[Fwd: OSS2005 - CFP]

fyi. cheers, Gregorio

--------- Mensaje reenviado --------
> De: Succi Giancarlo (P) <[email protected]>
> Para: [email protected]
> Asunto: (SEWORLD) OSS2005 - CFP
> Fecha: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:25:56 -0700 (MST)
> OSS 2005
> The First International Conference on Open Source Systems
> Genova, July 11 - 15, 2005
> 
> CALL FOR PAPER
> http://oss2005.case.unibz.it
> 
> Submissions of papers or of extended abstracts are solicited for the
> "First International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS2005", to
> be held in Genova, Italy from the 11th to the 15th of July 2005.
> 
> Open Source Software (OSS) development has emerged in the last decades
> as one of the most important phenomenon of computer science and
> engineering. It has been instrumental for education and research in the
> Academia, providing free access to essential tools, such as compilers,
> word processors, spreadsheets, etc, it has changed the way people
> perceive the software business, and it has often kept the software
> market away from monopolies. As such, a deep understanding of OSS
> requires the understanding of a wide spectrum of issues.
> 
>          The goal of OSS2005 is be a holistic forum on OSS where to
>          convey people interested in OSS and coming from a widely
>          diverse background.
> 
> Therefore, OSS2005 will be a forum to discuss theories, practices,
> experiences, and tools on development and applications of OSS systems,
> with specific focus on two aspects:
>    (a) the development of open source systems and the
>        underlying technical, social, and economics issue
>    (b) the adoption of OSS solutions and the implications of such
>        adoption both in the public and in the private sector.
> 
> OSS2005 will bring together people from industry, public administration,
> and academia to share experiences and ideas and to provide an archival
> source for important papers on open source topics.
> 
> The conference is also meant to provide information and education to
> practitioners, identify directions for further research, and to be an
> ongoing platform for technology transfer.
> 
> The conference will consist of technical presentations, panels, poster
> sessions, workshops, tutorials, PhD and an Open Educational Symposium.
> 
> 
> CONFERENCE TOPICS
> The conference will stress practical applications and implications of
> OSS. Conference topics include, but are not
> limited to:
> - Foundations and rationale of Open Source Software
> - Licensing issues in OSS
> - Tools and infrastructures for OSS Development
> - Open Source Software and eGovernment
> - Open Source and Open Knowledge
> - Knowlegde management in OSS
> - Business models and OSS
> - Impact of OSS on social networks
> - Documentation of OSS
> - Cost and economic models of OSS
> - OSS and Agile Methodologies
> - Scalability issues
> - Education and training
> - Introduction of OSS in companies and Public Administrations
> - Empirical analysis of OSS
> - Case studies and experiments
> - Legal issues in OSS
> - Other aspects of OSS
> 
> IMPORTANT DEADLINES
> * Submissions of papers or extended abstracts: January 15, 2005
> * Submissions of proposals for tutorials: January 31, 2005
> * Submissions of proposals for workshops: January 31, 2005
> * Submissions of proposals for panels: January 31, 2005
> * Submissions of proposals for demos of OSS tools: January 31, 2005
> * Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2005
> * Submission of abstracts for the Open Educational Symposium: March 1,
> 2005
> * Notification of accept. for the Open Educational Symposium: March 15,
> 2005
> * Submission of research plans for the PhD symposium: March 1, 2005
> * Notification of acceptance for the PhD symposium: March 15, 2005
> * All final manuscripts ready in final version: April 1, 2005
> * Pre-registration ends:  April 15, 2005
> 
> INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION
> *Papers or Extended Abstracts for the Conference and the
> Open Educational Symposium*
> Papers must be original and not under consideration for publication
> elsewhere. Authors must clearly explain the contribution of the work in
> terms of its theoretical and/or practical value and relationship to
> previous work. Submissions must be full papers of about 3000-4000 words,
> or extended abstracts of about 1000-1500 words, in English. Full papers
> should contain an abstract, a list of keywords, and a list of
> references, extended abstract should contain a list of keywords.
> Note: for the Open Educational Symposium only extended abstracts are
> requested.
> 
> *Proposals for tutorials, workshops or panels* Proposals for tutorials,
> workshops or panels are limited to one A4 page. They should clearly
> evidence the relevance of the proposal for OSS2004, and the contribution
> it could convey to the event.
> 
> Each submission should have as attachment a one page bio of each
> tutorial presenter (for tutorials), of each organizer (for workshops),
> and of the moderator and of each panelists (for panels). For panel
> proposals, please ensure in advance that the suggested panelists have
> agreed to attend the conference.
> 
> *Proposals for demos of OSS tools*
> A proposal for a demo of an OSS tool is limited to one A4 page
> describing the tool, one A4 page detailing existing users of the tool,
> plus up to 6 A4 pages with screenshots evidencing how the tool works.
> 
> *Research Plans for the PhD symposium*
> A submission to the PhD symposium should be limited to three A4 pages
> organized as follow:
> 1. One page on the background of the research proposal 2. One page on
> the motivation for the research 3. One page on the foreseen research
> method
> 
> *Submission Process*
> Submissions should be sent as a PDF email attachments to
> Marco Scotto ([email protected]).
> 
> Submissions should be formatted as follows:
> - A4 Pages, single column
> - 12pt Times Roman
> - Research plans should have a list of references at the end
> 
> *Inclusion in Conference Proceedings*
> The conference proceedings will include:
> - Full papers
> - Panels positions (up to 2 pages for each panel)
> - Summary of workshops (up to one page per workshop)
> - Outlines of tools (up to one page per tool)
> 
> If accepted, the papers should be then produced according
> to the guidelines that will be supplied by the publisher.

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