TOOLS USA '97 Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems 23rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION Santa Barbara, California, July 28 - August 1, 1997 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Program Chair: Raimund Ege, Florida International University Panel and Workshop Chair: Madhu Singh, Bellcore Conference Chair: Bertrand Meyer, ISE TOOLS is the major international conference and exhibition devoted to the applications of object-oriented technology. TOOLS USA '97, the twenty-third TOOLS International Conference and Exhibition, returns to Santa Barbara for the seventh time and continues the commitment to excellence demonstrated by earlier conferences in Europe, the Pacific and the US. Standards established for TOOLS by earlier conferences in the series include: + Emphasis on the practice of object-oriented technology and its application in industrial environments, complementing the more academically-oriented perspective of traditional conferences. + Solid technical program, based on a strict refereeing process conducted by an international program committee comprised of both academic and industry leaders: James McKim Hartford Graduate Center, USA Haim Kilov IBM, USA Granville Miller BroadBand Technologies, USA Dave Rine George Mason University, USA Dave Butler Sandia National Laboratory, USA Don Firesmith Knowledge Systems Corporation, USA Bran Selic ObjecTime Limited, Canada Brian Henderson-Sellers Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Wei-tek Tsai University of Minnesota, USA Toshimi Minoura Oregon State University, USA Joseph [Yossi] Gil Technion, Israel Juergen Knopp Siemens, Germany Cyril U Orji Florida International University, USA Richard Bielak CalFp, USA Kingsley C. Nwosu Lucent Technologies, USA Milton L. Fulghum FlightSafety International, USA Hafedh Mili University of Quebec, Canada Janet M. Drake University of Northern Iowa, USA Jean-Pierre Corriveau Carleton University, Canada Qiaoyun Li Sony Corporation, Japan Wolfgang Pree Universitaet Linz, Austria Francois PACHET Universite P.& M. Curie, France Alfred R. Watkins AT&T, USA Duane Szafron University of Alberta, Canada Dov Dori Technion, Israel Roger Osmond Amalasoft, USA Mahesh Dodani IBM, USA Bob Marcus AMS, USA Rene R. Kloesch Technical University of Vienna, Austria Christian Stary Universitaet Linz, Austria Jean Vaucher Universite de Montreal, Canada Mohamed Fayad University of Nevada, USA Richard Riehle AdaWorks Software Engineering, USA Hermann SIKORA GRZ G.m.b.H., Austria Anthony K. Sarris Ontek, USA Wayne D. Elias Windmill Software Group, USA James E Heliotis Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Jeffrey W. Stulin Computer Software Consultants, USA + Balanced coverage of the wealth of approaches, trends and variants in the object-oriented community. + Combination of tutorials by recognized experts, up-to-date exhibition of products and services, invited talks by innovators in the field, relevant panel discussions, and technical papers targeted to industry practitioners. As with previous conferences, the TOOLS 23 Proceedings will be published by Prentice Hall and made available worldwide. SUBMITTING A PAPER TOOLS USA '97 is now soliciting papers on all aspects of object- oriented technology. All submitted papers will be refereed and judged not only according to standards of technical quality but also on their usefulness to practitioners and applied researchers. A non- exhaustive list of suggested topics includes: + Reports of experiences with O-O technology + Migration toward O-O software development + Management and training issues + User interfaces, persistence and databases + Specification, modeling, and patterns + Class management and evolution + Empirical and field studies + Production, distribution and revenue collection of industrial-quality reusable components TOOLS 23 will feature a special emphasis on issues relating to the application and use of object-oriented technology in the context of the Internet. Technical papers that report and assess advances and experiences in this area are expressly sought. A special "OO vs. the Internet" track will include workshop(s), tutorials, panel discussions, and featured speakers. Papers should be in the range of 10 to 20 double-spaced pages. Six copies of each submission should be sent to: TOOLS USA '97, Attn: Dr. Raimund Ege School of Computer Science, Florida International University University Park, Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: (305) 348-3381, Fax: (305) 348-2336 E-mail: ege@cs.fiu.edu Information on the submission and review process is available on the World Wide Web at http://tools.fiu.edu/. General information on all TOOLS conferences can be found at http://www.eiffel.com/tools/. Proposals for panels and workshops are also solicited and should be sent to the Panel and Workshop Chair: Madhu S. Singh, Ph. D. Bellcore, RRC 4E 9180, 444 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854-4182 Phone: (908) 699-4366, Fax: (908) 336-2980 E-mail: msingh@cc.bellcore.com Tutorial proposals, exhibitor requests, and other organizational questions should be sent directly to the conference office: TOOLS Conferences 270 Storke Road, Suite 7 Goleta, CA 93117 USA Phone: (805) 685-1006, FAX: (805) 685-6869 E-mail: tools@tools.com IMPORTANT DATES All submissions must be received by February 28, 1997 to be considered for inclusion in the conference. Submissions should be in English. Notification of acceptance will be mailed by April 20, 1997. Final manuscripts will be due June 1, 1997.