From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Sun Nov 10 13:08:14 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id NAA25984 for ; Sun, 10 Nov 1996 13:08:04 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA09939 for dbworld; Sun, 10 Nov 1996 13:08:03 -0600 Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 13:08:03 -0600 From: Joe Hellerstein Message-Id: <199611101908.NAA09939@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [The following crossed my desk; I am not associated with Mills in any way. Joe Hellerstein] Mills College Oakland, CA 94613 Assistant Professor of Computer Science Tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Computer Science beginning Fall 1997. Required: Ph.D. in Computer Science and a broad background in the field. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas: architecture, operating systems, parallel and distributed computing, networking, programming languages, multimedia systems, and interdisciplinary areas. Applicants must submit evidence of superior teaching and research abilities. Mills College is a small, well-known, liberal arts college for women located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It offers 33 majors and 18 graduate programs, including a master's program in interdisciplinary computer science. The faculty/student ratio is 1:11. Send vita, your statements of teaching philosophy and research objectives, and three letters of reference by 1/31/97 to: Chair, Computer Science Search Committee or e-mail to cssearch@mills.edu. Mills College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. 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Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Mon Nov 11 09:48:45 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA05600 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:48:41 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id JAA10789 for dbworld; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:48:40 -0600 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:48:40 -0600 From: Foto Afrati Message-Id: <199611111548.JAA10789@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu Call for Participation 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATABASE THEORY (ICDT '97) Delphi, Greece, January 8-10, 1997 In cooperation with ACM COMPUTER SOCIETY and IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY ICDT is a biannual international conference on theoretical aspects of databases and a forum for communicating research advances on the principles of database systems. Previous ICDT conferences were held in Rome (1986), Bruges (1988), Paris (1990), Berlin (1992), and Prague (1995). Since 1992, ICDT has been merged with the Symposium on Mathematical Fundamentals of Database Systems (MFDBS), another series of conferences on theoretical aspects of database systems that was initiated in Dresden (1987), and continued in Visegrad (1989) and Rostock (1991). *************************************************************************** ICDT'97 HIGHLIGHTS * Invited talks by S. Abiteboul and J. Ullman * Invited tutorial on data mining by H. Mannila * Presentations of 29 technical papers selected out of 119 submissions *************************************************************************** INVITED TALKS ============= Speaker: S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford University) ------------ Title: Querying Semi-Structured Data Abstract: Semi-structured data can be found in many data sources available electronically (most notably in the WWW). They also arise naturally as the result of the integration of independent heterogeneous sources. In such contexts, the structure of data is not as regular or rigid as in standard databases systems, e.g., in the relational or object-oriented database systems. Also, the notion of schema is altered in essential ways, e.g., the schema may become implicit. We will try to highlight the main aspects and particularities of semi-structured data. We will also survey some proposals of models and query languages for semi-structured data. About the speaker: Serge Abiteboul obtained his Ph.D. from U.S.C, Los Angeles, in 1982, and a Th`ese d'Etat from Paris University, Orsay, in 1985. He is Senior Researcher at I.N.R.I.A., Rocquencourt, France where he managed a Database Group from 1989 to 1995. He is also Maitre de Conf'erence at Ecole Polytechnique. He is currently visiting for two years the Computer Science Dept. at Stanford U. Speaker: J. Ullman (Stanford University) --------- Title: Information Integration Using Logical Views Abstract: A number of ideas concerning information-integration tools can be thought of as constructing answers to queries using views that represent the capabilities of information sources. We review the formal basis of these techniques, which are closely related to containment algorithms for conjunctive queries and/or datalog programs. Then we compare the approaches taken by AT&T Labs' "Information Manifold" and the Stanford "Tsimmis" project in these terms. About the speaker: Jeff Ullman is the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering and acting chair of the Department of Computer Science at Stanford. He received the B.S. degree from Columbia University in 1963 and the PhD from Princeton in 1966. He has served as chair of the CS-GRE Examination board, Member of the ACM Council, Chair of the New York State CS Doctoral Evaluation Board, on several NSF advisory boards, and is past or present editor of several journals. He is presently a member of the Computing Research Association Board. Ullman was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1989, has held Guggenheim and Einstein Fellowships, and is the 1996 winner of the Sigmod Contributions Award. He is the author of 14 books, including a 2-volume series on Database Systems. His research interests include information integration, warehouse design, and data mining. ***************************************************************************** INVITED TUTORIAL ================ Speaker: H. Mannila (University of Helsinki) ---------- Title: Methods of data mining Abstract: Data mining, also called knowledge discovery in databases, aims at the discovery of interesting knowledge from large masses of data. We review some recent developments in data mining methods for relational, sequential, and time-series data, and present some theoretical results and challenges in the area. About the speaker: Heikki Mannila is a professor of computer science at the University of Helsinki, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1985. After that he has been an associate professor at the Universities of Tampere and Helsinki, a visiting professor at the Technical University of Vienna, and a guest researcher at the Max Planck Institut fur Informatik in Saarbrucken. He has also worked at the National Public Health Institution in Helsinki, as well as consultant in industry. His research interests include data mining, machine learning, database design, and text databases. He is the coauthor of the book "Design of Relational Databases" (Addison-Wesley) as well as numerous articles in algorithms, databases, machine learning and data mining. He is one of the editors-in-chief of the new scientifc journal "Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery". ***************************************************************************** CONFERENCE PROGRAM =================== TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 ------------------------ 16:00 and 20:00 Conference buses depart from Athens airport to Delphi 19:00 - 23:00 Registration 20:00 - 22:00 Reception (with light dinner) ------------------------------------------------------ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1997 ------------------------- 9:00 - 10:00 Invited talk by J. Ullman (Stanford Univ.) Information Integration Using Logical Views 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:30 Session 1: Conjunctive Queries in Heterogeneous Databases Conjunctive query containment revisited --- C. Chekuri (Stanford Univ.), A. Rajaraman (Stanford Univ.) Semantics and containment with internal and external conjunctions --- G. Grahne (Univ. Helsinki), N. Spyratos (LRI, Orsay), D. Stamate (LRI, Orsay) Efficient complete tests for conjunctive query constraints with negation --- N. Huyn (Stanford Univ.) Selection of views to materialize in a data warehouse --- H. Gupta (Stanford Univ.) 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 Session 2: Logic and Databases I Total and partial well-founded Datalog coincide --- J. Flum (Univ. Freiburg), M. Kubierschky (Univ. Freiburg), B. Ludaescher (Univ. Freiburg) Fine hierarchies of generic computation --- J. Tyszkiewicz (RWTH Aachen) Local properties of query languages --- G. Dong (Univ. Melbourne) , L. Libkin (Bell Labs), L. Wong (I.S.S., Singapore) 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:30 Session 3: Active Databases Expressiveness and complexity of active databases --- P. Picouet (E.N.S.T.), V. Vianu (UC San Diego) A model theoretic approach to update rule programs --- N. Bidoit (Univ. Paris XIII), S. Maabout (Univ. Paris XIII) Abstract interpretation of active rules and its use in termination analysis --- J. Bailey (Univ. Melbourne), L. Crnogorac (Univ. Melbourne), K. Ramamohanarao (Univ. Melbourne), H. Sondergaard (Univ. Melbourne) Structural issues in active rule systems --- J. Bailey (Univ. Melbourne), G. Dong (Univ. Melbourne), K. Ramamohanarao (Univ. Melbourne) 19:00 - 20:00 Business Meeting ------------------------------------ THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 ------------------------- 8:30 - 10:00 Invited tutorial by H. Mannila (Univ. Helsinki) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:30 Session 4: New Applications Discovering all most specific sentences by randomized algorithms --- D. Gunopoulos (MPI), H. Mannila (Univ. Helsinki), S. Saluja (MPI) A formal foundation for distributed workflow execution based on state charts --- D. Wodtke (Univ. Saarland), G. Weikum (Univ. Saarland) Incorporating user preferences in multimedia queries --- R. Fagin (IBM Almaden), E.L. Wimmers (IBM Almaden) Queries and computation on the web --- S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford Univ.), V. Vianu (UC San Diego) 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 16:30 Tour of the Delphi archaeological site and museum 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break 17:00-18:00 Session 5: Logic and Databases II The complexity of iterated belief revision --- P. Liberatore (Univ. Roma "La Sapienza") Expressive power of unary counters --- M. Benedikt (Bell Labs), H.J. Keisler (Univ. Wisconsin) 18:00-19:00 Session 6: Concurrency Control Concurrency control theory for deferred materialized views --- A. Kawaguchi (Columbia Univ.), D. Lieuwen (Bell Labs), I. Mumick (Bell Labs), D. Quass (Stanford Univ), K. Ross (Columbia Univ.) Serializability of nested transactions in multidatabases --- U. Halici (METU, Ankara), B. Arpinar (METU, Ankara), A. Dogac (METU, Ankara) 20:30 Conference Banquet --------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1997 ------------------------ 9:00 - 10:00 Invited talk by S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford Univ.) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 11:30 Session 7: Unstructured Data Adding structure to unstructured data --- P. Buneman (Univ. Pennsylvania), S.Davidson (Univ. Pennsylvania), M. Fernandez (AT&T Research), D. Suciu (AT&T Research) Correspondence and translation for heterogeneous data --- S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford Univ.), S. Cluet (INRIA), T. Milo (Univ. Tel Aviv) 11:30 - 12:30 Session 8: Object Oriented Databases Type consistency problems for queries in object-oriented databases --- Y. Ishihara (Nara Institute), H. Seki (Nara Institute), M. Ito (Nara Institute) Object-oriented database evolution --- J.-B. Lagorce (LRI, Orsay), A. Stockus (LRI, Orsay), E. Waller (LRI, Orsay) 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 Session 9: Access Methods Performance of nearest neighbor queries in R-trees --- A. Papadopoulos (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki), Y. Manolopoulos (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki) Optimal allocation of two-dimensional data --- K. Abdel-Ghaffar (UC Davis), A. El Abbadi (UC Santa Barbara) Efficient indexing for constraint and temporal databases --- S. Ramaswamy (Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations) 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:00 Session 10: Spatial Data and Bulk Data On topological elementary equivalence of spatial databases --- B. Kuijpers (Univ. Antwerp), J. Paredaens (Univ. Antwerp), J. Van den Bussche (Univ. Antwerp) Dynamic constraint databases for spatial data --- P.Z. Revesz (Univ. Nebraska) Tractable iteration mechanisms for bag languages --- L. Colby (Bell Labs), L. Libkin (Bell Labs) 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner (at the conference center) 20:00 Conference buses depart for Athens ***************************************************************************** CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION ======================= Program co-chairs: Foto Afrati (NTUA Athens) Phokion G. Kolaitis (UC Santa Cruz) Program committee members: F. Afrati (Greece) M. Cadoli (Italy) S. Chaudhuri (USA) S. Cluet (France) T. Eiter (Austria) C. Faloutsos (USA) S. Greco (Italy) M. Gyssens (Belgium) O.H.G.Katona(Hungary) P. Kolaitis (USA) G. Kuper (Germany) T. Milo (Israel) M. Ozsoyoglu (USA) J. Pokorny (Czech Rep.) V. Sazonov (Russia) H-J. Schek (Switzeland) E. Soisalon-Soininen (Finland) J. Su (USA) V. Tannen (USA) D. Van Gucht (USA) V. Vianu (USA) G. Vossen (Germany) P. Wolper (Belgium) J. Zlatuska (Czech Rep.) Organizing committee co-chairs: Foto Afrati, Theodora Varvarigou (NTUA Athens) Organizing committee members: Izambo Karali (Univ. Athens), Theodore Kavalieros, Theodore Mitakos, Costas Petropulos, Francesca Toni (NTUA Athens) WWW: http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/public/AD/icdt97.html For further information, contact teo@softlab.ece.ntua.gr ***************************************************************************** +---------------------------------------------------------+ | DEADLINES | | | | Early Registration 12 November 1996 | | Hotel Reservation 12 November 1996 | +---------------------------------------------------------+ ****************************************************************************** GENERAL INFORMATION =================== LOCATION --------- ICDT 97 will be held at the European Cultural Center of Delphi, Greece. Delphi (elevation 573 m.) is located in a magnificent natural setting about 170 km N/W of Athens on the undercliffs of Mount Parnassus. The drive from Athens to Delphi takes about three hours. Delphi hosts one of the most significant archaeological sites in Greece. Although today it is just a small village, historically Delphi has been one of the cornerstones of ancient Greek civilization. Indeed, in antiquity Delphi was the seat of the oracle of Apollo, which was particularly active during the 7th and the 6th centuries BC and had to be consulted for essentially every major political decision. Ancient Greeks considered Delphi to be the "navel of the world". The shrine was administered by a panhellenic confederation, which every four years organized the Pythian Games; these were second only to the Olympic Games, but with more prominence on music and drama, as they were dedicated to Apollo. WEATHER -------- January is winter time in Greece. The temperature at Delphi in January typically ranges from 5 to 15 degrees C (41-59 degrees F), with a small probability of being lower than 5 degrees C (41 degrees F). CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE --------------------- The Greek currency is the drachma (DR). In September 1996, 1 US Dollar was approximately 235 DR. Currencey can be exchanged either at the Athens airport or in Delphi. TIME ---- Greece uses +2 hour GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). THINGS TO DO ------------- Delphi's archeological site has many interesting monuments and temples, including the sanctuary of Apollo, the theatre where the Delphic festivals were held, the stadium, the Kastalia Fountain where the Pythia, priestess of Apollo, would bathe before uttering her oracular utterances, and the tholos or rotunda, one of the most remarkable architectural constructions of antiquity (depicted on the conference poster). The collection of the Delphi museum consists exclusively of objects found on the archaeological site, including the famous bronze statue of the charioteer and an ancient copy of the sacred stone "omphalos" (the "navel of the world"). In Delphi and the surrounding villages you can find tavernas, restaurants, coffee houses, and bars. From Delphi you can visit the ski facilities of Mount Parnassus (elevation 2400 m), the town of Itea (17 km), a pleasant summer resort by the sea, the town of Amfissa (22 km), surrounded by a forest of olive trees, and the monastery of Hosios Loukas (36 km), an outstanding example of Byzantine art and architecture. PROCEEDINGS =========== The conference proceedings will appear as a volume in the "Lecture Notes in Computer Science" (LNCS) series, published by Springer-Verlag, and will be available at the conference. Each registered participant will receive a copy of the proceedings (except for students). REGISTRATION ============ PROCEDURE ---------- People wishing to attend the conference should fill out a copy of the registration form attached to the end of this announcement and return it, via e-mail, fax, or postal mail, to the address: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Foto Afrati, ICDT 97 | | P.O. Box 64042 Email:teo@softlab.ece.ntua.gr | | 15710 Zographou, Athens tel : +30-1-7722498 | | GREECE fax : +30-1-7722499 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ E-mail registration is strongly preferred. In addition to sending the registration form, the proper registration fee should be paid via cheque or bank transfer, as explained below in the METHOD OF PAYMENT section. On-site registration will be available at the conference office during ICDT 97 starting Tuesday, January 7, 19:00. PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION ------------------------ Before 12 November 1996 After 12 November 1996 ----------------------- ----------------------- Member* US$ 430 US$ 500 Regular US$ 500 US$ 550 Student US$ 270 US$ 300 * For members of ACM and IEEE. A separate form must be completed by each participant. Please make sure that your society affiliation (membership number) and/or university affiliation are shown on your registration form, or that proof of your full time student status comes together with it. Otherwise, the reduced registration fee will not be applied. It is suggested to register for the conference at your earliest convenience. As soon as both registration form and fee have been received, an e-mail confirmation will be sent. To qualify for the early registration fee, payment must be received by November 12, 1996. The conference fee includes admission to all sessions of the conference (including the invited talks and tutorial), a copy of the proceedings (not included in the student fee), refreshments during the breaks, lunches, transportation from and to Athens via the transfer buses of the conference, and the social events (reception on January 7, tour of the archaeological site and conference banquet on January 9 -the latter not included in the student fee). A SPECIAL NOTE FOR EAST EUROPEAN PARTICIPANTS ---------------------------------------------- A limited number of free participations for people from Eastern Europe (free conference attendance and accomodation) will be offered. To become eligible for the support, please apply to Foto Afrati by e-mail (afrati@softlab.ece.ntua.gr) before November 12, 1996. CANCELLATION AND REFUND ----------------------- Cancellation must be made in written form to the organizers. If cancellation notification is received before December 11, 1996, 80% of the registration fee will be refunded; no refunds will be made thereafter. For registered participants who cannot attend, the proceedings will be mailed after the conference. METHOD OF PAYMENT ----------------- Payment of the registration fees should be made in US dollars in one of the following ways: * cheque payable to "ICDT 97", mailed with the registration form, * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A., Zographou Branch Acc. No: 088/03741-00010/19 SWIFT address: ERGOGRAA, 90 Papagou av, and Maratou, 15772 Athens, Greece Fax: +30-1-7486824 Tel: +30-1-7486822 If using a bank transfer, please send a copy of the receipt via postal mail or fax to the address used for the registration above. It is allowed to send a single check or make a single bank transfer covering more than one registration fee. * Upon arrival at the secretariat desk (full fee has to be paid). SOCIAL EVENTS ============= TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 Welcome reception with light dinner at 20:00 AND 22:00 the EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER OF DELPHI. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9,1997 Tour of Delphi archeological site and museum. 14:00 - 16:30 20:30 Conference Banquet.* During the banquet, a performance of Greek music will take place. *The cost of a banquet ticket (for those not registered or students) is US $50 per person. TRAVEL INFORMATION ================== VISA ---- No entry visa is required for visitors from EEC countries, USA, and Canada. For other countries, information about visa can be obtained from the Greek Consulates or airlines. LETTERS OF INVITATION --------------------- Upon request, the secretariat of the conference will send a personal invitation for participation in the conference. It should be understood that such an invitation is only to help participants obtain a visa and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial suport. TO AND FROM DELPHI ------------------ THROUGH ATHENS By plane: Athens International Airport has two terminals. OLYMPIC AIRWAYS passengers arrive at the Western Terminal. Passengers of all other airlines arrive at the Eastern Terminal. You can travel from Athens to Delphi and from Delphi to Athens using the conference buses or public transportation as described below. For those who want to stay overnight in Athens before or after the conference, a block of rooms in the Chandris hotel (address: Sygrou 385, tel: +30-1-9414824) has been reserved. Conference buses will pick up participants both from the airport and the Chandris Hotel (see below). To reach the Chandris Hotel take a taxi from the airport (approximatively 8 US$). ATHENS-DELPHI USING THE CONFERENCE BUSES (trip takes about three hours) * There are two conference buses on Tuesday, January 7, from Athens to Delphi: the first bus departs: at 16:00 from the airport (arrivals) and at 16:30 from the Chandris Hotel the second bus departs: at 20:00 from the airport (arrivals) and at 20:30 from the Chandris Hotel * There is a conference bus on Friday, January 10, from Delphi to Athens, departing at 20:00 (and stopping both at the Chandris Hotel and at the airport). Conference bus transportation is included in the registration fee. USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Public buses from ATHENS TO DELPHI depart from the Central Bus Station located at Liossion St, according to the following schedule. +---------------------+---------------+ | FROM | TO | +=====================+===============+ | Athens@Liossion St | Delphi | +=====================+===============+ | 7:30 | 10:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ | 10:30 | 13:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ | 14:30 | 17:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ | 17:30 | 20:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ +-------------+-----------------------+ | FROM | TO | +=============+=======================+ | Delphi | Athens@Liossion St | +=============+=======================+ | 5:30 | 8:30 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 9:00 | 12:00 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 10:30 | 13:30 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 13:30 | 18:00 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 16:00 | 19:00 (Fri&Sun only) | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 18:00 | 21:00 | +-------------+-----------------------+ The bus fare is DR 2600 one-way. To reach the Central Bus Station at Liossion St, either take a taxi from the airport (approximatively 15 US$) or first take the bus number 091 from the airport to Syntagma Square (160 DR) and then a taxi from there to the Central Bus Station at Liossion St. (approximatively 10 US$). It is recommended to take a taxi directly from the airport. Once in Delphi, all hotels are within easy walking distance. ACCOMMODATION ============= HOTEL RESERVATION ----------------- Reservations have to be made directly with the person in charge at the address below. A block of rooms has been reserved at the European Cultural Center of Delphi, as well as in a number of small and cozy hotels in the village of Delphi. Rooms are also reserved in the Chandris hotel in Athens for those who stay in Athens before or after the conference. The special rates that were arranged are as follows: (in US $) HOTEL SINGLE DOUBLE ----- ------ ------ ATHENS CHANDRIS 117 147 EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER 61 88 OF DELPHI HOTEL GROUP I (DELPHI) 85 102 HOTEL GROUP II (DELPHI) 50 78 All rates are per room and night and include breakfast, taxes, and services. ACCOMMODATION FEES ------------------ Those wishing to book accommodation in Athens, Delphi and conference bus transportation Athens-Delphi-Athens are requested to complete the attached Accommodation Form and send before NOVEMBER 12 to: M. Bessieri (for ICDT 97) 24 Voulis str., 10562 Athens, Greece fax: +30 1 3221023 TOGETHER with payment in one of the two following ways (payment should be made in US dollars): * a cheque payable to M. BESSIERI, or * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A, Voulis Branch Acc. No: 75/02148-01251/58, c/o M. BESSIERI SWIFT Address ERGOGRAA, 3 Kolokotroni str. 10562 Athens-Greece Fax: 301-3222 264. It is allowed to send a single cheque or make a single bank transfer covering more than one person (also covering more than one room). A confirmation will be send to each participant with details for the hotel. The reservation will be confirmed only upon receipt of the payment. Cancellation must be made in written form to the organizers. If cancellation notification is received before December 11, 1996, 80% of the accommodation fee will be refunded; no refunds will be made thereafter. FORMS ===== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION FORM [Please type or print. ONE FORM PER PERSON] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name ___________________________________First Name______________________ Affiliation ____________________________________________________________ Street Address _________________________________________________________ City, State, Postal Code _______________________________________________ Country ________________________________________________________________ Phone(s) _______________________________________________________________ Fax ____________________________________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________________________________ Dietary Restrictions (circle if applicable): Vegetarian Before 12 November 1996 After 12 November 1996 ----------------------- ----------------------- Member* US$430 US$500 Regular US$500 US$550 Student# US$270 US$300 Accompanying US$300 US$350 The fee for accompanying persons covers meals and all the special events of the conference. * For members of ACM and IEEE. Please quote the membership number. # If you apply for the student fee, please attach a copy of your student identification for the ongoing year or a letter signed by the head of your department confirming that you are a student. Total Cost US$:____________ Number of extra Banquet tickets______ (US$50.00 per person) Total Cost US$:____________ Total Due US$: ______________________________ Payment: please send either ------- * cheque payable to "ICDT 97", mailed with the registration form, (do not forget to sign and write your name(s) on the back of the check) or * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A., Zographou Branch Acc. No: 088/03741-00010/19 SWIFT address: ERGOGRAA, 90 Papagou av, and Maratou, 15772 Athens, Greece Fax: +30-1-7486824 Tel: +30-1-7486822 (do not forget to write your name(s) and refer to ICDT 97) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOMMODATION FORM [Please type or print. ONE FORM PER REGISTERED PERSON] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name __________________________________First Name________________________ Affiliation _____________________________________________________________ Street Address __________________________________________________________ City, State, Postal Code ________________________________________________ Country _________________________________________________________________ Phone(s) ________________________________________________________________ Fax _____________________________________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________________________________ Arrival Date______________________Airline/No. Flight____________________ Arrival Time____________________________________________________________ Departure Date____________________Airline/No. Flight____________________ Departure Time__________________________________________________________ [Prices are per room per night. Please write the required number of ------ rooms in the appropriate cells] HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN ATHENS ============================= CHANDRIS HOTEL: US$ 117 (single) US$ 147 (double) single [ ] double [ ] name of other occupant:_____________________ Before the conference --------------------- FROM _________(date of arrival) TO __________________(date of departure) After the conference -------------------- FROM _________(date of arrival) TO __________________(date of departure) Total cost US $________________ HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN DELPHI ============================= SINGLE DOUBLE EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER US$61 US$88 HOTEL I US$85 US$102 HOTEL II US$50 US$78 EUR. CUL. CEN. HOTEL I HOTEL II single [ ] [ ] [ ] double [ ] [ ] [ ] name of other occupant:_____________________ FROM _________(date of arrival) to __________________(date of departure) Total cost US $________________ Total due US $________________ BUS RESERVATION (free) ---------------------- Write on the appropriate cells the required number of seats: +-----------------+------------------+ | from airport | from Chandris | + -------------------------+-----------------+------------------+ | first bus on January 7 |(16:00 hours) | (16:30 hours) | | | | | +--------------------------+-----------------+------------------+ | second bus on January 7 |(20:00 hours) | (20:30 hours) | | | | | +--------------------------+-----------------+------------------+ + -------------------------+---------+ | bus on January 10 | | | | | +--------------------------+---------+ Payment: please enclose either ------- * a cheque payable to M. BESSIERI or (do not forget to sign, write your name and refer to ICDT'97 on the back of the check) or * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A, Voulis Branch Acc. No: 75/02148-01251/58, c/o M. BESSIERI SWIFT Address ERGOGRAA, 3 Kolokotroni str. 10562 Athens-Greece Fax: 301-3222 264, (do not forget to write your name and refer to ICDT'97) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Mon Nov 11 09:51:52 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA05683 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:51:46 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id JAA10816 for dbworld; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:51:46 -0600 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:51:46 -0600 From: Time-96 Workshop Message-Id: <199611111551.JAA10816@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu TIME-97 Fourth International Workshop on Temporal Representation and Reasoning Daytona Beach, Florida, USA May 10-11, 1997 FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS The purpose of this workshop is to bring together active researchers in the area of temporal representation and reasoning in Artificial Intelligence. Through paper presentations and discussions, the participants will exchange, compare, and contrast results in the area. The workshop is planned as a two day event to immediately precede FLAIRS-97 (Ninth Annual Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium May 10-14; see http://erau.db.erau.edu/~towhid/workshops-97.html and the TIME Web page http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~temporal/index.html for details), or contact the program chairs at {morris,lina}@cs.fit.edu. Workshop participants are also encouraged to submit papers to FLAIRS and attend the conference. TIME-97 will be conducted as a combination of paper presentations, a poster session, invited talks and panel discussions. The format will provide ample time for discussions and exchange of ideas. Submission of high quality papers describing mature results or on-going work are invited for all areas of temporal representation and reasoning, including, but not limited to: temporal logics and ontologies temporal constraint reasoning temporal languages and architectures continuous versus discrete time point versus interval representations expressive power versus tractability belief and uncertainty in temporal knowledge temporal databases and knowledge bases temporal learning and discovery reasoning about actions and events time and nonmonotonism time and constraints time in problem solving (e.g. diagnosis, qualitative physics,...) multiple agents, communication, and synchronization applications To maximize interaction among participants, the size of the workshop will be limited. Accepted papers will be invited for full presentation or a poster presentation. All submissions must be received by December 5, 1996. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the first author (or designated author) by February 19, 1997. Prospective participants should submit 5 copies of a 6-8 page paper (indicating the selected areas) to: TIME-97 Program Chairs (Robert Morris and Lina Khatib) Computer Science Program Florida Institute of Technology 150 University Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32901 (407) 768-8000, Ext. 7290 {morris,lina}@cs.fit.edu Electronic submission is also permitted. Send a postscript file via anonymous ftp to: ftp://cs.fit.edu/pub/time97 WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS The workshop will be held in world famous Daytona Beach. Warm May Florida breezes will put the participants in the mood for invigorating discussion of issues in temporal reasoning. The technical discussions will be held for two complete days just prior to FLAIRS-97. We are pleased to announce that Mark Boddy and Patrick Hayes will be giving the invited talks for the Workshop. PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES All accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings, to be published by IEEE Press. As well, a selected subset of the papers will be invited for inclusion (subject to refereeing) in a book or in a special issue of a journal. ORGANIZATION GENERAL Chair: Patrick Hayes, University of West Florida PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chairs: Robert Morris and Lina Khatib, Florida Institute of Technology PROGRAM COMMITTEE Frank Anger, University of West Florida, USA Luca Chittaro, Universita' di Udine, Italy Philippe Dague, Universite Paris-Nord, France Jennifer Elgot-Drapkin, Arizona State University, USA Marcelo Finger, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil Michael Fisher, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Antony Galton, University of Exeter, UK Michael Georgeff, Australian AI Institute, Australia Malik Ghallab, LAAS-CNRS, France Scott Goodwin, University of Regina, CA Hans Werner Guesgen, University of Auckland, NZ Peter Haddawy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA Howard Hamilton, University of Regina, CA Lina Khatib (co-chair), Florida Institute of Technology, USA Peter Ladkin, Universitaet Bielefeld, Germany Gerard Ligozat, Universite Paris XI, France Rob Miller, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK Angelo Montanari, Universita' di Udine, Italy Robert Morris (co-chair), Florida Institute of Technology, USA Bernhard Nebel, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany Han Reichgelt, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Mark Reynolds, Kings College, UK Maarten de Rijke, University of Warwick, UK Abdul Sattar, Griffith University, Australia Erik Sandewall, Linkoping University, Sweden Andre Trudel, Acadia University, Canada Lluis Vila, University of California Irvine, USA ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Patrick Hayes General Chair Lina Khatib PC Co-Chair Bob Morris PC Co-Chair Howard Hamilton Treasurer Luca Chittaro Publicity Co-Chair Angelo Montanari Publicity Co-Chair Scott Goodwin Organizing Committee Member Fahiem Bacchus Organizing Committee Member David Leasure Organizing Committee Member SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Sponsorship for TIME-97 is being sought from the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), and the Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS). SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES December 5, 1996 Submission deadline February 19, 1996 Notification of acceptance April 15, 1997 Camera-ready copy deadline May 10-11, 1997 TIME-97 Workshop May 10-14, 1997 FLAIRS-97 Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Mon Nov 11 09:57:24 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA05796 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:57:15 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id JAA10845 for dbworld; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:57:15 -0600 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:57:15 -0600 From: Foto Afrati Message-Id: <199611111557.JAA10845@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu Call for Participation 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATABASE THEORY (ICDT '97) Delphi, Greece, January 8-10, 1997 In cooperation with ACM COMPUTER SOCIETY and IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY ICDT is a biannual international conference on theoretical aspects of databases and a forum for communicating research advances on the principles of database systems. Previous ICDT conferences were held in Rome (1986), Bruges (1988), Paris (1990), Berlin (1992), and Prague (1995). Since 1992, ICDT has been merged with the Symposium on Mathematical Fundamentals of Database Systems (MFDBS), another series of conferences on theoretical aspects of database systems that was initiated in Dresden (1987), and continued in Visegrad (1989) and Rostock (1991). *************************************************************************** ICDT'97 HIGHLIGHTS * Invited talks by S. Abiteboul and J. Ullman * Invited tutorial on data mining by H. Mannila * Presentations of 29 technical papers selected out of 119 submissions *************************************************************************** INVITED TALKS ============= Speaker: S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford University) ------------ Title: Querying Semi-Structured Data Abstract: Semi-structured data can be found in many data sources available electronically (most notably in the WWW). They also arise naturally as the result of the integration of independent heterogeneous sources. In such contexts, the structure of data is not as regular or rigid as in standard databases systems, e.g., in the relational or object-oriented database systems. Also, the notion of schema is altered in essential ways, e.g., the schema may become implicit. We will try to highlight the main aspects and particularities of semi-structured data. We will also survey some proposals of models and query languages for semi-structured data. About the speaker: Serge Abiteboul obtained his Ph.D. from U.S.C, Los Angeles, in 1982, and a Th`ese d'Etat from Paris University, Orsay, in 1985. He is Senior Researcher at I.N.R.I.A., Rocquencourt, France where he managed a Database Group from 1989 to 1995. He is also Maitre de Conf'erence at Ecole Polytechnique. He is currently visiting for two years the Computer Science Dept. at Stanford U. Speaker: J. Ullman (Stanford University) --------- Title: Information Integration Using Logical Views Abstract: A number of ideas concerning information-integration tools can be thought of as constructing answers to queries using views that represent the capabilities of information sources. We review the formal basis of these techniques, which are closely related to containment algorithms for conjunctive queries and/or datalog programs. Then we compare the approaches taken by AT&T Labs' "Information Manifold" and the Stanford "Tsimmis" project in these terms. About the speaker: Jeff Ullman is the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering and acting chair of the Department of Computer Science at Stanford. He received the B.S. degree from Columbia University in 1963 and the PhD from Princeton in 1966. He has served as chair of the CS-GRE Examination board, Member of the ACM Council, Chair of the New York State CS Doctoral Evaluation Board, on several NSF advisory boards, and is past or present editor of several journals. He is presently a member of the Computing Research Association Board. Ullman was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1989, has held Guggenheim and Einstein Fellowships, and is the 1996 winner of the Sigmod Contributions Award. He is the author of 14 books, including a 2-volume series on Database Systems. His research interests include information integration, warehouse design, and data mining. ***************************************************************************** INVITED TUTORIAL ================ Speaker: H. Mannila (University of Helsinki) ---------- Title: Methods of data mining Abstract: Data mining, also called knowledge discovery in databases, aims at the discovery of interesting knowledge from large masses of data. We review some recent developments in data mining methods for relational, sequential, and time-series data, and present some theoretical results and challenges in the area. About the speaker: Heikki Mannila is a professor of computer science at the University of Helsinki, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1985. After that he has been an associate professor at the Universities of Tampere and Helsinki, a visiting professor at the Technical University of Vienna, and a guest researcher at the Max Planck Institut fur Informatik in Saarbrucken. He has also worked at the National Public Health Institution in Helsinki, as well as consultant in industry. His research interests include data mining, machine learning, database design, and text databases. He is the coauthor of the book "Design of Relational Databases" (Addison-Wesley) as well as numerous articles in algorithms, databases, machine learning and data mining. He is one of the editors-in-chief of the new scientifc journal "Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery". ***************************************************************************** CONFERENCE PROGRAM =================== TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 ------------------------ 16:00 and 20:00 Conference buses depart from Athens airport to Delphi 19:00 - 23:00 Registration 20:00 - 22:00 Reception (with light dinner) ------------------------------------------------------ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1997 ------------------------- 9:00 - 10:00 Invited talk by J. Ullman (Stanford Univ.) Information Integration Using Logical Views 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:30 Session 1: Conjunctive Queries in Heterogeneous Databases Conjunctive query containment revisited --- C. Chekuri (Stanford Univ.), A. Rajaraman (Stanford Univ.) Semantics and containment with internal and external conjunctions --- G. Grahne (Univ. Helsinki), N. Spyratos (LRI, Orsay), D. Stamate (LRI, Orsay) Efficient complete tests for conjunctive query constraints with negation --- N. Huyn (Stanford Univ.) Selection of views to materialize in a data warehouse --- H. Gupta (Stanford Univ.) 