[fa.arpa-bboard] Call for Second Data Engineering Conference

arpa-bboard@ucbvax.ARPA (04/14/85)

From: Gio <Wiederhold@SRI-AI.ARPA>

CALL FOR PAPERS

Second IEEE DATA ENGINEERING CONFERENCE.

This meeting is to be held in Los Angeles, Februrary 4-6, 1986 and
manuscripts are due by July 1, 1985.

SCOPE

Data Engineering is concerned with the role of data and knowledge
about data in the design, development, management, and utilization
of information systems.   As such, it encompasses traditional aspects
of databases, knowledge bases, and data management in general.  The
purpose of this conference is to continue to provide a forum for
the sharing of experience, practice, and theory of automated data
and knowledge management from an engineering point-of-view.   The
effectiveness and productivity of future information systems will 
depend critically on improvements in their design, organization, and
management.

We are actively soliciting industrial contributions.  We believe
that it is critically important to share practical experience.  We
look forwards to reports of experiments, evaluation, and problems
in achieving the objectives of information systems.  Papers which
are identified as such will be processed, scheduled, and published 
in a distinct track.  


                       TOPICS OF INTEREST

  o Logical and physical database design    o Design of knowledge-based systems
  o Data management methodologies           o Architectures for data- and
  o Distribution of data and information        knowledge-based systems
  o Performance Evaluation                  o Data engineering tools

 We also are planning a special workshop track:

  o Performance models and measurement of relational database systems

and solicit papers which report or evaluate such findings.


AWARDS, STUDENT PAPERS, AND SUBSEQUENT PUBLICATION:

An award will be given for the best paper at the conference.
Up to three awards of $500 each to help defray travel costs will be given for
outstanding papers authored by students.
Outstanding papers will be considered for publication in the IEEE Computer
Magazine, the Transactions on Computers, and the Transactions on Software
Engineering.  For more information, contact the General Chairman.

PAPER SUBMISSION:                      CONFERENCE TIMETABLE:

Four copies of papers should be        Manuscripts due: July 1, 1985
mailed before July 1st 1984 to:        Acceptance letters sent: October 1, 1985
                                       Camera-ready copy due: November 15, 1985
  Second Data Engineering Conference   Tutorials: February 3, 1986
  IEEE Computer Society                Conference: Februrary 4-6, 1986
  1109 Spring Street, Suite 300
  Silver Spring  MD  20910
  ( [301] 598-8142 )

PEOPLE

Honorary Chairman:
C. V. Ramamoorty
University of California, Berkeley  CA

General Chairman:
P. Bruce Berra
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 
[315] 423-4445

Program Chairman:
Gio Wiederhold
Dept. of Computer Science
Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305   [415] 497-0685 
Wiederhold@sumex-aim.arpa

Program Co-Chairpersons: 
Iris Kameny, SDC, Santa Monica CA 90406
Ming T. (Mike) Liu, Ohio State Univ., Columbus OH 43210
Richard L. Shuey, Schenectady NY 12309
Benjamin Wah, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN 47907

International Coordination:
Tadeo Ichikawa, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Engineering,
   Shitami Saijo-Cho, Higashi-Hiroshima 724, Japan.
Herbert Weber, Universitaet Dortmund, Fachbereich Informatik, 
   August Schmidt Strasse, 4600 Dortmund, F.R.Germany.

Tutorials:
Peter Ng, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia MO

Awards:
Ming T. (Mike) Liu, State University of Ohio, Columbus OH

Treasurers:
Lily Chow, IEEE, Silver Spring MD 20910
Aldo Castillo, TRW, Redondo Park CA 90278

Local Arrangements:
Walter Bond, Cal State Univ., Dominquez Hills CA 90747
1000 East Victoria Street; [213] 516-3580/3398

Publicity:
Mas Tsuchiya, TRW,  Bldg.02/2361
One Space Park, Redondo Beach, CA 90278  [213]-536-8330

Epilog

The correct design and implementation of data systems requires attention
to principles from databases, knowledge bases, software engineering, and 
system evaluation.   We hope you will participate.        Gio Wiederhold
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