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From:     schleip@vax.sbu.ac.uk
Subject:  OOIS94 Advanced Programme
Date:     26 Jul 94 14:23:44 GMT

			ADVANCE PROGRAMME 
	
	1994 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OBJECT-ORIENTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS
			London, UK, 19-21 December 1994. 
		Sponsored by South Bank University, London.




The OOIS'94 Conference is a significant and eagerly awaited event for many 
leading IT professionals, who appreciate the value of its practical focus, 
technological insight, and professional relevance. 

The OOIS'94 Conference will more than meet their expectations. The programme 
consists of approximately 18 sessions during its three days. The aim of OOIS'94
is to highlight contributions from leading researchers and practitioners who 
are working on object technology and its application in information systems 
design and development. The main themes for OOIS'94 are Object-Oriented 
Modelling Concepts, Object-Oriented Databases and their applications. 

OOIS'94 will be hosted by the School of Computing, Information Systems and 
Mathematics, and the conference will take place in the Abbey conference centre 
at South Bank University.

	GENERAL CHAIRMAN
	Misbah Deen
	Keele University (UK)
	PROGRAM CO-CHAIRMEN
	Keith Jeffery 
	Rutherford Appleton Lab. (UK)
	Dilip Patel 
	South Bank University (UK)

	ORGANISING CHAIR
	Yuan Sun
	OOIS'94
	South Bank University
	Borough Road
	London SE1 0AA, UK.
	 E-mail: yuan@uk.ac.sbu.vax
	Tel: +44 (0)71 815 7642
	Fax: +44 (0)71 815 7499

	PROGRAM COMMITTEE
	Motoei Azuma (Japan)
	Terry Baylis (UK)
	Elisa Bertino (Italy)
	Jim Bieman (USA)
	Chris Clare (UK)
	Klaus Dittrich (Switzerland)
	Jane Grimson (Ireland)
	Peter Gray (UK)
	Alan Hayes (UK)
	Guo-Jie Li (China)
	Gillian Lovegrove (UK)
	Michele Missikoff (Italy)
	Maria Orlowka (Australia)
	Norman Paton (UK)
	Colette Rolland (France)
	Felix Saltor (Spain)
	Tony Stockman (UK)
	Yuan Sun
	Yannis Vassiliou (Greece)
	Robin Whitty (UK)   
	Roberto Zicari (Germany)

	OPERATION & REGISTRATION
	Antoinette Dixon
	South Bank University
	Borough Road
	London SE1 0AA, UK.
	Tel: +44 (0)71 815 6908
	
	SUPPORT
	SERC

All papers submitted to the conference have been reviewed by members of the 
Program Committee and additional reviewers include :
M. Bush, D. Dalcher, Q. C. Dang, G. Elliott, Yike Guo, N. Hillary, M. Hooper,  
J. Jone,  P. Kumari, D. Hanley, R. McNaughton, F. Nwofor, S. Patel, 
S. Polovina, P. Schleifer, D. Webster, S. Windmill, G. Ubakanma

INVITED SPEAKERS
The invited speakers are:

	Prof. Peter Gray (UK)	"Object-Oriented Systems & Data Independence"

	Mr. Michael Jackson (UK)	"Problems, Descriptions and Objects"


ROUND TABLE SESSION

 	Dr. Keith Jeffery (UK) 	"Emerging Object Techniques and Standards"
     


EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

The conference will host an exhibition of OO technology and its development 
tools allowing participants to obtain relevant information about technology 
development.

A Poster Session will be held, during which delegates can view topics relating 
to current research in the OO field.	