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 Session 2: Logic and Databases I Total and partial well-founded Datalog coincide --- J. Flum (Univ. Freiburg), M. Kubierschky (Univ. Freiburg), B. Ludaescher (Univ. Freiburg) Fine hierarchies of generic computation --- J. Tyszkiewicz (RWTH Aachen) Local properties of query languages --- G. Dong (Univ. Melbourne) , L. Libkin (Bell Labs), L. Wong (I.S.S., Singapore) 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:30 Session 3: Active Databases Expressiveness and complexity of active databases --- P. Picouet (E.N.S.T.), V. Vianu (UC San Diego) A model theoretic approach to update rule programs --- N. Bidoit (Univ. Paris XIII), S. Maabout (Univ. Paris XIII) Abstract interpretation of active rules and its use in termination analysis --- J. Bailey (Univ. Melbourne), L. Crnogorac (Univ. Melbourne), K. Ramamohanarao (Univ. Melbourne), H. Sondergaard (Univ. Melbourne) Structural issues in active rule systems --- J. Bailey (Univ. Melbourne), G. Dong (Univ. Melbourne), K. Ramamohanarao (Univ. Melbourne) 19:00 - 20:00 Business Meeting ------------------------------------ THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 ------------------------- 8:30 - 10:00 Invited tutorial by H. Mannila (Univ. Helsinki) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:30 Session 4: New Applications Discovering all most specific sentences by randomized algorithms --- D. Gunopoulos (MPI), H. Mannila (Univ. Helsinki), S. Saluja (MPI) A formal foundation for distributed workflow execution based on state charts --- D. Wodtke (Univ. Saarland), G. Weikum (Univ. Saarland) Incorporating user preferences in multimedia queries --- R. Fagin (IBM Almaden), E.L. Wimmers (IBM Almaden) Queries and computation on the web --- S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford Univ.), V. Vianu (UC San Diego) 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 16:30 Tour of the Delphi archaeological site and museum 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break 17:00-18:00 Session 5: Logic and Databases II The complexity of iterated belief revision --- P. Liberatore (Univ. Roma "La Sapienza") Expressive power of unary counters --- M. Benedikt (Bell Labs), H.J. Keisler (Univ. Wisconsin) 18:00-19:00 Session 6: Concurrency Control Concurrency control theory for deferred materialized views --- A. Kawaguchi (Columbia Univ.), D. Lieuwen (Bell Labs), I. Mumick (Bell Labs), D. Quass (Stanford Univ), K. Ross (Columbia Univ.) Serializability of nested transactions in multidatabases --- U. Halici (METU, Ankara), B. Arpinar (METU, Ankara), A. Dogac (METU, Ankara) 20:30 Conference Banquet --------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1997 ------------------------ 9:00 - 10:00 Invited talk by S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford Univ.) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 11:30 Session 7: Unstructured Data Adding structure to unstructured data --- P. Buneman (Univ. Pennsylvania), S.Davidson (Univ. Pennsylvania), M. Fernandez (AT&T Research), D. Suciu (AT&T Research) Correspondence and translation for heterogeneous data --- S. Abiteboul (INRIA and Stanford Univ.), S. Cluet (INRIA), T. Milo (Univ. Tel Aviv) 11:30 - 12:30 Session 8: Object Oriented Databases Type consistency problems for queries in object-oriented databases --- Y. Ishihara (Nara Institute), H. Seki (Nara Institute), M. Ito (Nara Institute) Object-oriented database evolution --- J.-B. Lagorce (LRI, Orsay), A. Stockus (LRI, Orsay), E. Waller (LRI, Orsay) 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 Session 9: Access Methods Performance of nearest neighbor queries in R-trees --- A. Papadopoulos (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki), Y. Manolopoulos (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki) Optimal allocation of two-dimensional data --- K. Abdel-Ghaffar (UC Davis), A. El Abbadi (UC Santa Barbara) Efficient indexing for constraint and temporal databases --- S. Ramaswamy (Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations) 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:00 Session 10: Spatial Data and Bulk Data On topological elementary equivalence of spatial databases --- B. Kuijpers (Univ. Antwerp), J. Paredaens (Univ. Antwerp), J. Van den Bussche (Univ. Antwerp) Dynamic constraint databases for spatial data --- P.Z. Revesz (Univ. Nebraska) Tractable iteration mechanisms for bag languages --- L. Colby (Bell Labs), L. Libkin (Bell Labs) 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner (at the conference center) 20:00 Conference buses depart for Athens ***************************************************************************** CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION ======================= Program co-chairs: Foto Afrati (NTUA Athens) Phokion G. Kolaitis (UC Santa Cruz) Program committee members: F. Afrati (Greece) M. Cadoli (Italy) S. Chaudhuri (USA) S. Cluet (France) T. Eiter (Austria) C. Faloutsos (USA) S. Greco (Italy) M. Gyssens (Belgium) O.H.G.Katona(Hungary) P. Kolaitis (USA) G. Kuper (Germany) T. Milo (Israel) M. Ozsoyoglu (USA) J. Pokorny (Czech Rep.) V. Sazonov (Russia) H-J. Schek (Switzeland) E. Soisalon-Soininen (Finland) J. Su (USA) V. Tannen (USA) D. Van Gucht (USA) V. Vianu (USA) G. Vossen (Germany) P. Wolper (Belgium) J. Zlatuska (Czech Rep.) Organizing committee co-chairs: Foto Afrati, Theodora Varvarigou (NTUA Athens) Organizing committee members: Izambo Karali (Univ. Athens), Theodore Kavalieros, Theodore Mitakos, Costas Petropulos, Francesca Toni (NTUA Athens) WWW: http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/public/AD/icdt97.html For further information, contact teo@softlab.ece.ntua.gr ***************************************************************************** +---------------------------------------------------------+ | DEADLINES | | | | Early Registration 12 November 1996 | | Hotel Reservation 12 November 1996 | +---------------------------------------------------------+ ****************************************************************************** GENERAL INFORMATION =================== LOCATION --------- ICDT 97 will be held at the European Cultural Center of Delphi, Greece. Delphi (elevation 573 m.) is located in a magnificent natural setting about 170 km N/W of Athens on the undercliffs of Mount Parnassus. The drive from Athens to Delphi takes about three hours. Delphi hosts one of the most significant archaeological sites in Greece. Although today it is just a small village, historically Delphi has been one of the cornerstones of ancient Greek civilization. Indeed, in antiquity Delphi was the seat of the oracle of Apollo, which was particularly active during the 7th and the 6th centuries BC and had to be consulted for essentially every major political decision. Ancient Greeks considered Delphi to be the "navel of the world". The shrine was administered by a panhellenic confederation, which every four years organized the Pythian Games; these were second only to the Olympic Games, but with more prominence on music and drama, as they were dedicated to Apollo. WEATHER -------- January is winter time in Greece. The temperature at Delphi in January typically ranges from 5 to 15 degrees C (41-59 degrees F), with a small probability of being lower than 5 degrees C (41 degrees F). CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE --------------------- The Greek currency is the drachma (DR). In September 1996, 1 US Dollar was approximately 235 DR. Currencey can be exchanged either at the Athens airport or in Delphi. TIME ---- Greece uses +2 hour GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). THINGS TO DO ------------- Delphi's archeological site has many interesting monuments and temples, including the sanctuary of Apollo, the theatre where the Delphic festivals were held, the stadium, the Kastalia Fountain where the Pythia, priestess of Apollo, would bathe before uttering her oracular utterances, and the tholos or rotunda, one of the most remarkable architectural constructions of antiquity (depicted on the conference poster). The collection of the Delphi museum consists exclusively of objects found on the archaeological site, including the famous bronze statue of the charioteer and an ancient copy of the sacred stone "omphalos" (the "navel of the world"). In Delphi and the surrounding villages you can find tavernas, restaurants, coffee houses, and bars. From Delphi you can visit the ski facilities of Mount Parnassus (elevation 2400 m), the town of Itea (17 km), a pleasant summer resort by the sea, the town of Amfissa (22 km), surrounded by a forest of olive trees, and the monastery of Hosios Loukas (36 km), an outstanding example of Byzantine art and architecture. PROCEEDINGS =========== The conference proceedings will appear as a volume in the "Lecture Notes in Computer Science" (LNCS) series, published by Springer-Verlag, and will be available at the conference. Each registered participant will receive a copy of the proceedings (except for students). REGISTRATION ============ PROCEDURE ---------- People wishing to attend the conference should fill out a copy of the registration form attached to the end of this announcement and return it, via e-mail, fax, or postal mail, to the address: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Foto Afrati, ICDT 97 | | P.O. Box 64042 Email:teo@softlab.ece.ntua.gr | | 15710 Zographou, Athens tel : +30-1-7722498 | | GREECE fax : +30-1-7722499 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ E-mail registration is strongly preferred. In addition to sending the registration form, the proper registration fee should be paid via cheque or bank transfer, as explained below in the METHOD OF PAYMENT section. On-site registration will be available at the conference office during ICDT 97 starting Tuesday, January 7, 19:00. PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION ------------------------ Before 12 November 1996 After 12 November 1996 ----------------------- ----------------------- Member* US$ 430 US$ 500 Regular US$ 500 US$ 550 Student US$ 270 US$ 300 * For members of ACM and IEEE. A separate form must be completed by each participant. Please make sure that your society affiliation (membership number) and/or university affiliation are shown on your registration form, or that proof of your full time student status comes together with it. Otherwise, the reduced registration fee will not be applied. It is suggested to register for the conference at your earliest convenience. As soon as both registration form and fee have been received, an e-mail confirmation will be sent. To qualify for the early registration fee, payment must be received by November 12, 1996. The conference fee includes admission to all sessions of the conference (including the invited talks and tutorial), a copy of the proceedings (not included in the student fee), refreshments during the breaks, lunches, transportation from and to Athens via the transfer buses of the conference, and the social events (reception on January 7, tour of the archaeological site and conference banquet on January 9 -the latter not included in the student fee). A SPECIAL NOTE FOR EAST EUROPEAN PARTICIPANTS ---------------------------------------------- A limited number of free participations for people from Eastern Europe (free conference attendance and accomodation) will be offered. To become eligible for the support, please apply to Foto Afrati by e-mail (afrati@softlab.ece.ntua.gr) before November 12, 1996. CANCELLATION AND REFUND ----------------------- Cancellation must be made in written form to the organizers. If cancellation notification is received before December 11, 1996, 80% of the registration fee will be refunded; no refunds will be made thereafter. For registered participants who cannot attend, the proceedings will be mailed after the conference. METHOD OF PAYMENT ----------------- Payment of the registration fees should be made in US dollars in one of the following ways: * cheque payable to "ICDT 97", mailed with the registration form, * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A., Zographou Branch Acc. No: 088/03741-00010/19 SWIFT address: ERGOGRAA, 90 Papagou av, and Maratou, 15772 Athens, Greece Fax: +30-1-7486824 Tel: +30-1-7486822 If using a bank transfer, please send a copy of the receipt via postal mail or fax to the address used for the registration above. It is allowed to send a single check or make a single bank transfer covering more than one registration fee. * Upon arrival at the secretariat desk (full fee has to be paid). SOCIAL EVENTS ============= TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 Welcome reception with light dinner at 20:00 AND 22:00 the EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER OF DELPHI. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9,1997 Tour of Delphi archeological site and museum. 