MiniPloP2013

English version

Introduction

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.

MiniPLoP 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. MiniPLoP invites you to add your expertise to the growing corpus of patterns. MiniPLoP 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 an international tutorial, an introduction to pattern writing, an international keynote, and the writers workshops.

This version of MiniPLoP has the goal to encourage the beginners in the pattern world and to put together the Latin-american pattern community. The MiniPLoP program will accept submissions for the Writers Workshop (WW) track. The papers should document patterns and pattern languages and they will be workshopped in the traditional PLoP format.

Welcome to MiniPLoP'2013!

Keynotes

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Call for papers

MiniPLoP Brazil 2013

Latin American Miniconference on Pattern Languages of Programming

Brasília, Brazil, ... (co-located with CBSoft 2013)

http://cbsoft2013.cic.unb.br/miniplop

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

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THE CONFERENCE

Software developers have long observed that certain patterns recur and endure across different applications and systems. The growing interest in patterns represents an effort to catalog and better communicate knowledge, providing handbooks of proven solutions to common problems. The purpose of MiniPLoP is to promote development of patterns and pattern languages, primarily about aspects of software: design and programming, testing, software architecture, user interface design, domain modeling, and software processes. Patterns and pattern languages for domains outside software are also welcome.

MiniPLoP brings together students, 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.

This version of MiniPLoP has the goal to encourage the beginners in the pattern world and to put together the Latin-american pattern community. The MiniPLoP program will accept submissions for the Writers Workshop (WW) track. The papers should document patterns or pattern languages and they will be workshopped in the traditional PLoP format. The authors will have the opportunity to improve their work based on the feedback obtained from MiniPLoP. The idea is to encourage the authors to submit more mature versions of the their papers to SugarLoafPLoP or other PloP conference.

The MiniPLoP'2013 program will include an introduction to pattern writing (bootcamp), an international tutorial (to be confirmed), an international keynote (to be confirmed), and the writers workshops.

Writers Workshop (WW)

There has been a recognition that the writers workshop process is beneficial for the production of high quality papers ever since the first patterns conference or PLoP was held in 1994. Attendees will participate in a writers workshop of their paper as well as writers workshops for papers of other attendees in their group. Participants who do not have a paper to workshop are also invited. Everyone will be expected to read all the papers in their groups in advance.

Bootcamp

The MiniPLoP experience provides something different, but needed, in the patterns community ” a "bootcamp" for newcomers. This section provides an introduction to patterns: a training, mentoring, experiencing activity, where participants will be immersed in patterns and emerge with an enlarged perspective and an ability to get more out of all PLoPs conferences. The section format consists of a variety of lecture, discussion, group pattern writing, game playing, and writers' workshop - not necessarily in that order.

PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Paper submission can already be performed via the online EasyChair system using the following URL: (...) .Papers can be written in English (preferred), Portuguese, or Spanish and must conform to the SBC (Brazilian Computer Society) style that will be available in the conference web site. Submissions should be in PDF format.

ORGANIZATION

General Chairs:

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Program Co-Chairs:

• Eduardo Guerra (INPE, Brazil)
• Paulo Meirelles (IME/USP, Brazil)

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs:

• Maurício Serrano (UnB/FGA, Brazil)
• Milene Serrano (UnB/FGA, Brazil)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

(Eduardo and Paulo will discuss and work on this)

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For further information, please visit the conference home page http://cbsoft2013.cic.unb.br/miniplop

For questions regarding the conference program or paper submission, contact the PC co-chairs Eduardo Guerra (guerraem at gmail.com) and/or Paulo Meirelles (paulormm at ime.usp.br).

For questions regarding some local information, contact the local chairs Maurício Serrano (serrano at unb.br) and/or Milene Serrano (mileneserrano at unb.br).

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Versão em Português

Introdução

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Palestras Especiais

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Tutoriais

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Chamada de trabalhos

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