General talk about software patterns

[Veli-Pekka Eloranta <elorantv AT cs.tut.fi>]

Hi all pattern enthusiasts,

While I am not chair of VikingPLoP 2015, I promised to help the chairs 
by distributing CfP here too. So, you'll find it below. This year 
Vikings have been even more restless than in past couple of years. They 
have traveled even further South than last year (we were in Estonia) and 
are not in the Nordic area anymore. Next VikingPLoP will be in Bulgaria.

This might feel a bit strange if you think only about the name of the 
conference. However, the core idea of VikingPLoP is to reach out to find 
new pattern authors, and for that eastern Europe feels promising. We 
haven't had too many people from eastern Europe for example in EuroPLoP. 
So, if you happen to know somebody from eastern Europe interested in 
patterns, maybe you can forward this call for papers to him/her.

Best wishes,
Veli-Pekka Eloranta

And here is the call for papers:

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Call for papers:
VikingPLoP 2015 - Travelling pattern conference
http://www.vikingplop.org, 14th-17th May 2015

You are invited to submit a paper and/or participate at VikingPLoP 2015.
The conference will be held in SPA hotel Planinata, Ribaritsa resort,
Bulgaria

The Travelling pattern conference VikingPLoP is an excellent venue to meet 
pattern experts and to exchange knowledge about patterns. The conference 
helps you to learn more about patterns, to receive feedback on your own work, 
and to discuss with fellow pattern enthusiasts. We especially encourage 
new-comers and nonacademic pattern enthusiasts to participate in the 
conference. Open and supportive atmosphere makes VikingPLoP a great 
opportunity to get familiar with patterns and patterns community. VikingPLoP 
2015 has an emphasis on embedded systems and thus submission of papers on 
embedded system patterns are especially encouraged.

SCOPE
VikingPLoP accepts papers containing patterns or pattern languages as well as 
experience reports and papers related to the theory and use of patterns. 
Papers submitted to VikingPLoP cover a wide range of subjects, from technical 
issues, like distributed machine control and C++ programming, to social and 
organizational issues. We expect that paper topics cover a wide range of 
domains such as:
- Embedded systems, distributed control systems, and other low level
systems
- Software development: design, architecture, management and processes
- Human computer interaction (user-interface aspects and novel modes
of interaction)
- Pedagogy and education (both professional training and classroom
teaching)
- Business and organizational questions

IMPORTANT DATES
- January 18th 2015: Paper submission deadline
- February 2nd: Start of shepherding
- March 22nd: Deadline for second draft
- April 2nd: Paper acceptance notification
- April 15th: Closing date for registration & End of Shepherding
- April 20th: Paper conference version deadline
- April 10th-13th, 2015: Conference
- September 30th 2015: Proceedings version due

CONTACT INFORMATION
Conference homepage:http://www.vikingplop.org, Program chairs: Jari
Rauhamäki [jari.rauhamaki (at) tut.fi] & Elissaveta Gurova [elis (at)
fmi.uni-sofia.bg]

Please feel free to distribute this Call For Papers to your colleagues, 
students and networks.

Best Regards,
VikingPLoP Program chairs