OOIS'94 PROGRAMME

Monday, 19th December 1994


8:30-9:30	REGISTRATION

9:30-10:00	OPENING CEREMONY
		Prof. Gerald Bernbaum, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
		(South Bank University, UK)

10:00-11:00	INVITED SPEAKER
		Chair: Prof. Terry Baylis (South Bank University, UK)

		Object-Oriented Systems & Data Independence
		Prof. Peter Gray (Aberdeen University, UK)

11:30-1:10	SESSION 1: MODELLING I
		Chair: Mr Dilip Patel (South Bank University, UK)

		Formalising Actors in Linear Logic (Long paper)
		John Darlington and Yi-ke Guo (Imperial College, UK)

		Objects Versus Functions in User-Validation of 
		Requirements: Which Paradigm Works Best? (Long paper)
		Tony Moynihan (Dublin City University, Ireland)

		M - An Object Oriented Model and Method Base System 
		for Discrete Optimization Problems (Long paper)
		Peter Becker (Universitat Tubingen, Germany)

2:00-3:15	PARALLEL SESSIONS
		SESSION 2: MODELLING II
		Chair: Prof. John Darlington (Imperial College, UK)

		Modelling Events in Object-Oriented Analysis 
		(Long paper)
		L Mathiassen, A Munk-Madsen, P A Nielsen, and J Stage
		(Aalborg University, Denmark)

 		An Object-Oriented Design for Modelling Business 
		Rules in Resource Allocation Jobs (Long paper)
		Sita Ramakrishnan (Monash University, Australia)

2:00-3:15	SESSION 3: KNOWLEDGEBASES
		Chair: Dr. Jane Grimson (Trinity College, Ireland)
		Objects with Views and Constraints : From Databases to 
		Knowledgebases (Long paper)
		Ana Simonet and Michel Simonet 
                (Faculte de Medecine de Grenoble, France)

		An Integrated Expert Database System (Long paper)
		S.M. Huang, P. Smith and J.I. Tait
		(University of Sunderland, UK)

  		Generic Methods in Deductive Object Databases 
		(Short paper)
		Elisa Bertino, Giovanna Guerrini and Danilo Montesi
		(Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,UK)

3:45-5:00	PARALLEL SESSIONS

		SESSION 4: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
		Chair: Prof. Robin Whitty (South Bank University, UK)

		Development of an Intelligent Object-Oriented CASE 
		Tool (Long paper)
		Daniella Mehandjiska-Stavreva, Wolfgang Tietz, David Page and
		Paul Clark (Massey University, New Zealand)

		Identifyng Internal and External Charcteristics of 
		Classes Likely to be Useful as Structural Complexity 
		Metrics (Short paper)
		Brian Henderson-Sellers 
		(University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)

  		An Application Sensitive Repository Search Technique
		(Short paper)
		Donald McFall and George Wilkie (University of Ulster, UK)

3:45-5:00	SESSION 5: MODELLING III
		Chair: Prof. Chris Clare (South Bank University, UK)

		Relational Implementation of Object Oriented 
		Information System Design Using a Generic Model
		(Long paper)
		F Gargouri, F Boufares and C F Ducateau 
                (Universite Paris, France)

		Object-Oriented Modelling and Simulation of an Expert 
		System for Monitoring and Control of a Water 
		Distribution System (Short paper)
		Christine W. Chan, Nick Cercone and Aijun An
		(University of Regina, Canada)

		Reusing and Retrieving Software Components: An 
		Object-Oriented Domain Analysis Approach (Short paper)
		M Ramachandran (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)

7.30		Evening Reception

		Tuesday, 20th December 1994

9:00-10:30	SESSION 6: INTERFACE DESIGN
		Chair: Dr. Elisa Bertino (Milan University, Italy)

  		GOMI: A Graphical User Interface for Object-Oriented 
		Databases (Long paper)
		Yong S Jun (Seoul National University, Korea)

  		A Layered Approach to Dedicated Application Builders 
		Based on Application Frameworks (Long paper)
		Patrick Steyaert, Koen De Hondt, Serge Demeyer and
		Marleen De Molder (Brussels Free University, Belgium)

  		An Abstract Definition of Graphical Notations for 
		Object-Oriented Information Systems (Long paper)
		David Page, Paul Clark, Daniella Mehandjiska-Stavreva and 
		Wolfgang Tietz (Massey University, New Zealand)

