CFP: Workshop on Engineering Methods to Support Information Systems Evolution

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                    First International Workshop on
Engineering Methods to Support Information Systems Evolution (EMSISE'03)
                http://cui.unige.ch/db-research/EMSISE03/ 

                     In conjunction with OOIS'03
9th International Conference on Object-Oriented Information Systems
                Geneva, Switzerland, September 2-5, 2003
                         http://oois.unige.ch
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The constant evolution of the real world implies change of the supporting 
Information Systems (IS), i.e. modification of the data schemas, adjustment of 
the required information, change of the business rules, etc. 
There are a number of factors that can convince an organisation to make its IS 
evolve. Examples of those are the transformation of its organisational 
structure, the renovation of its production and manufacturing technologies, the 
change of its business processes, the necessity to modernise its software 
technology, etc. All these changes are necessary to survive the world wide 
competition and to fulfil the increasing requirements of the society. As a 
consequence, the goal of IS engineers is to develop systems that can support 
future improvements in an easy way.
This workshop is focused on Method Engineering (ME) for evolutionary 
Information Systems engineering. The question to respond is how analysis and 
design methods, models and tools could help to create Information Systems 
supporting evolution. 

Two main research directions will be considered in the workshop:
1. New IS analysis and design methods, models, techniques and tools supporting: 
   - Engineering of the evolutionary Information Systems i.e. the systems that 
would be able to follow the evolution of the real world and to evolve in the 
same time, and
   - Adaptation of the existing Information Systems to new requirements, i.e. 
their transformation, extension, integration, etc.
2. New Method Engineering approaches and techniques supporting:
   - Construction of evolution-oriented methods, and 
   - Transformation, adaptation, extension, etc. of existing methods. 

TOPICS

Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 
- New Paradigms of IS Evolutionary Methods 
- Cooperative Processes to Manage IS Evolution 
- Patterns and Frameworks Related to IS Evolution
- Methods for IS Components Design
- Methods for IS Re-engineering
- Methods for IS Reverse Engineering
- Requirements Engineering Methods
- Methods for Business Process Engineering and Improvement
- Enterprise Modelling
- Web Design 
- Web Service Modelling 
- E-business Modelling 
- User Interface Modelling
- Information Modelling
- Methods for Knowledge Engineering and Management
- Mobile Information Systems Modelling
- Process Modelling 
- Web-enabled Methods
- Organisational Method Infrastructures
- Implementation Methods
- Situation-driven Method Engineering
- Method Adaptation and Extension Techniques
- Component-based Method Engineering 
- CAME tools
- CASE Tools for IS Design and Implementation
- Experience and Case Studies of Method Use 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The workshop solicits original research papers as well as papers describing 
practical experience related to the area of the workshop theme. 
Two types of submissions will be accepted: regular papers (no more than 5000 
words) and position papers (no more than 3000 words).

- Regular papers should describe research results relevant to one of the topics 
from the list given above by emphasising what is new and significant about the 
proposed approach and comparing it with similar work. Comparison of existing 
approaches, case studies and experience related to the workshop theme could 
also be submitted as a regular paper.
- Position papers should state author's research position in the current ME 
research and practice.   

The first page of each submission must include:
- Title of paper,
- Authors' names and affiliations, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail 
addresses,
- Abstract (no more than 150 words),
- Keywords chosen (if possible) from the list of main topics above,
- Submission category: regular paper, position paper.

All submitted papers will be reviewed by 2 - 3 members of the Program Committee.

Only electronic submissions are accepted. E-mail your paper as an attachment in 
Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to 
ralyte-L26034Xmq3cXXHkOk0aIfQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please do not submit hard copy: the accepted papers will be distributed 
electronically to the reviewers and to the other participants before the 
workshop.

Registration to the OOIS'03 conference is required in order to participate in 
the workshop. 

WORKSHOP FORMAT 

The workshop will take one day. In order to provide fruitful discussion and 
collaborative work, attendance to the workshop will be limited to the authors 
of papers, invited speakers and discussants.
The workshop language is English. 
The accepted papers will be made available electronically to all workshop 
participants before the workshop, so that discussions and questions can be 
prepared beforehand. The presentations will be short (10-15 minutes). A 
discussant will be appointed for each paper presentation. He or she will be 
followed by a plenary discussion of the paper. 
Publication
Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings, which will be 
available at the workshop. Best papers will be considered (after extension and 
enhancement) for publication in an international journal (e.g., Journal of 
Database Management).

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IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission: May 30 
Notification of acceptance: June 30
Final version: 15 July
Workshop: September 5 
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ORGANISERS - PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Dr. Jolita Ralyté, CUI, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 
ralyte-YXV0xhUQREw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Prof. Colette Rolland, CRI, University of Paris 1- Sorbonne, France, 
rolland-JY2aMsvkacJh87TC1meKLQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Sjaak Brinkkemper, Triffit and Vrije Universiteit - The Netherlands
Rébecca Deneckère, University of Paris 1 - Sorbonne, France
Brian Henderson-Sellers, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 
Michel Léonard, University de Geneva, Switzerland
Kalle Lyytinen, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Graham McLeod, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Naveen Prakash, JIIT, Noida, India
Jolita Ralyté, University de Geneva, Switzerland
Colette Roland, University of Paris 1 - Sorbonne, France
Matoshi Saeki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,  USA 
Samira Si-Said Charfi, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
Janis Stirna, Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, Sweden
Juha-Pekka Tolvanen, University of Jyväskylä, FINLAND


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