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OOPLSA '96
October 6-10, 1996
San Jose, California

Call For Papers (Note: Papers due by Feb 15, 1996 -> See below)

A Note from the Conference Chair
OOSPLA brings together the best in object technology - the best
practitioners, the best researchers, the best students, the best
companies, the best new ideas, the best hard-won experiences. OOSPLA is
THE meeting place for both seasoned veterans and newcomers to the field.
OOPSLA is a  collage of mini-conferences, representing many different
venues for sharing, growing, learning, showcasing technology and
exchanging ideas.  A week-long event, OOPSLA provides an exciting
opportunity for all participants to contribute to the growth and
acceptance of object technology.

As you read the call for papers, consider actively participating this
year. There are many options to and many different ways to participate.
Remember, only you can create the papers, the ideas, the lively debate,
and the educational experiences that will make this a great conference.

CALL
The annual OOPSLA conference is the premiere forum bringing together
participants in the field of object technology to share ideas and
experiences.  The combination of research and experience papers attracts
both academic and industrial participants and ensures a rich exchange of
ideas. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:   Software
Architecture and Design Patterns; Analysis and Design Methods; Object
Testing and Metrics; Language Design and Implementation; Reuse, Components
and Frameworks; Theoretical Foundations; Architectures; Databases and
Persistence; and Software Engineering Practices.

OOPSLA provides a unique opportunity to share your research and experience
with other leaders in these areas of software development.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION/INFORMATION
We are encouraging all OOPSLA participants to use electronic mail for
communication.  This call, author guidelines and detailed format
information for submissions will be available on the OOPSLA Hotline.  Send
an electronic mail message to the following address: [e-mail] or
access our web page through the ACM web page, following the links to the
OOPSLA'96 conference at http://www.acm.org/

A return message will detail how to obtain the various OOPSLA '96
documents.  For those without access to electronic mail, all information
may be obtained by contacting:

OOPSLA'96
2373 N.W. 185th Ave., Suite 164
Hillsboro, OR 97124
[phone] (Phone)
[phone] (FAX)

Papers

OOPSLA `96 welcomes high quality papers describing relevant research in,
or experience with, the object paradigm. Research papers should describe
work that advances the state-of-the-art.  Experience papers should
describe broad insights gained from practical application of object
technology. If you want to describe anecdotal experience or a topic of
narrow interest, please submit an  experience report (below) instead of an
experience paper.

The program committee will evaluate each contributed research and
experience paper based on its relevance, significance, clarity,
originality, and correctness. We welcome papers that substantiate not only
positive results (things that worked) but  substantive negative results
(things that didn't work, and lessons learned) as well. Experience papers
should be of broad interest and are encouraged.  For both research papers
and experience
papers, we seek to celebrate the outreach of the object paradigm into
disciplines outside computer science, and to capture lessons and
principles that object-oriented research and practice have distilled from
other domains. We encourage, but are not limited to, such papers.

Send six copies of the full paper, in English, to the Program Chair
(address below).  The program chair must receive them by 15 February 1995.
Papers must not exceed 18 pages, double-spaced, exclusive of figures and
references. Electronic submittals will not be accepted. Each copy must
include contact information (contact name, postal address, telephone
number, fax number, and electronic mail address), a 100-word abstract,
indication of the paper category (research or experience), and indication
of the pertinent topic area(s), selected from the following: concurrent
and distributed processing; software architecture and design patterns;
analysis and design methods; object testing and metrics, language design
and implementation; reuse, components and frameworks; theoretical
foundations; architectures; databases and persistence; and software
engineering practices.  If none of these topic areas seems to apply,
please contact the Program Chair for advice,
preferably by electronic mail. The submission deadline is firm.

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by 1 May 1995. The
deadline for camera ready copy is 15 July 1995.  Authors of accepted
papers are expected to sign an ACM copyright release form and to present
the paper at the conference. Proceedings will be distributed at the
conference and via SIGPLAN Notices, and will be available from ACM Press.

