The deadlines for ICSM 2006 are approaching: Research Papers due: March 31, 2006. All other proposals due: April 30, 2006
Call for Papers and Presentations The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM 2006), with associated SCAM and WSE will be held 24-27 September 2006 in Philadelphia. We invite Research Papers, Industrial Applications, Panels, Tool Demonstrations, Dissertation Synopses, and Working Sessions. *There will be a special section of IEEE Transactions on Software *Engineering featuring selected papers of the conference. The submission deadline for Research Papers is March 31, 2006 and for all other presentations April 30, 2006. The International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM) is the world's premiere international conference for software and systems maintenance, evolution, and management. We invite you to join us in exploring issues related to maintaining, modifying, enhancing, and testing operational systems, and designing, building, testing, and evolving maintainable systems. ICSM 2006 will address the major challenges confronting maintenance and evolution. There will be a "Distinguished Speaker Session" this year and Richard Stallman will be one of the distinguished speakers. Please forward this Call to anybody who you think may be interested. Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this. The conference URL is: http://icsm2006.cs.drexel.edu/ The submission URL is: http://icsm2006.cs.drexel.edu/submit.html RESEARCH PAPERS Research papers should describe original and significant work in the research and practice of software maintenance and evolution. Case studies, empirical research, and well-designed experiments are particularly welcome. Research papers must not exceed 10 pages in final printed form. Following a recent tradition, there will be a best paper award which will include 200 pounds sterling of Wiley books! Submit by March 31, 2006. INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS Proposals for presentations of Industrial Applications are particularly welcome, with an eye on sharing industrial problems, experiences and insights with the research community. These should be state-of-the-art descriptions, problem analyses, experience reports, and survey reports from real projects, industrial practices, solutions and models. A two-page summary of accepted proposals will be included in the conference proceedings. Submit by April 30, 2006. SHORT PAPERS We invite the submission of short papers, which allow authors an opportunity to present new ideas or a gem of information that is likely to stimulate discussion. They will be allocated 10 minute presentation slots in groups aimed at encouraging audience involvement. Short papers will be included in the conference proceedings and should be no more than 4 pages (about 2000 words). They must be clearly marked "Short Paper". The first page should contain the title, all authors' names and affiliations, and full contact information (including email, address, phone, fax) for the lead author. Submit by March 31, 2006. POSTERS We invite submissions of posters for display and discussion during an evening reception at ICSM. Poster presentations represent an opportunity for new or highly interactive ideas to be presented in a more casual setting. It is appropriate to include handouts along with the poster. A one page summary of each accepted poster will be included in the conference proceedings. Summaries must be clearly marked "Poster Summary" and contain the title, all authors' names and affiliations, and full contact information (including email, address, phone, fax) for the lead author. Submit by March 31, 2006. PANELS ICSM 2006 invites proposals for panel sessions that serve to stimulate discussion about ideas and issues of importance to the software maintenance community. We particularly welcome proposals for highly interactive panel sessions that encourage discussion, debate, and the transfer of ideas and understanding between the industrial and research communities. A one-page summary of the panel will be included in the conference proceedings. Submit a short description about the topic and the potential panelists by April 30, 2006. TOOL DEMONSTRATIONS We invite one-page proposals for both commercial and research tools. Proposals should include a description of the tool, its applicability to software maintenance, and specify the type of exhibition ("Research Prototype" or "Vendor Tool"). The goal of the tool demonstration session is to let conference participants view software maintenance tools in action and discuss these systems with their creators. ICSM 2006 will provide accommodations for presenters of accepted tool proposals in the tool exhibition conference room. Presenters are asked to bring their own equipment and are responsible for their own set-up. A two-page summary of accepted tool proposals will be included in the conference proceedings. Submit a description of the tool and its applicability to software maintenance by April 30, 2006. DISSERTATION FORUM We welcome submissions from researchers that defended their dissertation (Ph.D.) in the last three years (since 2003) or will defend by the submission deadline. This forum is intended to expose the work of young researchers to established researchers and the broader software maintenance and evolution community. Please submit a synopsis of your dissertation of 4 pages or less and the full dissertation in PDF. Accepted synopses will be included in the conference proceedings and a special Dissertation Forum session will be organized at the conference. Submit by April 30, 2006. WORKING SESSIONS We invite proposals for working sessions (which focus on issues rather than panel experts). Working sessions are designed to generate some strong discussion (and hopefully plans for follow-up work). Session chairs will be expected to put problems, ideas, approaches and partial solutions on the table and in a call for workshop participants. Participants will be expected to contribute to the problems, ideas, approaches and partial solutions on the table. The goal of a working session is to develop a technical road-map for an area with an emphasis on practical applications. The working sessions' organizers will begin with a draft outline of the road-map, and this will coalesce through the discussions. Presentations will identify promising trends including their own work and experience reports. The working sessions' results will be folded into an overall road-map of what is currently known, what works in practice, and where the gaps and challenges are. Prospective working session chairs must submit a completed working session proposal form and a 1500 words working session position paper to qualify. The organizing committee will review applications and send invitations to qualified applicants. Submit by April 30, 2006. MEDIA AND STYLE Submissions will be accepted only as Adobe Acrobat PDF or PostScript electronic submission. All submissions must be in English. SUBMISSION METHOD The general submission URL is: http://icsm2006.cs.drexel.edu/submit.html IMPORTANT DATES Research Papers due: March 31, 2006. All other proposals due: April 30, 2006 Notification of authors: June 2, 2006 Camera-ready copy: July 14, 2006 FINAL FORMAT OF PAPERS AND MATERIALS FOR THE PROCEEDINGS Accepted papers and other materials for the Proceedings must be revised to conform to IEEE style guidelines at http://www.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm. Templates for submissions are found at ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings. An author kit will be available after acceptance notification. Revised accepted papers and materials must be received no later than July 14, 2006 for inclusion in the Proceedings. MORE INFORMATION For further information see http://icsm2006.cs.drexel.edu/. General Chair: Spiros Mancoridis, Drexel University, USA Program Co-Chairs: Rainer Koschke, University of Bremen, Germany David Binkley, Loyola College in Maryland, USA _______________________________________________ icsm-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/mailman/listinfo/icsm-info _________________________________________________________________________________ mozart-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users
