General talk about software patterns

[Michael Weiss <weiss AT sce.carleton.ca>]

Dear pattern enthusiasts,

PLoP 2019 (https://www.hillside.net/plop/2019) in Ottawa, Canada, is shaping 
up to be an exciting event. We are just two months away from the conference. 
An important component of any PLoP, apart of the writers' workshops are focus 
groups, free-format discussion groups or workshops aimed at bringing together 
people interested in a hot topic related to patterns or proven practices, for 
a period of about 1-2 hours. 

These sessions might focus on very different topics and issues related to 
patterns, ranging from writing to using, organizing, or adopting patterns. 
Focus group are usually of free admittance at the conference, but some may 
require preparation or submission before the conference. Interdisciplinary 
topics and topics from other domains than software development are common and 
encouraged. Focus group leaders write a report that is included in the final 
conference proceedings.

If you are interested in running a focus group, we are, at this point, just 
looking for a short description of your proposed focus group. You can upload 
this description (pdf, txt or doc) to the submission system:

https://www.hillside.net/plop/2019/submission/gate.cgi

Click on Submit a new paper, then choose the Focus Group Proposals/Pattern 
Workshops category.

Closer to the conference, we request that you provide us with an expanded 
description of the activities planned for the focus group, the audience, and 
the required preparation that we can share with the conference participants. 

The deadline to submit your focus groups descriptions is August 19.

Thank you, Michael Weiss and Joe Yoder
PLoP 2019 Conference Chairs