APPIA-GULP-PRODE'97
                              Call for Papers
              1997 JOINT CONFERENCE ON DECLARATIVE PROGRAMMING
                               Grado, Italy
                             June 16--19, 1997

Following APPIA-GULP-PRODE'96 in  Donostia-San Sebastian (Spain)
the next joint APPIA, GULP, and PRODE conference will be held in
Grado (Italy), in June 16-19, 1997.

The aim of the Conference is to foster scientific meetings between Italian, 
Portuguese and Spanish researchers, to improve 
the knowledge of the state of the art of declarative programming (through 
the invited talks and tutorials) and to show the ongoing research done 
mainly in these three countries (through presentations of papers).

Half day of the conference program will be devoted to discussion on
the role and the future of
research in declarative programming in Europe, with presentations
and discussions of European research projects in Declarative Programming.

INVITED SPEAKERS:
Gopal Gupta, New Mexico Un. (usa)
Michael Hanus, Aachen Un. (ge)
Zohar Manna, Stanford Un. (usa)
Will Winsborough, Transarc Corp. (usa)

TUTORIALISTS:
Narciso Marti-Oliet, U.C. Madrid (es)
Roberto Giacobazzi, U. Pisa (it)

PROGRAM CHAIR:
Moreno Falaschi, U. Udine (it)

PROGRAM CO-CHAIR:
Marisa Navarro, U. Pais Vasco (es)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Jaume Agusti, IIIA Barcelona (es)
Jose' J. Alferes, U. Evora (pt)
Maria Alpuente, U.P. Valencia (es)
Lourdes Araujo, U.C. Madrid (es)
Mario R. Artalejo, U.C. Madrid (es)
Patrizia Asirelli, IEI-CNR, Pisa (it)
Leopoldo Bertossi, P.U.C. Chile (ch)
Piero Bonatti, U. Torino (it)
Francisco Bueno , U.P. Madrid (es)
Agostino Cortesi, U. Venezia (it)
Sandro Etalle, U. Amsterdam (nl)
Jose L. Freire, U. Coruna (es)
Maurizio Gabbrielli, U. Pisa (it)
Evelina Lamma, U. Bologna (it)
Gaetano Lanzarone, U. Milano (it)
Nicola Leone, TU Wien (a)
Paqui Lucio , U. Pais Vasco (es)
Maria Chiara Meo, U. Aquila (it)
Luis Monteiro, U.N.  de Lisboa (pt)
Angelo Montanari, U. Udine (it)
Fernando Orejas , U.P. Cataluna (es)
Luigi Palopoli, U. Calabria (it)
Ricardo Pena , U.C. Madrid (es)
Luis Moniz Pereira, U. Nova Lisboa (pt)
Ernesto Pimentel , U. Malaga (es)
Antonio Porto, U.Nova Lisboa (pt)
Irene P. Rodrigues, U. Evora (pt)
Ambrosio Toval, U. Murcia (es)
Rosa Viccari, U.F. Rio Grande Sul (br)
Vitor Santos Costa, U. do Porto (pt)  

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Luca Chittaro
Agostino Dovier
Moreno Falaschi
Angelo Montanari
Adriano Peron
Alberto Policriti
Enrico Pontelli

Topics:
The technical program for the conference will include two tutorials,
four invited lectures and presentations of papers. Papers will be 
reviewed and accepted submissions will be published as a Technical Report.
Please specify whether the submitted paper is also under
consideration (or accepted) for presentation in other meetings.
Submissions of papers are welcome on all aspects of 
declarative programming, including, but not limited to: 

Theoretical Foundations 
Applications  
Implementation Issues
Extensions 

Papers must not exceed 12 pages (1.5 line spacing, page margin: 2.5 cms all 
around), including references and figures and must include a cover page 
containing the following: title of the paper,
a 200-word abstract, keywords, postal and electronic
mailing addresses, and voice and fax numbers of one of the authors.
Papers can be written in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or, preferably, 
in English. 
A LaTeX style file with the appropriate page size can be retrieved
by anonymous ftp from 

ftp://ftp.dimi.uniud.it/pub/agp97 

or by the conference web site.
Accepted papers must be presented at the conference. 

