General talk about software patterns

["Neil HARRISON" <HARRISNE AT uvsc.edu>]

Rossana M. C. Andrade

Computer Science Department / Federal University of Ceará

+ 55 85 3366 9797 / +55 85 3366 9847 extension 206

 

 

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                          CALL FOR PAPERS                         

 

                 7th Latin American Conference on 

       Pattern Languages of programming (SugarLoafPLoP 2008)

 

          August 24-27, 2008 - Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil   

              

                

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THE CONFERENCE

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Software developers have long observed that certain patterns recur and 

endure across different applications and systems. The growing interest 

in Design Patterns, Architectural Patterns, Analysis Patterns, 

Pedagogical Patterns, and so on, represents an effort to catalog and 

better communicate knowledge,  providing handbooks of proven solutions 

to common problems.

 

SugarLoafPLoP brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners 

whose interests span a remarkably broad range of topics and who share an 

interest in exploring the power of the pattern form. SugarLoafPLoP invites 

you to add your expertise to the growing corpus of patterns. 

SugarLoafPLoP focuses on improving the expression of patterns. You will 

have the opportunity to refine and extend your patterns with the help 

from knowledgeable and sympathetic fellow pattern enthusiasts. You will 

also be able to discuss applications of patterns in industry and academia.

Highlights of the conference include tutorials, invited speakers, and 

workshops, all held in a beach in the Brazilian Northeast, an area of 

great natural and cultural beauty.

 

The SugarLoafPLoP'2008 program will be divided in three different tracks:

 

* Writers' Workshop (WW) - papers that document patterns and pattern 

languages will be workshopped in the traditional PLoP format.

 

* Pattern Applications (PA) - papers that explore the use and application 

of patterns, such as using patterns in industry and academia tools for 

using patterns, evaluation of productivity when using patterns, teaching 

and consulting with patterns, and so on. Both practitioners from the 

software industry and academics are invited to submit to this track.

 

* Writing Patterns (WP) - papers of newcomers who want to learn how to 

better elaborate an idea intended to evolve to a pattern or pattern 

language. This is more like a hands-on tutorial on writing patterns.

 

 

PAPER SUBMISSIONS

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Paper submissions will be performed via the online JEMS system 

(https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/) up to April 1st, 2008. Papers can 

be written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish, AND must always include an 

abstract in English.

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

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Submissions due:                                             April 1st, 2008

Shepherding starts:                                      April 15th,  2008

Shepherding recommendations due:                 June 1st, 2008

Notification of Acceptance:                             June 23rd, 2008

camera-ready for pre-proceedings:                  July 7th, 2008

Conference dates:                                           August 24th-27th, 
2008

Post-conference proceedings paper due:                  October 10th, 2008

 

 

CONFERENCE LOCATION

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The conference will be held at the Porto d'Aldeia resort, in the beautiful

seaside city of Fortaleza, in the northeast of Brazil.

 

Conference Hotel Address:

Av. Manoel Mavignier, 6433 :: Cofeco Road

Fortaleza - Ceará - Brazil

 

http://www.portodaldeia.com.br/ 

 

 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

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Jerffeson Teixeira de Souza (UECE, Brazil)

 

 

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS 

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Rossana M. C. Andrade (Federal University of Ceará, Brazil)

Neil B. Harrison (Utah Valley University, USA)

 

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

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To be finalized

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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For further information, please contact the chairs, 

Jerffeson Souza (jeff at larces.uece.br), Rossana Andrade 

(rossana at ufc.br) or Neil Harrison harrisne at uvsc.edu). 

 

 

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