REMINDER: TOOLS USA 97 Call-for-Papers

REMINDER: TOOLS USA 97 Call-for-Papers

[Dr. Raimund K. Ege]

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Reminder: the deadline for paper submissions to TOOLS USA 97
is February 28.

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Raimund K. Ege                             School of Computer Science
ege@cs.fiu.edu                               Florida Int'l University
(305) 348-3381  fax: (305) 348-3549                   University Park
http://www.cs.fiu.edu/scspage/professor/Ege.html      Miami, FL 33199

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                        TOOLS USA '97

         Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems

            23rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
             
         Santa Barbara, California, July 28 - August 1, 1997

           CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT  AND  CALL FOR PAPERS

    Program Chair: Raimund Ege, Florida International University
           Panel and Workshop Chair: Madhu Singh, Bellcore
                Conference Chair: Bertrand Meyer, ISE


TOOLS is the major international conference and exhibition devoted to
the applications  of object-oriented  technology.  TOOLS USA '97, the
twenty-third TOOLS  International Conference and  Exhibition, returns
to Santa Barbara for the seventh time and continues the commitment to
excellence demonstrated by earlier conferences in Europe, the Pacific
and the US. Standards established for TOOLS by earlier conferences in
the series include:

     + Emphasis on the practice of object-oriented technology and its
       application in industrial environments, complementing the more
       academically-oriented perspective of traditional conferences.

     + Solid technical program, based on a strict refereeing  process
       conducted by an international program committee comprised of
       both academic and industry leaders:

        James McKim             Hartford Graduate Center, USA
        Haim Kilov              IBM, USA
        Granville Miller        BroadBand Technologies, USA
        Dave Rine               George Mason University, USA
        Dave Butler             Sandia National Laboratory, USA
        Don Firesmith           Knowledge Systems Corporation, USA
        Bran Selic              ObjecTime Limited, Canada
        Brian Henderson-Sellers Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
        Wei-tek Tsai            University of Minnesota, USA
        Toshimi Minoura         Oregon State University, USA
        Joseph [Yossi] Gil      Technion, Israel
        Juergen Knopp           Siemens, Germany
        Cyril U Orji            Florida International University, USA
        Richard Bielak          CalFp, USA
        Kingsley C. Nwosu       Lucent Technologies, USA
        Milton L. Fulghum       FlightSafety International, USA
        Hafedh Mili             University of Quebec, Canada
        Janet M. Drake          University of Northern Iowa, USA
        Jean-Pierre Corriveau   Carleton University, Canada
        Qiaoyun Li              Sony Corporation, Japan
        Wolfgang Pree           Universitaet Linz, Austria
        Francois PACHET         Universite P.& M. Curie, France
        Alfred R. Watkins       AT&T, USA
        Duane Szafron           University of Alberta, Canada
        Dov Dori                Technion, Israel
        Roger Osmond            Amalasoft, USA
        Mahesh Dodani           IBM, USA
        Bob Marcus              AMS, USA
        Rene R. Kloesch         Technical University of Vienna, Austria
        Christian Stary         Universitaet Linz, Austria
        Jean Vaucher            Universite de Montreal, Canada
        Mohamed Fayad           University of Nevada, USA
        Richard Riehle          AdaWorks Software Engineering, USA
        Hermann SIKORA          GRZ G.m.b.H., Austria
        Anthony K. Sarris       Ontek, USA
        Wayne D. Elias          Windmill Software Group, USA
        James E Heliotis        Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
        Jeffrey W. Stulin       Computer Software Consultants, USA

     + Balanced coverage of the  wealth  of  approaches,  trends  and
       variants in the object-oriented community.

     + Combination of tutorials by recognized experts, up-to-date
       exhibition of products and services, invited talks by innovators
       in the field, relevant panel discussions, and technical papers
       targeted to industry practitioners.

As with previous conferences, the TOOLS 23 Proceedings will be published
by Prentice Hall and made available worldwide.


SUBMITTING A PAPER

TOOLS USA '97 is now soliciting papers  on  all  aspects  of  object-
oriented technology. All submitted papers will be refereed and judged
not only according to standards of  technical  quality  but  also  on
their  usefulness  to  practitioners  and applied researchers. A non-
exhaustive list of suggested topics includes:

     + Reports of experiences with O-O technology
     + Migration toward O-O software development
     + Management and training issues
     + User interfaces, persistence and databases
     + Specification, modeling, and patterns
     + Class management and evolution
     + Empirical and field studies
     + Production, distribution and revenue collection of
       industrial-quality reusable components

TOOLS 23 will feature a special emphasis on  issues relating  to  the
application and use of object-oriented technology in the context of the
Internet. Technical papers that report and assess advances and experiences
in this area are  expressly sought. A special "OO vs. the Internet" track
will include workshop(s),  tutorials,  panel  discussions,  and
featured  speakers.

Papers should be  in the  range of 10 to 20  double-spaced pages.
Six copies  of each submission should be sent to:

     TOOLS USA '97, Attn: Dr. Raimund Ege
     School of Computer Science, Florida International University
     University Park, Miami, FL 33199 USA
     Phone: (305) 348-3381, Fax: (305) 348-2336
     E-mail: ege@cs.fiu.edu

Information on the submission and review process is available on
the World Wide Web at http://tools.fiu.edu/. General information on
all TOOLS conferences can be found at http://www.eiffel.com/tools/.

Proposals for panels and workshops are also solicited and  should  be
sent to the Panel and Workshop Chair:

     Madhu S. Singh, Ph. D.
     Bellcore, RRC 4E 9180, 444 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854-4182
     Phone: (908) 699-4366, Fax: (908) 336-2980
     E-mail: msingh@cc.bellcore.com

Tutorial  proposals, exhibitor requests, and other organizational
questions should  be  sent directly to the conference office:
 
     TOOLS Conferences
     270 Storke Road, Suite 7
     Goleta, CA 93117 USA
     Phone: (805) 685-1006, FAX: (805) 685-6869
     E-mail: tools@tools.com

IMPORTANT DATES

All submissions must be received by February 28, 1997 to be considered
for  inclusion  in  the conference. Submissions should be in English.
Notification of acceptance will be mailed by April  20,  1997.  Final
manuscripts will be due June 1, 1997.