Call for Papers

The ECOOP 2000 symposium on objects and databases aims at discussing the current status of the object database field. Three different directions can be devised aiming at integrating object-orientation and databases: the attempt of adding object-oriented features to the relational database standard SQL, which has led to object-relational database systems; the extension of object-oriented programming languages to support persistent objects (e.g. OPJ); the attempt of defininig a standard for "pure" object-oriented databases, namely, ODMG. Some efforts are being made to extend the core object data model with richer modeling constructs, to better supporting integrity constraints, reactive capabilities, temporal data, and to design efficient storage structures and implementation techniques for object databases. Object databases (both the pure and the object-relational ones) have been claimed to be more adequate than relational ones for handling non-traditional data, such as multimedia and semi-structured data, and for advanced applications, such as CADE/CASE and medical information systems. At the same time, many object applications are still relying on pure relational DBMSs and object gateways to relational database systems as well as object to relational mapping tools have been developed.

The aim of the symposium is to discuss the research going on in the object database field, and to critically evaluate existing systems in terms of their current usage, of their successes and limitations, and their potential for new applications.

Submission of papers describing mature results or on-going work are invited for all aspects of the interaction between objects and databases, including, but non limited to:

• experiences in using OODBMSs
• object-oriented database standards
• object-relational DBMSs
• object to relational gateways and mapping tools
• persistent object languages
• data modeling concepts
• performance and benchmarking
• storage structures
• query processing and optimization
• product comparisons and evaluations
• interoperability and heterogeneity
• correction, consistency and integrity of persistent data
• active object databases
• spatial and temporal aspects
• applications in handling multimedia and semi-structured data

Authors are invited to submit their previously unpublished contributions by March 15, 2000 in electronic form (postscript or pdf) to the e-mail address ecoopws@disi.unige.it.

Papers should not exceed 5000 words (10 single-spaced 12pt pages). Shorter position papers (1500 words, 3 pages) presenting new ideas, even if they still need refinement, are also invited. Experience papers are particularly encouraged.

To maximize the interaction among participants, the size of the symposium will be limited. Accepted papers will be invited for presentation at the symposium. The symposium will also include time for discussion.

Papers accepted for presentation will be included in the informal proceedings to be distributed at the Symposium, and put up on the Symposium Web site. Post-symposium proceedings will appear in the LNCS series published by Springer-Verlag.

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Summary of Important Dates

• March 25: Extended Deadline for the submission of papers.
• April 15: Notification to authors.
• May 15: Final version of papers.
• June 13: Symposium.
• July 31st : Camera-ready copy.