This conference will gather industrial experts, researchers, software engineers and teachers interested in developing industrial strength real-time software or distributed systems for native or embedded applications, using Ada and related technologies. Technical or theoretical papers as well as experience reports in the area of real-time software or distributed systems with a focus on Ada are solicited. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

SIGAda ’99 is interested in receiving contributions in six major categories: Technical Articles, Extended Abstracts, Experience Reports, Workshops, Panel Sessions, and Tutorials. Contributions from students are actively solicited.
 
 

Technical Articles present significant results in research, practice, or education. These papers will be refereed and published in a refereed section of the Proceedings. Papers should not exceed 5000 words (equivalent to approximately 10 pages, typeset 10-point on 16-point spacing).

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 competitively reviewed. Clearly state the contribution of the work being described, its relationship with previous work by you and others (with bibliographic references), results to date, and future directions. Please do not exceed 2500 words (equivalent to approximately 5 pages typeset 10-point on 16-point spacing).

Experience Reports present timely results on the application of Ada and related technologies in the design and implementation of real-time or distributed applications in the following fields: avionics, aerospace, automobile, consumer electronics, process control, transportation, trading systems, energy, medical systems, simulation, telecommunications, etc.
Such reports will be selected on the basis of the interest of the experience presented to the community of Ada practitioners. You are invited to submit a 1-2 page description of the project and the key points of interest of project experiences. Descriptions may be published in the final program or proceedings, but a paper will not be required.

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 ’99 Advance Program. Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the Program Committee and selected 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.

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.

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, presenter’s expertise and past performance.
Tutorial proposals should be 2-3 pages, including the following: expected level of experience of participants; a tutorial abstract or outline of approximately 50 words; the expected benefit to the participants; the qualifications of the instructor(s); a list of previous presentations of the tutorial, if any; the length of the tutorial (half, full, or two-day); and themaximum number of participants desired

As in past years, SIGAda is offering grants to educators to attend the conference. Grants cover the registration and tutorial fees; travel funds are not available. More details on the grant program are available at: http://www.acm.org/sigada/conf/sigada99/grants.html

Web-based Submission: Please make your submission in accordance with the instructions posted on the conference Website at http://www.acm.org/sigada/conf/sigada99/submit.html. We prefer submission in the form of an MS Word, ASCII, Adobe PDF, or PostScript file; other formats may be accepted, by prior arrangement with one of the Program Co-Chairs. Note that final papers must be in US Letter (8.5" x 11") format.

If you do not have a browser, or it does not support forms, then please submit according to the following instructions:

Articles, Abstracts, Panels, and Experience Reports: Submit directly by e-mail to the Program Co-Chairs, Tucker Taft (stt@inmet.com) and Franco Gasperoni (gasperon@gnat.com). This email should include: your name, e-mail address, mail address, telephone number, fax number, names of co-authors, and a 100-200 word abstract. The submission should be provided as an email attachment. Please be sure to write "SIGAda ’99 submission" on the subject line of the message. Please indicate whether a similar report on this work has been submitted elsewhere. If you are submitting a full paper for blind refereeing, include the paper title, but no other identifying information, in the paper itself.

Tutorials: Please e-mail your tutorial proposal to the Tutorial Chair, Dr. David Cook, C.S. Draper Laboratory cookd@software.hill.af.mil. Please be sure to write "SIGAda ’99 submission" on the subject line of the message.

Workshops: Please email your workshop proposal to one of the Workshop Co-Chairs, Judy Kerner, Judy.Kerner@aero.org, or Frank Belz, Frank.Belz@TRW.com. Please be sure to write "SIGAda ’99 submission" on the subject line of the message.

Alternative formats may be accepted through prior arrangement with the appropriate Chair.

Questions about conference organization or technical matters for SIGAda’99 may be emailed to the conference chair or program co-chairs at any time.

Elizabeth Adams, Richard Stockton College
Ted Baker, Florida State University
Brad Balfour, Objective Interface Systems
Stephane Barbey, Paranor AG, Switzerland
Shan Barkataki, California State University, Northridge
David Cook, C.S. Draper Laboratory
James Cross, Auburn University
Jerry van Dijk, Ordina Finance BV
Maretta Holden, Boeing
Judy Kerner, Aerospace Corporation
Robert Leif, AdaMed
John McCormick, University of Northern Iowa
Allen Parrish, University of Alabama
Laurent Pautet, ENST
Jean-Pierre Rosen, Adalog
Edmond Schonberg, Ada Core Technologies and New York University
Jag Sodhi, US Army
William Thomas, MITRE
Debora Weber-Wulff, Technische Fachhochschule Berlin
Anna Yu, North Carolina A&T University

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