(DBWORLD) Call for participation

Frederic Andres (andres@rd.nacsis.ac.jp)
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 13:57:59 +0900

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* O O I S ' 9 7 *
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4th International Conference on Object Oriented Information Systems

C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N

* Conference Programme
* Registration Form
* Accommodation Details

10-12 November 1997
Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane, Australia

Keynote Address: Dan Fishman, Informix Software Inc, USA

PC Co-Chairs: Maria E Orlowska, Australia
Roberto Zicari, Germany

Organized by: School of Information Technology
The University of Queensland, Australia

Sponsors and Supporters:
Distributed Systems Technology Centre, Australia
Select Software Tools, Australia
Cardinal, Australia/NZ
Iona Technologies, Australia
NACSIS, Japan
CSIRO, Australia
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Australian Computer Society

Proceedings published by: Springer Verlag, UK

OOIS'97 Contact: oois97@it.uq.edu.au

Please visit our webpage for full information about OOIS'97:
www.it.uq.edu.au/conferences/oois97

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SCOPE
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OOIS'97 will present a program outlining recent research in
object-oriented
concepts and principles, as well as reports on industrial projects.

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ADVANCE PROGRAM
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Sunday 9 November 1997
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5.00-8.00pmRegistration: 2nd Floor, Crest Tower, Carlton Crest Hotel,
Brisbane

Day 1 - Monday 10 November 1997
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8.00am Registration

9.00am Welcome:
David Barbagallo, CEO DSTC, Australia

9.15am Keynote Address: Object-Oriented Information Systems in the
21st
Century, Dan Fishman, Chief Architect, Informix Sofware Inc, USA

10.30amMorning Tea

11.00amSESSION 1: Software Engineering/Development
Chair: Wolfgang Emmerich, City University, UK

A Refined Meta-Model Approach to Education for the Transition to
Object Technology
Eugene Eric Doroshenko (University of Tasmania, Australia)

A Framework for Component-Oriented Tool Integration
Kai-Uwe Sattler (University of Magdeburg, Germany)

Version-Based Index Management in an Object Database Systems to
Support Software Engineering Applications
Wiebke Reimer (University of Paderborn, Germany)

SESSION 2: Query Processing
Chair: Maria Orlowska, The University of Queensland, Australia

Query Evaluation in an Object-Oriented Multimedia Mediator
Barbara Sprick (University of Dortmund, Germany)

A Concatenated Signature Scheme on Path Dictionary for Query
Processing of Composite Objects
Hakgene Shin (Kijeon Women's College, Korea)

An Approach to Query Translation in a Federation of Distributed
Heterogeneous Database Systems
Xuequn Wu (Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany)

12.30pmLunch

1.30pm SESSION 3: Modelling Issues I
Chair: Brian Henderson-Sellers, Swinburne University of
Technology, Australia

A Practical Formally-Based Modelling Method for Object Oriented
Information Systems
Kinh Nguyen (VUT, Australia)

Viewpoints in Object-Oriented Databases
Hala Naja (IRIN, France)

Construction of a Modelling Framework for Health Information
Donald McDermid (Curtin University of Technology, Australia)

SESSION 4: Transaction Processing and Concurrency Control
Chair: Yuan Sun, Compuware Ltd, UK

A Performance Evaluation for a Concurrency Control Mechanism in
an
ODBMS
Mohsen Beheshti (University of Houston-Downtown, USA)

A Transaction Model to Support Disconnected Operation in a
Mobile
Computing Environment
Arkady Zaslavsky (Monash University, Australia)

Legacy Transactional Systems Integration Framework
Jian Liang (INRIA, France)

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

3.30pm SESSION 5: Applications
Chair: Bong-Hee Hong, Pusan National University, Korea

A Dynamic Business Object Architecture for an Insurance
Industrial
Project
Kitty Hung (South Bank University, UK)

Automatic Drawing of Structured Digraphs
Hui Yao (NTT, Japan)

Making O2 become a WWW Server
Frank Buddrus (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Uni, Germany)

SESSION 6: Modelling Issues II
Chair: Arthur ter Hofstede, QUT, Australia

Subject Composition by Roles
Bent Bruun Kristensen (Odense University, Denmark)

Assessing Inheritance for the Multiple Descendant Redefinition
Problem in OO Systems
Philippe Li-Thaio-Te (Napier University, Scotland)

An Aggregation Model and its C++ Implementation
Manuel Kolp (Uni Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)

5.00pm Welcome Reception

Day 2 - Tuesday 11 November 1997
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8.00am Registration

9.00am SESSION 7: Re-Usability I
Chair: Francois Paradis, CSIRO, Australia

Behavioural Pattern Analysis Approach
R Chafi & C Carlson (IIT, USA)

Enhancing Reusability and Maintainability in NDOOM
Xuandong Li (Nanjing University, China)