11:00-12:30	SESSION 7: OBJECT DATABASES
		Chair: Dr. Yuan Sun (South Bank University, UK)

  		The OODB Ownership Relationship (Long paper)
		Oscar Yang, Michael Halper, James Geller  and Yehoshua Perl
		(New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)

  		Function Materialization in Object-Oriented Databases
		(Long paper)
		T W Carnduff and W A Gray (University of Wales, UK)

  		Safe Derivations in Object Hierarchies (Long paper)
		Stefan Conrad, Martin Gogolla and Rudolf Herzig
		(Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Germany)

2:00-3:15	PARALLEL SESSIONS

		SESSION 8: MODELLING IV
		Chair: Dr. Shushma Patel (South Bank University, UK)

		Specification and Implementation of the Transmutation 
		Concept (Long paper)
		Xavier Castellani and Hong Jiang 
		(CEDRIC-IIE(CNAM) Research Laboratory, France)

  		OPUS: A Calculus for Modelling Object-Oriented 
		Concepts (Long paper)
		Tom Mens, Kim Mens and Patrick Steyaert
		(Free University of Brussels (V.U.B), Belgium)

  		MON : An Object Relationship Model Incorporating 
		Roles, Classification, Publicity and Assertions 
		(Long paper)
		Glen Maughan and Bohdan Durnota (Monash University, Australia)

2:00-3:15	SESSION 9:	DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS
		Chair: Prof. Peter Gray (University of Aberdeen, UK)

  		Jupiter/MDD : A Formal Model of a CORBA-based 
		Multidatabase Dictionary (Long paper)
		John Murphy and Jane Grimson (Dublin City University, Ireland)

  		Building Component Schemata of a Heterogeneous 
		Federated Database with the IFO2 Model (Long paper)
		Christian Soutou (URACOM, France)

  		Integrating Distribution and Mobility into an Object-
		Oriented Database (Long paper)
		Dietmar A Kottmann aand Ludwig Keller
		(University of Karlsruhe, Germany)

3:45-5:00	ROUND TABLE SESSION: 

		Emerging Object Techniques and Standards 
		Chair: Dr Keith Jeffery (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK) 


7.30		Conference Dinner 
		(Formal dress compulsory)

Wednesday, 21st December 1994

9:00-10:30	INVITED SPEAKER
		Chair: Prof. Misbah Deen (University of Keele, UK)

  		Problems, Descriptions and Objects
		Mr. Michael Jackson
		(Michael Jackson Software Development Consultant, UK)

11:00-12:30	SESSION 10:	SCHEMA EVOLUTION AND ACTIVE DATA
		Chair: Dr. Yuan Sun, (South Bank University, UK)

  		From Conceptual Specification to Object-Oriented 
		Design (Long paper)
		Moncef Bari (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France)

  		Identifying the Requirement for History of Time-
		Varying Objects During an Object-Oriented Analysis
		(Long paper)
		L. C. Valet and S. A. Roberts (University of Leeds, UK)

  		Specifying Integrity Constraints into an Object-
		Oriented Database (Short paper)
		J Nachouki and M. P. Chastang (IUT de Nantes, France)

2:00-3:15	PARALLEL SESSION

		SESSION 11: HYPERMEDIA 
		Chair: Dr. Keith Jeffery (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK) 

  		MART - A Multimedia Authoring and Rendering Tool
		(Long paper)
		Canice Lambe, Ray McGuigan and Jane Grimson 
		(Trinity College, Ireland)

  		Actor Management in Documentary Applications 
		(Long paper)
		Youssef Amghar and Jean-Marie Pinon (LISI - INSA, France)

		Support System for Co-operative Edition of Multimedia 
		Documents (Short paper)
		Jean-Marie Pinon, Marc-Antoine Richez and Andre Flory
		(LISI - INSA, France)

2:00-3:15	SESSION 12: OPERATING SYSTEMS AND LANGUAGES
		Chair: Mr Alan Hayes (South Bank University, UK)

