Preliminary Call
for Tutorials
Fourth International Conference
on the
Unified Modeling Language
- <<UML>> 2001
October 1-5, 2001, Toronto,
Canada
Tutorial/Workshop Chair: Heinrich
Hussmann, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
During the <<UML>> 2001 conference,
people deeply interested in the Unified Modeling Language and its applications
from all over the world will meet. This will be a unique opportunity to
present tutorials on advanced topics related to the UML. Therefore, proposals
for tutorials accompanying the main conference are invited.
Scope of Tutorials
Tutorials on all advanced topics related to
the UML are welcome. Potential proposers should keep in mind, however,
that the target audience will comprise practitioners, industrial researchers
and developers familiar with and already working with UML. They have a
strong interest in improving and evolving UML, developing sophisticated
tools to support UML, and delivering the next generation of visual modelling
languages. They want to learn how UML has been applied effectively in specialized
domains, and they have keen interest in prospective advances in the standard.
This will not be the right audience for introductory material on UML, or
for too vague and general discussions.
Format of Tutorials
Tutorials usually will have a duration of
half a day, including short breaks. The number of partcipants will typically
be around 25 people. Specific restrictions in the number of participants
should be mentioned in the proposal.
In order to ensure a high success rate,
any ideas are welcome to enable more active forms of participation than
just hearing to a talk. The tutorial proposal should mention the specific
teaching styles which are planned, like talk, live demonstrations, group
work, discussions, etc.
The success of the tutorials will be evaluated
by an anonymous survey.
Submission Instructions
Proposals should be sent in ASCII or HTML
format, and they should consist of the following sections:
Cover Page
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Name of the proposed tutorial
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Name(s) and address(es) of the organiser(s)
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Intended audience and prerequisites for participants
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(Optional) Restrictions on number of participants
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Used teaching styles
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Requested audio visual or computer equipment
Abstract
Two or three pages of text containing the
following information:
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Definition.
Define the technical problem
addressed, together with examples of where the problem occurs, and reasons
why it is important.
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Context.
What existing work do you
use a basis for the current work? Where does this topic fit into the larger
scheme of things?
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Objectives.
What are the teaching objectives?
How will the audience know you met your objectives? What can the audience
take away with them?
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Contents.
A table of contents, with
short explanations of the contexts of individuzal sections
Organiser
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Short biography of each organiser
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References, in particular URLs, for similar
tutorials held at other conferences.
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Web address for further information (optional
for the submission). When a tutorial is accepted, an URL for a tutorial
description will be requested from the organiser which will be linked from
the conference pages.
Schedule
14 March 2001: Indication of intention
to submit a tutorial (email to tutorial
chair)
28 March 2001: Deadline for formal submission
as described above (email to tutorial
chair)
06 June 2001: Notification of acceptance
Further Information
In case of any further questions, please do
not hesitate to contact the tutorial
chair.