14:00 - 16:30 20:30 Conference Banquet.* During the banquet, a performance of Greek music will take place. *The cost of a banquet ticket (for those not registered or students) is US $50 per person. TRAVEL INFORMATION ================== VISA ---- No entry visa is required for visitors from EEC countries, USA, and Canada. For other countries, information about visa can be obtained from the Greek Consulates or airlines. LETTERS OF INVITATION --------------------- Upon request, the secretariat of the conference will send a personal invitation for participation in the conference. It should be understood that such an invitation is only to help participants obtain a visa and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial suport. TO AND FROM DELPHI ------------------ THROUGH ATHENS By plane: Athens International Airport has two terminals. OLYMPIC AIRWAYS passengers arrive at the Western Terminal. Passengers of all other airlines arrive at the Eastern Terminal. You can travel from Athens to Delphi and from Delphi to Athens using the conference buses or public transportation as described below. For those who want to stay overnight in Athens before or after the conference, a block of rooms in the Chandris hotel (address: Sygrou 385, tel: +30-1-9414824) has been reserved. Conference buses will pick up participants both from the airport and the Chandris Hotel (see below). To reach the Chandris Hotel take a taxi from the airport (approximatively 8 US$). ATHENS-DELPHI USING THE CONFERENCE BUSES (trip takes about three hours) * There are two conference buses on Tuesday, January 7, from Athens to Delphi: the first bus departs: at 16:00 from the airport (arrivals) and at 16:30 from the Chandris Hotel the second bus departs: at 20:00 from the airport (arrivals) and at 20:30 from the Chandris Hotel * There is a conference bus on Friday, January 10, from Delphi to Athens, departing at 20:00 (and stopping both at the Chandris Hotel and at the airport). Conference bus transportation is included in the registration fee. USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Public buses from ATHENS TO DELPHI depart from the Central Bus Station located at Liossion St, according to the following schedule. +---------------------+---------------+ | FROM | TO | +=====================+===============+ | Athens@Liossion St | Delphi | +=====================+===============+ | 7:30 | 10:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ | 10:30 | 13:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ | 14:30 | 17:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ | 17:30 | 20:30 | +---------------------+---------------+ +-------------+-----------------------+ | FROM | TO | +=============+=======================+ | Delphi | Athens@Liossion St | +=============+=======================+ | 5:30 | 8:30 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 9:00 | 12:00 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 10:30 | 13:30 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 13:30 | 18:00 | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 16:00 | 19:00 (Fri&Sun only) | +-------------+-----------------------+ | 18:00 | 21:00 | +-------------+-----------------------+ The bus fare is DR 2600 one-way. To reach the Central Bus Station at Liossion St, either take a taxi from the airport (approximatively 15 US$) or first take the bus number 091 from the airport to Syntagma Square (160 DR) and then a taxi from there to the Central Bus Station at Liossion St. (approximatively 10 US$). It is recommended to take a taxi directly from the airport. Once in Delphi, all hotels are within easy walking distance. ACCOMMODATION ============= HOTEL RESERVATION ----------------- Reservations have to be made directly with the person in charge at the address below. A block of rooms has been reserved at the European Cultural Center of Delphi, as well as in a number of small and cozy hotels in the village of Delphi. Rooms are also reserved in the Chandris hotel in Athens for those who stay in Athens before or after the conference. The special rates that were arranged are as follows: (in US $) HOTEL SINGLE DOUBLE ----- ------ ------ ATHENS CHANDRIS 117 147 EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER 61 88 OF DELPHI HOTEL GROUP I (DELPHI) 85 102 HOTEL GROUP II (DELPHI) 50 78 All rates are per room and night and include breakfast, taxes, and services. ACCOMMODATION FEES ------------------ Those wishing to book accommodation in Athens, Delphi and conference bus transportation Athens-Delphi-Athens are requested to complete the attached Accommodation Form and send before NOVEMBER 12 to: M. Bessieri (for ICDT 97) 24 Voulis str., 10562 Athens, Greece fax: +30 1 3221023 TOGETHER with payment in one of the two following ways (payment should be made in US dollars): * a cheque payable to M. BESSIERI, or * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A, Voulis Branch Acc. No: 75/02148-01251/58, c/o M. BESSIERI SWIFT Address ERGOGRAA, 3 Kolokotroni str. 10562 Athens-Greece Fax: 301-3222 264. It is allowed to send a single cheque or make a single bank transfer covering more than one person (also covering more than one room). A confirmation will be send to each participant with details for the hotel. The reservation will be confirmed only upon receipt of the payment. Cancellation must be made in written form to the organizers. If cancellation notification is received before December 11, 1996, 80% of the accommodation fee will be refunded; no refunds will be made thereafter. FORMS ===== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION FORM [Please type or print. ONE FORM PER PERSON] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name ___________________________________First Name______________________ Affiliation ____________________________________________________________ Street Address _________________________________________________________ City, State, Postal Code _______________________________________________ Country ________________________________________________________________ Phone(s) _______________________________________________________________ Fax ____________________________________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________________________________ Dietary Restrictions (circle if applicable): Vegetarian Before 12 November 1996 After 12 November 1996 ----------------------- ----------------------- Member* US$430 US$500 Regular US$500 US$550 Student# US$270 US$300 Accompanying US$300 US$350 The fee for accompanying persons covers meals and all the special events of the conference. * For members of ACM and IEEE. Please quote the membership number. # If you apply for the student fee, please attach a copy of your student identification for the ongoing year or a letter signed by the head of your department confirming that you are a student. Total Cost US$:____________ Number of extra Banquet tickets______ (US$50.00 per person) Total Cost US$:____________ Total Due US$: ______________________________ Payment: please send either ------- * cheque payable to "ICDT 97", mailed with the registration form, (do not forget to sign and write your name(s) on the back of the check) or * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A., Zographou Branch Acc. No: 088/03741-00010/19 SWIFT address: ERGOGRAA, 90 Papagou av, and Maratou, 15772 Athens, Greece Fax: +30-1-7486824 Tel: +30-1-7486822 (do not forget to write your name(s) and refer to ICDT 97) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOMMODATION FORM [Please type or print. 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Please write the required number of ------ rooms in the appropriate cells] HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN ATHENS ============================= CHANDRIS HOTEL: US$ 117 (single) US$ 147 (double) single [ ] double [ ] name of other occupant:_____________________ Before the conference --------------------- FROM _________(date of arrival) TO __________________(date of departure) After the conference -------------------- FROM _________(date of arrival) TO __________________(date of departure) Total cost US $________________ HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN DELPHI ============================= SINGLE DOUBLE EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER US$61 US$88 HOTEL I US$85 US$102 HOTEL II US$50 US$78 EUR. CUL. CEN. 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BESSIERI or (do not forget to sign, write your name and refer to ICDT'97 on the back of the check) or * bank transfer to ERGOBANK S.A, Voulis Branch Acc. No: 75/02148-01251/58, c/o M. BESSIERI SWIFT Address ERGOGRAA, 3 Kolokotroni str. 10562 Athens-Greece Fax: 301-3222 264, (do not forget to write your name and refer to ICDT'97) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Mon Nov 11 15:50:37 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA02211 for ; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 15:50:26 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id PAA11817 for dbworld; Mon, 11 Nov 1996 15:50:25 -0600 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 15:50:25 -0600 From: Louis Perrochon Message-Id: <199611112150.PAA11817@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) invites applications for a new position of a Professor of Computer Science in the area of DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS. Cooperation with other research groups, particularly also in Electrical Engineering, will be important. Applicants should have an outstanding research record as well as teaching experience. They are invited to send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, the names of at least three references, and a brief description of their research plans before 10 January 1997 to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. J. N"uesch, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich. In view of the current composition of its faculty, the ETH Zurich specifically encourages female candidates to apply. Information on ETH Zurich and its Department of Computer Science is available on WWW (http://www.inf.ethz.ch/). For further information on the open position please contact Prof. Dr. C.A. Zehnder, Head, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich (zehnder@inf.ethz.ch). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Tue Nov 12 18:06:00 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id SAA25463 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:05:53 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA14194 for dbworld; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:05:52 -0600 Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:05:52 -0600 From: "Arun Sen, WITS'96 Program Co-Chair" Message-Id: <199611130005.SAA14194@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu 6TH WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS (WITS'96) Cleveland, Ohio December 14-15, 1996 The 6th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS'96) will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, during December 14-15, 1996. The purpose of the workshop is to promote discussion and interaction among members of the Information Systems community with research interests in cutting-edge information technologies and systems. We are particularly interested in exchanging research ideas and results which will not only contribute to the academic areas, but will also benefit the business community in the foreseeable future. WEB SITES To find continuing information (such as Advance Program, Conference Registration form, Hotel information, and about Cleveland), please visit our website: http://acs.tamu.edu/~sen/wits96wb.html CO-CHAIRPERSONS Arun Sen Department of Business Analysis College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77845, USA Phone: (409)-845-8370 Fax: (409)-845-5653 Email: sen@tamvm1.tamu.edu The local arrangements are handled by the following co-chair: George W. Ernst Computer Engineering and Science Department Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA Phone: (216)-368-2839 Fax: (216)-368-2801 Email: ernst@ces.cwru.edu PROGRAM COMMITTEE Anitesh Barua, Univ. of Texas, USA Don Batory, Univ. of Texas, USA Robert Blanning ,Vanderbilt Univ., USA S. Brinkkemper, University of Twente, Netherlands I. Z. Ben-Shaul, Techinon, Israel Roger Chiang, Nanyang Tech Univ, Singapore James Courtney,Texas A&M Univ., USA Prabuddha De, Univ. of Dayton, USA Dan Dolk, Naval Post Graduate School, USA Amitava Dutta, George Mason Univ., USA Phillip Ein-Dor, Tel Aviv Univ., Israel Brian Gaines, Univ. of Calgary, Canada Robert Goldstein, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Kim Young Gul, KAIST, Korea H. Altay Guvenir, Bilkent Univ., Turkey Alan R. Hevner, Univ. of South Florida, USA Michael Huhns, Univ. of South Carolina, USA Mathias Jarke, RWTH Aachen, Germany Gail Kaiser, Columbia Univ., USA S. Kimbrough, Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA R. Krishnan, Carnegie Mellon Univ., USA Nazim Madhavji, McGill University, Canada R. Mahapatra, Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville, USA Arun Majumdar, IIT- Kharagpur, India Sal March , Univ. of Minnesota, USA S. Narashiman, Georgia Inst. of Tech, USA Sham Navathe, Georgia Inst. of Tech, USA Levant Orman, Cornell Univ., USA M. Papazouglou, Queensland U. of Tech., Australia Hasan Pirkul , Ohio State Univ., USA Sudha Ram, Univ. of Arizona, USA Sumit Sarkar, Louisiana State Univ., USA Arie Segev, Univ. of California-Berkeley, USA Olivia Sheng, HKST, Hong Kong Veda Storey, Univ. of Rochester, USA A. Srinivasan, Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand Walter Scacchi, Univ. of South Calif., USA Timos Sellis, National Tech. U. -Athens, Greece Mike Shaw, U of Illinois,Urbana-Chmpgn, USA Edward A. Stohr , New York Univ., USA Mohan Tanniru, Syracuse Univ., USA Vijay Vaishnavi, Georgia State University, USA SPONSORS Department of Business Analysis, College of Business Administration, Texas A&M University INFORMS-College on Information Systems EDITION (November, 1996) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Wed Nov 13 10:30:51 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id KAA10627 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:30:41 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA15053 for dbworld; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:30:40 -0600 