[ecoop-info] RE 2015 - Call for Workshops and Tutorials

[Birgit Penzenstadler]

Call for Workshops and Tutorials

The 23rd IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'15)

Ottawa, Canada, August 24-28, 2015 

We invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the 23rd IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'15) that will take place in Ottawa, Canada during August 24-28, 2015.
RE'15 Workshops will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to requirements engineering research and practice. A variety of formats can be considered, ranging from traditional research paper presentations to extremely interactive and participatory sessions. We particularly invite proposals that cover controversial viewpoints, emerging technology drivers or transformative ideas aimed at changing basic assumptions about requirements engineering, where a focused dialogue among participants may lead to interesting follow-on research, empirical investigations or industrial practice improvement.
RE Workshop organizers are responsible for establishing a program committee, collecting and evaluating submissions, notifying authors of acceptance or rejection in due time, and ensuring a transparent and fair selection process, organizing selected papers into sessions, and assigning session chairs. An RE workshop is either a full day, or a two days event, and takes place on August 24, 2015 (Monday) and August 25 (Tuesday), the first two days of RE'?'15.

Important dates for RE'15 workshops:

* Jan. 26, 2015: Workshop Proposal submissions due
* Feb. 20, 2015: Workshop Proposal notification
* Aug. 24-25, 2015: Workshops day

(All Deadlines are 23:59 Baker Island Time.)

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Please see the formatting and submission guidelines below when preparing a proposal.
Formatting Guidelines: Workshop proposals must not exceed four pages in length, and must be submitted electronically in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Proposals should contain the following eight sections as titled and answer these questions clearly:
1. Motivation and Objectives
* 2-3 sentences with the motivation and objectives of the workshop topic. If your workshop is accepted then this description will be used as early publicity for the workshop.
* A short paragraph detailing the anticipated outcomes of the workshop (e.g., open research problems to pursue, validation objectives, empirical studies etc.).
2. Format and Services
* What will be the format for the workshop, e.g., paper presentations, keynotes, breakout sessions, panel-like discussions, combination thereof? There are four 1.5-hours sessions in a typical full day workshop.
* How many days? (1 or 2)
* What special services are needed? Standard services include a room, projector and a student volunteer to assist with the room.
3. Target Audience
* What type of background should the workshop attendees have?
* What mix of industry and research participants is being sought?
* What is the range of attendees desired for the workshop (minimum and maximum)?
* Is the workshop open to the public or by invitation only?
4. Proceedings
* What type of evaluation process will be used to decide accepted papers?
* How many people will be on the program committee? Please list names of PC members if the committee has been tentatively invited.
* Workshop proceedings will be published in the IEEE Digital Library. If you wish to use a different publishing plan, then describe how you intend to disseminate workshop proceedings.
5. Workshop History
* Have you offered this workshop before? If so, please provide a history of the venues, dates, and approximate attendance numbers.
6. Organizers' Bios
* Please provide a brief 2-3-sentence biography for each of the workshop organizers that highlight their qualifications with respect to the workshop. Mention also the experience in organizing scientific events and workshops in particular.
Submission Instructions
Please submit your workshop proposal in PDF format via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=re15workshops.)
Evaluation Criteria
All workshop proposals will be reviewed by three members of the Workshop Selection Committee. Acceptance will be based on:
* Evaluation of the workshop's potential to advance the state of requirements engineering research and/or practice
* Relevance to requirements engineering and topics targeted for RE'15
* Potential for attracting a sufficient number of participants
* Organizers ability to lead a successful workshop
Workshop Registration
All participants, including workshop organizers and invited speakers, must pay registration fees for the workshop.