  		A Declarative Extension of IDL-based Type Definitions 
		within Open Distributed Environments (Long paper)
		Arno Puder (University of Frankfurt, Germany)

  		Choosing Conceptual Objects - the Y++ Approach
		(Long paper)
		Mike Brough (Keele University, England)
	
		NET/C : Toward the Fine Grained UNIX-like OS 
		(Short paper)
		Minoru Uehara (Toyo University, Japan)


3:45-5:00	PARALLEL SESSION

		SESSION 13: METHODOLOGY & DESIGN
		Chair: Mr. Michael Jackson
		(Michael Jackson Software Development Consultant, UK)

	  	Dynamic Implementation of Composite Objects in ACSE 
		Project (Long paper)
		Danielle Boulanger, Joel Colloc and Pierre Chawhan   
		(I. A. E. Universite Lyon III, France)

		An Algorithm for IS_A Hierarchy Derivation (Long paper)
		Nadira Lammari, Regine Laleau, Mireille Jouve and Xavier 
		Castellani(IIE (CNAM), France)

  		Embedding Strategic Information into an Object-Oriented 
		Analysis and Design Method (Short paper)
		Christine Bonnet (Insa de Lyon, France)

3:45-5:00	SESSION 14:	OODB & APPLICATIONS
		Chair: Dr. Tony Stockman (Staffordshire University, UK)

  		Design of an Academic Personal Information Manager 
		Using an Object-Oriented Database Approach (Long paper)
		Hu Li, C Ritchie and R J Cole 
		(Glasgow Caledonian University, UK)

  		Towards Object-Oriented Textual Databases (Short paper)
		Jacques Le Maitre (Laboratoire d'Informatique de Marseille, 
		France)

  		Application-Specific Benchmarks for Object Databases: 
		A Multiple Case Study Approach (Short paper)
		Akmal B Chaudhri and Norman Revell (City University, UK)



REGISTRATION DETAILS

Those who wish to attend OOIS'94 should fill in the enclosed registration 
form and send it to :

Antoinette Dixon, 
Conference Officer - OOIS'94
South Bank University, 103 Borough Road
London, UK

Tel: +44 (0)71 815 6908	Fax: +44 (0)71 815 8155

Registration fees (in Pounds Sterling)
	Before October 6, 1994 .........................345.00
	After October 6, 1994  .........................385.00
	Accompanying person    ... ......................80.00 per person

Entitlements
The conference package includes:
		Admission to all sessions;
	        A copy of the Proceedings;
		Unlimited admission to the exhibition;
		Lunches and refreshments during the breaks of the 
		conference;
		Evening Reception & Conference Dinner (Delegates 
		& accompanying persons)


Payment and Confirmation

Payment of fees must accompany all Registration Forms. All cheques and drafts 
should be made payable to the order of  "South Bank University - OOIS'94"

On receipt of payment, the Conference Officer for OOIS'94 will send the 
participant confirmation of registration.


Cancellations
Registrations cancelled by letter or telefax will be honoured if received 
before 10th November,1994. After this date all registrations will be considered
definite and the corresponding fees to be owing in full. 

ACCOMMODATION DETAILS
OOIS'94 participants benefit from special prices in the following central 
London hotels. Hotel reservations must be made personally by each participant. 
Please make your reservations direct with the hotel and quote the reference 
provided to be sure of your reduced rate.

Resevation forms enclosed

 Strand Palace Hotel - Please quote Reference: South Bank University-LPR40491
	
	Situated in the West End, with easy access to theatres, shops and 
restaurants. Take a taxi over Waterloo Bridge to the University in 10 - 15 
minutes, or walk down the Strand to Charing Cross station and take the 
Northern line Underground to the Elephant and Castle.

		Single Room: 		72.00
		Twin/Double Room:	90.00

Reservation Department, Strand Palace Hotel, 
Strand, London WC2R 0JJ, UK
Tel: 071 836 8080 	Fax: 071 836 2077

 The Windmill Hotel - Please quote Reference: South Bank University- SBU1
	Located in South London. A small, family run hotel overlooking Clapham 
Common. Adjacent to an interesting Victorian pub and five minutes walk from the
Underground, Northern line to Elephant and Castle, 10 - 15 minutes.

