brianm@r8a.cs.man.ac.uk (Brian Monahan) (06/26/91)
British Computer Society -- Formal Aspects of Computing Science Special Interest Group presents: The Fifth Refinement Workshop Theory and Practice of Formal Software Development 8th -- 10th January 1992 London United Kingdom Sponsored by Lloyd's Register and Program Validation Ltd. PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION The Fifth Refinement Workshop organised by the BCS FACS Special Interest Group and sponsored by Lloyd's Register and Program Validation Ltd., will be held at Lloyd's London offices in Fenchurch Street, from Wednesday 8th January to Friday 10th January 1992. The subject of the Workshop is : Refinement: the systematic decomposition of formal specifications into designs which are functionally correct or implement important properties such as safety or information security. Papers are invited which address theoretical or practical issues in the development or application of refinement methods and tools. The organisers are aiming for a balanced mixture of tutorials, theoretical and practical material, drawn from fully refereed papers as well as invited speakers. The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag as part of the BCS Workshop series. Details of the cost of the workshop, a provisional timetable and a booking form will be distributed at the beginning of July. DATES FOR AUTHORS Authors intending to submit a paper should contact the technical programme organiser or the chair, at the addresses given below, as soon as possible. The following dates have been set: Submission of papers 6th September 1991 Notification of Acceptance 15th October 1991 Workshop version of paper available 26th November 1991 Camera-ready copy of papers for publication 31st January 1992 ORGANISING AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEES Prof. Bernard Carre Chair Program Validation Ltd. Prof. Cliff Jones Technical Programme Manchester University Dr John Cooke Loughborough University Tim Denvir Dept. of Trade and Industry Roger Shaw Local Arrangements Lloyd's Register Paul Smith Publicity Secure Information Systems Ltd. Dr Jim Woodcock PRG, Oxford ADMINISTRATION Chair: Prof. Bernard Carre Program Validation Ltd. 26 Queen's Terrace Southampton SO1 1BQ United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)703 330001 Local Organiser: Roger Shaw Lloyd's Register Lloyd's Register House 29 Wellesley Road Croydon CR0 2AJ United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)81 681 4818 Publicity: Paul Smith Secure Information Systems Ltd. Sentinal House Harvest Crescent Ancells Park Fleet Hampshire GU13 8UZ United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)252 811435 Technical Programme Organiser: Prof. Cliff Jones Dept. of Computing Science The University Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)61 275 6128 -- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / Dr. Brian Monahan / / Department of Computer Science / E-mail : brianm@cs.man.ac.uk The University of Manchester / bqm@cs.man.ac.uk Oxford Road / Phone : (+44)-61-275-6137 Manchester M13 9PL / (New) FAX : (+44)-61-275-6236 /