[ecoop-info] TOOLS 2012, " The Triump of Objects", Prague May 28-June 1: Call for Workshops

[Bertrand Meyer]

Workshop proposals are invited for TOOLS 2012, "The Triumph of Objects"
(http://tools.ethz.ch), to be held in Prague May 28 to June 1 jointly with
the set of TOOLS co-located conferences : 

* TOOLS Europe 2012: 50th International Conference on Objects, Models,
Components, Patterns 
* ICMT 2012: 5th International Conference on Model Transformation 
* Software Composition 2012: 10th International Conference 
* TAP 2012: 6th International Conference on Tests And Proofs 
* MSEPT 2012: International Conference on Multicore Software Engineering,
Performance, and Tools

Workshops provide organizers and participants with an opportunity to
exchange opinions, advance ideas, and discuss preliminary results on current
topics. 

Workshops can choose to concentrate on in-depth research topics related to
one or more of the co-located conferences, be devoted to discuss  best
practices, applications and industrial issues, or some combination. They can
be one- or two-day long.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Submission proposal implies the organizers' commitment to organize and lead
the workshop personally if it is accepted. The proposal should include: 

.	Workshop title. 
.	 Names of organizers and short bio.
.	Proposed duration.
.	Summary of the topics, goals and contents (guideline: 500 words).
.	Brief description of the audience and community to which the
workshop is targeted. 
.	Plans for publication if any.
.	Tentative Call for Papers. 

Important: please include "TOOLS WORKSHOP" in the Subject header of the
email. Requests will be answered promptly and no later than February 22.
Acceptance criteria are:

.	Organizers' track record and ability to lead a successful workshop.
.	Potential to advance the state of the art.
.	Relevance of topics and contents to the topics of the TOOLS
federated conferences.
.	Timeliness and interest to a sufficiently large community.

Please send the proposals to me (Bertrand.Meyer AT inf.ethz.ch), making sure
to include the words " TOOLS WORKSHOP"  in the Subject. Feel free to contact
me if you have any question

IMPORTANT DATES 
.	Workshop proposal submission deadline: 17 February 2012. 
.	Notification of acceptance or rejection: as promptly as possible and
no later than February 24. 
.	Workshop dates: 28 May to 1 June 2012.