Program Chair - Jim Coplien
AT&T Bell Laboratories
ILL650 1G341
1000 East Warrenville Road
Naperville IL  60566  USA
[phone]
FAX: [phone]
[e-mail]

Experience Reports

Since its introduction as a separate track, Experience Reports has gained
recognition as a valuable forum for OOPSLA attendees.  Experience reports
are short presentations that feature unrefereed reports describing
practical experience in applying object technology to real-world,
production quality software development.  For better screening of the
large number of submissions expected, this year prospective speakers
should submit a 4 to 8 page description of their intended presentation.
The description should identify and discuss in detail two or three issues
(at the most) which represent the main contribution of the talk.  The
submission must include a short abstract suitable for inclusion in the
advance program if it is accepted. The Experience Reports  review process
requires personal contact with potential presenters and as such,
submissions must include authors contact information including postal
address, telephone and fax numbers, and electronic mail address. Selection
will be based on relevance and potential interest.  For further submission
guidelines contact the Experience Reports Chair or access the OOPSLA '96
Hotline.  Copies of accepted experience reports presentations will be
distributed during the conference and their extended abstracts will be
collected after the conference for publication in the Proceedings
Addendum issue of the OOPS Messenger.  Deadline for submission is March 1,
1996, and notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed no later
than May 1, 1996.  Send submissions to:

Experience Reports Chair - Mamdouh Ibrahim
Electronic Data Systems
Object-Oriented and AI Services
5555 New King Street
Troy, MI 48098, USA
Phone: [phone]
FAX:     [phone]
Email:   [e-mail]
Educator's Symposium

The OOPSLA Educators' Symposium is specifically designed for professionals
who have a vested interest in object technology education and training.
This one-day symposium is a unique forum for educators and practitioners
to discuss their educational needs and their ideas in incorporating object
technology into courses, curricula, and training plans. The symposium will
include invited talks, paper presentations, panel(s), demonstrations, and
possibly OOPSLA workshop report(s).

We solicit papers, and proposals for panels, demonstrations, and workshop
reports. Topic areas include: teaching experience in object technology at
any level, effective object technology case studies and exercises,
collaboration efforts between academia and industry for technology
education and training, needs analysis for education and training, and
innovative pedagogical approaches and techniques for teaching object
technology.
Selection will be based on relevance, clarity, and originality, as well as
technical and educational merit.

Papers and demonstration proposals are limited to 10 pages, double spaced.
Panel proposals must include: panel topic, a description of the key issues
to be discussed; and each panelist's name, background, and presentation
summary. Workshop report proposals must include a copy of the OOPSLA
submitted workshop proposal as described in the Workshops section.  The
workshop proposal must also be submitted to the Workshops Chair.  For all
submissions, a separate cover sheet must contain the name, affiliation,
address, phone and fax numbers, and electronic mail address of the author
or contact person.

Three copies of each submission should be mailed to the Educators'
Symposium Chair to be received no later than 1 March 1996. Facsimile and
electronic submissions will NOT be accepted. Proposers will be notified of
acceptance by 1 May 1996.

OOPSLA will also provide a scholarship program for educators from two and
four year colleges.  Scholarships will cover conference expenses and
contribute to travel expenses.  Interested educators should contact the
Educators' Symposium Chair or access the OOPSLA '96 Hotline for further
submission guidelines.

Educators' Symposium Chair - Mahesh Dodani
IBM Object Technology University
4828 Oak Way
Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone:  [phone]
FAX:   [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Panels

OOPSLA panels have always been informative and lively. Creativity in the
panel format, audience engagement, panel topics, and actual discussion by
panel participants are key factors in making panels stimulating and
useful. Because the audience size at typical
OOPSLA panels is fairly large, we must deal creatively with factors of
scale.

At OOPSLA '96, in San Jose, we want to continue this tradition and hold
panel sessions that will raise important issues and encourage discussion
on key topics in the object oriented community. In particular, we would
like the panels to be 'meaty', to engage the
interest of the audience, and, where appropriate, to deliver a few key
practical suggestions or points to the audience by its completion.

Panels will be presented in parallel with papers. Panels will be no more
than 90 minutes in length, with at least 45 minutes allotted for
discussion and debate. However, you do not have to conform to a specific
linear format, as long as you consider some of the scale issues mentioned
above.

