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********************************************************************* CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (final) 14th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP 2007) September 5-8, 2007 - Monticello, Illinois, USA http://hillside.net/plop/2007/ *Early Registration till 19th August* http://hillside.net/plop/2007/index.php?nav=registration ********************************************************************* *About PLoP* Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP™) conference is a premier event for pattern authors and pattern enthusiasts to gather, discuss and learn more about patterns and software development. Patterns authors and non-authors will find in the different PLoP activities (Writers' Workshops, Writing Groups, Focus Groups, BoF sessions, BootCamp, Games) many opportunities to meet and 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 knowledge about patterns. *How To Participate* If you are not an author of a paper accepted for PLoP'07, you can still participate actively by enrolling a *Writing Group*, or proposing a *Focus Group* or *BoF*. *Writing Groups* are primarily for participants willing to start writing their first pattern, or to continue evolving their work-in-progress. Writing groups aim at providing authors the opportunity to work on the their patterns in an interactive session mentored by an experienced author specifically assigned to each group. Papers on the writing groups are typically papers that, at the end of the shepherding process, were considered that would profit more from an interactive session to work on the paper than from a writers workshop. After the work done in the writing group, some papers will be selected to be discussed in the final session of a Writer's Workshop at PLoP'07. Another possibility is to further evolve them after PLoP'07 and submit to the Mini-PLoP at OOPSLA'07, a full-day Writers Workshop. *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. *BoF ('Birds of a Feather')* is a shortening of the proverb "Birds of a feather flock together.", meaning that people (birds) of the same kind or interest (of a common feather) enjoy spending time (flocking) together. BoF sessions are informal meetings, usually scheduled and organized lately or even on site, where people group together based on a shared interest and carry out discussions without any pre-planned agenda. Everyone may propose a BOF session to the conference chairs, on or before the conference. *How to submit* To participate please submit your idea or work-in-progress till *17th August*, by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The submission can be as minimal as a 200-word abstract or a full paper under development. *How to register* PLoP online registration has opened on May 15 and will be possible till August 19, 2007. We strongly encourage early registration for better room arrangements and conference service. URL: http://hillside.net/plop/2007/index.php?nav=registration *Important dates* Aug 12: Conference Drafts due Aug 17: Writing Workshops submissions due Aug 19: Early registration ends Sep 5: First Day of PLoP *Chairs* Program Chair: Joseph Yoder (The Refactory Inc., USA) Conference Chair: Ademar Aguiar (FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Portugal) *More information* For more detailed information, please visit the PLoP'07 website. http://hillside.net/plop/2007/ We will look forward for your participation. Best regards, Joseph Yoder and Ademar Aguiar PLoP 2007 Chairs P.S. If you think that this conference may be of interest to colleagues, friends or communities to which you belong, please forward on this email. Thank you. -- PLoP is a trademark of The Hillside Group, Inc. -- ======== Joseph W. Yoder [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.joeyoder.com The Refactory Inc & Joe Yoder Enterprises Phone: (217) 344-4847 7 Florida Drive, Urbana, IL 61801 USA Fax: (217) 384-4458 -- Co-Author of "Fearless Change: patterns for introducing new ideas" www.cs.unca.edu/~manns/intropatterns.html Check out my brand-new web site! www.lindarising.org _______________________________________________ telecom-patterns mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/telecom-patterns
