OONSKI 2nd Call For Papers

[Al Vermeulen]

The following is a reminder that abstracts for The Second Object-
Oriented Numerics Conference will be due on December 15, 1993.  The
abstact should be approximately 4 pages in length.  If you have any
questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Margaret Chapman
Program Coordinator
(503) 754-3010
amcaroguewave.com


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   /                    SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS                       /
   /     THE SECOND ANNUAL OBJECT-ORIENTED NUMERICS CONFERENCE       /
   /                         OON-SKI '94                             /
   /                      Sunriver, Oregon                           /
   /                      April 24-27, 1994                          /
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Richard Bartels, University of Waterloo
Ronald Goossens, Stanford University
Dennis Gannon, Indiana University
Charlie Finan, Cray Research
Ian Angus, Boeing Computer Services
Allen Robinson, Sandia National Laboratories
Wouter Joosen, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
Allan Vermeulen, Rogue Wave Software

Theme:  OON-SKI provides a forum where computer scientists and
scientific programmers can discuss how to use object-oriented
programming techniques to more effectively write complex scientific
codes.

There will be four separate areas of focus:

    *  Object-Oriented Environments:  Design, Development, and
                       Debugging Tools
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      Fully realizing the benefits of OOP requires more than just an
      OO language - it requires a complete environment for design,
      development, debugging, and profiling.  Papers submitted to
      this area will describe components of such an environment as
      they relate to numerics. Submissions on handling parallelism,
      and how to achieve the efficiency necessary for numerics, are
      particularly welcome.

    *  Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Methodologies
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       How do you go about designing a numerical object-oriented
       application?  There are several object-oriented methodologies
       in existence, ranging from the unstructured whiteboard
       discussion approach to formal Booch diagrams.  Are these
       methods appropriate for numerical programming?  Are there
       better methods for doing analysis and design?  We invite
       papers discussing tools and ideas on this subject and also
       outlining your own experience.

    *  Object-Oriented Software Components & Class Libraries
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       Choosing the correct abstractions so that objects can be used
       in diverse applications is very difficult.  In this section, we
       invite papers describing libraries of numerical classes
       designed explicitly for diverse uses.  Especially interesting
       (and educational) would be tales of success:  accounts of real
       code with a diverse user base.

    *  Applications
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       Is it easier to construct numerical applications using object-
       oriented programming?  How robust are the resulting programs
       compared to their procedural counterparts?  How fast are they?
       How much memory do they use?  In the final analysis, the
       answers to these questions will determine the success or
       failure of object-oriented numerics.  In this section we would
       like to hear your experiences with object-oriented codes and
       how these questions (and others you can think of) would be
       answered.

                      PANEL DISCUSSION PROPOSALS
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Panel proposals should include the title, a brief description of the
objectives and issues to be covered, the panel chair and probable
panelists (including short vitae).  Panels will be selected according
to their substance and contributions to the conference program.
Panel submissions are due by December 15, 1993.

                         AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Authors should submit 8 copies of an extended abstract (up to 4 pgs,
via smail mail) by December 15, 1993.  A cover page should be attached
which includes the following:

    * Name, affiliation, and complete address for each author
    * A designated contact person including his/her telephone number,
      fax number, and e-mail address (if available).
    * A designated presenter should the paper be accepted.
    * Title of submission

    Mail abstract to:   Allan Vermeulen
                        Rogue Wave Software
                        P.O. Box 2328
                        Corvallis, OR 97339

                        NOTIFICATION
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Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection on January 17,
1994.  Camera ready copies of full papers will be due on March 15,
1994 and should be 1 1/2 spaced, 11 point font, 1" margins, and 5,000
words or less.

               GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
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For general conference information and registration, contact:

                Margaret Chapman, Program Coordinator
                Rogue Wave Software
                P.O. Box 2328
                Corvallis, OR 97339
                email:  amcaroguewave.com
                phone:  (503) 754-3010, fax:  (503) 757-6650