General talk about software patterns

[Linda Rising <risingl1 AT cox.net>]

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The submission deadline for papers has been extended to Monday, May 25.

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16th CONFERENCE ON PATTERN LANGUAGES OF PROGRAMS

28th – 30th August 2009, co-located with Agile 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA

CALL FOR PAPERS
Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP®) conference is a premier event for 
pattern authors and pattern enthusiasts to gather, discuss and learn 
more about patterns and software development. The purpose of PLoP is to 
promote development of pattern languages, primarily about aspects of 
software: design and programming, testing, software architecture, user 
interface design, domain modelling, and software processes. Patterns and 
pattern languages for domains outside software are also welcome.

The conference program offers pattern authors a unique opportunity to 
have their pattern languages reviewed by fellow authors, which mainly 
occurs in the form of Writers’ Workshops.

Authors and non-authors will find in the different PLoP activities 
(Writers’ Workshops, Writing Groups, Focus Groups, BoF sessions, 
BootCamp, Games) many opportunities to learn more about patterns and 
pattern writing. As a whole, the conference provides a friendly and 
effective environment to give and get feedback, to share expertise, and 
to allow the participants to improve their patterns making them more 
useful and more publishable.

SUBMISSIONS
Paper submissions may include short papers, containing one or more 
patterns, longer pattern languages or sequences, or work-in-progress 
papers willing to get an in-depth shepherding by an experienced pattern 
author at the conference.

Papers are sought on topics related to patterns and pattern languages, 
including:
• Patterns and pattern languages
• Critiques of patterns and pattern languages
• Research on patterns and pattern languages
• Case studies of the use of patterns and pattern languages

After submission, papers will be peer-reviewed to be accepted for the 
shepherding process. During shepherding, authors will have assigned a 
shepherd that will help the author to improve the content and style of 
the paper. At the end of the shepherding process, papers will be 
peer-reviewed again to be accepted into the Writers’ Workshops of the 
conference. Authors will receive early feedback after submission, and 
then a final result.
PLoP09 submissions are digitally archived at ACM Digital Library. Papers 
discussed at Writers Workshop at this conference qualify for submission 
to the new journal "TPLoP - Transactions on Pattern Languages of 
Programming" published by Springer.

IMPORTANT DATES

• May 18: submissions due
• May 25: shepherding begins
• July 20: notification of acceptance
• August 3: conference versions due

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please contact the Organizers, Rebecca Wirfs-Brock: 
plopchairs2009 AT hillside.net.
Or visit the Conference site: http://hillside.net/plop/2009.
PLoP® is a registered trademark of Hillside Group. To keep up on the 
latest information, subscribe to plop-announce-subscribe AT hillside.net.

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Co-Author of "Fearless Change: patterns for introducing new ideas"
www.cs.unca.edu/~manns/intropatterns.html
Check out my web site:
www.lindarising.org