OTM 2004: Paper Deadline Extended

[Laura Bright]

The paper submission deadline has been extended to June 22.
Abstracts are due June 8.

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OTM 2004 Federated Conferences - Call For Papers
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"On the Move -OTM- to Meaningful Internet Systems and Ubiquitous 
Computing"  2004 consisting of:

- International Symposium on Distributed Objects and Applications (DOA'04)
   http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf/doa/2004

- International Conference on Ontologies, Databases and Applications of
  Semantics (ODBASE'04)  http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf/odbase/2004

- International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS'04)
  http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf/coopis/2004
                       
                         Larnaca, Cyprus
                        October 25-29, 2004
                http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf/

BRIEF OVERVIEW: The current and future software needs are towards the
development of large and complex Intelligent Networked Information
Systems, covering a wide range of issues (such as Data and Web
Semantics, Distributed Objects, Web Services, Databases, Workflow,
Cooperation, Interoperability, Mobility) as required for the
deployment of Internet- and Intranet-based systems in organizations
and for e-business. This federated event is unique at providing an
opportunity for researchers and practitioners to understand the recent
developments in ubiquitous computing. It co-locates three related and
complementary successful conferences (DOA = infrastructure, ODBASE =
meaning of data, CoopIS = application in organizations). Each of these
conferences covers different aspects: theory (i.e. underlying
theoretical solutions), conceptual (e.g. technical and conceptual
solutions) and applications (e.g. case studies and industrial solutions).

SCOPE. All three conferences are about the distributed and ubiquity
aspects of modern computing systems, and the resulting
application-pull created by the Internet and the so-called "Semantic
Web". For DOA'04, the primary emphasis is on the distributed object
infrastructure; for ODBASE'04, it is on the knowledge bases and
methods required for enabling semantical use; and for CoopIS'04, it is
on the interaction of such technology and methods within an
organization or network of organizations. As they must, these subject
areas overlap and, in fact, the organizers specifically welcome
submissions in any of the areas that also emphasize the envisaged
impact on or from relevant issues in the others. To stimulate this
"cross-pollination", a common program of representative keynote
speakers, a joint tutorial program, and a common Industry Track that
runs parallel with the entire event are being assembled.

SUBMISSION. Instructions are available at:
http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf/submit.html

AREAS OF INTEREST. Broad areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

DOA'04
   * Enabling Technologies
   * Middleware
   * Distributed Objects and Applications
   * Internet Computing
   * Web Services

ODBASE'04
   * Design, Tools, and Methodologies
   * Ontologies
   * XML Databases
   * Web Semantics
   * Semantic Tools

CoopIS'04
   * Cooperative Information Systems
   * Interoperation
   * Workflow Systems
   * Enterprise Technologies
   * Agent Technologies

IMPORTANT DATES:
   * Abstract Submission Deadline: June 8, 2004
-->* Paper Submission Deadline: June 22, 2004 <--
   * Acceptance Notification: July 31, 2004
   * Final Version Due: August 20, 2004
   * Conference: October 25-29, 2004

FEDERATED EVENT CO-CHAIRS (fedconf at cs.rmit.edu.au)
   Robert Meersman, VU Brussels, Belgium
   Zahir Tari, RMIT University, Australia

DOA'04 PROGRAM CHAIRS (doa2004 at cs.rmit.edu.au):
   Vinny Cahill, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
   Steve Vinoski, IONA Technologies, USA
   Werner Vogels, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA

OBBASE'04 PROGRAM CHAIRS (odbase2004 at cs.rmit.edu.au)
    Tiziana Catarci, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
    Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

CoopIS'04 PROGRAM CHAIRS (coopis2004 at cs.rmit.edu.au):
   Wil van der Aalst, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
   Christoph Bussler, National University of Ireland, Ireland
   Avigdor Gal, Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

PUBLICITY CHAIR (bright at cse.ogi.edu):
   Laura Bright, Oregon Graduate Institute, Oregon, USA

LOCAL ORGANISING CHAIR (skevo at cs.ucy.ac.cy):
   Skevos Evripidou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

PUBLICATION CHAIR (kwonlai at cs.rmit.edu.au)
   Kwong Yuen Lai, RMIT University, Australia