Dear Colleague: This is the abbreviated call for contributions for TOOLS USA 2000. The full information is at http://www.tools-conferences.com/usa Please post or forward this information to any other colleague who think might be interested. With best regards, -- TOOLS Conference organization ************************************************************************* TOOLS USA 2000 "Software Serving Society" Santa Barbara, California July 30 - August 3, 2000 http://www.toolsconferences.com/usa CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS (deadline 10 March 2000) TOOLS is the major international conference series devoted to applications object technology, component technology and other advanced approaches to software development. TOOLS USA 2000 will be held in Santa Barbara, CA at the Fess Parker Double Tree Resort, one of the most beautiful resorts on the West Coast and will continue the commitment to excellence of earlier TOOLS conferences in Europe, Australia, Asia and the USA since 1989. The proceedings will be published world-wide by the IEEE Computer Society. PAPERS ------ TOOLS USA 2000 is now soliciting papers on all aspects of object and component technology. All submitted papers will be refereed and assessed for technical quality and usefulness to practitioners and applied researchers. TOOLS USA particularly welcomes papers that present general findings based upon industrial experience. Such papers will be judged by the quality of their contribution to industrial best-practice. TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS AND PANELS ------------------------------- Tutorials, workshops, and panels form an important part of the TOOLS conferences. TOOLS USA 2000 is welcoming proposals for tutorials, workshops and panels on topics related to the theme of the conference. FOR MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE AT http://www.tools-conferences.com/usa