Temporal Business Objects: A Waste of Time?
Paul Schleifer (South Bank University, UK)

SESSION 8: Modelling Issues III
Chair: Athman Bouguettaya, QUT, Australia

Classifying Approaches to Object Oriented Analysis of Work with
Activity Theory
Ole Smordal (University of Oslo, Norway)

Race Scheduling Controls for Object Systems
En-Hsin Huang (IIT, USA)

Quality of Service Object-Oriented Modeling at the Operating
System Level
Hanan Bentaleb (Uni Paul Sabatier, France)

10.30amMorning Tea

11.00amSESSION 9: Re-usability II
Chair: Dilip Patel, South Bank University, UK

A Descriptive Language for Information Object Reuse through
Virtual Documents
Anne-Marie Vercoustre (CSIRO MIS, Australia)

Generic Reusable Business Object Modelling - A Framework and its
Application in British Telecommunications
Islam Choudbury (South Bank University, UK)

Object-Oriented Approaches to Software Reuse
Jan Seruga (Australian Catholic University, Australia)

SESSION 10: Architectural Issues
Chair: Arkady Zaslavsky, Monash University, Australia

Realizing Object-Relational Databases by Mixing Tables with
Objects
Chengfei Liu (DSTC, Australia)

CORBA and ODBMSs in Viewpoint Development Environment
Architectures
Wolfgang Emmerich (City University, UK)

An Agent-Based Coordination Model on Workflow Databases
Takeo Kunishima (NIST, Japan)

12.30pmLunch

1.30pm SESSION 11: Object Orientation in Spatial Structures
Chair: Robert Colomb, The University of Queensland, Australia

Inheritance of Multimedia Class having Temporal-Spatial
Structures
Jisook Park (Seoul National University, Korea)

Design and Implementation of Object-Oriented Spatial Views
Sang-Ho Moon (Pusan National University, Korea)

Two Levels of Spatial Data Modeling for an Object-Oriented
Spatial
Database System
Yang Hee Kim (Suwon Industrial College, Korea)

SESSION 12: Database Design and Views
Chair: Noureddine Mouaddib, IRIN, France

Object-Oriented Design of a Database Engine for Multidimensional
Discrete Data
Paula Furtado (FORWISS, Germany)

Updating Virtual Complex Objects
Zohra Bellahsene (LIRMM, France)

Re-Engineering Relational Normal Forms in an Object-Oriented
Framework
George Fernandez (RMIT, Australia)

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

3.30pm SESSION 13: Object Oriented Methodologies
Chair: TBA

Complexity and Maintenance: A Comparative Study of
Object-Oriented
and Structured Methodologies
Richard J Whiddett (Massey University, New Zealand)

Systems Oriented Analysis and Design Directions: A Suggested
Evolution from the Object Model
Craig E Perritt (BHP Information Technology, Australia)

SESSION 14: Large Scale Environments
Chair: Chengfei Liu, DSTC, Australia

Disseminating Object-Oriented Applications in Large Scale
Environments
Arnd Grosse (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)

CJava: Introducing Concurrent Objects in Java
Gianpaolo Cugola (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

6.30pm Conference Banquet

[See webpage for complete list of authors, affiliations and papers]

Day 3 - Wednesday 12 November 1997
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8.00am Registration

9.00am Tutorial 1: Positioning CORBA
Mark Fitzpatrick, Distributed Systems Technology Centre, DSTC,
Australia

10.30amMorning Tea

11.00amIndustry Presentations:
A Two-Tier Process for Building Three-Tier Systems
Simon Birch, SELECT Software Tools, Australia

Object-Oriented Technology and CORBA in Action
Mark Dunleavy, IONA Technologies, Australia

Building Information Systems within a Complete Object-Oriented
Environment: An Industry View
Roger Jarquin, CARDINAL, JADE , New Zealand

12.30pmLunch

1.30pm Tutorial 2: Developing Internet and Hypermedia Application using
Phasme
Frederic Andres, National Center for Science Information
Systems,
NACSIS, Japan

Tutorial 3:
Designing Large Scale Distributed Systems
Ian Gorton, CSIRO Division of Information Technology, Australia
&
Innes Jelly, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

3.30pm Tutorial 2 Continued

Tutorial 3 Continued

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OOIS'97 Registration Information
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Another copy of the registration form is available on the OOIS'97 Web
Page: http://www.it.uq.edu.au/conferences/oois97 .

OOIS'97 REGISTRATION FORM
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Title: ......... Surname: .................. First Name:
.................

Organization:
..............................................................

Address:
.................................................................

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Postcode: .................. Country: .................

Email: .................. Fax: .................. Tel:
....................

