General talk about software patterns

[Robert S Hanmer <hanmer AT lucent.com>]

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                          CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The Third Latin American Conference on Pattern Languages of Programming:
                            SugarLoafPLoP 2003

        August 12-15, 2003 - Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil

                  http://www.cin.ufpe.br/~sugarloafplop/
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Registration to SugarLoafPLoP 2003 is already opened. Reduced prices
until July 14th.

Do not miss the opportunity to meet researchers, educators and
practitioners whose interests span a remarkably broad range of topics,
and who share an interest in exploring the power of the pattern form.

SugarLoafPLoP 2003 program will have three different sections:

  * Writers' Workshop (WW) - papers that document patterns (design
    pattern, process pattern, etc).

  * Software Pattern Applications (SPA) - papers that explore
    application of patterns, such as using patterns in industry or
    academia, tools for using patterns, comparisons of productivity
    using patterns, and so on.

  * Writing Patterns (WP) - papers of newcomers who want to learn
    how to better elaborate an idea intended to evolve to a pattern.
    This is more like a hands-on tutorial on writing patterns.

There will be a tutorial presented by Robert Hanmer (Lucent
Technologies, US), entitled "Introduction to Pattern Languages".

SugarLoafPLoP will be held at Hotel Pontal de Ocaporã
(http://www.ocapora.com.br/iindex.htm) in Porto de Galinhas, only
fifty minutes from Recife. Porto de Galinhas is one of the most
beautiful beaches of Brazil (http://www.portodegalinhas.com.br ).
See more about Pernambuco and its beaches at
http://www.brazzil.com/trajan99.htm.

Looking forward to see you in Porto de Galinhas.

*** CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Paulo Borba (CIn/UFPE, BR)
Sérgio Soares (CIn/UFPE, BR)

*** PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Rossana Andrade (DC/UFC, BR)
Robert Hanmer (Lucent Technologies, US)

*** LOCAL ORGANIZATION

Ayla Souza (CIn/UFPE, BR)
Rohit Gheyi (CIn/UFPE, BR)

Supported by the Hillside Group, Inc.
Supported by SBC (Brazilian Computer Society)

PLoP is a trademark of the Hillside Group, Inc.