Hi all,

Hubert Baumeister asked me to forward this to the Squeak mailing list.

Cheers

Michael

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                      Fifth International Conference on
                   eXtreme Programming and Agile Processes
                         in Software Engineering

                                   XP2004

              June 6-10, 2004, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

http://www.xp2004.org/

General Chair : Martin Fowler, ThoughtWorks, USA
Program Chair : Jutta Eckstein, Objects in Action, Germany
Academic Chair: Hubert Baumeister, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 
München, Germany

Location
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen is situated 90 km from Munich at the base of
the Wetterstein mountains and is one of the most favoured tourist
centres in Germany. The Wetterstein mountains include the Zugspitze,
with 2964 m the highest mountain in Germany. Neuschwanstein, the
fairy-tale castle of King Ludwig II, is only 60 kilometres away.

In 1968 the legendary Nato Software Engineering Conference was held
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where for the first time the term software
engineering was used.

Call for Papers
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Program Chair: Jutta Eckstein

The "Fifth International Conference on eXtreme Programming and Agile
Processes in Software Engineering" is a unique forum for industry and
academic professionals to discuss their needs and ideas for
incorporating eXtreme Programming and agile methodologies into their
professional life under consideration of the human factor.

We will celebrate this year's conference by reflecting on what we have
achieved in the last half decade and also focus on the challenges we
are facing in the near future.

XP 2004 facilitates to swap ideas in a number of ways, including
featured talks by professionals on the cutting edge of eXtreme
Programming and agile processes, technical presentations, activity
sessions, panels, posters, code camps, workshops, tutorials, and other
opportunities to exchange and elaborate on new findings. XP 2004
features additionally a PhD Symposium for PhD students, and an
Educational Symposium for everybody with a vested interest in training
and education.

Conference Topics
-----------------

The conference will stress practical applications and implications of
XP and other agile methodologies (AM). Conference topics include, but
are not limited to:

* Foundations and rationale of XP and AM
* Case studies, experiments and practioner's reports
* XP, AM, and "Lean Management"
* Organizational change
* Other management and organizational issues
* Scalability issues
* Education and training
* Introducing XP and AM into an organization
* New insights into XP practices and their interrelations
* Refactoring and continuous integration
* XP, AM, and process/product certifications (CMM, ISO 9001, ...)
* Unit and acceptance testing: practices and experiences
* Use of software development tools and environments
* Merging of agile processes

Instructions for Authors
------------------------

The conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the
Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. Papers must be original and
not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors must
clearly explain the contribution of their work in terms of its
theoretical and/or practical value and relationship to previous
work. Submissions must be full papers of at most 9 pages or extended
abstracts of at most 4 pages in English using the Springer LNCS
style. PhD symposium submissions are limited to one page. Each
submission must include an abstract and a list of keywords. Panel
proposals must include the moderator's name, an abstract, and the list
of panelists that have consented to participate. Accepted papers and
panel positions will appear in the conference proceedings. All
submissions should be submitted electronically in Postscript or PDF
format to Jutta Eckstein: program_chair at xp2004.org.

Important Dates
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Deadline for submissions: January 11, 2004
Acceptance notification:  February 28, 2004
All final manuscripts:    March 28, 2004
Pre-registration ends:    April 1, 2004

Recfactor our Writings
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Getting folks writing papers about useful information is
good. However, a forest of ideas with no organization is bad. We would
like authors and groups of authors come together to refactor older,
related papers into new, consolidated pieces of literature that
communicate comprehensive ideas on an important subject. We need to
encourage ourselves to refactor what we've written in order to produce
excellent new pieces of literature. Please contact Vera Peeters at
workshop_chair at xp2004.org for further information.

Program Committee:
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Ann Anderson, USA
Barbara Russo, Italy
Bernhard Rumpe, Germany
Charles Poole, USA
Daniel Karlström, Sweden
David Hussman, USA
Diana Larsen, USA
Dierk König, Switzerland
Don Wells, USA
Erich Gamma, Switzerland
Frank Westphal, Germany
Giancarlo Succi, Italy
Helen Sharp, UK
Hubert Baumeister, Germany
Jim Highsmith, USA
Joe Bergin, USA
John Favaro, Italy
José H. Canós Cerdá, Spain
Joseph Pelrine, Switzerland
Joshua Kerievsky, USA
Laurie Williams, USA
Leon Moonen, NL
Linda Rising, USA
Martin Fowler, USA
Martin Lippert, Germany
Mary Lynn Manns, USA
Mary Poppendieck, USA
Michael Hill, USA
Michele Marchesi, Italy
Mike Holcombe, UK
Nicolai Josuttis, Germany
Paul Grünbacher, Austria
Rachel Davis, UK
Rachel Reinitz, USA
Rick Mugridge, New Zealand
Ron Jeffries, USA
Scott W. Ambler, USA
Sian Hopes, UK
Steve Freeman, UK
Steven Fraser, USA
Tim Mackinnon, UK
Till Schümmer, Germany
Vera Peeters, Belgium
Ward Cunningham, USA

Call for Tutorials
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Tutorial Chair: Rachel Davies

The XP2004 tutorial program provides conference participants the
opportunity to gain new insights, knowledge, and skills in topics
related to extreme Programming and Agile software
development. Participants may include software developers, managers,
teachers, researchers, and students.

Tutorials are an independent instruction on a self-contained topic of
relevance to XP and Agile software development. Therefore no
commercial or sales-oriented presentations will be accepted.

We encourage tutorial proposals that provide clear utility to
practitioners, especially innovative tutorials, which depart from
lecture style delivery, and tutorials on highly advanced topics.

