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Subject: (DBWORLD) 8TH INTERNATIONAL DATABASE WORKSHOP
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
8th International Database Workshop
(formerly International Hong Kong Computer Society Database Workshop)
Data Mining, Data Warehousing and Client/Server Databases
9:00 am to 5:00 pm on July 29-31, 1997
Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Organized by
Hong Kong Computer Society(Database Special Interest Group)
in cooperation with ACM Hong Kong
Sponsored by
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Informix Software (HK) Limited
Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited
Sybase Hong Kong Limited
WinClient Technologies (HK) Limited
BACKGROUND
The first International Hong Kong Computer Society Database Workshop was held
in Hong Kong in December 1989, organized by the Hong Kong Computer Society in
corporation with Hong Kong Polytechnic. Its main objective was to promote
database technologies in Hong Kong. Its scope was a broad coverage of
database advanced technologies, methodologies and software tools. The
workshop has been an international annual event ever since then.
SCOPE
In today's information technologies, a single database can rarely meet a
company's needs. Instead, multi-databases is the norm for most companies to
run their daily operations and decision support systems. The technologies to
develop and manage the multi-databases can be divided into data mining, data
warehousing and client/server databases.
Advances in data gathering, storage, and distribution technologies has out
performed than the techniques for analyzing and understanding data. There is
an urgent need for automated data mining and knowledge discovery in databases.
Data mining is used to discover patterns, clusters and models from data
which are then rendered in operational forms that are easy for people to
visualize and understand.
It is a general rule that the bigger the database, the more difficult it is
to sustain high levels of performance. The key objective of data warehousing
is to provide business executives with flexible access to vast quantities of
information through loosely structured queries. Data warehousing is a
continual process which enables a corporation to assemble operational and
other data from a variety of internal and external sources. It transforms
that data into consistent, high-quality, business information, distribute
that information to the points of maximum value within the organizations and
provide easy, flexible and fast access for busy non-technical users.
In a client/server systems, users are capable of interconnecting various
platforms efficiently and transparently to distribute data and application
program across heterogeneous systems in a computer network. Application
processing is developed between client and server workstations. The
processing is initiated by the client and performed by the server, and both
client and server cooperate to run an application. A client/server system
increases processing power by separating the database management system from
the application; the client as the front-end system handling the user
interface and server as backend system accessing the database.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Authors are invited to submit previous unpublished contributions for
inclusion in the workshop. The papers, limited to 20 pages or 3,000 words
will be carefully reviewed. The workshop will accept no more than 150
attendees in order to foster an interactive atmosphere among participants.
The program committee co-chairmen are:
Dr Joseph Fong Professor John G Hughes
Department of Computer Science Faculty of Informatics
City University of Hong Kong University of Ulster
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Co. Antrim BT37 OQB, UK
The email address for submission is csjfong@cityu.edu.hk
To contribute, please submit full paper to the Program committee chairman through email. Tutorial sessions and exhibitions will be held during the conference. Proposal for tutorials and exhibitions on the state of the art of database should be sent to Dr Joseph Fong:
PUBLICATION
Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings which will be published by Springer-Verlag. We anticipate that the proceedings will be published as Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
IMPORTANT DATES
Important dates: Close of call for paper: April 30, 1997
Notice of acceptance: May 15, 1997
Camera ready copy: May 30, 1997
Please send program suggestion and inquiries to the workshop co-chairmen:
Brian Siu Irene S.Y. Kwan Paul Kwan(Commercial Session)
Division of technology Department of Computing New World Telephone Ltd
City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: (+852)21336072
Phone: (+852)27889883 Phone: (+852)27667275 Fax: (+852)21333115
Fax: (+852)27888456 Fax: (+852)27740842 Email:paulkwan@nwt.com.hk
Email: tcbksiu@cityu.edu.hk Email: csirkwan@comp.polyu.edu.hk
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Professor N V Balasubramanian City University of Hong Kongg
Dr Cao, Jiannong City University of Hong Kong
Professor Chen, Arbee L. P. National Tsing Hua University
Professor Chen, Huei-huang Tatung Institute of Technology
Professor Cheung, T Y City University of Hong Kong
Professor Chin, Francis University of Hong Kong
Professor Clark, Jon Colorado State University
Dr Cox, Kevin City University of Hong Kong
Dr Fong, Joseph City University of Hong Kong
Professor Hughes, John G University of Ulster
Dr Hung, S L City University of Hong Kong
Dr Karlapalem, Kamalaka Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Dr Lam, Ernest Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Liu Chun nian Peking Polytechnic University
Dr Leung, K S Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr Li, Qing Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor Lochovsky,Frederick Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Dr Lu Hougjun National University of Singapore
Professor Lum, Vincent Chinese University of Hong Kon
Professor Maier, David Oregon Graduate Institute of Science&Technology
Professor Navathe, Shamkant B Georgia Institute of Technology
Professor Orlowska, Maria E The University of Queensland
Professor Paul, Ray Brunel University
Dr Siau, Keng University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Professor Smith, Peter University of Sunderland
Professor Thalheim, Bernhard Technische Universit(t Cottbus
Dr Sun, Wei Florida International University
Dr Yau, Chuk Griffith University
Professor Zhao, Wei City University of Hong Kong
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Brian Siu General Chair
Irene Kwan Organization Chair
Paul Kwan Commercial session Chair
Tommy Ho, Michael Tsui Registration
Vivian Wong Publicity
Peter de Vries Publication
Benedict Lam Secretary
K.H.Lau, Raymond Lo Treasurer
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