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               ICOODB 2008 Conference: CALL FOR PAPERS
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        International Conference on Object Databases ICOODB
                       http://www.icoodb.org

               Organised by / In association with / Sponsored by:
   TFH-Berlin University of App.Sc. GER, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
        ODBMS.org, db4objects Inc., Versant Inc., Objectivity Inc.

                           Call for Papers

BACKGROUND:
The ICOODB 2008 is the First International Conference on Object Databases
and Object Database Management Systems (ODBMS) in this century and it takes
place in Berlin, Germany on March 13 and 14.
It is a unique opportunity for scientists, industry, developers and
students to meet in person and exchange insights on object databases.
This conference addresses people who are interested in object databases,
innovative ways to bring objects and databases together and
alternatives / extensions to relational databases and O/R mappers.

The conference is organized by an independent research committee and
supported by ODBMS.org, ODBMS Vendors, and the TFH-Berlin. The conference
will take place at the University of Applied Sciences TFH-Berlin and will
be opened with several keynotes in the famous Beuth Hall. The event takes place
on Thursday and Friday, so you can use the weekend to enjoy Berlin after the conference.

Object Databases are the right choice for certain types of application. They can
save developers cost and time and help them to build more feature rich
OO applications. In this way they enrich the database space that is
sometimes seen as being entirely filled by relational databases and O/R
mappers. Thus one of the purposes of this conference is to support a better
understanding of where and why to use an ODBMS. In this spirit we would like to
invite you to join this conference, propose a paper or a talk, show a poster
or simply visit or get in touch with us. If you are interested in this
topic in general visit odbms.org and read the expert articles or browse
the free section containing lecture notes, tutorials, articles and more.

Topics of interest in the tracks include, but are not limited to:

• Object Database Research
• Comparison of Object Databases and Relational Technologies (Mappers / EJB & JPA / LINQ / etc.)
• Object Databases in the Industry / Case Studies (energy / biology / mobile / automotive / manufacturing /...)
• Object Database Products
• Object Databases and Performance
• Object Databases and Query Languages
• Object Database Architectures and Patterns
• Object Databases in Embedded Systems
• Object Databases in High Available or Scalable Systems
• Object Databases for different Programming Languages
• Object Databases and Standards (e.g. ODMG "4th generation")
• Object Databases in Education

PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

All papers must be submitted via the conference management system
http://icoodb.confman.net.

Submit a short paper describing work-in-progress with up to 4 pages.
Submit a long paper with up to 12 single-spaced single-column pages.
(page limits include figures, tables, references and annexes)

The conference language is English. Papers shall be submitted
in PDF format and must be smaller than 5MB. The proceedings will be available
in CD format or printed matter (on request).

Each paper submission should contain the following in addition to the main text:
Title: as precise possible
Authors & Address: position, department, name of institution, full postal address
Abstract: approximately 100 words, maximum 150 words
Keywords: approximately 10-15 words
References: A list of relevant references including names, title, date, publisher

All accepted authors can be published with a photo and a short biography on the ICOODB
website. Selected high-quality papers will be published on odbms.org.

More detailed information to submit a POSTER can be found an icoodb.org

INDUSTRIAL SECTION:

  The conference itself is divided into two parts. The first part
  includes the scientific papers and talks. The second parts invites
  TALKS and SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS. Please contact the conference
  organisation if you want to submit content here or submit directly
  to edlich[at]gmail[dot]com.

  Furthermore if you wish to integrate a workshop concerning databases,
  persistence / OO in general or any other related topics then contact the
  conference organisation team.

IMPORTANT DATES:

  1. Conference: 13th and 14th of March 2008
  2. Deadline for Submissions: 3rd February 2008
  3. Author notifications: 24th February 2008

CONFERENCE CHAIR:
  Prof. Dr. Stefan Edlich, TFH-Berlin, GER
  James Paterson, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

COMFERENCE ORGANISATION:

  Daniel Oltmanns, TFH-Berlin, GER
  Steffen Heuschkel, TFH-Berlin, GER
  Jan Jürjens, TFH-Berlin, GER

LOCATION:

  Berlin, Germany
  TFH-Berlin (House Grashof)
  Luxemburger Straße 10
  13353 Berlin
  http://www.tfh-berlin.de/images/campuscard.jpg

CONTACT:

  Stefan Edlich
  edlich@gmail.com
  Call: (+49)(0)15.11.44.64.128

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Corsin Decurtins, ETH-Zürich, CH
Mohammed Fayad, ACM / San Jose State University, US
Werner Guttmann, Castor / ANECON, AT
Theo Härder, TU Kaiserslautern, GER
Epaminondas Kapetanios, University of Westminster, UK
Ted Neward, tedneward.com, US
Awais Rashid, Lancester University, UK
Andreas Renner, Versant, US
Carl Rosenberger, db4objects, US
Kai-Uwe Sattler, TU-Ilmenau, GER

ADVISORY BOARD

Thorsten Singhofen, Versant, US
Thomas Preuss, ConfMaster.net, GER
Reiner Creutzburg, FH-Brandenburg, GER