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                 7th Latin American Conference on 
       Pattern Languages of programming (SugarLoafPLoP 2008)

          August 24-27, 2008 - Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil   
              
                
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THE CONFERENCE
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Software developers have long observed that certain patterns recur and 
endure across different applications and systems. The growing interest 
in Design Patterns, Architectural Patterns, Analysis Patterns, 
Pedagogical Patterns, and so on, represents an effort to catalog and 
better communicate knowledge,  providing handbooks of proven solutions 
to common problems.

SugarLoafPLoP brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners 
whose interests span a remarkably broad range of topics and who share an 
interest in exploring the power of the pattern form. SugarLoafPLoP invites 
you to add your expertise to the growing corpus of patterns. 
SugarLoafPLoP focuses on improving the expression of patterns. You will 
have the opportunity to refine and extend your patterns with the help 
from knowledgeable and sympathetic fellow pattern enthusiasts. You will 
also be able to discuss applications of patterns in industry and academia.
Highlights of the conference include tutorials, invited speakers, and 
workshops, all held in a beach in the Brazilian Northeast, an area of 
great natural and cultural beauty.

The SugarLoafPLoP'2008 program will be divided in three different tracks:

* Writers' Workshop (WW) - papers that document patterns and pattern 
languages will be workshopped in the traditional PLoP format.

* Pattern Applications (PA) - papers that explore the use and application 
of patterns, such as using patterns in industry and academia tools for 
using patterns, evaluation of productivity when using patterns, teaching 
and consulting with patterns, and so on. Both practitioners from the 
software industry and academics are invited to submit to this track.

* Writing Patterns (WP) - papers of newcomers who want to learn how to 
better elaborate an idea intended to evolve to a pattern or pattern 
language. This is more like a hands-on tutorial on writing patterns.


PAPER SUBMISSIONS
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Paper submissions will be performed via the online JEMS system 
(https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/) up to April 1st, 2008. Papers can 
be written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish, AND must always include an 
abstract in English.


IMPORTANT DATES
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Submissions due:				April 1st, 2008
Shepherding starts:			        April 15th,  2008
Shepherding recommendations due:		June 1st, 2008
Notification of Acceptance:			June 23rd, 2008
camera-ready for pre-proceedings:		July 7th, 2008
Conference dates:				August 24th-27th, 2008
Post-conference proceedings paper due:	        October 10th, 2008


CONFERENCE LOCATION
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The conference will be held at the Porto d'Aldeia resort, in the beautiful
seaside city of Fortaleza, in the northeast of Brazil.

Conference Hotel Address:
Av. Manoel Mavignier, 6433 :: Cofeco Road
Fortaleza - Ceará - Brazil

http://www.portodaldeia.com.br/


CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
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Jerffeson Teixeira de Souza (UECE, Brazil)


PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS 
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Rossana M. C. Andrade (Federal University of Ceará, Brazil)
Neil B. Harrison (Utah Valley University, USA)


PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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To be finalized


FOR MORE INFORMATION
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For further information, please contact the chairs, 
Jerffeson Souza (jeff at larces.uece.br), Rossana Andrade 
(rossana at ufc.br) or Neil Harrison harrisne at uvsc.edu). 


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