  The actual subject of patterns need not be
original.  Rather, preference will be shown to authors best able to
exploit the form in the field of computing.  Very liberal revision
policies will insure authors can fold ideas gained at the conference
into the published proceedings.

Papers must not be published or under consideration elsewhere in the
same or similar form. Obtain guidelines for authors or assistance in
electronic submission from the conference or program chair.

CONFERENCE LOCATION

EuroPLoP will be held at Kloster Irsee, a former Benedictine
monastery, in the heart of Bavaria, Germany. Its history can be
traced back to the 12th century, and the buildings we see today were
erected in the beginning of the 18th century. The monastery is
surrounded by large woods and close to the Alps. Accommodation is
available on site. Irsee is well connected to Munich International
Airport by train or bus.


Organizers

Frank Buschmann                Bruce Anderson
Siemens AG                IBM EMEA Object Technology Practise
Corporate Reserach and Development    32 Park Road
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6            Wivenhoe
81739 Munich                Colchester
Germany                    Essex   CO7 9LS
                    England

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