-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] 2nd Call for Contributions: Onward! 2009 Datum: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:22:36 +0100 (WEST) Von: Joao Araujo ja@di.fct.unl.pt Antwort an: Joao Araujo ja@di.fct.unl.pt An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org CC: Walid Maalej maalejw@in.tum.de, Bernd Brügge bruegge@in.tum.de, Elisa Baniassad elisa@cse.cuhk.edu.hk

Call For Contributions

Onward! 09 The conference for new ideas, new paradigms, and reflections on everything to do with programming and software.

Sponsored by ACM SIGPLAN in cooperation with SIGSOFT

Co-located with OOPSLA 2009 Orlando, Florida October 25–29 2009

http://www.onward-conference.org

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Onward! is a place for highly original ideas about how technological advances and new applications are going to shape computational fabrics of the future. Onward! is more radical, more visionary, and more open than other conferences to not so well proven but well argued ideas. We welcome different ways of thinking about, approaching, and reporting on programming languages and software engineering research. Onward! takes a broad and inclusive view of computation and seeks contributions from all fields represented at OOPSLA and other software conferences. Onward! particularly encourages contributions influenced by other disciplines such as art, philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, biology, economics, communities, politics, ethics, or any other human endeavor. Anything to do with programming and software can be submitted. Anything!

Onward! is innovative not only with regard to its topics and ideas but also to the contribution formats. This year, we seek high quality submissions in one of the following categories:

*** RESEARCH PAPERS *** While regular research papers tell what work has been done and validated in recent years, Onward! papers show what exciting work is being done right now. Onward! accepts papers that talk about innovative research work that is early in its life or is not in the mainstream. We request submissions of position papers that propose bold directions of research and advocate nontraditional methodologies. An Onward! paper does not need to contain a fully worked out theory or implemented system, but must be well-thought-out and compelling in its vision or uniqueness of thinking. Papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in the OOPSLA 2009 Proceedings, and will appear in the ACM Digital Library.

*** ESSAYS *** An Onward! essay is a thoughtful reflection upon software-related technology. Its goal is to help the reader share a new insight, engage with an argument, or wrestle with a dilemma. A successful essay is a clear and compelling piece of writing that explores a topic important to the software community. An essay can be an exploration of its topic, its impact, or the circumstances of its creation; it can present a personal view of what is, explore a terrain, or lead the reader in an act of discovery; it can be a philosophical digression or a deep analysis. It can describe a personal journey, perhaps that by which the author reached an understanding of such a topic. Essays will be peer-reviewed. Accepted essays will be published in the OOPSLA 2009 Proceedings, and will appear in the ACM Digital Library.

*** FILMS *** Years ago, sophisticated software systems had to be constructed by highly trained programmers who understood the ins and outs of software development. Today, with the advent of new mashup technologies and service architectures, these barriers have been lowered. The goal of this track is to explore new developments in how film and other narrative multimedia technologies can be used to enrich the software development process. Descriptions of accepted films will be published in the OOPSLA 2009 Companion, and will appear in the ACM Digital Library.

*** WORKSHOPS *** Onward! workshops provide a creative and collaborative environment for attendees to discuss and investigate challenging problems related to software and its creation and nurturing. Workshops provide a great opportunity for software people and researchers to establish as well as foster communities. Descriptions of accepted workshops will be published in the OOPSLA 2009 Companion, and will appear in the ACM Digital Library.

*** HOW TO SUBMIT *** Electronic submission is required through the Onward! homepage. Text submissions must follow the standard ACM SIGPLAN format. Full research papers should not exceed 20 pages, short research papers 8 pages, essays 20 pages. Submissions must not have been previously published, and must not be concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere (including journals and formal proceedings of conferences and workshops). Violation of this policy will result in desk-rejection of the submission.

*** CRITICAL DATES *** April 20, 2009 Submission of essays, full research papers and workshop proposals June 26, 2009 Submission of short research papers July 2, 2009 Submission of films

*** GENERAL CHAIR *** Bernd Bruegge, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany

*** PROGRAM COMMITTEE *** Yvonne Coady, University of Victoria, Canada (chair) Roger Dannenberg, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Dilma Da Silva, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA Maja Dhondt, IMEC, Belgium Bjorn Freeman-Benson, Eclipse Foundation, USA Harald Gall, University of Zurich, Switzerland Bruce Horn, Powerset, USA Gail Kaiser, Columbia University, USA Caitlin Kelleher, Washington University St. Louis, USA Michele Lanza, University of Lugano, Switzerland Rick McGeer, HP Labs, USA Linda Northrop, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Nuno Jardim Nunes, University of Madeira, Portugal Dirk Riehle, SAP Research, Germany Christa Schwanninger, Siemens, Germany

*** ESSAY COMMITTEE *** Siobhán Clarke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Conal Elliott, Independent, USA Richard P. Gabriel, IBM Research, USA (assistant chair) Ralph Johnson, University of Illinois, USA Simon Peyton-Jones, Microsoft Research, Great-Britain (chair) Daniel Steinberg, Dim Sum Thinking, USA

*** FILM COMMITTEE *** Martin Purvis, University of Otago, New Zealand (chair) Roberto Bisiani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy Oliver Creighton, Siemens, Germany Ralph Guggenheim, Allegator Planet, USA Andrew Long, University of Otago, New Zealand

*** Workshop Committee *** Bruce Horn, Powerset, USA (chair)

*** STEERING COMMITTEE *** Elisa Baniassad, Chinese University of Hongkong (chair) Robert Biddle, Carleton University, Canada Geoff Cohen, Coherence Engine, USA Richard P. Gabriel, IBM Research, USA Cristina Videira Lopes, University of California, USA James Noble, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Dirk Riehle, SAP Research, Germany

*** PUBLICITY *** Joao Araujo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Walid Maalej, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany

** TREASURER *** Torsten Layda, Six Group, Switzerland

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