TRI-Ada '94 Call for Papers

TRI-Ada '94 Call for Papers

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                              TRI-Ada '94

                  GOVERNMENT * INDUSTRY * ACADEMIA

                         Sponsored by ACM SIGAda

                       CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                             TRI-Ada '94

              Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland

                        November 6 - 11, 1994

                Architecting Systems for the 90's and Beyond

The Ada language has been the focus of both positive and negative press 
over the last decade.  The issues of architecting environments which 
incorporate the Ada language have often been overshadowed by these 
language debates.  Changing technologies and the maturing of Ada have 
introduced a number of significant challenges for Program Managers, 
Software Engineers, and Designers.

The TRI-Ada '94 conference will address many of the challenges 
encountered by people who will be Architecting Systems for the 90's and 
Beyond.  The TRI-Ada '94 conference program will consist of contributed 
papers, invited lectures, panels, reports on practical experience, and 
tutorials.

     Conference Chair:
     Peter Kortmann
     Tri-Pacific Consulting Corp.
     1070 Marina Village Parkway
     Suite 202
     Alameda, CA 94501
     USA
     Tel. +1 510 814 1775
     Fax. +1 510 814 1788
     Email: 76434.117@compuserve.com

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS

Possible paper and panel discussion topics include, but are by no means 
limited to:

* The challenges and experience of architecting large systems

* Re-Engineering/Re-Hosting -- Cost effective alternatives to 
development?

* Methodologies - Object Orientation, Information Engineering, 
Structured Analysis and many others: Why use any of these?  Is there a 
"correct" or "best" methodology?

* How to create software development environments with current 
technologies and tools

* Ada 83 and Ada 9X - The end of a long road or the beginning of a new 
one?

* Telecommunications and Networks - How do they affect the design of new 
systems?

* Hardware and Software - Where do we draw the lines in the 90's?  Do we 
make software do more hardware functions or do we embed more software in 
hardware?  Who decides?  How?

* Managing personnel and technologies in a changing world.  Is there any 
plan for it?  Successes?  Failures?

* Ada education and training - Has it kept up with the changes in 
technology and changes in student profiles?  What will be available to 
support the new Ada 9X standard?

Six copies of full papers (12 pages or less), or abstracts outlining 
proposed panel sessions, should be mailed to the Program Chair.  Please 
confine identifying information to the front cover to allow for 
anonymous review.  Electronic submissions will not be accepted.  Receipt 
of submissions will be confirmed in writing.

     Program Chair:
     Dick Dye
     CTA
     7150 Campus Drive, Suite 100
     Colorado Springs, CO 80920
     USA
     Tel. +1 719 590 5224
     FAx. +1 719 590 5198
     Email: dyer@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu

Inquiries can be made by telephone, fax, or e-mail to:

Important Dates

Papers and proposed panel sessions required by March 18, 1994.
Notification to authors of acceptance/rejection by May 27, 1994.
Final Papers required by July 22, 1994.

CALL FOR TUTORIALS

Proposed tutorials should be designed specifically for novice, 
intermediate, or experienced participants, and should help participants 
develop an understanding of new concepts and relationships, or teach 
useful skills.  Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the 
topic's current relevance, importance, and suitability for presentation 
in a tutorial format: expertise of the instructors and their past 
performance; and the fit in the overall balance of the tutorial program.  
Tutorial instructors are eligible for a modest honorarium.

Possible tutorial topics include, but are not limited to:

     Introduction to Ada            Advanced Ada
     Introduction to 9X Features    Application of 9X Features
     Teaching Ada to Undergrads     Formal Methods
     Design Methods                 Management Methods
     Tools and Their Uses           MIS Ada vs. Real-Time Ada

Proposals should be two to three pages long, and should include: the 
expected level of experience of participants; a tutorial abstract or 
outline; the qualifications of the instructor(s); a list of previous 
presentations of the tutorial, if any; the length of the tutorial (half 
or full day); and the maximum number of participants desired.  
Electronic submissions will not be accepted.  Receipt of submissions 
will be confirmed in writing.  Proposals should be mailed to the 
Tutorials Chair.

     Tutorials Chair:
     Mr. Doug Bryan
     Computer Systems Lab, ERL 456
     Stanford University
     Stanford, CA 94305
     USA
     Tel. +1 415 723 9503
     Fax. +1 415 725 7398
     Email: bryan@sierra.stanford.edu

Important Dates

Tutorial proposals required by March 18, 1994.
Notification of acceptance/rejection by May 27, 1994.

INFORMATION ON EXHIBITING

TRI-Ada annually delivers the world's largest Ada exposition.  For 
specific information on reserving exhibit space, please contact:

     Mr. Adams Carroll
     TRI-Ada '94 Exposition Management
     Danieli & O'Keefe Associates, Inc.
     490 Boston Post Road
     Sudbury, MA 01776
     USA
     Tel. +1 508 443 3330
     or +1 800 833 7751 (USA and Canada only)
     Fax. +1 508 443 4715
     dok.boston@applelink@apple.com