Tutorials are presented in half-day (3-hour) or full-day sessions
(6-hour), primarily during the first day of the conference.

Important Dates:

     * Tutorial Submissions Deadline: January 11, 2004
     * Acceptance notification: February 28, 2004
     * Final manuscripts: March 28, 2004

Submission Guidelines for Tutorials
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A tutorial proposal of up to 2 pages should include:

     * Tutorial title and one line summary
     * Abstract
     * Audience and benefits of attending
     * Content outline and process
     * Presenter resume with contact information
     * History of tutorial
     * Examples of supporting material

Submissions must be in English using the Springer LNCS style. All
submissions should be submitted electronically in Postscript or PDF
format to tutorial_chair at xp2004.org.

Call for Workshops
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Workshop Chair: Vera Peeters

The XP2004 workshop program provides a forum for groups of
participants to exchange opinions and to enhance community knowledge
about research topics and real life applications of Agile Processes.

Workshops also provide the opportunity for representatives of a
technical community to coordinate efforts and to establish collective
plans of action.

We particularly encourage proposals for novel, highly-interactive
workshops that fall outside the conventional workshop format. The
intention is that everybody learns from the experience, the organisers
as well as the participants.

To ensure a sufficiently small group for effective interaction,
workshop organizers manage attendance based on a review of short
position papers from potential attendees.

Workshops are typically half-day (3-hour) or full-day sessions
(6-hour).

This call for participation is for workshop organizers only: a later
call will occur for workshop attendees. Each workshop must have at
least two organizers, preferably from different organizations. The
organizers will typically manage a workshop Web site and the whole
workshop participation process.

Important Dates:

     * Submissions Deadline:   January 11, 2004
     * Acceptance notification   February 28, 2004
     * Final manuscripts:   March 28, 2004

Submission Guidelines for Workshops
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A workshop proposal of up to 2 pages should include:

     * Workshop title and one line summary (used in advance program)
     * Abstract
     * Audience and benefits of attending
     * 0utline of the theme and goals of the workshop
     * A description of the desired number of participants, the
       participant solicitation and selection process
     * Presenter resume with contact information

Submissions must be in English using the Springer LNCS style. All
submissions should be submitted electronically in Postscript or PDF
format to workshop_chair at xp2004.org.

Acceptance will be based on an evaluation of the workshop's potential
for generating useful results, the timeliness and expected interest in
the topic, and the organizers' ability to lead a successful
workshop.

Call for Panels and Activities
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Panels and Activities Co-Chairs: Steven Fraser and Joshua Kerievsky

XP2004 panels/activity-sessions will be lively, participatory,
educational, and entertaining. They offer an interactive opportunity
to share perspectives, debate opinions, and communicate
best-practices. Panels are not intended as unison gab-fests of
mini-presentations - contrasting opinions are important! Panel formats
have included: traditional; talk show; game show; fish bowl; formal
debate; and special events. A proposal must include a relevant topic,
an appealing format and participants with different points of
view. Part of the enduring appeal of XP2004 panels is to showcase the
opinions of leading researchers and industry leaders. Panelists need
not be experts - dispatches from the trenches can prove as
enlightening as the latest sound bites from the usual suspects. You
don't have to be an XP200N regular to organize a panel.

Important Dates:
     * Submissions Deadline:   January 11, 2004
     * Acceptance notification   February 28, 2004
     * Final manuscripts:   March 28, 2004

Submission Guidelines for Panels and Activities
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Panel proposals must include:

     * Title
     * Convener/Moderator contact information with bios
     * Proposed panelists (names, bios, positions)
     * Panel value proposition (value, innovation, timeliness,
       controversy factor, appeal, history)
     * Format description (traditional panel, debate, fish-bowl, talk
       show, game show, special event)
     * Complete panel material 'camera-ready' for publication in the
       proceedings

Submissions must be in English using the Springer LNCS style. All
submissions should be submitted electronically in Postscript or PDF
format to activityandpanel_cochair at xp2004.org.

Call for Phd Symposium
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Phd-Symposium Chair: Jose H. Canos

The PhD symposium will provide a forum for doctoral students doing
research in the area of XP or other agile methodologies. In the
symposium students will present and discuss their research objectives,
methods, and (preliminary) results.

The goal is to provide mutual feedback and guidance from mentors as
well as from other symposium participants. The mentors are senior
university or industry researchers, e.g., current or former members of
the XP200x series program committee. The goal of the symposium is to
expose students to helpful criticism before their thesis
defense. Mentors provide constructive criticism about the current
status of the work, and give advice about possible future direction
and focus.

The PhD Symposium has the same scope as the main XP 2004 conference.

We encourage doctoral students to present their work at the
symposium. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference
proceedings.

Important Dates:

     * Submissions Deadline:   March 1, 2004
     * Acceptance notification   March 15, 2004
     * Final manuscripts:   March 28, 2004
     * PhD Symposium:   June 2004 (date TBA)

Submission Guidelines for Phd Symposium
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Students interested in participating should submit a paper describing
their doctoral work to the symposium chair. Abstracts should:

     * identify the research question the work is addressing,
     * explain significant problems and current solutions,
     * discuss the proposed approach, and
     * outline the results achieved so far.

Submissions should not be longer than 1 page and must be in
English using the Springer LNCS style. All submissions should be
submitted electronically in Postscript or PDF format to
phdsymposium_chair at xp2004.org.

For any additional information
please contact Jutta Eckstein at program_chair at xp2004.org