Each submission must include the panel title, a brief summary of the key
issues to be discussed, the proposed panel format, panel moderator contact
information (name, affiliation, address, phone and fax number, electronic
mail address), what concrete suggestions the panel might deliver to the
audience (if appropriate), panelist information (for each panel member,
supply background biographical information and a short position statement
on the issues and the concrete steps).

Panel proposals must be received by the Panels Chair no later than 1 March
1996.  Proposers will be notified of acceptance by 1 May 1996. Camera
ready copy for panel position papers is due 15 July 1996.

Panels Chair - Bjorn Freeman-Benson
Object Technology International
201 - 506 Fort St.
Victoria, BC
CANADA  V8W 1E6
Phone: [phone] x14
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Workshops

OOPSLA workshops are intensive collaborative sessions, one-half to one day
in length, where groups of object technologists meet to surface, discuss,
and solve challenging problems facing the field.

We encourage innovative workshops on areas related to object technology as
well as more traditional object topics.  Some possible subjects include:
        Reliable Distributed Computing and Object Technology
        Process Modeling and Object Technology
        Performance Engineering and Object Technology
        COTS Integration with Object Technology
        Pedagogical Patterns for Teaching Object Technology
        Immersive Training in Object Technology
        The World Wide Web and Object Technology

Workshop organizers typically solicit a short position paper from
interested individuals, and choose workshop participants based on the
merits and relevance of their submissions.

Prospective organizers must submit a proposal of up to two pages in length
that includes a description of the primary workshop themes, a description
of the problems to be addressed, a proposed agenda, and a list of
references to other papers, workshops, and forums motivating the workshop.
 Proposals must also contain names, affiliations, addresses, phone and fax
numbers, and electronic mail addresses of all prospective co-organizers,
and indicate a primary contact.  Each workshop must have at least two
organizers, preferably from different organizations.  Proposals must be
submitted by 1 March 1996; electronic mail is preferred.  Prospective
organizers will be notified of
acceptance by 1 May 1996.

Workshop Chair - Linda Northrop
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA  15213-3890
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Posters
The poster session is an alternative forum for authors to present the
results of their work. Posters cover the same technical areas of interest
and reflect the same degree of professionalism in their work as in the
technical papers, yet are different in the manner in which the material is
presented by the author(s).  There is an interactive session associated
with the posters, where all the poster authors attend their posters and
conference attendees can discuss the work with the authors. The
discussions tend to be open and free- flowing and you are allowed to ask
the viewers questions as well as have them ask questions of you! Posters
are particularly appropriate for work that is too preliminary for a paper
session.

The OOPSLA '96 Poster Session allows close interaction between authors and
attendees interested in a specific theoretical or applied approach to
object technology.  Posters should provide both visual impact and the
ability to stimulate interaction among attendees.
Authors are provided display space and are required to be available during
designated times (approximately 4 hours).

For consideration, send three copies of the poster proposal to the Poster
Chair by 3 July 1996.  Authors will be notified of acceptance by 18 July
1996. Final copies of the poster write-up are due 29 July 1996.

Proposals must include an extended abstract (limited to 8 typed double
spaced pages), a list of keywords, and a preliminary graphic layout. A
cover sheet should list the name, affiliation, address, phone and fax
numbers, and electronic mail address for all authors.  Send proposals to:

Poster Chair - Jay Almarode
GemStone Systems Inc.
15400 NW Greenbrier Parkway, Suite 280
Beaverton, OR  97006
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Tutorials
OOPSLA is well known for the breadth, depth, and high quality of its
extensive tutorial program.  In previous years, OOPSLA tutorials have
covered all aspects of object-oriented technology from introductory
surveys to industrial software engineering practices and leading edge
academic research topics.  In response to requests from our past
attendees, we especially encourage proposals on engineering issues and
advanced topics.

Anyone considering submitting a proposal for a tutorial should request the
guidelines on tutorial submissions from the Tutorials Chair or via the
OOPSLA '96 Electronic Hotline.  Electronic mail submissions of proposals
are encouraged and will be enthusiastically accepted.  Tutorial proposals
without electronic mail addresses will not be accepted.  Tutorial
proposals are due 1 March 1996; notification of acceptance will be 1 May
1996.  Camera ready notes will be due 29 May 1996.

