[TYPES/announce] [iFM 2017] Final Call for Workshops Proposals

[Christoph Seidl]

Final Call for Workshops Proposals

The 13th International Conference on integrated Formal Methods (iFM 2017)

Turin, Italy
September 18th - 22nd, 2017
http://www.ifm2017.di.unito.it/
 
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Important Dates
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- Workshop proposals due:  *Monday, 19 December, 2016*

- Workshop proposals notification:  Monday, January 16, 2017
- Workshops:  September 18-19, 2017


About iFM
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iFM 2017 is concerned with how the application of formal methods may 
involve modelling different aspects of a system which are best expressed 
using different formalisms. Correspondingly, different analysis 
techniques may be used to examine different system views, different 
kinds of properties, or simply in order to cope with the sheer 
complexity of the system. The iFM conference series seeks to further 
research into hybrid approaches to formal modelling and analysis; i.e., 
the combination of (formal and semi-formal) methods for system 
development, regarding modelling and analysis, and covering all aspects 
from language design through verification and analysis techniques to 
tools and their integration into software engineering practice.

Workshops can have the duration of one or two days. Prospective workshop 
organizers are requested to follow the guidelines below and are 
encouraged to contact the workshop chairs if any questions arise.

The purpose of the workshops is to provide participants with a friendly, 
interactive atmosphere for presenting novel ideas and discussing their 
application.

The workshops take place on September 18-19, 2017.


Proposal and Submission Guidelines
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Workshop proposals must be written in English, not exceed 5 pages with a 
reasonable font and margins, and be submitted in PDF format via email to 
the iFM workshop chairs, Wolfgang Ahrendt <ahrendt at chalmers.se> and 
Michael Lienhardt <michael.lienhardt at di.unito.it>.

Proposals should include:
  - The name, the duration (1 or 2 days) and the preferred date of the 
proposed workshop
  - A short description of the workshop.
  - If applicable, a description of past versions of the workshop, 
including dates, organizers, submission and acceptance counts, and 
attendance.
  - The publicity strategy that will be used by the workshop organizers 
to promote the workshop.
  - The participant solicitation and selection process.
  - The target audience and expected number of participants.
  - Approximate budget proposal (see section Budget below for details).
  - The equipment and any other resource necessary for the organization 
of the workshop.
  - The name and short CV of the organizer(s).
  - The publication plan (only invited speakers, no published 
proceedings, pre-/post-proceedings published with EPTCS/ENTCS/...).


Organizers Responsibilities
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The scientific responsibility of organizing a workshop is on the 
workshop organizers. In particular, they are responsible for the 
following items:
  - A workshop description (200 words) for inclusion in the iFM site.
  - Hosting and maintaining web pages to be linked from the iFM site. 
Workshop organizers can integrate their pages into the main iFM pages.
  - Workshop proceedings, if any. If there is sufficient interest, the 
iFM 2017 workshop organizers may contact the editor-in-chief of the 
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science 
(http://info.eptcs.org/) for having a common volume dedicated to the 
workshops of iFM 2017.
  - Workshop publicity (possibly including call for papers, submission 
and review process).
  - Scheduling workshop activities in collaboration with the iFM 
workshop chairs.


Budget
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The iFM organization will provide registration and organizational 
support for the workshops (including linking from the conferences web 
sites, set-up of meeting space, on-line and on-site registration). 
Registration fees must be paid by all participants, including organizers 
and invited guests.

To cover lunches, coffee breaks and basic organizational expenses, all 
workshops will be required to charge a minimum participation fee (the 
precise amount is still to be determined). Each workshop may increase 
this fee to cover additional expenses such as publication charges, 
student scholarships, costs for invited speakers, etc. All fees will be 
collected by STILEMA S.r.l. as part of the iFM registration. STILEMA 
S.r.l. will require the workshop fees as requested by each workshop 
organizer.


Evaluation Process
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The proposals will be evaluated by the iFM organizing committee on the 
basis of their assessed benefit for prospective participants of iFM 
2017. Prospective organizers may wish to consult the web pages of 
previous satellite events as examples:

iFM 2016: http://en.ru.is/ifm/calls/
iFM 2014: http://ifm2014.cs.unibo.it/workshops.html
iFM 2013: http://www.it.abo.fi/iFM2013/workshops_and_tutorials.php
iFM 2012: http://ifm-abz.isti.cnr.it/styled-4/speakers.html
iFM 2010: http://ifm2010.loria.fr/satellite.html
iFM 2009: http://www.formal-methods.de/ifm09/workshops.html


Venue
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iFM 2017 will take place at the Cavallerizza Reale in Turin, Italy. The 
Cavallerizza Reale is set in the center of Turin, close to many 
historical buildings of the city, like the Mole Antonelliana, the royal 
palace of Turin, Palazzo Madama, Palazzo Carignano and the main building 
of the University.

Further Information and Enquiries
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You are welcome to contact the iFM workshop chairs Wolfgang Ahrendt 
<ahrendt at chalmers.se> and Michael Lienhardt <michael.lienhardt at di.unito.it>


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Dipl.-Inf. Christoph Seidl
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Institut für Softwaretechnik und Fahrzeuginformatik
Technische Universität Braunschweig

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