PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS
17th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER'98)
Nov 16-19, 1998, Singapore
(Workshops: Nov 20)
http://www.iscs.nus.edu.sg/~er98
THE CONFERENCE
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The international conceptual modeling conference provides an international
forum for technical discussion among researchers, developers, and users
whose major emphasis is on conceptual modeling. This conference was
originally devoted to the Entity-Relationship (ER) model, but has long since
expanded to include all types of semantic data modeling, behavior and
process modeling, and object-oriented systems modeling. The conference
embraces all phases of software development including analysis,
specification, design, implementation, evolution, and reengineering.
SUGGESTED TOPICS
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Relevant topics for the ER'98 include, but are not necessarily limited to
the following:
Conceptual modeling for:
- integrating ER-, OO- etc. modeling
- database design methodologies
- data warehouse modeling
- information systems
- decision-support systems
- office-information systems
- information-retrieval systems
- hypertext systems
- information superhighways
- active databases
- heterogeneous and federated databases
- business process modeling
- knowledge bases
- multimedia
- user interfaces
- spatial and temporal data
- geographic information systems
- remote sensing, medical, biological and other data
Conceptual modeling in information system engineering
- CASE tools
- integrating application models
- rapid prototyping
- maintenance and evolution
- reverse engineering and reengineering
- workflow management
Theoretical foundations of conceptual modeling
- extending modeling concepts
- semantics and constraints
- query languages
- integrating data and behavior modeling
- integrating different types of conceptual models
- materialized view design and maintenance
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
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Authors are cordially invited to submit original papers to one of the
Program Committee Co-Chairs by April 3, 1998. Manuscripts must be in English
and should not exceed 5000 words (approximately 20 double-spaced pages).
UNIX users should submit their files in postscript, and Mac/Windows users in
pdf format. Authors who are unable to make an electronic submission
(preferred) may submit five hard copies of the paper. A separate cover sheet
should be enclosed containing the title of the paper, the author(s) and
affiliation(s), and the address (including e-mail address and fax number) to
which correspondence should be sent.
We intend to publish the proceedings in the Springer LNCS series in time for
distribution at the conference. Authors of selected papers will be invited
to submit extended versions for possible publication in the Data & Knowledge
Engineering journal.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
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Tok Wang LING Sudha Ram
Dept of Information Systems Dept of Management Information Systems
& Computer Science
National University of Singapore 430J McClelland Hall, College of BPA
Lower Kent Ridge Road University of Arizona,Tucson,
Singapore 119260 AZ 85721, USA.
email: lingtw@iscs.nus.edu.sg email: ram@bpa.arizona.edu
phone: (65) 874-2734 phone: (520) 621-2748
fax: (65) 779-4580 fax: (520) 621-2433
http://www.iscs.nus.edu.sg/~lingtw http://uadis.bpa.arizona.edu/sudha.html
PANEL SESSIONS AND TUTORIALS
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Panel & tutorial proposals should be sent to the respective chair:
Panel Chair Tutorial Chair
Frederick H. Lochovsky Alain Pirotte
Department of Computer Science University of Louvain
The Hong Kong Univ. of Science IAG Management School
& Technology 1 Place des Doyens
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
phone: (852) 2358-6996 phone: (32) 10-47 8380
fax: (852) 2358-1477 fax: (32) 10-47 8324
e-mail: fred@cs.ust.hk e-mail: pirotte@info.ucl.ac.be
http://yeroos.qant.ucl.ac.be
IMPORTANT DATES
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Papers due : April 3, 1998 (firm deadline)
Panel & Tutorial proposals : May 8, 1998
Notification of acceptance : June 12, 1998
Camera-ready Papers : July 17, 1998
CHAIRS
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Conference Chair : Yahiko Kambayashi
Steering Committee Chair : Stefano Spaccapietra
Steering Committee Vice Chair : Bernhard Thalheim
Steering Committee Chair (Emeritus) : Peter Chen
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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(to be announced)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Chuan Heng ANG (Publication), NUS, Singapore
Hock Chuan CHAN (Registration), NUS, Singapore
Chye Lin CHEE (Local Arrangements), NUS, Singapore
Cheng Hian GOH (Treasurer), NUS, Singapore
Ee Peng LIM (Workshop Chair), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tok Wang LING (Program Co-chair), NUS, Singapore
Kian Lee TAN (Industrial Chair), NUS, Singapore
Yong Meng TEO (Publicity Chair), NUS, Singapore
VENUE
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Singapore is an exciting, clean and modern garden city offering excellent
food, shopping and accommodation. English is spoken everywhere and is the
common business language. More information about Singapore can be obtained
from http://www.newasia-singapore.com.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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Further information on the conference is available from the Conference
Secretary.
Ms Sew Kiok TOH
Dept of Information Systems and Computer Science
National University of Singapore
Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 0511
phone: (65)-874-2807 fax: (65)-779-4580
E-mail: tanky@iscs.nus.edu.sg
or er98@iscs.nus.edu.sg
Supported by:
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The ER Institute
National University of Singapore
and other organizations (to be announced)
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