Since 1988, each of the past twelve editions of EDBT -- the International Conference on Extending Database Technology -- have attracted hundreds of members of the academic and industrial data management communities to form a top-ranked forum for cutting-edge research, information exchange, and innovation in data management technologies. In March 2010, EDBT will open for the 13rd edition in beautiful Lausanne, Switzerland.
Important Dates- Conference: March 24-26, 2010
- Workshops : March 22, 2010
- Submission of proposals for workshops : July 25, 2009
All deadlines are firm.
Call for Workshop Proposals
You are hereby cordially invited to submit Proposals for
Workshops and thus become a part of EDBT 2010. The topics
of these co-located workshops should be related to the EDBT
conference topics of interest (for a non-exhaustive list,
please see the EDBT 2010 call for papers.)
Please submit your proposals (in PDF) via e-mail to the Workshop Chair Anastasia Ailamaki, EPFL
(anastasia.ailamaki@epfl.ch), no later than July 25, 2009.
As a potential workshop organizer, please consider the following points while you prepare your proposal:
- Workshops will share the attractive location, the Palais de Beaulieu near the center of Lausanne, with the EDBT conference (Palais de Beaulieu web site).
- EDBT workshops will run on March 22, directly before the core conference. Workshops can last 1/2 or 1 day.
- Workshop attendees are required to register to the joint conference event. Attendance to workshops is included in the registration fee.
- Workshops will benefit from the local EDBT 2010 organizational infrastructure and receive administrative support (registration, badges, refreshments, hotel booking, etc.).
- Your proposal should contain the following pertinent information:
- Names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of the workshop organizers. Please mark the primary contact person.
- Preferred date and workshop duration (see above) and an estimation of the number of expected participants.
- A brief description of the workshop, including the workshop's name and topic, and a short summary of the technical issues in the focus of the workshop. A sketch of the workshop's Call for Papers (including dates) will be helpful.
- Information on the workshop program committee (as far as available to you then) and a note on your plans regarding workshop proceedings publication.
- Short information on previous editions of the workshop series (if applicable). Namely, conference it was collocated with, number of registrants, number of submitted papers, number of accepted papers, and any other information you feel is relevant.
Based on the input you provide, the decision about the
acceptance or rejection of your proposal as a co-located
workshop will be made jointly by the EDBT 2010 General,
Program, and Workshop Chairs.
Finally, we expect you to work with the EDBT 2010 local
organizers on the mentioned details and publicity aspects
of your accepted workshop.
