Submission Due Date: 31 May 2008

SUMMARY: Reliability, safety, and security are among the most critical requirements of contemporary software. The application of software engineering methods, tools, and languages all interrelate to affect how and whether these requirements are met.

Such software is in operation in many domains of application. Much has been accomplished in recent years, but much remains to be done. Our tools, methods, and languages must be continually refined; our management process must remain focused on the importance of reliability, safety, and security; our educational institutions must fully integrate these concerns into their curricula.

The conference will gather industrial and government experts, educators, software engineers, and researchers interested in developing, analyzing, and certifying reliable, safe, secure software. We are soliciting technical papers and experience reports with a focus on, or comparison with, Ada. We are especially interested in experience in integrating these concepts into the instructional process at all levels.

CONFERENCE LOCATION: Portland is the attractive, livable “City of Roses” in the Pacific Northwest. The weather in October is usually cool and often beautiful. University Place is a modern and reasonably-priced hotel located within walking distance of the central business district, the lively riverfront area, and the Portland State University campus.

HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE: SIGAda 2008 solicits contributions in six major categories: Technical Articles, Extended Abstracts, Experience Reports, Workshops, Panel Sessions, and Tutorials. Contributions from students and faculty are actively solicited. Final acceptance will be contingent on a commitment to present the contribution at the Conference.

POSSIBLE TOPICS include but are not limited to:

How You Can Contribute

SIGAda 2008 is interested in receiving contributions (Word, PDF, or text format) in six major categories: Technical Articles, Extended Abstracts, Experience Reports, Panel Sessions, Workshops, and Tutorials. Contributions from students are actively solicited.

Technical Articles present significant results in research, practice, or education. These papers will be double-blind refereed and published in the Conference Proceedings and in Ada Letters. Articles are typically 10-20 pages in length. Through the widely-consulted ACM Digital Library, the Proceedings will be accessible online, to university campuses and to ACM's 80,000 members.

Please submit Technical Articles by 31 May 2008 to the Program Chair, Leemon C. Baird III (leemon.baird at usafa.edu).

Extended Abstracts discuss current work for which early submission of a full paper may be premature. If your abstract is accepted, you will be expected to produce a full paper, which will appear in the proceedings. Extended abstracts will be double-blind refereed. In 5 pages or less, clearly state the work’s contribution, its relationship with previous work by you and others (with bibliographic references), results to date, and future directions.

Please submit Extended Abstracts by 31 May 2008 to the Program Chair, Leemon C. Baird III (leemon.baird at usafa.edu).

Experience Reports present timely results on the application of Ada and related technologies. Submit a 1-2 page description of the project and the key points of interest of project experiences. Descriptions will be published in the final program or proceedings, but a paper will not be required.

Please submit Experience Reports by 31 May 2008 to the Program Chair, Leemon C. Baird III (leemon.baird at usafa.edu).

Panel Sessions gather a group of experts on a particular topic who present their views and then exchange views with each other and the audience. Panel proposals should be 1-2 pages in length, identifying the topic, coordinator, and potential panelists.

Please submit Panel Session Proposals by 31 May 2008 to the Program Chair, Leemon C. Baird III (leemon.baird at usafa.edu).

Workshops are focused work sessions, which provide a forum for knowledgeable professionals to explore issues, exchange views, and perhaps produce a report on a particular subject. A list of planned workshops and requirements for participation will be published in the SIGAda 2008 Advance Program. Proposals for Workshops, up to 5 pages in length, will be selected by the Program Committee based on their applicability to the conference and potential for attracting participants. Proposals should state the problem or issue to be addressed, the coordinator(s), and criteria for participant selection.

Please submit Workshop proposals by 31 May 2008 to the Workshops Chair, Bill Thomas (BThomas at MITRE.Org).

Tutorials offer the flexibility to address a broad spectrum of topics relevant to Ada, and those enabling technologies which make the engineering of Ada applications more effective. Submissions will be evaluated based on relevance, suitability for presentation in tutorial format, and presenter’s expertise. Tutorial proposals should include the expected level of experience of participants, an abstract or outline, the qualifications of the instructor(s), and the length of the tutorial (half-day or full-day). Tutorial presenters receive complimentary registration to the other tutorials and the conference.

Please submit Tutorial proposals by 31 May 2008 to the Tutorials Chair, David A. Cook (DCook at AEgisTG.Com).

Final acceptance will be contingent on at least one co-author registering for and presenting the contribution at the Conference.

IMPORTANT VISA INFORMATION FOR NON-US SUBMITTERS

OUTSTANDING STUDENT PAPER AWARD: An award will be given to the student author(s) of the paper selected by the program committee as the outstanding student contribution to the conference.

SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS: Please contact S. Ron Oliver (SROliver at CSC.CalPoly.Edu) or Greg Gicca (ggicca at adacore.com) for information about becoming a sponsor and/or exhibitor at SIGAda 2008.

Please submit any questions on the conference to the Conference Chair, Michael B. Feldman (MFeldman at GWU.Edu).