TOOLS USA '98 Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems 26th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION The Move To Componentware Santa Barbara, California, August 3 - 7, 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Program Chair: Joseph Gil, IBM Research and Technion, Israel Panel and Workshop Chair: Madhu Singh, Bellcore Tutorial Chair: Richard Riehle, AdaWorks Conference Chair: Bertrand Meyer, Interactive Software Engineering CALL FOR PAPERS ========================================== TOOLS is the major international conference and exhibition devoted to the applications of object-oriented technology. TOOLS USA '98, the twenty-sixth TOOLS International Conference and Exhibition, returns to Santa Barbara for the eighth time and continues the commitment to excellence demonstrated by earlier conferences in Europe, the Pacific, Asia 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. * Balanced coverage of the wealth of approaches, trends and variants in the object-oriented community. * Combination of tutorials by recognized experts, invited talks by innovators in the field, relevant panel discussions, technical papers targeted to industry practitioners, and an up-to-date exhibition of products and services. * Solid technical program, based on a strict refereeing process conducted by an international program committee comprised of both academic and industry leaders: Jan Bosch - University of Karlskrona/Ronneby, Sweden Gilad Bracha - Sun Microsystems, USA Craig Chambers - University of Washington, USA (OOPSLA'98 chair) Derek Coleman - King's College, UK Raimund K. Ege - Florida International University, USA (TOOLS USA 97 Chair) Donald G. Firesmith - Storage Technology Corp., USA Martin Fowler - Independent Consultant, USA Brian Henderson-Sellers - Swinburne U. of Technology, Australia Laura Hill - BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, USA Eric Jul - Aalborg Univ. & Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark (ECOOP 98 Chair) Stuart Kent - University of Brighton, UK Qiaoyun Li - Sony Corporation, Japan Robert Marcus - General Motors, USA Bertrand Meyer - Interactive Software Engineering, USA Christine Mingins - Monash University, Australia (TOOLS Pacific 98 Chair/TOOLS Asia 98 co-chair) Richard Mitchell - University of Brighton, UK (TOOLS Europe 99 Chair) Michael Philippsen - University of Karlsruhe, Germany Douglas C. Schmidt - Washington University, USA Bran Selic - ObjecTime Limited, Canada Frank Tip - IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA Amiram Yehudai - Tel-Aviv University, Israel The TOOLS 26 Conference Proceedings will be made available worldwide through the IEEE Computer Society as well as from the TOOLS Conference Committee. SUBMISSION TOPICS ================== TOOLS USA '98 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 26 will feature a special emphasis on issues relating the challenges of building components, libraries, and frameworks. Technical papers that report and assess advances and experiences in this area are expressly sought. A special "Object-Oriented Reuse " track will include workshop(s), tutorials, panel discussions, and featured speakers. SUBMITTING A PAPER =================== ESSENTIAL DATES Electronic abstract submission: March 4th, 1998 Manuscript (electronic or hard-copy) submission: March 6th, 1998 Notification: April 6th, 1998 Camera ready version: May 15th, 1998 Conference: August 3rd, 1998 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submitted papers should be in the range of 10 to 20 double-spaced pages, or 10,000 to 20,000 words. You may wish to consult the on-line Guide for prospective TOOLS authors: (http://www.tools.com/tools/general/guide.html) when writing your paper. TOOLS proceedings will be published with IEEE. Final camera-ready version of accepted papers will therefore be required to adhere to the IEEE publications format (http://www.ieee.org/pubs/transjour/proc/index.html), and will contain no more than 10 pages. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION In the first phase, an abstract of the paper must be sent by electronic mail to tools-usa-abstracts@tools.com (be sure to mention "TOOLS USA '98 Abstract" in the subject line). Your messages must include the following information in plain ASCII form: Title: paper title, up to 80 characters. Author(s): names and affiliations of all authors Contact: electronic mail, telephone and fax numbers, and address of contact author Keywords: 5-10 keywords describing the paper. Abstract: up to 200 words abstract of the intended submission. The deadline for abstract submission is March 4th, 1998 MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION Manuscripts can be submitted either electronically or in hard copy to arrive by March 6th, 1998. The accompanying submission letter, electronic or hard copy, should include a statement to the effect that if the submitted manuscript is accepted for presentation then one or more of the authors will attend the conference to present it. Electronic submission: send an electronic mail message to tools-usa-submissions@tools.com (be sure to mention "TOOLS USA'98 Submission" in the subject line), including paper title and author(s) names in text form and the paper manuscript as MIME attachment. The following formats are accepted: Lotus Ami Pro (single file, this is the preferred format) Postscript (make sure that the PS file can be viewed with ghostview) MS-Word (single file) HTML (collection of files in tar, gzipped format) PDF (single file) If your mailer cannot make MIME attachments, then you may only use Postscript format. Hardcopy submission: Send six hard copies to the program chair the program chair: Joseph Gil c/o IBM Business Support Center H1-J16 30 Saw Mill River Rd. Hawthorne NY 10532 USA Phone: +1-914-784-7062 (for courier sends) If you need to get in touch with the program chair, please use yogi@watson.ibm.com (be sure to mention "TOOLS USA'98" in the subject line) or call him at +1-914-784-7531. SUBMITTING A TUTORIAL, PANEL AND/OR WORKSHOP ============================================ Proposals for Tutorials, Panels, and Workshops are also solicited and should be directed to the conference office: TOOLS Conferences ISE Building 270 Storke Road, Second floor Goleta, CA 93117 USA Phone: 805-685-1006, Fax: 805-685-6869 E-mail: tools@tools.com Visit http://www.tools.com/usa_98 for submission guidelines. EXHIBITION ========== TOOLS will feature an exhibition of products and services. Exhibitors should visit our web site for the Exhibitor's Information Package and Contract. San Diego Technical Books is the official bookstore of TOOLS USA '98. EIFFEL USER WORKSHOP ======================= A special ISE Eiffel User Workshop will take place on Tuesday, August 4th. As in past years, the meeting will provide a forum for users to share experiences and interact with peers who have been successful in implementing Eiffel-generated application. SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING OBJECT TECHNOLOGY =========================================== DON'T MISS the Fifth International Symposium on Teaching Object Technology (STOT) on Friday, August 7th! Devoted exclusively to O-O education, this symposium will be an opportunity for teachers in academia, training managers in companies, and everyone with an interest in O-O methods to discuss the problems and techniques of teaching this approach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TOOLS USA '98 OR ANY OTHER EVENTS IN THE TOOLS CONFERENCE SERIES, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT http://www.tools.com OR CONTACT US AT tools@tools.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~