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From: dmk@frey.newcastle.edu.au (David Koch)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Call for Papers (long)
Keywords: Persistent Object Architectures
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.010821.5696@frey.newcastle.edu.au>
Date: 27 Mar 91 01:08:21 GMT
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CALL FOR PAPERS AND REFEREES
HICSS- 25
KAUAI, HAWAII - JANUARY 7-10, 1992

ARCHITECTURAL AND OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT
FOR PERSISTENT OBJECT SYSTEMS


Persistent object systems are systems which  support  the  creation  and
manipulation of objects in a uniform manner, regardless of how long they
persist. This is in direct  contrast  with  conventional  systems  where
temporary  objects  are  created  and  manipulated  using  one mechanism
(typically programming language data structures) and  permanent  objects
are  maintained  using  a different mechanism (usually a filestore). The
unification of temporary and permanent objects yields systems which  are
both  smaller  and potentially more efficient than conventional systems,
whilst providing a platform for the development of large, data intensive
applications.

Since  persistent  systems  have  vastly  different  requirements   from
conventional  systems in terms of store management it is unreasonable to
expect conventional architectures and operating systems  to  provide  an
appropriate  platform.  The Emerging Technologies Track of HICSS-25 will
contain a special set of sessions  concentrating  on  architectural  and
operating   system   support   for   persistent   object   systems.  The
presentations in this minitrack will provide a forum to discuss advances
in  theory  and practice in this important emerging area. This minitrack
may be  seen  to  complement  a  minitrack  in  the  software  track  on
persistent  object  systems.  The latter will concentrate more on higher
level software issues.  The organisers of the two  minitracks  will  co-
ordinate  submissions  and so papers on borderline topics may be sent to
either minitrack.

Papers are invited  that  may  be  practical,  conceptual,  tutorial  or
descriptive  in  nature.  Those  papers  selected  for presentation will
appear in  the  Conference  Proceedings,  which  are  published  by  the
Computer  Society  of the IEEE and possibly also in a special issue of a
professional society journal. HICSS-25 is sponsored by the University of
Hawaii  in  cooperation with the ACM, the IEEE Computer Society, and the
Pacific  Research  Institute  for  Information  Systems  and  Management
(PRIISM). Submissions are solicited on the following topics:

        *  Persistent architectures
        *  Large virtual memory management
        *  Addressing and address translation for persistent systems
        *  Fault tolerance and reliability
        *  Distribution mechanisms
        *  Operating system support
        *  Architectural/OS Support for object-oriented languages


INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS

Manuscripts should be 22-25 typewritten, double-spaced pages in  length.
Please  do not send submissions that are significantly shorter or longer
than this.  Papers must not have been previously presented or published,
nor  currently  submitted for journal publication.  Each manuscript will
be subjected to a rigorous refereeing process.  Manuscripts should  have
a  title  page  that  includes  the  title of the paper, full name(s) of
author(s),  affiliation(s),  complete   postal   and   electronic   mail
address(es), telephone number(s), and a 300-word abstract of the paper.

DEADLINES
        *  A 300-word abstract is due by April 18, 1991.
        *  Feedback to author concerning abstract by April 30, 1991.
        *  Six copies of the manuscript are due by June 5, 1991.
        *  Notification of accepted papers by August 30, 1991.
        *  Accepted manuscripts, camera-ready, are due by October 1, 1991.

SEND SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS TO

Associate Professor John Rosenberg,
Department of Computer Science,
University of Newcastle,
N.S.W. 2308,
Australia.

Phone: +61 49 216085
FAX:   +61 49 601712
Email: johnr@cs.newcastle.edu.au

-- 
David Koch, Technical Manager
Department of Computer Science, University of Newcastle, NSW, 2308
Ph: +61 49 21 6080 (direct), +61 49 21 2034 (sec.) Fax: +61 49 601 712