alex@vmars.tuwien.ac.at (Alexander Vrchoticky) (01/29/91)
First Announcement and Call for Papers
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10th IFAC Workshop on
Distributed Computer Control Systems
Towards Distributed Real-Time Systems with
Predictable Timing Properties
9.-11.9.1991 Austria
Scope:
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The workshop consists of formal presentations of contributed papers,
followed by question and answer sessions and informal open discussion meetings.
The topics and subjects to be covered will be, but are not restricted to:
- The role of Real-Time in DCCS specifications
- Designing Software with predictable execution times
- Real-Time Distributed Operating Systems and Databases
- Real-Time Communication System Architectures including MAP and Fieldbus
- Testing the timing properties of DCCS
- Dependability issues of DCCS
- Current and future impact of novel Computer Architectures on DCCS
- Insights gained from existing DCCS
Registration:
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Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 60 participants,
to whom a letter of invitation will be forwarded before the workshop.
Participants are requested to make advance registration by filling the
registration form and submitting the payment as soon as possible
after the receipt of the letter of invitation, but not later than June 30,1991.
Important Dates:
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Extended abstract March 15, 1991
Selection and Notification May 15, 1991
Preliminary registration June 30, 1991
Workshop September 9-11, 1991
Location:
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Hotel Panhans
Semmering,
Austria
(80 km from Vienna; can be reached easily by train from Vienna)
Extended Abstracts:
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Fifteen (15) copies of a 1000-2000 word extended abstract should be
submitted by March 15, 1991.
This abstract should outline the contribution the author intends to make
at the Workshop. The invitation will be based on the assessments of
the extended abstract by the Programme Committee.
Please include e-mail and Fax-number with your address.
Papers:
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The final manuscript of accepted papers should be prepared in accordance
with the "Instruction for Authors", which will be sent to each author
together with the letter of invitation.
It is planned to publish selected papers of the Workshop and a summary
of the discussions in the DCCS-91 Workshop Proceedings by Pergamon Press.
Copyright:
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Only papers not published or being considered for publication elsewhere
may be submitted. IFAC holds the copyright for publication of the papers.
Papers submitted to any Symposium are also considered to have been submitted
for possible publication in IFAC Journal AUTOMATICA. However, if the author
is not notified within three months after the Symposium that the paper is
to be reviewed for AUTOMATICA, then it is released for publication elsewhere.
In this case, the publication shall contain reference to the paper having
been presented at an IFAC Symposium.
First estimates of Fees:
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Registration: AS 2.500,--
Accommodation for 3 nights and full board: AS 4.500,--
Workshop Organizer:
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Prof. H. Kopetz, Austria
International Programme Committee (preliminary):
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Prof. M. Rodd, Great Britain (Chairman)
M. A. Inamoto, Japan (Vice Chairman)
Dr. G. J. Suski, USA (Vice Chairman)
Dr. A. Burns, Great Britain
Dr. F. Cristian, USA
Dr. G. Le Lann, France
Prof. H. T. Li, PRC
Prof. I. McLeod, South Africa
Dr. A. Mok, USA
Prof. L. Motus, USSR
Prof. S. Narita, Japan
Prof. J. Nehmer, BRD
Dr. D. Powell, France
Prof. K. Ramamritham, USA
Prof. T. Williams, USA
Proceeding Editors:
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Prof. H. Kopetz
Prof. M. Rodd
Correspondence:
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This is an IFAC event organized by the Institut fuer Technische Informatik,
Technical University of Vienna in accordance with the Austrian National
Member Organizer of IFAC, OEPWZ.
All correspondence should be addressed to:
IFAC Workshop
Institut fuer Technische Informatik
Treitlstrasse 3/182.1
A-1040 Wien
Austria
Tel.: (+43) 1/58801 8180
Fax: (+43) 1/56 91 49
e-mail: ifac@vmars.tuwien.ac.at
Accepted papers must be presented in person at the Workshop.
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Alexander Vrchoticky | alex@vmars.tuwien.ac.at
TU Vienna, CS/Real-Time Systems | +43/222/58801-8168