Workshops Co-Chairs
* Xavier Franch (franch[at]essi.upc.edu)  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
* Lin Liu (linliu[at]tsinghua.edu.cn)  Tsinghua University, China 

Workshops Committee:
* Carina Alves, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
* Nelly Bencomo, Aston University, UK
* David Callele, University of Saskatchewan and Experience First Design Inc., Canada 
* Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, Canada 
* Walid Maalej, Universität of Hamburg, Germany
* Ana Moreira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
* Liliana Pasquale, Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, Ireland 
* Motoshi Saeki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 
* Camille Salinesi, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France
* Pete Sawyer, Lancaster University, UK
* Yijun Yu, The Open University, UK
* Haiyan Zhao, Peking University, China

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Call for Tutorials

The 23rd IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'15) tutorial program will highlight tutorials on a variety of requirements-related topics of interest to industry, academic, and government to help attendees increase their knowledge, skills, and awareness of established and emerging requirements engineering practices. Tutorial attendees can expect to leave a tutorial with new ideas and skills applicable to their profession or research area.

We invite you to submit proposals for full day (7-hour) or half-day (3.5-hour) tutorials. In addition to the topics listed below, we welcome proposals on any topic in requirements engineering and business requirements analysis.

Please see the formatting and submission guidelines below when preparing a proposal.
Submission Instructions

Proposers should send an e-mail to both RE'15 Tutorial Co-Chairs, Anna Perini and Michael C. Panis, no later than Monday, February 16, 2015, to declare their intent to submit a proposal.

Final submissions must be made no later than Monday, March 2, 2015 using EasyChair:

    Login, creating an account, if necessary.
    Click on "New Submission".
    Enter information for each presenter.
    Enter the Title, Abstract, and length of tutorial (full-day or half-day).
    Upload your proposal, which should contain the information described below.

Sample Topics of Interest

    Requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, verification, and validation
    Requirements management, traceability, viewpoints, prioritization, and negotiation
    Evolution of requirements over time and across product families
    Requirements specification languages, methods, processes, and tools
    Modeling and analysis of business processes, systems goals, and domains of interest
    Prototyping, simulation, visualization, and animation of requirements
    Relating requirements to business goals, architecture, design, implementation, and testing
    Social, cultural, global, personal, and cognitive factors
    Domain-specific problems, experiences, and solutions
    Managing requirements-related complexity (e.g., problem complexity, solution complexity, organizational complexity, etc.)
    Requirements engineering in agile development processes, in service-oriented environments, and in cloud computing contexts
    Software product management (including topics such as requirements valuation, road-mapping, release planning, product life-cycle management as it pertains to requirements)

Formatting and Content Guidelines

Tutorial proposals must not exceed four pages in length, and must be submitted electronically in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Proposals should contain the following seven sections as titled and answer these questions clearly:

    Title and abstract
        If the proposal is accepted, these items will appear in advertisements and on the conference website.
    Motivation and Objectives
        2-3 sentences describing the motivation for why this topic is relevant to the main conference.
        If your tutorial is accepted, then this description will be used as early publicity for the tutorial.
    Format and Services
        Full day (7-hour) or half-day (3.5-hour).
        Outline of topics.
        Number and type of interactive activities for tutorial attendees.
        What special services are needed? Standard services include a room, projector and a student volunteer to assist with the room.
    Target Audience
        What type of background should the tutorial attendees have?
        What is the range of attendees desired for the tutorial (minimum and maximum)?
    Tutorial History
        Have you offered this tutorial before? If so, please provide a history of the venues, dates, and approximate attendance numbers.
    Presenters' Bios
        Provide the name and a brief (2-3 sentence) biography for each of the tutorial presenters that highlights their qualifications with respect to the tutorial.
    Publicity
        Plans for promoting the tutorial.

We strongly encourage each proposal to include sample presentation materials, but the supplemental materials must not exceed an additional 5 pages.  
Key Dates
Notice of Intent to Submit 	Monday, February 16, 2015
Proposal Submission 	Monday, March 2, 2015
Proposal Notification 	Monday, March 30, 2015
Tutorials 	August 24-25, 2015

All deadlines are 23:59 Baker Island Time.