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:30:40 -0600 From: Angela Davis-Kincy Message-Id: <199611131630.KAA15053@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu Duke University Department of Computer Science We invite applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in experimental systems starting Fall semester 1997. Areas of primary interest in experimental systems include high-speed networks, databases and object-oriented systems, compilers, programming languages, operating systems, mobile computing, software development environments, multimedia, parallel and distributed processing, computer architecture, and digital systems design. The Department has major research efforts and funding in the areas of systems and architecture, algorithms, scientific computing, and artificial intelligence. Facilities include an NSF-funded experimental cluster of DEC AlphaStations and Sun UltraSPARCs, over 120 other computers and high-end graphics workstations, and access to a Cray T3E at MCNC in nearby Research Triangle Park. The Department is also connected to the North Carolina Information Highway, the first fully integrated and functioning high-speed statewide network in the U.S. The Department relocated in 1994 into spacious new quarters in the $80 million Levine Science Research Center, a state of the art facility devoted to interdisciplinary research in computer science, environmental science, biomedical science and engineering, and medicine. The Durham area, which was rated in recent years by Money and Fortune magazines as the best place in the U.S. to live and work, offers a wide variety of professional, cultural, and recreational attractions. Applications should include a curriculum vita, a list of publications, and copies of the most important publications. A Ph.D. in computer science or related area is required. Applicants should also request at least four letters of reference to be sent directly to the faculty search chair. To guarantee full consideration, applications and letters of reference should be received by February 1, 1997, addressed to Professor Carla Ellis Faculty Search Chair Department of Computer Science Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0129 Duke University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Wed Nov 13 10:31:41 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id KAA10644 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:31:35 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA15061 for dbworld; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:31:35 -0600 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:31:35 -0600 From: /S=Von#b#Bueltzingsloewen/G=Guenter/OU=log-is/OU=basel/OU=c/OU=op/DD.id=T004405/@bs1p10.ch.swissbank.com Message-Id: <199611131631.KAA15061@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu The Architecture and Standards Department with Swiss Bank Corporation in Basel is looking for several database specialists. The openings offer the opportunity to join a small international team responsible for a comprehensive strategic IT management. The team plays an essential role in the migration to a new IT platform. Responsibilities of the database specialists within this team include: - definition and governance of the data architecture; - definition and governance of methodology and tools for data modelling and database development; - definition and governance of the technical architecture for persistent data management; - consulting user and development departments in the application of these methods and standards. Successful candidates will have an application oriented Ph.D. in databases or a masters / diploma degree plus several years of experience in the development of large scale database applications. We expect in-depth know-how and experiences in - current relational and object-oriented database technology; - database modelling and design based on ER and object-oriented techniques; - middleware technology including TP monitors and CORBA. I you are interested in this challenging opportunity and your profile matches our requirements, we are looking forward to hearing from you. Please send your application to: Guenter von Bueltzingsloewen Swiss Bank Corporation IT Architectures and Standards Hochstr. 16 CH-4002 Basel Switzerland email: guenter.von_bueltzingsloewen@mhs.swissbank.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Wed Nov 13 10:33:05 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id KAA10672 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:32:55 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA15071 for dbworld; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:32:55 -0600 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:32:55 -0600 From: Roland Yap Hock Chuan Message-Id: <199611131632.KAA15071@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (We apologize if you receive this announcement multiple times) CALL FOR PARTICIPATION -- ASIAN'96 ASIAN COMPUTING SCIENCE CONFERENCE RELC International Hotel 2nd - 5th December, 1996, Singapore The 1996 Asian Computing Science Conference, ASIAN'96, will be held in Singapore on December 2nd - 5th, 1996 at the RELC International Hotel. The main purpose of the ASIAN'9x conferences is to provide a local forum for Asian researchers in computer science. The scope of the conference is a broad coverage of computer science with a focus on the conceptual areas of computer science with some selected themes every year. This is the second time the conference is being held. The first conference ASIAN'95 (also called ACSC'95 last year) was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 1995, and was organized by the Asian Institute of Technology in partnership with INRIA, France, and the UNU/IIST, Macau. Its proceedings appeared as Springer-Verlag's LNCS 1023. The following themes represent the areas of focus for this year, though there are many papers in other areas: * Programming (semantics, languages, systems, paradigms, ...) * Concurrency & Parallelism (algorithms, formalisms, systems, ...) * Networking & Security (algorithms, protocols, formalisms, systems, ...) The main conference will be held from Monday, 2nd December, 1996 to Wednesday, 4th December, 1996. A conference reception and pre-registration will be held on Sunday, 1st, December in the evening at the conference venue, RELC. After the conference, there will be three post-conference workshops on Thursday, 5th December, 1996. INVITED SPEAKERS ---------------- The keynote speaker will be David HAREL (Weizmann Institute, Israel). The invited speakers will be: Jean-Chrysostome BOLOT (INRIA, France) on networking, Gert SMOLKA (DFKI Saarbruken, Universitaat des Saarlandes, Germany) on programming languages, and Doug TYGAR (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) on secure electronic commerce. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- November 22-29, 1996 9th Asian School on C.S. December 1 Reception and Registrations December 2-4, 1996 ASIAN'96, Main Conference December 5, 1996 ASIAN'96, Workshops PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES ------------------------- The 9th Asian School on Computer Science: Synthesis & Verification of Finite-State Machine Based Systems by G. Berry, N. Halbwachs and E. Sentovich will be held on 22-29 November 1996, in Rayong, Thailand. (See http://www.cs.ait.ac.th/school96). POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS ------------------------- Post-conference workshops will be held on December 5, 1996 in association with the main conference. The following is a the list of the workshops: * Constraints and Constraint Programming * Computer Networking * Coordination Technology for Collaborative Applications CONFERENCE WEB PAGE -------------------- Additional information on the conference program, registration and workshops is available from: http://www.iscs.nus.sg/~asian96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY PROGRAM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYNOTE SPEAKER --------------- Some Thoughts on Statecharts, 13 Years Later David Harel, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel INVITED SPEAKERS ---------------- End-to-end Behavior of the Internet: Measurements, Analysis, and Applications Jean-Chrysostome Bolot, INRIA, France The Oz Programming Language and System Gert Smolka, DFKI, Universitat des Saarlandes, Germany Atomicity in Electronic Commerce Doug Tygar, Carnegie Mellon University, USA PAPERS ------ Algorithms ---------- Randomized Parallel List Ranking for Distributed Memory Multiprocessors Frank Dehne, S.W. Song Suffix Arrays for Multiple Strings: a Method for On-line Multiple String Searches Fei Shi Relations among Parallel and Sequential Computation Models Heribert Vollmer Constraints and Logic Programming --------------------------------- The Expressive Power of "Possible-is-Certain" Semantics S. Greco, D. Sacca Using Stochastic Methods to Guide Search in CLP: a Preliminary Report Jimmy H.M. Lee, Ho-Fung Leung, Peter J. Stuckey, Vincent W.L. Tam, Hon-Wing Won Backtrackable State with Linear Affine Implication and Assumption Grammars Paul Tarau, Veronica Dahl, Andrew Fall Declarative Debugging in Constraint Logic Programming Alexandre Tessier Distributed Systems ------------------- An Improved Logging and Checkpointing Scheme for Recoverable Distributed Shared Memory Taesoon Park, Sungbok Cho, Heon Y. Yeom Distributed Concurrency Control in Real-time Cooperative Editing Systems Chengzheng Sun, Yun Yang, Yangchun Zhang, David Chen Variable Timestamp-based Distributed Deadlock Detection and Resolution Hui Wu, Wei-Ngan Chin Formal Systems -------------- Lambda-definable Term Rewriting Systems Sugwoo Byun, Richard Kennaway, Ronan Sleep Sets as Anti-Chains Carl A. Gunter, Teow-Hin Ngair, Devika Subramanian A Typed Lamda Calculus of Objects Luigi Liquori, Giuseppe Castagna Intensionality versus Extensionality and Primitive Recursion Pierre Valarcher On the Bounded Theories of Finite Trees Sergei Vorobyov Networking and Security ----------------------- Broadcasting in Star Graphs with Byzantine Failures Yukihiro Hamada, Aohan Mei, Feng Bao, Yoshihide Igarashi Blind Threshold Signatures Based on Discrete Logarithm Wen-Shenq Juang, Chin-Laung Lei Computation of the k-Error Linear Complexity of Binary Sequences with Period 2^n Takayasu Kaida, Satoshi Uehara, Kyoki Imamura Symbolic Rights and Vouchers for Access Control in Distributed Object Systems Vincent Nicomette, Yves Deswarte The Heuristics for the Constrained Multicast Routing Zong-Ben Xu, Bo-Ting Yang On Design and Analysis of a New Block Cipher Xun Yi Programming and Systems ----------------------- CHESSBOARD: A Synergy of Object-Oriented Concurrent Programming and Program Layering Tzilla Elrad, Baoling Sheen, Novak V. Nastasic A Calculational Approach to Flattening Nested Data Parallelism in Functional Languages Gabriele Keller, Martin Simons Concurrent Object-oriented Programming in Tempo++ Rafael Ramirez A Universal Scripting Framework or Lamda: the Ultimate "little language" Olin Shivers Design and Application of a Light-Weight Persistency Mechanism Markus Theissinger Specification and Verification ------------------------------ Hierarchical Verification using Verification Diagrams Anca Browne, Zohar Manna, Henny B. Sipma A Dynamic Evolution for the Specification of Distributed Systems Issam A. Hamid, Ferhat Khendek Formal Verification and Evaluation of Execution Time in the Envelope Theory Shigeru Igarashi, Masayuki Shio, Tetsuya Shirogane, Tetsuya Mizutani Design of Controllers for Linear Hybrid Systems Rupak Majumdar, R.K. Shyamasundar Checking Linear Duration Invariants by Linear Programming Li Xuandong, Dang Van Hung POSTER SESSION -------------- Conjunctive Vector Representations for Set Valued Feature Descriptions Michael Carl Constructive Negation in Definite Constraint Logic Programs Vijay Chandru, Suman Roy, Ramesh Subrahmanyam Multilevel Master-Slave Parallel Programming Models Hsin-Chu Chen, Alvin Lim, Nazir A. Warsi Improving the X.509 Protocol for ATM Networks Shaw-Cheng Chuang InterMUD Communications (IMC) Protocol with Extensions to VRMLise MultiUser Domains (MUDs) Chan Fang Khoon, James Seng, L-S. Ooi, J-K. Tan, Kevin Mok, Tan Tin Wee ALPS-HI: An Annotated Logic Programming System with Hypothetical Implications Kazuaki Goshi, Jingde Cheng, Kazuo Ushijima Constructing More Relevant Models Lifeng He, Yuyan Chao, Yuka Simajiri, Hirohisa Seki, Hidenori Itoh Formal Analysis for Continuous Systems Controlled by Programs Shigeru Igarashi, Tetsuya Mizutani, Tetsuya Shirogane, Masayuki Shio Implementation Tuning of a Dataflow Language on a Stock Parallel Machine with Visualization Tools Shigeru Kusakabe, Kentaro Inenaga, Kiyotoshi Nishimura, Makoto Amamiya Overall System for Secure Wireless Mobile Networks Arthur Li, Omran Bukhres Materialized View Adaptation in Distributed Databases Mukesh Mohania, Guozhu Dong Coupling Object-orientation & Deduction - a Modelling Perspective E. Ravindran, S.C. Hui An Integer Programming-Based Nurse Rostering System John Thornton, Abdul Sattar Synthesizing Parallel Divide-and-Conquer Algorithms Using the List Interleave Operator Razvan Voicu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORS -------- The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) CICC (Singapore/Japan) European Commission ILOG (Singapore) Inst. National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA, France) National University of Singapore (NUS) United Nations University, Intl. Inst. for Software Technology (UNU/IIST, Macau) PROGRAM CHAIR ------------- Joxan Jaffar, Department of Information Systems & Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore Phone: +65 772 6731 Fax: +65 779 4580 E-mail: joxan@iscs.nus.sg ASIAN'9X STEERING COMMITTEE --------------------------- Dines Bjorner (UNU/IIST, Macau) Shigeki Goto (Waseda U., Japan) Joxan Jaffar (NUS, Singapore) Kanchana Kanchanasut (AIT, Thailand) Gilles Kahn (INRIA, France) Jean-Jacques Levy (INRIA, France) R.K. Shyamasunder (TIFR Bombay, India) PROGRAM COMMITTEE ----------------- Martin Abadi (SRC, DEC, USA) Eliezer A. Albacea (U. of Phillipines) A. Anuchitanukul (Bank of Thailand/AIT) Kim Bruce (Williams College, USA) Rance Cleaveland (NCSU, USA) Dang Van Hung (UNU/IIST, Macau) Li Gong (JavaSoft, USA) Shigeki Goto (Waseda U., Japan) Seif Haridi (SICS, Sweden) Nevin Heintze (Bell Labs, USA) Pascal van Hentenryck (Brown U., USA) Jieh Hsiang (NTU, Taiwan) Kyoki Imamura (Kyushu