Tutorials Chair - Gus Lopez
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352350
Seattle, WA  98195-2350 USA
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Exhibits

There is more OO information and expertise at the Exhibits than at any
other OOPSLA function.  That's why virtually all OOPSLA registrants visit
the Exhibits.  More than 75 companies at the leading edge of
object-oriented technology explain their unique products and services at
the Exhibits.

At "Bookseller's Alley", prominent publishers offer the latest books and
periodicals on objects.  Established object-oriented companies make the
OOPSLA Exhibits an annual showcase for their programs.  Companies with
newly-developed OO applications and new companies find the busy, three-day
Exhibits a remarkably effective way to introduce themselves and their
products.

OOPSLA registrants have a keen interest in what you have to offer the
object-oriented community.  To request an Exhibitor Prospectus, please
contact:

Exhibits Chair - Jim Johnson
Meetings & More Inc.
14449 N. 73rd St.
Scottsdale AZ  85260-3133 USA
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Doctoral Symposium
OOPSLA'96 will again host a forum for graduate students to present and
discuss their dissertation research. Ph.D. students, who are within
approximately one year of thesis completion, are invited to apply to the
Doctoral Symposium, a closed session in which a group of 8-10 students
present their research in a workshop format to each other and a group of
4-5 mentors. The one-day symposium aims to broaden the perspectives of new
entrants to the object-technology research community and to provide
constructive comments on the ongoing thesis research.

Each applicant should have an approved committee and topic. We are looking
for students who are advanced enough to have a specific research proposal
and some preliminary results, but with sufficient time remaining to thesis
completion to benefit from the symposium experience. Application forms for
describing the thesis topic and progress are available from the Symposium
chair. A brief letter of recommendation from the student's thesis advisor
is also required. Students selected as participants will receive partial
reimbursement for conference-related expenses.

Students may request application forms by electronic mail beginning
January 1996. Applications are due no later than 1 May 1996; notification
of acceptance will be by 18 July 1996. Email requests for application
forms to:

Doctoral Symposium Chair - Mary E.S. Loomis
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
1501 Page Mill Road, MS 1U-15
Palo Alto CA 94304
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Demonstrations
As at OOPSLA's past, live demonstrations this year will be an outstanding
vehicle for sharing the technical aspects of your object-oriented
projects, tools, or systems.  Successful demonstrations focus on
presenting the novel and interesting technical aspects of the demonstrated
projects. Presentations must be in the form of running computer programs,
although a brief overview presentation is expected.

We are seeking proposals for demonstrations of commercial and in-house
applications, as well as academic and corporate research. Demonstrations
will be selected on the basis of technical merit, relevance to
object-oriented technology, novel features, and feasibility of
presentation at OOPSLA. Presenters of accepted demonstrations must be
members of the development or implementation team and must keep in mind
that they will demonstrate to a technical audience looking for technical
content.

A word of caution to commercial developers: product marketing or sales
presentations are inappropriate for this forum and will be rejected
without consideration.  Demonstrations of commercial products should be
focused on presenting the technical content of the product itself, and
must not be related to the commercial aspects of the product. Any
comment regarding availability or pricing during the demonstration itself
will be grounds for cancellation.

Anyone considering submitting a proposal for a demonstration should
contact the Demonstrations Chair or access the Hotline for guidelines on
demonstration submissions. Proposals must be received by 3 July 96.
Electronic mail submissions and those using the HTML form provided at the
WWW Hotline will be greatly appreciated. Submitters will be notified of
acceptance no later than 18 July 96.  Note that because a significant
amount of communication will occur via electronic mail, any proposal
without an electronic mail address will be rejected.

Demonstrations Chair - Ron Crocker
Motorola, Inc.
1501 W. Shure Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60004 USA
Phone:  [phone]
FAX:    [phone]
Email:  [e-mail]
Student Volunteers
The top people in object-oriented technologies and software development
organize and attend the OOPSLA'96 Conference.  The student volunteers
program is an opportunity for students from around the world to associate
with these experts.  In return for about ten hours of their time, students
receive complimentary registration and other bonus benefits.  In the past,
job assignments have included checking badges at doors, helping with
traffic flow, assisting with tutorials and panels, and general "go-for"
assistance to keep
the conference running smoothly. Interested graduate and undergraduate
students should contact the Student Volunteers Chair no later than July
18, 1996.  Electronic mail is required for all correspondence.

