CALL FOR PAPERS DEMM2000


"Database schema evolution and meta-modeling"



Ninth International Workshop on Foundations of Models and 
Languages for Data and Objects

Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany 
 
September 18-22, 2000


http://www.cs.utwente.nl/~demm2000/


organized by Universities of Twente, Magdeburg and Groningen


SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

This international workshop will be the ninth in a series focusing on
foundations of models and languages for data and objects. The main
principle of this workshop series is to concentrate on one selected
topic and to offer the opportunity for in-depth exchange of ideas and
experiences. In order to stimulate extensive discussions, the time for
the presentation of a long (short) paper is 60 (30) minutes followed
by about 30 (15) minutes of discussion. Furthermore, another
participant will be asked in advance to prepare a response to the work
presented. In addition to the talks, there will be working groups
which concentrate on current research topics and try to develop a
common understanding of the problems involved.  Due to the special
character of the workshop, every participant is expected to stay for
the complete duration of the workshop. 

TOPICS

The general focus of this workshop will be on ``Database schema evolution 
and meta-modeling''. Typical, but not exclusive topics of interest are:

- evolution and transactions

- evolution and integrity constraints

- evolution and data dictionaries

- evolution and verifiable database components

- evolution and design patterns

- evolution and historical data

- evolution and versioning

- evolution and security

- evolution and active rules

- evolution and federated databases

- logics for evolution

- integration of changing behavior

- object migration

- component based design and database evolution


SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit their contribution by April 15th, 2000. 

Papers should not exceed 15 pages (single-spaced, 12pt, US letter or
A4 paper) for long presentations and 5 pages for short presentations
and for working group proposals. Electronic submissions have to be 
sent to:


demm2000@cs.utwente.nl


Participant's proceedings will be available at the workshop. It is planned 
to publish a post-workshop proceedings containing selected papers in the
Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science.


IMPORTANT DATES

Submission:                April 15, 2000

Notification:              June  15, 2000

Camera Ready Papers Due:   July  15, 2000

Workshop:                  September 18-22, 2000


Program Committee :

Herman Balsters (University of Twente, The Netherlands; Chair)
Elisa Bertino (University of Milano, Italy)
Anthony Bonner (University of Toronto, Canada)
Bert de Brock (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Jan van den Bussche (University of Limburg, Belgium)
Stefan Conrad (University of Magdeburg, Germany; Co-chair)
Hans-Dieter Ehrich (TU Braunschweig, Germany)
Paul Grefen (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Theo d'Hondt (University of Brussels, Belgium)
Kalle Lyytinen (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland)
John Jules Meyer (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Michele Missikoff (IASI-CNR, Italy)
Tamer Ozsu (University of Alberta, Canada)
Oscar Pastor (Technical University of Valencia, Spain)
Gunter Saake (University of Magdeburg, Germany)
Amilcar Sernadas (IST Lisbon, Portugal)
Klaus-Dieter Schewe (TU Clausthal, Germany)
Marc Scholl (University of Konstanz, Germany)
Can Tuerker (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Jari Veijlainen (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland)
Gottfried Vossen (University of Munster, Germany)
Gerhard Weikum (University of the Saarland, Germany)
Roel Wieringa (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Roberto Zicari (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany)



Organizing Committee:

Herman Balsters (University of Twente, The Netherlands; Chair)
balsters@cs.utwente.nl

Stefan Conrad (University of Magdeburg, Germany; Co-chair)
conrad@iti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de

Bert de Brock (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
e.o.de.brock@bdk.rug.nl