IT, Japan) Joxan Jaffar, Chair (NUS, Singapore) Tomasz Janowski (UNU/IIST, Macau) Gilles Kahn (INRIA, France) Lam Kwok-Yan (NUS, Singapore) John Lamping (Xerox PARC, USA) Peter Lee (CMU, USA) Jean-Jacques Levy (INRIA, France) C. Lursinsap (Chulalongkorn U/AIT) Michael Maher (Griffith U., Australia) Hideo Miyahara (Osaka U., Japan) Gustaf Neumann (Essen U., Germany) Vijay Saraswat (ATT Research, USA) S. Sudarshan (IIT, Bombay) R. Sureswaran (USM, Malaysia) Doug Tygar (CMU, USA) Phillip Wadler (U. of Glasgow, UK) Belawati Widjaja (U. of Indonesia) Roland Yap (NUS, Singapore) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR ------------------------ Roland Yap (NUS, Singapore), E-mail: ryap@iscs.nus.sg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following workshops are planned for Thursday, December 5, 1996: (details are available on the conference web page) Topic: Constraints and Constraint Programming Contact Organizer: Bing Liu (liub@iscs.nus.sg) Computer Networking Contact Organizers: Shigeki Goto (goto@goto.info.waseda.ac.jp), Tan Tin Wee (tinwee@irdu.nus.sg) Topic: Coordination Technology for Collaborative Applications Contact Organizers: Wolfram Conen (conen@wi-inf.uni-essen.de), Gustaf Neumann (gustaf.neumann@uni-essen.de) URL: http://mohegan.wi-inf.uni-essen.de/asian96 A summary of the papers and presentations for the workshops follows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constraints and Constraint Programming Workshop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invited Talks: Cosytec (France), ILOG (France), Information Technology Institute (Singapore), Port of Singapore Authority (Singapore) Workshop Papers: Calculating lower bounds on a resource scheduling problem H Simonis (France) Simplex Variants and Intelligent Backtracking in CLP Over Real Linear Constraints J. Burg (USA), S-D. Lang (USA), R Yap (Singapore) Combining constraint-based and object-oriented paradigms for complex manpower scheduling. N. Diamantopoulos, Efthymios Housos, (Greece) Arc-crossover, arc-mutation: operators based on the constraint network to solve CSP. M.C.R Rojas (France) A constraint classification with a difference R Farfarakis, S Hope (UK) Railway track possession assignment using constraint satisfaction B.S.N Cheung, K.P Chow, A.M.K Yong (Hong Kong) Column generation using cooperating constraint-based solvers M Leconte (France) A disjunctive decomposition scheme for discrete constraint satisfaction problems using complete no-good sets B.Y Choueiry, G Noubir (Switzerland) Write shorter to solve faster! J Chabrier, V Juliard (France) Compiling constraint propagation N.F Zhou (Japan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Networking Workshop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual LANS in the Intranet to ATM in the Internet Gene Deutsch IP-SVC: An ATM Signaling Protocol for IP Unicasting and Multicasting Kenji Fujikawa, Katsuo Ikeda Building a High Speed Campus Network Nobuhito Yamamoto SwitchWare: Programmable Networking Technology Dave J. Faber, David C. Feldmeier, Carl A. Gunter, Scott M. Nettles, William D. Sincoskie, Jonathan M. Smith Precision Synchronization of Computer Clocks using ISDN Satoshi Ono, Takao Yamashita Distributed Applications Based on Graph - A New Approach to Internet Management Mai Hoang Network traffic analysis by using deductive database system with statistical function Akio Nishikawa, Kazutoshi Koike, Kenji Satou, Kazuo Ushijima Internet car - with high-performance satellite links and digital cellular phones Shin Miyakawa, Hitoaki Sakamoto Performance Evaluation of Wireless Media Access Control for Mobile Computing Applications Kui W. Mok, Alvin Lim An Implementation of Digital Coupon Privacy Oriented Browsing System Kenji Seo, Hiroaki Kukuchi, Shigeki Goto ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coordination Technology for Collaborative Applications Workshop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributed Infrastructure Support for Collaborative Applications Zhonghua Yang, Rodney Topor Supporting Autonomous Work and Reintegration in Collaborative Systems Michael Berger, Alexander Schill A Cooperative Approach to Distributed Applications Engineering George Fernandez, Inji Wijegunaratne Practical Experiences and Requirements on Workflow (from the Workflow Application Developer's Point of View) Kwang-Hoon Kim, Su-Ki Paik Supporting both Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Model in a Framework of a Distributed Object Management System Seok Hwan Yoon, Jieun Park, Pyeong Jung Kim, Tonghyun Lee An Experimental Delay Analysis for Local Audio Video Streams for Desktop Collaborations Doo-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Hee Lee, Min-Gyu Kang, Geun-Hee Han, ChanGun Jung Collaborative Problem Solving in a Constrained Environment Wolfram Conen, Gustaf Neumann WebUSE and GeMM: Towards a WWW Database Interface Madhav Sivadas, George Fernandez Enhancement of Creative Aspects of a Daily Conversation with a Topic Development Agent Kazushi Nishimoto, Yasuyuki Sumi, Kenji Mase A Coordination Logic for Agent Programming in Virtual Worlds Paul Tarau, Veronica Dahl (Talks to be announced: Peter Bernus and A.M. Tjoa) ========================================================================== ASIAN'96 REGISTRATION FORM ========================================================================== ASIAN'96 CONFERENCE and WORKSHOP REGISTRATION --------------------------------------------- If registering by e-mail, please provide a copy of the form via fax, or mail hardcopies of the form and other relevant information. Last Name: ____________________________________________ First Name: ___________________________________________ (Prof/Dr/Mr/Miss/Ms) Affliation: ___________________________________________ Address/Mailstop:________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ City:_____________________________State:___________________ Country:____________________________Zip:___________________ Daytime Phone:_____________________________________________ Fax:_______________________________________________________ Email:_____________________________________________________ REGISTRATION FEES: ------------------ Early registrations for the conference must be sent to the address below by Nov 15, 1996. Registrations after Nov 15, will be treated as on-site only. ASIAN'96 Registration, C/O Prof. Joxan Jaffar, Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119260, Singapore Fax: +65 779-4580 Full registration for the conference: (all rates are in Singapore Dollars) Advance (until Nov 15) Late/On-Site (after Nov 15) ___Non-student $400 ___Non-student $500 ___Student $150 ___Student $200 Post-conference workshops (per workshop): ___Non-student $60 ___Student $30 One-day workshop ONLY registration (per workshop): ___Non-student $150 ___Student $35 Please indicate desired workshop(s): ___Constraints ___Networking ___Coordination Technology Conference fees include conference attendance, refreshments at breaks, conference dinner and one copy of the proceedings. Student registration includes all of the above (proceedings is likely), except conference dinner. Student registrants must provide a copy of a valid student ID card or an official letter from their department. SPECIAL MEAL REQUIREMENTS: ___Vegetarian ___Muslim ___Others (please specify): __________________ METHOD OF PAYMENT: ------------------ Payments must be remitted using one of the following (please check one): (payment by check and bank should be made to the "National University of Singapore) [If you have difficulty with getting a draft in Singapore dollars, you may send us a draft in a major currency but please add US$20 (or equivalent) to cover exchange rates and bank charges, but please note this is the least preferable option] ___ Enclosed check (drawn from a Singapore bank in Singapore dollars only) Bank ________________________________ Check# ______________________ ___ Enclosed bank draft (in Singapore dollars only) Bank ________________________________ Draft# ______________________ ___ Charge to Credit Card (please fill out the following and sign): Amount to be charged:_________ ___Mastercard ___Visa Name on Card:______________________________________________ Card #:________________________________________ Exp. Date:________________ Authorized Signature:______________________________________ Date Signed:_____________________ REFUNDS: -------- Written requests for refunds must be received by the registration chair no later than Nov 18, 1996. Refunds are subject to a $50 processing fee. All no-show registrations will be billed in full. ========================================================================== HOTEL BOOKING INFORMATION ========================================================================== Hotel Booking Form ------------------ Please complete and return this form before November 14, 1996 to: Hotel Registration Asian Computing Science Conference (ASIAN'96) c/o Winston Leow RELC International Hotel RELC Building 30 Orange Grove Road Singapore 258352 Singapore Tel: +65 737-9044; Fax: +65 733-9976; Email: relcih@singnet.com.sg [Please email us a copy of your hotel booking information as well.] The hotel which we will be using as the conference venue and conference hotel is the RELC (Regional English Language Center). The room rates below, in Singapore dollars, include breakfast and is the net rate after tax. Reservations made after November 14, 1996 are subject to availability and different rates may apply. Tick your choice: ___ Single or Twin sharing: $115.57 per room ___ Triple sharing: $138.23 per room Please provide the names of your room mates (for those sharing with ASIAN'96 participants) 1.______________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________ GUEST INFORMATION: [ ]Mr. [ ]Mrs. [ ]Miss [ ]Ms. Family Name:_______________________________________________ First Name:________________________________________________ Address/Mailstop:__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ City:_____________________________State:___________________ Country:____________________________Zip:___________________ Daytime Phone:_____________________________________________ Fax:_______________________________________________________ Email:_____________________________________________________ Please advise us if you have any special needs:____________ ___________________________________________________________ Arrival Date:______________ Time: ___________ Departure Date: ___________ Time: ___________ A room deposit of one day's stay is REQUIRED and must accompany this form. Payment should be made to "RELC International Hotel". METHOD OF PAYMENT: Payments must be remitted using one of the following (please check one): ___ Enclosed check (drawn from a Singapore bank in Singapore dollars only) Bank ________________________________ Check# ______________________ ___ Enclosed bank draft (in Singapore dollars only) Bank ________________________________ Draft# ______________________ ___ Charge to Credit Card (please fill out the following and sign): Amount to be charged:_________ ___Master Card ___Visa ___American Express ___Diners Club Name on Card:______________________________________________ Card #:____________________________________________________ Exp. Date:________________ Authorized Signature:______________________________________ Date Signed:________________ ========================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Wed Nov 13 12:53:06 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id MAA13930 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:52:47 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id MAA15477 for dbworld; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:52:45 -0600 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:52:45 -0600 From: "Nancy Owens" Message-Id: <199611131852.MAA15477@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Seventh International Workshop on High Performance Transaction Systems (HPTS) Asilomar Conference Center Pacific Grove, California September 7-10, 1997 The HPTS Workshop brings together leading builders and users of Transaction Processing systems, tools, engines, and applications to share their experience and vision. Although Transaction Processing systems have been with us for over 25 years, we are now living through a period of change and growth fueled by the Internet and continuing amazing advances in the price, performance, availability, functionality, and usability of computer hardware and software. In addition, as personal and shirt pocket computers are increasingly used to originate and participate in transactions, interesting new challenges arise in terms of ubiquity, throughput, and distributed architecture. HPTS '97 will offer a rare opportunity for the participants to consider the past and design the future. The format of the HPTS Workshop is discussion sessions based on position papers and the presentation of a few full papers. The emphasis is upon sharing experience, ideas, and vision. Each participant must submit either a position paper or an abstract of a full paper and may be asked to lead a discussion session. A position paper may be a viewpoint on a controversial topic, a summary of lessons learned, or a description of experience with a large or unusual Transaction Processing System. An abstract of a full paper may be a description of a new mechanism, architecture, product, application, or of work-in-progress. Of special interest to the HPTS community are submissions on Transaction Processing System topics not commonly covered in other technical forums; including workflow, messaging paradigms, object management, and Internet transactions. Attendance is limited to about 60 participants. Participants will be invited based on their submissions. Abstracts and Position Papers should be at most five pages. Submissions must be delivered electronically, in PostScript format or a URL for a HTML document (special dispensations are available on request). General Chair: David Vaskevitch e-mail: davidv@microsoft.com phone: (206) 936-8044 Program Chair: Bruce Lindsay e-mail: bruce@almaden.ibm.com phone: (408) 927-1747 fax: (408) 927-3215 Program Committee: Sam DeFazio Jim Johnson Jeff Eppinger Gary Kelly Michael Franklin Ed Lassettre Dieter Gawlick Barbara Liskov Peter Gassner Susan Malaika Jim Gray Friedemann Schwenkries Pat Helland Randy Smerik Joey Hellerstein HPTS home page: http://www3.hursley.ibm.com/hpts97/index.htm Submission of Manuscripts: Nancy Owens e-mail: neowens@US1.IBM.COM phone: (408) 463-3285 fax: (408) 463-3834 IMPORTANT DATES Submission of Manuscripts: March 24, 1997 Notification of Acceptance: May 27, 1997 Submission of Final Manuscripts: August 8, 1997 HPTS Workshop September 7-10, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Wed Nov 13 15:57:00 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id PAA17520 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 15:56:53 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id PAA15780 for dbworld; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 15:56:52 -0600 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 15:56:52 -0600 From: "Ed Babb" Message-Id: <199611132156.PAA15780@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu dbw: JOB: DATA MINING! Dear Colleague This may be a rare opportunity to enter the fast growing and exciting field of data mining! There are two jobs below which might interest you. One is concerned with the user interface and communications. The second concerns the learning and database technology. If you are not interested yourself, please consider passing on to a colleague or putting on an appropriate university careers notice board. REGARDS ED BABB ********************************************* EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IN DATA MINING! __________________________________________ PARSYS is a leading European supplier of parallel systems and technology. They are currently the lead partner in a large multinational ESPRIT project aimed at building a parallel data mining file server and client. Consequently, they are looking for two people interested in data mining systems and with experience of the enabling technologies of user interfaces, databases and machine learning. The two positions involve: 1. Building client applications and the communications software for a client server system. Experience of working with customers, system testing and mounting demonstrators is important. Experience of C is essential. Experience of Visual Basic useful. 