Please indicate any special dietary requirements:
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Registration Fee (Australian Dollars)
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Full Registration BEFORE 30 September 1997 $550
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Full Registration AFTER 30 September 1997 $600
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Student's Registration $300
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Extra ticket for Conference Banquet $60
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Extra copy of OOIS'97 Proceedings $50
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TOTAL =
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Methods of Payment
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Option 1: International cheque or bank draft

Option 2: Bank transfer
Account Number: 014281-353283392
Account Branch: ANZ Bank, The University of Queensland, St Lucia
Account Name: DSTC Pty Ltd, OOIS'97

All payments will be accepted in Australian Dollars only made payable to
OOIS'97.

Cancellation with full refund is possible before 30 September. However,
after that date, no refunds will be made. In this case, a substitute
delegate is most welcome.

Please submit your registration form and send your payment in Australian
Dollars to:

Kathleen Williamson
OOIS'97 Organizing Chair
School of Information Technology
The University of Queensland
Brisbane Q 4072 Australia

Email: oois97@it.uq.edu.au or bigk@it..uq.edu.au
Fax: 61-7-3365 1999
Tel: 61-7-3365 2906

Full OOIS'97 registration includes the following:

* Admission to the entire 3 days of the conference - all sessions
including tutorials

* A copy of the OOIS'97 Proceedings

* The opening night reception and the conference banquet

* All lunches and morning/afternoon teas

Student registration includes everything above EXCEPT the conference
banquet.

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OOIS'97 Accommodation Information
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CARLTON CREST HOTEL
Single/Twin/Double Standard Room: AUD95.00 per room per night
Single/Twin/Double Deluxe Room: AUD130.00 per room per night

The Carlton Crest Hotel has been selected as the Main Conference Venue.
It
is one of Brisbane's leading venues, situated only minutes walk from the
city centre. Male and female saunas, swimming pool, spa and gymnasium
are
all provided by the hotel for guest's use. Complimentary car parking is
also available for all in-house guests. The Carlton Crest Hotel offers
24
hour room service and reception and has a total of five bars and three
restaurants, all displaying individual themes and styles, including a la
carte dining and casual buffet style meals. Facilities within the rooms
include air-conditioning, ensuite bathroom, TV, in-house movies, dd
telephone, refrigerator, mini-bar, tea/coffee making facilities,
iron/ironing board and hair dryer.

MERCURE HOTEL
Single/Twin/Double Room: AUD90.00 per room per night

The Mercure Hotel is situated an approximate 5 minute walk from the
Carlton
Crest Hotel, Queen Street Shopping Mall, theatres, night life, South
Bank
Parklands and the Treasury Casino. Accommodation rooms offer views over
the
Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands or City Centre. All rooms feature
air-conditioning, ensuite bathroom, TV, refrigerator, mini-bar,
tea/coffee
making facilities, dd telephone, iron/ironing board and hair dryer.
Hotel
facilities include 24 hour reception, room service, fully licensed
restaurant and bar, guest car parking, swimming pool, spa and sauna.

EXPLORERS INN
Single/Twin/Double Standard Room: AUD64.00 per room per night
Single/Twin/Double Deluxe Room: AUD84.00 per room per night

The Explorers Inn is a new property located in the centre of the city
and
an approximate 2 minute walk to the Carlton Crest Hotel. Rooms are
air-conditioned and contain ensuite bathroom, TV, dd telephone,
tea/coffee
making facilities and refrigerator. Standard and deluxe rooms contain
the
same facilities, however the deluxe rooms are much larger. Onsite is a
restaurant, bar and guest laundry.

SOHO MOTEL
Single/Twin/Double Standard Room: AUD49.00 per room per night

The Soho Motel is a fairly old property situated within a 10-15 minute
walk
from the conference venue. It offers clean budget style accommodation.

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Please fill out the form below, and return it with your accommodation
payment to:

Ozaccom Pty Ltd
PO Box 164
Fortitude Valley Qld 4006
Australia

Toll Free: 1800 814 611
Tel: 61 7 3854 1611
Fax: 61 7 3854 1507
E-Mail: ozaccom@eis.net.au

OOIS'97 ACCOMMODATION BOOKING FORM
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Share With:...........................
Organisation:.........................

Mailing
Address:..............................................................

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Telephone Work:....................... Fax:............................

Telephone Home:....................... E-Mail:........................

ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS
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Please reserve accommodation at:.......................................

Single/Twin/Double Room:..................

Second Preference:.....................................................

Arrival Date:................... ETA:................

Departure Date:..........................

PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS
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Payment Enclosed: $...............

To secure and confirm your accommodation either credit card details or
one night's deposit by cheque is required. All cheques are to be made
payable to Ozaccom Pty Ltd. Confirmation will only be forwarded upon
receipt of this deposit.

CREDIT CARD DETAILS
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Name Of Cardholder:........................... Expiry Date:............

Signature:...............................................................

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