Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 10:47:04 -0500 From: "Lise B. Hvatum" Subject: EuroPLoP 2005 submission - resubmission as a focus group X-Sender: hvatum1@pop.nam.slb.com To: Christian Heller , detlef.streitferdt@tu-ilmenau.de, ilka.philippow@tu-ilmenau.de Cc: hvatum1@sugar-land.oilfield.slb.com, Andy Longshaw , uwe Zdun Dear Christian, Detlef and Ilka, we are currently completing the focus group program for EuroPLoP 2005. I am sorry to inform you that we have decided not to accept the proposed focus group on Pattern Systematics for this year's program. The reason is that we find that the form and size of your paper fall somewhat outside the scope of this conference. Focus group preparations/position papers of this size and complexity would take considerably effort from participants before making a fruitful discussion. We belive you would find a better audience for you paper at a conference with a stronger academic profile, and wish you the best of luck with a very interesting paper. We also welcome you to re-submit a reduced scope focus group for next year's EuroPLoP. Best regards, Lise Hvatum Focus Group Coordinator EuroPLoP 2005 At 03:30 PM 3/15/2005, Andy Longshaw wrote: >Hi Christian, > >At 00:17 15/03/2005, Christian Heller wrote: >>I have prepared a Focus Group Proposal, to be found at: >>http://cybop.berlios.de/papers/2005_new_pattern_systematics/europlop_focus_group/index.html >>My paper is listed as first position paper; others are invited. > >Looks good to me. Lise Hvatum will be managing the focus groups this >year so I have copied her in on this email. I will answer the questions below >where I can. > >>1 if the number of participants should be greater than 10? > >I don;t have any historical records. The two focus groups I have >participated in had about 6 and 10 respectively. > >>2 if you think, from your experience, that 3 hours are long enough? > >If you are following the schedule as posted then quite possibly. >However, if you are asking for other papers and input then I'm >more unsure about this. Lise may have some idea? > >>3 how long and in which format the final short focus group summary >>report, to be written at the end of the conference, should be? >>4 if you (or I) will have to provide the techniques (Beamer etc.)? > >We can provide all the technical stuff you need. > >>5 if you provide Internet Access for online presentations material? > >Good question! Uwe - any idea? > >Cheers > >Andy > > >>Thanks, >>Christian >> >>On Sunday 13 March 2005 23:42, Andy Longshaw wrote: >> > Dear Christian, Detlef and Ilka, >> > >> > Thank you for your recent submission to EuroPLoP 2005. >> > The programme committee have now had time to review the >> > submitted papers and determine how many of each category >> > we have received. >> > >> > The paper you submitted - A new Pattern Systematics - was >> > classified as a paper "about" or "using" patterns rather than >> > a pattern or pattern collection. >> > >> > Unfortunately, this year we have not received enough papers >> > "about" or "using" patterns to form a workshop in their own right. >> > Because of this, we are unable to accept this paper for one of >> > the workshops at EuroPLoP. However, similar papers have been >> > successfully studied in previous years using the focus group >> > format. We would welcome it if you decided to re-submit the >> > paper for such a focus group. >> > >> > If you decide to re-submit as a focus group then please let me >> > know. Otherwise I hope that you find a suitable forum for your >> > paper - maybe even at EuroPLoP next year. >> > >> > Andy Longshaw >> > Programme Chair >> > EuroPLoP 2005 > >___________________________________________________ > >Andy Longshaw >Blue Skyline - Independent Consultancy > >"Wisdom, justice, compassion, integrity" >(The four words engraved on the mace of the Scottish >Parliament which seems to sum things up nicely)