General talk about software patterns

["Hanmer, Robert S \(Robert\)" <hanmer AT alcatel-lucent.com>]

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                         CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

     15th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP 2008)

       October 18-20, 2008 - co-located with OOPSLA 2008
                    Nashville, Tennessee, USA


                    http://hillside.net/plop/2008/

                
               Papers Submission deadline is May 2nd

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ABOUT PLoP

Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP(tm)) conference is a premier event for 
pattern authors and pattern enthusiasts to gather, discuss and learn more 
about patterns and software development.

The conference program offers pattern authors an unique opportunity to have 
their pattern languages reviewed by fellow authors, which occurs mainly in 
the form of Writers' Workshops.

Authors and non-authors will find in the different PLoP activities (Writers' 
Workshops, Focus Groups, BoF sessions, BootCamp, Games) many opportunities to 
learn more about patterns and pattern writing.

As a whole, the conference provides a friendly and effective environment to 
give and get feedback, to share expertise, and to allow the participants to 
improve their patterns and make them more useful and more publishable.

At the Hillside Group web site you can learn more about patterns, writing 
patterns, PLoP conferences, previous PLoP's, and more.
http://hillside.net/

PLoP's are unique conferences based on a strong community, a community of 
trust.

Join the community! Come to PLoP!



IMPORTANT DATES

May 2: Paper submissions due
May 19: Shepherding begins
July 4: Shepherd recommendations due
July 21: Notification of acceptance
Sep 26: Conference Drafts due
Oct 17: Pre-PLoP Bootcamp
Oct 18: First Day of PLoP


SUBMISSIONS

The purpose of PLoP is to promote development of pattern languages on all 
aspects of software, including design and programming, software architecture, 
user interface design, domain modeling, and software process.

Patterns related with aspects, AOP, and domain-specific patterns are 
especially encouraged this year.


*Paper* submissions may include short papers, containing one or more 
patterns, longer pattern languages or sequences, or work-in-progress papers 
willing to get an in-depth shepherding by an experienced pattern author at 
the conference.

Papers are sought on topics related to patterns and pattern languages,
including:
* Patterns and pattern languages
* Critiques of patterns and pattern languages
* Research on patterns and pattern languages
* Case studies of the use of patterns and pattern languages

Papers will be peer-reviewed to be accepted for the shepherding process.
During shepherding, authors will have assigned a shepherd that will help the 
author to improve the content and style of the paper. At the end of the 
shepherding process, papers will be reviewed again to be accepted into the 
writer's workshops of the conference. Authors will receive early feedback 
within two weeks of submission, and a final result at the end of July.

PLoP is run in the "writers' workshop" style. As no more than 15 pages can be 
properly covered in a session, the normal size of papers is 15 pages or less. 
Short papers are encouraged! Longer papers are possible, especially for 
pattern languages, but authors of long papers will have to work with the 
workshop leader to select a portion of the paper to be covered in the 
workshop. Authors of books-in-progress who would like to have their work 
reviewed at PLoP should contact the chairs.

*Focus groups* are free-format discussion groups or workshops aimed at 
bringing together people interested in a hot topic related to patterns or 
proven practices, for a period of about two hours.

These sessions might focus on very different topics and issues related to 
patterns, ranging from writing to using, organising, or adopting patterns. 
Focus group proposals should include a brief description of the topic to be 
addressed, objectives, format, conditions for participation (e.g. invitation, 
submission, free, etc), and a schedule outline. Proposals addressing 
interdisciplinary topics and topics from other domains than software 
development are especially encouraged.
Non-conventional formats are welcome.

Focus group proposals are reviewed by the program committee. Focus group 
leaders are expected to write a report to be part of the final conference 
proceedings.


HOW TO SUBMIT

All submissions must be done by *May 2* using the online submission system.


PROCEEDINGS

The conference version of the papers will be publicly available, 
individually, by writers' workshop, and into the preliminary conference 
proceedings.

Being feedback and improvement the focus of the writers' workshops, papers 
are not considered final once they have been workshopped. Authors incorporate 
the feedback they receive at the writers' workshop into their papers before 
the papers go into the final proceedings to be produced after the conference, 
which will be made available on the website.


ORGANIZATION

     * Conference Chair: Joseph Yoder (The Refactory Inc., USA)
     * Program Chair: Ademar Aguiar (FEUP & INESC Porto, Universidade do 
Porto, Portugal)
     * Publicity & BootCamp: Linda Rising (Independent Consultant, USA), Bob 
Hanmer (Alcatel-Lucent, USA)

Program Committee

     * Ademar Aguiar (INESC Porto/University of Porto, Portugal)
     * Joseph Yoder (The Refactory Inc., USA)
     * Linda Rising (Independent Consultant, USA)
     * Richard P. Gabriel (IBM Research, USA)
     * Bob Hanmer (Alcatel-Lucent, USA)
     * Uwe Zdun (Vienna Technical University, Austria)
     * Paulo Borba (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
     * Eduardo Fernandez (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
     * Rosana Teresinha Vaccare Braga (ICMC, University of São Paulo,
Brazil)
     * Hironori Washizaki (National Institute of Informatics, Japan)
     * Peter Sommerlad (Institut für Software, Switzerland)
     * Jason Yip (ThoughtWorks, Australia)
     * Klaus Marquardt (Dräger Medical, Germany)
     * Juha Pärssinen (VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland)
     * Pavel Hruby (CSC, Denmark)
     * Lise Hvatum (Schlumberger, USA)
     * Ralph Johnson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
     * Sérgio Soares (University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
     * Nobukazu Yoshioka (National Institute of Informatics, Japan)
     * António Rito Silva (INESC-ID/Technical University of Lisbon,
Portugal)
     * Michael Jackson (Independent Consultant, UK)


MORE INFORMATION

For more detailed information, please visit the PLoP'08 website.
http://hillside.net/plop/2008/

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