Student Volunteers Chair - Ken Bauer
ITESM, Campus Guadalajara
mail at:
9297 Siempre Viva Road
Suite 33-28
San Diego, CA 92173 USA
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


OOPSLA '96 Conference Committee
Conference Chair
Lougie Anderson
Sequent Computer Systems

Program Chair
Jim Coplien
AT&T Bell Laboratories

Treasurer
Moira Mallison
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories

Computers/Audio Visual
Rod Olafsen
Conandum Consulting

Demonstrations
Ron Crocker
Motorola Inc.

Doctoral Symposium
Mary Loomis
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Educator's Symposium
Mahesh dodani
IBM Object Technology University

Experience Reports
Mamdouh Ibrahim
Electronic Data Systems

Panels
Bjorn Freeman-Benson
Object Technology International

Posters
Jay Almarode
Gemstone Systems Inc.

Proceedings
Carrie Wilpolt
Rigel Software

Publications
Chris Jette
Kaleida Labs, Inc.

Student Volunteers
Ken Bauer
ITESM, Campus Guadalajara

Tutorials
Gux Lopez
University of Washington

Workshops
Linda Northup
Software Engineering Institute

Meeting Planning
Nancy Wilson,
NJW Meetings

Registration
Carole Mann
Registration Systems Lab

Exhibits
Jim Johnson
Meetings & More, Inc

Electronic Publishing
Eliot Moss
University of Massachusetts

ACM Senior Program Director
Donna Baglio
Association for Computing Machinery

Addendum and WWW page
Deb Ayers
Zephyr Technologies, Inc.

OOPSLA Steering Committee
John T. Richards
IBM TJ Watson Research Center



OOSPLA '96 Program Committee
Jim Coplien, Chair
    ATT Bell Laboratories

Toby Bloom
    Consultant

Pierre Cointe
    ECOOP Program Chair

Alistair Cockburn
    Consultant

William Cook
    Luma

Ron Crocker
    Motorola

Ward Cunningham
    Cunningham & Cunningham

Liz Flanagan
    HBO

Richard P. Gabriel
    Warren Wilson College

Adele Goldberg
    Consultant

Mamdouh Ibrahim
    Electronic Data Systems

Chris Jette
    Kaleida Labs, Inc.

Josee Lajoie
    IBM

Doug Lea
    SUNY

Mary Loomis
    Hewlett-Packard

Satoshi Matsuoka
    University of Tokyo

John McGregor
    Clemson University

Regine Meunier
    Siemens-AG

Oscar Nierstrasz
    Universitat Bern

Atsushi Ohori
    Kyoto University

Mary Beth Rosson
    Virginia Polytechnique

Bran Selic
    ObjectTime, Inc.

Geree Streun
    Fisher-Rosemont

David Ungar,
    Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
    ParcPlace/Digitalk Inc.



Important Dates
15 February
    PAPERS DUE
1 March 1996
    EDUCATOR's SYMPOSIUM SUBMISSIONS DUE
    EXPERIENCE REPORTS DUE
    TUTORIAL PROPOSALS DUE
    PANEL PROPOSALS DUE
    WORKSHOPS PROPOSALS DUE
1 May 1996
    NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE FOR SUBMISSIONS DUE TO DATE
29 May 1996
    DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACTS DUE
3 July 1996
    POSTER PROPOSALS DUE
    DEMONSTRATION PROPOSALS DUE
15 July 1996
    CAMERA-READY PAPERS DUE
    CAMERA-READY PANEL POSITION PAPERS DUE
18 July 1996
    NOTIFICATION  OF ACCEPTANCE FOR POSTERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
    STUDENT VOLUNTEERS APPLICATIONS DUE
    NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE FOR DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM
31 July 1996
    CAMERA-READY TUTORIAL NOTES DUE
    CAMERA-READY POSTER DESCRIPTIONS DUE
    CAMERA-READY DEMONSTRATION DESCRIPTIONS DUE



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