		Single Room:		67.50
		Twin/Double Room:	80.00

Reservation Department, The Windmill Hotel,
The Windmill on The Common, Clapham Common South Side,
Clapham, London SW4 9DE, UK
Tel: 081 673 4578	Fax: 081 675 1486

Vienna Group Hotels - Please quote Reference: SBU 1994
	Situated in Bayswater, West London. A group of three hotels, close to 
restaurants, shops and the Underground. District line to Paddington, change to 
Bakerloo for Elephant and Castle.

Three Star Hotels:			Budget Hotels:
Single Room:		50.00		Single Room		26.00
Twin Room		32.00		Twin Room		18.00
Triple Room:		25.00		Triple Room:		15.00

16 Leinster Square, London W2 4PR, UK
Tel: 071-221 9131	Fax: 071-229 3917

All rates are per person, per night and are fully inclusive of 
breakfast, service, VAT(17.5%), and are applicable until 25th December 1994.

OOIS'94 REGISTRATION FORM
South Bank University, London, December 19-21, 1994
Title : ..................Surname : .......................................
First Name : ..............................................................
Organisation  : ...........................................................
Address : .................................................................
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
Country : ...................................
Telephone : ........................... Fax : .............................
E-mail :......................................

Number of Accompanying Persons :...........................................

REGISTRATION FEE

	Before October 6, 1994 ......................345.00
	After October 6, 1994........................385.00
	Accompanying person ..........................80.00 per person

* The registration fee for each delegate covers a copy of the conference 
  proceedings and:
19th December	Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and evening reception.
20th December	Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and conference dinner.
21st December	Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea.

The accompanying persons registration fee includes the Evening Reception 
(19th Dec) and Conference Dinner (20th Dec).

Special Dietary Requirements...............................................

PAYMENT

Payment of fees will be accepted in Pounds Sterling only.
All cheques and drafts should be made payable to the order of  
"South Bank University - OOIS'94".

Signature : .....................................Date:...................... 


Please return the Registration Form to:
Antoinette Dixon,
Conference Officer,
South Bank University, 103 Borough Road,
London SE1 0AA, UK.

HOTEL RESERVATION FORM 
OOIS'94 participants benefit from special prices in the following central 
London hotels. Hotel reservations must be made personally by each participant. 
Please fill in the form and mail it to the chosen hotel.

Title : .......   Surname : .................   First Name : ................
Organization :  .............................................................
Address : ...................................................................
.............................................................................
.............................................................................
Country : ................Telephone : ................... Fax : .............
Please specify the appropriate numbers in the following:
Double : .......................	Single : ......................
Arrival at the Hotel		Date : ........December  1994
Departure from the Hotel		Date: ........ December  1994

Strand Palace Hotel -  Quote Reference Number South Bank University -LPR40491
	Single Room:		72.00
	Twin/Double Room:	90.00
Reservation Department, Strand Palace Hotel
Strand, London WC2R 0JJ, UK
Tel: 071 836 8080   Fax: 071 836 2077

The Windmill Hotel - Quote Reference Number South Bank University -SBU1
	Single Room:		67.50
	Twin/Double Room:	80.00
Reservation Department, The Windmill Hotel
The Windmill on The Common, Clapham Common South Side,Clapham,  
London SW4 9DE, UK
Tel: 081 673 4578  Fax: 081 675 1486

Vienna Group Hotels - Quote Reference  -SBU 1994
Three Star Hotels:	Budget Hotels:
Single Room:		50.00	Single Room		26.00
Twin Room		32.00	Twin Room		18.00
Triple Room:		25.00	Triple Room:		15.00
	
16 Leinster Square, London W2 4PR, UK
Tel: 071 221 9131 Fax: 071 229 3917

All rates are per person, per night and are fully inclusive of breakfast, 
service, VAT(17.5%), and are applicable until 25th December 1994.