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November 2005

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Call for Participation in the OASIS Symposium: The Meaning of Interoperability

OASIS Symposium: The Meaning of Interoperability will be held 9-12 May 2006 Grand Hyatt San Francisco Hotel San Francisco, California, USA.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION-DEADLINE 20 DECEMBER 2005

With a primary focus on e-Government and e-Business applications, the OASIS Symposium will investigate all the facets of interoperability, their dependencies, the enabling technologies, standards and practices, and opportunities for improvement. The event aims to help practitioners and designers of e-Business or e-Government systems get a broader, more aligned understanding of interoperability issues and solutions.

OASIS invites proposals for presentations, panel sessions, and tutorials on topics related to one or more aspects of interoperability, including but not limited to the:

•  standards perspective

•  business perspective

•  semantic perspective

•  contractual perspective

•  infrastructure and product perspective

•  testing perspective

Additional details may be found on the event web site: http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/call_for_participation.php .

OASIS also invites tutorials on topics not directly related to the Symposium theme.

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

Presentations should be roughly 30-40 minutes in length, including a question-and-answer period. All presentations will be chaired by a member of the Program Committee.

Panel sessions should be roughly 60-75 minutes in length, including a question and answer period. Proposals for panels should include the topic, three to four potential panelists (name and/or role) and proposed format (e.g. Q&A, short presentations, or both). All panel sessions will be moderated.

Tutorials should be a half-day format (roughly three hours, including a break). Tutorial proposals should state the intended audience and learning objectives.

TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

Please send the following information using the submission Web page:   https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/2006_symposium_presentation_sub/register_contact.php

*   Full contact details (name, affiliation, email, phone, postal address) of one presenter who will act as the primary contact for the presentation or panel discussion

*   Full list of authors and/or additional presenters, if any

*   Brief biography (one paragraph) for all authors

*   2000-word maximum extended abstract outlining the subject, title, and key points of your presentation, panel discussion, or tutorial.

Deadline for submission is 20 of December 2005 . All submissions will be acknowledged.

IMPORTANT DATES

•  Proposals Due:   20 December 2005

•  Notification by:   14 February 2006

•  Final Materials Deadline:   To Be Announced in Confirmation Letter OASIS

•  Symposium:   9-12 May 2006

RELATED MEETINGS

The OASIS Plenary and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Symposium. This once-a-year event provides a members-only opportunity to review and respond to a state-of-the-union address presented by the OASIS Board of Directors. The AGM will be followed by an evening reception offering the perfect place to network with OASIS members, directors, and staff. OASIS will also host Technical Committee meetings on 10, 11, and 12 of May. A complete list of TC meetings will be posted on the TC Information Page (as they become known) http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/tc_meetings.php . This page also includes meeting space reservation information.

For further information, comments, and questions, send email to symposium@oasis-open.org .

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