[comp.object] Final CFP: Workshop on Commercial Use of OOP

kcby@kong.Atlanta.NCR.com (KC Burgess Yakemovic) (08/17/90)

Please note: The date for submission of position papers has
been changed from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, at the request of the
conference organizers.

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               - Final Call for Participation -
                  1990 ECOOP/OOPSLA Workshop
  "The Bottom Line: Using OOP in the Commercial Environment"

On October 22, 1990, in conjunction with the joint 
ECOOP/OOPSLA '90 conference in Ottawa, Canada, a workshop 
will be held on the subject of using OOP in the commercial 
environment.

PURPOSE AND GOALS FOR WORKSHOP

The goals of this workshop will be:

1)  To have those with experience using OOP to develop medium 
to large size commercial programs (5+ S/W developers) discuss 
issues relating to commercial application of the technique.  
In particular, we wish to focus on these issues:
  - How can we sell the use of OOP to management?
  - How does the use of OOP affect project resource 
    estimating?
  - What development processes are useful?
  - What methods are useful when integrating with 
    existing software and systems?
  - What are the impacts of OOP on product quality?
2) To continue, from last year, the process of establishing a 
dialog among commercial users of Object Oriented Programming.
3) To provide a report of the group's discussion and 
conclusions for the participants and for inclusion in the 
addendum to the conference proceedings.

PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS

We are looking for software developers or managers who have 
completed projects or product releases using OOP with teams 
of 5 or more people, or who have integrated OOP with a 
smaller number of people into a larger system.  Participants 
should be willing to talk about their experiences.  Depending 
on the response, an attempt will be made to balance project 
types, languages used, etc.  In response to several requests 
made last year, we will maintain a waiting list for those who 
wish to listen to the discussion, rather than participate.  
When we know how many can be accommodated, observers will be 
admitted on a first come, first serve basis.

WORKSHOP FORMAT AND LENGTH

The proposed format is to have a limited number of 
participants make short presentations about their 
experiences, followed by ample time for discussion with other 
attendees.  This format is intended to encourage discussion 
among peers, rather than presentation by "experts".  The 
workshop will be one day in length. 

POSITION PAPERS

All participants must submit short (1-2 page) position papers 
to the workshop organizer.  The paper should briefly describe 
your project (application, number of people, language used), 
and indicate your response to the five issues listed above.  
Papers must be submitted by Sept 1, 1990.  Participants will 
be selected and notified by Sept. 21, 1990.  Those who wish 
to be placed on the waiting list for observers should provide 
us with their name, address and phone number.

For more information, please contact one of the workshop 
organizers:

K.C. Burgess Yakemovic              Suzana Hutz
NCR Corporation                     Motorola Inc.
Human Interface Technology Center   Corporate Offices
500 Tech Parkway                    3701 Algonquin Rd, s/601
Atlanta, GA 30313                   Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
phone: 404-853-2947                 phone: 708-576-2815
fax: 404-853-2934                   fax: 708-576-2025
email:                              email:  
kc.burgess.yakemovic@atlanta.ncr.com      hutz@mot.com