2. Adapting learning techniques such as rule induction, neural networks, genetic algorithms to run on a parallel computer. Also helping to adapt an existing database system to run on a parallel machine. Enthusiasm for producing fast algorithms in C is essential. For both positions at least a 2.1 degree in Computing, Artificial Intelligence or equivalent is needed. In addition, several years relevant experience is desirable. Salary will depend on age and experience. Please post your CV stating current salary to: Ed Babb, PARSYS LTD, Boundary House, Boston Road, Hanwell, London, W7 2QE, UK. Alternatively email him on ed@parsys.co.uk if you wish to make any brief informal enquires. ********************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Thu Nov 14 17:06:55 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id RAA04092 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:06:48 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA17767 for dbworld; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:06:48 -0600 Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:06:48 -0600 From: atuzhili@square1.stern.nyu.edu (Alex Tuzhilin) Message-Id: <199611142306.RAA17767@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu NYU: Information Systems Department, Stern School of Business Applications are solicited from outstanding candidates for tenure track and visiting faculty positions at all levels. Entry-level applicants must complete the Ph.D. within the 1997-98 academic year. Applicants must present evidence of strong teaching skills and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment. Research areas in which we are interested include, but are not limited to, information systems in organizations, electronic commerce and knowledge management (including knowledge discovery in databases and related fields). Junior and senior visiting appointments also considered. Salary competitive with other leading schools of business and dependent on qualifications. Please send resume with cover letter to: Professor Edward A. Stohr, Chair Recruiting Committee Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University 44 West 4th Street, Room 9-69 New York, New York, 10012-1126. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Thu Nov 14 19:00:15 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id TAA06315 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 19:00:10 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id TAA18043 for dbworld; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 19:00:10 -0600 Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 19:00:10 -0600 From: Lara Winstone Message-Id: <199611150100.TAA18043@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu Data Mining and Data Warehousing Product/System Survey A questionnaire has been created by a group of researchers from the Database Systems Research Laboratory at Simon Fraser University, Canada , who are currently studying data mining and data warehousing technology. We are attempting to contact researchers and developers who have made contributions, in the form of commercial products and/or research prototypes, within either of these areas. The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect information regarding existing data mining and data warehousing systems/prototypes in order to create a comprehensive survey of the current state of the art. The goal of this project is to publish the survey in some popular magazine or academic journal in order to make the information therein widely available. An on-line version of the questionnaire can be found at: ************************************* * http://db.cs.sfu.ca/questionnaire * ************************************* If you or your organization has developed either a data mining or data warehousing system, it would be greatly appreciated if you would take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire or forward this message to an appropriate person within your organization. In doing so, we can collect valuable information regarding data mining and data warehousing, and your system will also be given valuable exposure. The survey, which will present a balanced view of the current products, will be useful to both end-users and developers, and will be made publicly available upon its completion. You will have the opportunity to access both the survey and a concise web summary of the companies and research labs we have canvassed via the internet in the next few months. Thank you for your time and thoughtful consideration. Sincerely, Lara Winstone N.B. Three options for completing this questionnaire: 1) WWW Version: Complete and submit the form found at the above URL. 2) Email Version: If you would prefer to complete a text version of the questionnaire, please contact Lara Winstone via email at winstone@cs.sfu.ca or download a copy from the above URL. 3) Mail/Fax Version: A downloadable postscript version can be found at the above URL. This version can be printed, completed and then mailed or faxed to: Mailing Address: Ms. Lara Winstone Database Systems Research Laboratory School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C. Canada, V5A 1S6 Tel: (604)291-5938, (604)291-5371 Fax: (604)291-3045 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Fri Nov 15 09:59:57 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA15148 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:59:48 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id JAA18886 for dbworld; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:59:47 -0600 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:59:47 -0600 From: pjm@dcs.kcl.ac.uk (Peter McBrien) Message-Id: <199611151559.JAA18886@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu KING'S COLLEGE LONDON LECTURER IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Candidates with strong research orientation are invited to apply for a lectureship in the Department of Computer Science. Preference will be given to candidates with interests in the following areas: algorithm design, data and knowledge engineering, object technology, information systems and computer vision. The appointment will be made on an appropriate point of either the Lecturer A scale, currently GBP317,288 - GBP21,982 p.a. or the Lecturer B scale, currently GBP22,811 to GBP28,564 which includes GBP2,134 London Allowance p.a. depending on qualifications and experience. For an application form and further details please contact Hillia Holland, School Personnel Officer, School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, tel +44 171 873 2427 or email Hillia.Holland@ kcl.ac.uk. The closing date is 29 November 1996 and interviews are to be held early January 1997. Please quote reference A2/CS/22/96. Promoting excellence in teaching, learning & research Equality of opportunity is College policy Hillia Holland-Thomas (Mrs) School Personnel Officer School of Physical Sciences and Engineering tel +44 171 873 2427 King's College London fax +44 171 873 2766 Strand London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom email Hillia.Holland@kcl.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. Requests to get on or off dbworld should go to listproc@cs.wisc.edu. to subscribe send subscribe dbworld Your Full Name to unsubscribe send unsubscribe dbworld to change your address send an unsubscribe request from the old address send a subscribe request from the new address to find out more options send help ------------------------------------------------------------------------FOOTER- From raghu@cs.wisc.edu Fri Nov 15 12:35:34 1996 Received: from ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (ricotta.cs.wisc.edu [128.105.67.19]) by sea.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id MAA17645 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:35:27 -0600 Received: (from raghu@localhost) by ricotta.cs.wisc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id MAA19204 for dbworld; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:35:27 -0600 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:35:27 -0600 From: flp_ws Message-Id: <199611151835.MAA19204@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu> To: dbworld@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu Call for Papers - Call for Participation 6th International Workshop on Functional and Logic Programming Jan. 8th - Jan. 10th 1997 in Schwarzenberg (Black Forest) The aim of the workshop is to communicate ideas and work among researchers working in the areas of functional, logic and constraint programming. Traditionally, the focus is on the intergration of programming paradigms. A non-exclusive list of important topics is: - foundations and semantics, calculi, in particular narrowing, - constraints, - type systems, - declarative programming in general, applications, - language design, - program analysis and implementation techniques, and - parallelism and concurrency. During the workshop there will be meetings of the working group of the language Curry and the editorial board of the Journal of Functional and Logic Programming. Furthermore, Martin Odersky will give an invited talk on "Pizza into Java: Translating theory into practice". The workshop starts on Wednesday, Jan. 8th 1997, at 10.00h. We recommend to arrive Tuesday evening. The workshop ends on Friday, Jan. 1th 1997, at 12.00h. The workshop fee will be 30.- DM and can be paid during the workshop. The workshop will take place for the third time in Schwarzenberg (after 1994 and 1995). Schwarzenberg is a small village in the northern parts of the Blackforest. In January there usually will be snow. The hotel has an excellent restaurant, swimming pool, and sauna. The conference room provides overhead projector and flip chart. The price for a single room is 146 DM and 140 DM for a double room (per person and day). This includes all meals (breakfast, 3 course lunch and 4 course dinner). If your are vegetarian or need special food, please ask the hotel directly. Please reserve directly at the hotel, and as soon as possible: Hotel Sackmann 72270 Baiersbronn Schwarzenberg Tel: +49 - 7447 - 28 9 0 Fax: +49 - 7447 - 28 9 400 The hotel is located directly at the main road of the valley. Coming down the motorway A5, you leave at Rastatt and follow signs to Gaggenau/Freudenstadt on the B462. From there, it is 38 km. Schwarzenberg is before Baiersbronn. Alternatively, you could use the fairely good train connections from Karlsruhe to Freudenstadt. There are regional express trains each hour, always leaving Karlsruhe at xx.20h. The last train leaves at 19.20h. Karlsruhe is stop of Intercity trains arriving around each full hour. Travel time from Frankfurt airport to Karlsruhe is approx. 2 hours. Train Connections: KARLSRUHE X.20h -> Schwarzenberg arrival X+1.29h | X in [7..19] If you arrive after sunset, it may be a bit difficult to recognize the Schwarzenberg train stop, don't hesitate to ask local people. At the end of the stop, you turn downwards the road and cross the bridge, the hotel is to the left. The information about the workshop will be mainted under the following URL: http://wwwipd.ira.uka.de/~hlock/wsflp97.html Please fill in the following registration form and return it by electronic mail to flp.ws.97@ls5.informatik.uni-dortmund.de, peferably before Dec. 15th. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form Name: Organization: Address: Zip code/city/country: Tel: Email: WWW: Arrival date: Departure: I am coming by car/train: Vegetarian [yes/no]: I intend to give a talk or tutorial: Duration 30, 45, 60 min: Title: Abstract: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organization by: Hendrik C.R. Lock Universit"at Karlsruhe | Tel. (+49 / 721) 608-39 85 Institut f"ur Programmstrukturen | Fax: (+49 / 721) 69 40 92 und Datenorganisation (IPD) | Email: hlock@ira.uka.de Am Fasanengarten 5 | WWW: http://wwwipd.ira.uka.de/~hlock Postfach 6980 | D-76128 Karlsruhe, FRG and Andreas Hallmann Lehrstuhl Informatik V, | Fax : +49-231-755-4851 University of Dortmund, | Tel. : +49-231-755-5107 D -44221 Dortmund | Email : hallmann@ls5.informatik.uni-dortmund.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dbworld alias reaches many people, and should only be used for messages of general interest to the database community. 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