CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

IV Brazilian Conference on Software: Theory and Practice (CBSoft 2014)
* SBES * SBLP * SBMF * SBCARS *
Supported by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC)
Brasília, DF, Brazil
September 28th – October 3rd, 2014
http://www.ic.ufal.br/evento/cbsoft2014

 

CONTEXT

The V Brazilian Conference on Software: Theory and Practice (CBSoft 2014) will be organized on September 28th – October 3rd, 2014 in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. CBSoft is one of the major software development conferences in Brazil, providing a forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in the field of software development.

For the 2014 edition, CBSoft will put together four Brazilian symposia, all of them very traditional in the software development field:

• XXVIII Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering (SBES)
• XVIII Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages (SBLP)
• XVII Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF)
• VIII Brazilian Symposium on Software Components, Architectures and Reuse (SBCARS)

In addition, CBSoft program includes workshops related to these topics, providing a forum where academics and practitioners can exchange and discuss their experiences and ideas.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The definition of the workshops that will be part of CBSoft 2014 will be carried out by analysis of the submitted proposals in response to this call.

Workshop proposals will be evaluated considering:

• Workshop theme relevance and interest;
• Coordinator experience;
• Program Committee;
• Previous editions evaluation, if a recurrent proposal.

Each workshop can be scheduled for a half-day (3 hours) or a full day (6 hours). All workshops will be held on Sunday, September 28th, 2014.

IMPORTANT: Workshop proceedings will be available at the CBSoft CD and must be prepared by the workshop organizers together with the CBSoft organisation team. Please, note the deadline for delivering the workshop papers to the CBSoft organizing committee.

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

A workshop proposal, a PDF file, should be sent by email to the workshops coordinator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The proposal must contain the following information:

1.  Name of the workshop;
2. Duration (3 or 6 hours), on Sunday, September 28th, 2014;
3. Description of the main topic of the workshop, explaining its relevance;
4. History of the workshop, including number of participants, number of submissions and acceptance rate;
5. Workshop format, topics of interest, papers acceptance criteria, and presentation form;
6. Invited speakers;
7. Expected audience, including maximum number of participants;
8. Program Committee;
9. Support and required equipment from the local CBSoft organization;
10. Name, contact information and curriculum of the workshop coordinator. If the coordinator is Brazilian, the CV can be a link to his or her lattes CV. If the coordinator is not Brazilian, a brief CV must be included.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission deadline: March 14th, 2014.
Acceptance notification: March 31st, 2014.
Camera-ready to CBSoft CD: July 28th, 2014.

 

PROGRAM COMITEE

Anamaria Martins Moreira (UFRN)
Eduardo Santana de Almeida (UFBA)
Leonardo Gresta Paulino Murta (UFF, chair)
Marcelo d'Amorim (UFPE)
Marco Aurélio Gerosa (USP)
Rohit Gheyi (UFCG)

 

CONTACT

Questions should be directed to the Workshops chair, Prof. Leonardo Murta, through the e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

 

CBSOFT GENERAL CHAIR

Leandro Dias da Silva (UFAL)
Baldoino Fonseca (UFAL)
Márcio Ribeiro (UFAL)