From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50, T_FILL_THIS_FORM_SHORT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 22 Dec 92 15:03:42 GMT From: cis.ohio-state.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!ajpo.sei.cmu.edu!lavallee@uunet.uu.ne t (David LaVallee) Subject: Washington Ada Symposium Call for Papers Message-ID: <1992Dec22.100342.7840@sei.cmu.edu> List-Id: Call For Papers Tenth Washington Ada Symposium Ada's Role in Software Engineering Sponsored by the DC Chapter of ACM SIGAda June 28 -- July 1, 1993 McLean Hilton, McLean, VA 1993 is the tenth anniversary of the Washington Ada Symposium (June 1983) and of Ada (ANSI/MIL-STD-1815A January 22, 1983). Today the Ada community finds itself at a crossroads. The techniques and technologies that have influenced Ada software development are now being adopted by other languages and software development communities. With the current revision of the Ada language, Ada 9X, there is an opportunity for Ada to incorporate the latest advances in Software Engineering. This leads to a question: What is the role of a language within the discipline of Software Engineering? More specifically, what will Ada's role be in the future of Software Engineering advances? The goal of WAdaS '93 is to help the Ada community explore this issue and perhaps develop some directions for our next decade. During this conference a combination of papers, panel sessions, plenary speakers, and tutorials are needed to help the community focus on: the latest technologies in Software Engineering, the role of the Ada language and Ada community in the larger world of Software Engineering, the degree to which the Ada community reaches out to other communities and receives input from them, and how Ada is perceived by the Software Engineering world at large. To meet this goal, WAdaS '93 aims to draw a diverse audience. As always, the conference strives to balance technical and managerial presentations to benefit both groups. WAdaS '93 also aims to bring in members of the Software Engineering community who have not been a part of the Ada community, in an attempt to gain their input on the role of the Ada language within Software Engineering, and to inform them of the many things that the Ada community has to offer. Call for Paper Abstracts The WAdaS '93 program committee seeks paper abstracts which reflect the theme of the conference: "Ada's Role in Software Engineering." Papers are solicited in the following areas, but submissions may address other topics not listed below: Software Engineering * Methods and Tools * Reuse * Process Assessment/ * Domain Analysis/ Enhancement Domain Models * Project Lessons Learned * Object Oriented Methods * Measurement/Metrics * Software Reliability and Safety * Large Project Development * Ada Component Libraries * Project Management * Notations for Software Engineering Ada 9X Ada: Inside & Outside the Beltway * Transition/Management * DoD Use of Ada * Compilers/Implementation * Non-DoD Government Use of Ada * Early Uses and Experience * Commercial Use of Ada * New Paradigms for Ada 9X * Ada's Perception in Washington * Training/Tech. Transfer * Ada's Perception at Universities * Bindings and Components * Ada's Perception Outside the Ada Community Abstracts should be three to five pages in length plus a list of references (not counted in the three to five pages). Additionally, submissions must include a cover sheet stating the title, author(s), address, telephone number (and fax number and internet address if possible). Identifying information should not be included in the body of the abstract. The abstract must clearly indicate the topic addressed by the paper, the key supporting ideas presented in the paper and the conclusion that the author makes. Abstracts must give the program committee a clear idea of the content of the finished paper and how it would be presented, and must convey to the committee a sense of the author's ability to produce the finished paper. Abstracts will be judged on the following measures: (a) relevance of the abstract to the conference theme, (b) degree of novelty of the paper, (c) clarity of the paper's theme, (d) degree of support for the paper's theme in the abstract, and (e) contribution of the paper to the Software Engineering technology base. All paper acceptances are contingent upon the receipt of a signed ACM copyright release form by the author(s). Call for Tutorial Proposals WAdaS '93 will feature a full day of tutorials. The WAdaS '93 Program Committee is seeking proposals from people willing to conduct a tutorial. Tutorials are to provide a forum for the dissemination of ideas beyond that which is possible in a paper or panel session. The goal of the tutorials will be to convey to the attendees an in-depth understanding of a topic. Tutorials may be either one-half day or one full day in length and may be introductory, intermediate or advanced in nature. Tutorials topics may include (but are not limited to): Ada 9X, object oriented technology, DoD-STD-2167A (including the new DoD-STD-SDD), process improvement, software development methodologies, software engineering, project management, real-time software development, advanced Ada topics, reuse, and teaching of Ada and/or software engineering. Tutorial proposals should contain a cover page which includes the proposer's name, address and telephone number (and fax number and internet address if possible). The proposal should be between two and five pages and include a description of (a) the topic to be taught, (b) the intended audience, (c) audience prerequisites, (d) the duration of the tutorial (half or full day), and (e) an outline of the topics contained in the tutorial. The proposal should also describe previous experience the proposer has in the topic area and any other occasions where the material or similar material has been presented previously. Copies of sample slides will be helpful. Call for Panel Proposals Unlike paper sessions, which feature a speaker presenting to the audience and a limited question and answer session, panel sessions are intended to maximize audience interaction and minimize speaker presentation. The WAdaS '93 program committee is soliciting proposals for panel sessions. The goals of a panel session are to present two (or more) sides of a controversial topic and engage the audience in a spirited discussion of the issues. A good panel session will create debate and will stimulate active audience participation. Panel sessions can cover many topics, but lend themselves most to topics which debate a question or present sides of a complex issue. In keeping with the theme of WAdaS '93, the program committee would like to have sessions which help to refine the role of Ada within the larger Software Engineering community. Panel proposals should be no more than three pages in length. They should include a cover page which includes the proposer's name, address and telephone number (and fax number and internet address if possible). The proposal should summarize the panel topic in a one page summary and clearly define the boundaries of the discussion as well as outline two or more positions that the panel members will take. The proposal should list three to five prospective panel members, the position taken by each panel member, state whether or not the prospective panel members have been contacted and whether they would be willing to be on the panel. Panel proposals will be judged on the following criteria: degree of support for the conference theme, degree of controversy of the theme, uniqueness of the topic area, degree of novelty of the theme, amount of diversity in the panel members positions, panel member's ability to support their position, and potential for audience participation. Submission Instructions All submissions must be in typed or printed form. Five copies of each submission should be sent to: WAdaS '93 Program Committee c/o Brad Balfour, Program Chair SofTech, Inc. 1600 N. Beauregard St. Alexandria, VA 22311 (703) 824-4505 D phone (703) 931-6530 D fax bbalfour@softech.com D e-mail Conference deadlines are: All proposals due by: January 11, 1993 Notification of acceptance by: March 2, 1993 Camera ready copy due by: May 3, 1993