TRI-Ada '92 Advance Call for Participation

TRI-Ada '92 Advance Call for Participation

[Douglas L. Bryan]

TRI-Ada '92 Advance Call for Participation

Contents:
  1. TRI-Ada '92 conference announcement
  2. Advance call for papers and panels
  3. Advance call for tutorials
  4. Exhibit contact information

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                            TRI-Ada '92
                 GOVERNMENT * INDUSTRY * ACADEMIA
                     Sponsored by ACM SIGAda

                  ADVANCE CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                           TRI-Ada '92

         Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

                       November 16-20, 1992

           Ada: Meeting the Challenges of Tomorrow Today

Over the last decade Ada has been used over a wide range of
application areas.  The language has been both widely acclaimed and
severely criticized.  Many of the criticisms have been acted on by the
Ada community and this is resulting in a revision of the language.
The Ada 9X mapping is now nearly complete and the Ada language is
about to enter a new era.  However, a great deal still needs to be
achieved if Ada is to continue to expand its influence throughout the
computing industry.  TRI-Ada '91 is now organized and will take place
in San Jose, California on October 21-25, 1991.  Already preparations
are being made for next year's conference.

The TRI-Ada '92 conference program will consist of contributed papers,
invited lectures, panels, reports on practical experience, and
tutorials.

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CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS

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

* The role of Ada in constructing safety critical systems, fault
  tolerant distributed systems, and real-time embedded systems

* Ada bindings to other standards (POSIX, GKS, SQL, X Window, etc.)

* The use of Ada for general purpose application programming

* Comparison with other languages (e.g., C++)

* Appropriate formal and structured design methods for Ada

* Early experiences with Ada 9X, guidelines for its use, compiler and
  run-time implementation issues

* Managing any aspect of the transition from Ada 83 to Ada 9X

There will be an award made to the best student paper submitted.  This
will include a financial contribution (up to a maximum of $3000)
towards the cost of attending the conference.

Six copies of full papers (12 pages or less), or abstracts outlining
proposed panel sessions, should be mailed to the Program or Conference
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:                       Conference Chair:

Dr. Andy Wellings                    Mr. Geoffrey Mendal
Department of Computer Science       Systems Engineering Research Corporation
University of York                   2348 Leghorn Street, Suite 202
Heslington, York, YO1 5DD            Mountain View, CA  94043
United Kingdom                       USA

Inquiries only can be made by telephone, facsimile or electronic mail
to:

Dr. Andy Wellings                    Mr. Geoffrey Mendal
Tel. +44 904 432742                  Tel. +1 415 962 8092
Fax. +44 904 432767                  Fax. +1 415 962 0330
Email: andy@uk.ac.york.minster       Email: mendal@anna.stanford.edu
EARN:  andy@minster.york.ac.uk
UUNET: ..!uunet!mcsun!ukc!minster!andy
ARPA:  andy%york.minster@nfs-replay.ac.uk

IMPORTANT DATES

Papers and proposed Panel Sessions required by March 1, 1992
Notification to authors of acceptance or rejection by May 1, 1992
Final papers required by August 15, 1992

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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 by no means limited to:

* Introduction to Ada               * Advanced Ada
* Introduction to 9X features       * Application of 9X features
* Teaching Ada to undergraduates    * Formal methods
* Design methods                    * Management methods

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 Tutorial 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 February 17, 1992
Notification to submittors of acceptance or rejection by March 9, 1992

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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 '92 Exposition Management
      Danielli & 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

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For a printed copy of this announcement please contact Danielli & O'Keefe
at the above address.