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Software developers
have long observed that certain themes recur and endure
across different applications and systems. The emerging interest in patterns
represents an effort to catalog and communicate these themes and motives--to
provide handbooks of proven solutions to common problems. All aspects of programs and
their production are suitable topics of pattern
languages. Patterns might be so specific as to name particular objects,
interface elements or implementation structures in a solution; or so general
as to describe high-level architectures. They could describe configurations
of hardware, software or even people. Patterns may or may not be specific to
a domain or programming language. But they always work together with other
patterns. We encourage the submission of small collections of patterns that
build on each other, and particularly encourage the submission of pattern
languages that capture the timeless structures of our industry. Above all,
we encourage the submission of patterns that tie into the existing body of
published pattern literature. For examples of patterns
from past years, browse the material at the
industry Patterns Home Page
(http://www.hillside.net/patterns/patterns.html).
The conference
prefers papers written in the pattern form. The actual
subject of patterns need not be original. Rather, preference will be shown
to authors best able to exploit the form in the field of computing. Very
liberal revision policies will insure that authors can incorporate insights
obtained at the conference into the published proceedings. Detailed submission requirements
are available on KoalaPLoP's Web page
(http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/KoalaPLoP/submission.html) and
http://www.bell-labs.com/topic/conferences/KoalaPLoP/submission.html
Submissions should be sent to
koalaplop@cs.rmit.edu.au.
You will be
assigned a shepherd who will review your paper and suggest
improvements. At the end of the shepherding period, the program committee
will evaluate papers for inclusion in the conference workshops. Authors
will be notified whether their papers are accepted on 13 April 2000. Authors will be
given the opportunity to incorporate feedback from their
writers' workshops. The resulting papers will appear *after the conference*
in a proceedings to be published as a Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology technical report. Authors are encouraged to seek subsequent
publication of their patterns in works such as the SPS series
(http://www.awl.com/patterns/) after the conference. We encourage early submissions -- starting immediately!
The conference
will be held at The Country Place, a conference center high
in the Dandenong range about an hour from Melbourne, Australia.
Accommodations are available on site. There will be shuttle bus service
from Melbourne to the venue; details will be forthcoming. In addition to Writers' Workshops,
the conference will offer discussions of
patterns in a workshop/BoF setting. Every effort will be made to provide an
informal and creative atmosphere. Activities being considered include a
night nature walk in addition to the unconventional activities unique to the
PLoP conference series. Everyone who plans
to attend KoalaPLoP should register. This includes
authors, non-authors, students, staff, and conference organizers. Space is
limited, and preference will be given to authors; non-authors may attend,
space permitting.
Registration will be
handled electronically through the conference registration web page:
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Last Updated on 03 August, 1999 |
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