COMPUTING, SOFTWARE, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS

31st Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference


Beijing, July 23-27, 2OO7

WORKSHOPS

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

COMPSAC is a major international forum for researchers, practitioners, managers, and policy makers interested in computer software and applications. Starting with 2006, COMPSAC is designated as the IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Software Technology and Applications. Based on this designation COMPSAC organizers are able to work with other key functions of the Computer Society to create more values for the conference volunteers and participants.

Proposals for workshops are solicited for consideration of affiliation with COMPSAC 2007. Affiliated workshops will be held in conjunction and co-located with the conference and other affiliated workshops. The purpose of these workshops is to provide a platform for presenting novel ideas in a less formal and possibly more focused way than the conference itself. As such, they also offer a good opportunity for young researchers to present their work and to obtain feedback from an interested community. 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.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a one-page concept paper proposing a workshop to the 31st COMPSAC Workshop Chair, Atilla Elci (atilla.elci [at] emu.edu.tr), by Dec. 8, 2006. Submission may be made by e-mail with "COMPSAC Preliminary Workshop Proposal" in the subject header and supplying data on the Preliminary Workshop Proposal Format. Feedback will be provided to the workshop proposers by Dec. 15, 2006. An accepted proposal will then be detailed using the Final Workshop Proposal Format by its organizers. Other important due dates are mentioned below.

The selection of the workshops to be included in the final COMPSAC program will be based upon several factors, including the scientific / technical interest of the topics, the quality of the proposal, balance and distinctness of workshop topics, and the capacity of the conference workshop program.

Workshops use the same paper submission system with COMPSAC 2007. Proceedings of the COMPSAC Workshops will be printed as a separate volume by IEEE Computer Society Press to be made available to all conference registrants on site. All workshop papers will as well be electronically available through IEEE Xplore Digital Database. Any further information needed for preparing a workshop proposal can be obtained by contacting the COMPSAC Workshop Chair. 31st COMPSAC web site, too, (http://www.compsac.org/) is a source of first hand information.

31st COMPSAC Preliminary Workshop Proposal Format

(Limited to 1-page, typed double space in 11 pt Times New Roman)

Workshop title: ...
Primary organizers, their affiliation, and contact details: ...
Proposed duration (select one: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 sessions; 1 session=90 minutes): ...
A statement of goals for the workshop: ...
Workshop theme: ...
Likely participants: ...

31st COMPSAC Final Workshop Proposal Format

(Limited to 3-pages, typed double space in 11 pt Times New Roman)

Workshop title: ...
Primary organizers, their affiliation, and contact details: ...
Proposed duration (select one: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 sessions; 1 session=90 minutes): ...
A statement of goals for the workshop: ...
Workshop theme: ...
Likely participants: ...
Description of the workshop: suggested items are as follows: expected achievements, importance, program committee, format (paper presentations, discussion sessions, etc.), plans for call for papers / participation, plans for publicity,...

31st COMPSAC important dates for workshops

Dec. 08, 2006: Preliminary Workshop Proposal submission
Dec. 15, 2006: Feedback provided to the workshop proposers
Dec. 31, 2006: Final workshop proposal submission
Feb. 23, 2007: Full paper and short paper due
Mar. 15, 2007: Decision notification (electronic)
Apr. 15, 2007: Camera-ready copy and author registration due

Note: The 31st COMPSAC Steering Committee will allocate sessions to each workshop within the constraints of space availability and the likely interest of the attendees in the workshop. Please be advised to organize your workshop early and request for adequate space as soon as your effort turns out to be fruitful. The COMPSAC Workshop Chair will work closely with the primary organizers to ensure a successful workshop.

Issue Date: Oct. 16, 2006.