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Invitation for Panel Proposals

Klaus Schmid, University of Hildesheim, Germany, SPLC 2010 Panel Chair

Software product line engineering becomes increasingly mature as a research field, nevertheless continuously new questions in the field come up and some long standing issues have so far not received the attention they deserve.

Panels are an integral part of any good conference, thus we expect panel proposals from the community.

In order to get a diverse and interesting panel program we invite panel proposals from the community.

A successful panel is both entertaining and enlightening. It reaches out to people who are among the top experts in the field as well as the SPL novice. Thus, panel topics should be of broad interest and need to be sufficiently multifaceted to reach out to a broad audience.

Also panel format and organization should be promising with respect to entertaining the audience, without any compromise on the side of substance.

Proposals for panels can be free-format, but should address the following aspects and selection criteria:

  • Contact person for the panel, including affiliation(s) and email
  • Topic of the panel (note that in general simple repetitions of previous years are not desired, if so, a strong rationale should be given)
  • Format of the panel (including introductory presentations, etc.)
  • Describe why the combination of topic and format ensures the criteria above
  • Who will be the panelists?
Besides the merits of the individual panel also the overall fit of the panels will be a selection criterion.

A two-page description of all accepted panels will be published in the conference proceedings.

(Position statements by panelists are also possible)

If you have further questions or want to submit a proposal, please send email to Klaus Schmid, schmid[at]sse.uni-hildesheim.de

Important Dates:
Panel Proposal Submission: Mar 15, 2010
Acceptance notification: Apr 15, 2010
Camera Ready Description: Apr 30, 2010