Authors are invited to submit their papers electronically in 
(compressed uuencoded) postscript version
to the following e-mail address:

agp97@dimi.uniud.it 

At the time of submission
a message  containing an  ASCII version of   the paper's  cover page
should also be sent by e-mail to the above address.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions:  March 20, 1997 
Notification of acceptance/rejection: April 28, 1997 
Deadline for final text: May 15, 1997

Conference Site:
The Conference is organized by the University of Udine, in Grado (Italy).
Grado is an island located on the Adriatic coast in a beautiful lagoon.
It is famous for its attractive beaches,  for its Roman history,
and for the pleasant middleuropean atmosphere. 
Venezia is 100 km away and Trieste is 60 km away.

For further details consult:
http://www.dimi.uniud.it/~agp97

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{\large {\bf APPIA-GULP-PRODE'97} Call for Papers}\\ [3mm]
{\Large 1997 JOINT CONFERENCE ON DECLARATIVE PROGRAMMING}\\ [3mm]
{\large {Grado, Italy}}\\ [2mm]
{\large {June 16--19, 1997}}\\ [7mm]
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\underline{{\bf Invited Speakers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~    }} & {}\\ [1.2mm]
Gopal Gupta & \hspace{-1.9cm}New Mexico Un. (usa)\\
Michael Hanus & \hspace{-1.9cm}Aachen Un. (ge)\\
Zohar Manna & \hspace{-1.9cm}Stanford Un. (usa)\\
Will Winsborough & \hspace{-1.9cm}Transarc Corp. (usa)\\[2mm]
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\underline{{\bf Tutorialists:}} & {}\\ [1.2mm]
Narciso Marti-Oliet& \hspace{-1.9cm}U.C. Madrid (es)\\
Roberto Giacobazzi& \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Pisa (it)\\[2mm]
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\underline{{\bf Program Chair:}} & {}\\ [1.4mm]
Moreno Falaschi & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Udine (it) \\[2mm]
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\underline{{\bf Program co-Chair:}} & {}\\ [1.4mm]
Marisa Navarro & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Pa\'{\i}s Vasco (es) \\[2mm]
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\underline{{\bf Program Committee:}} & {}\\ [1.4mm]
Jaume Agust\'{\i} & \hspace{-1.9cm}IIIA Barcelona (es)\\
Jos\'e J. Alferes & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. \'Evora (pt)\\
Mar\'{\i}a Alpuente  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.P. Valencia (es)\\
Lourdes Araujo & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.C. Madrid (es)\\
Mario R. Artalejo  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.C. Madrid (es)\\
Patrizia Asirelli & \hspace{-1.9cm}IEI-CNR, Pisa (it)\\
Leopoldo Bertossi    & \hspace{-1.9cm}P.U.C. Chile (ch)\\
Piero Bonatti & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Torino (it)\\
Francisco Bueno  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.P. Madrid (es)\\
Agostino Cortesi & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Venezia (it)\\
Sandro Etalle & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Amsterdam (nl)\\
Jose L. Freire & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Coru\~{n}a (es)\\
Maurizio Gabbrielli & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Pisa (it)\\
Evelina Lamma & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Bologna (it)\\
Gaetano Lanzarone & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Milano (it)\\
Nicola Leone & \hspace{-1.9cm}TU Wien (a)\\
Paqui Lucio  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Pa\'{\i}s Vasco (es)\\
Maria Chiara Meo & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Aquila (it)\\
Lu\'{\i}s Monteiro & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.N.  de Lisboa (pt)\\
Angelo Montanari & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Udine (it)\\
Fernando Orejas  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.P. Catalu\~{n}a (es)\\
Luigi Palopoli & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Calabria (it)\\
Ricardo Pe\~{n}a  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.C. Madrid (es)\\
Lu\'{\i}s Moniz Pereira & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Nova Lisboa (pt)\\
Ernesto Pimentel  & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. M\'alaga (es)\\
Ant\'onio Porto & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.Nova Lisboa (pt)\\
Irene P. Rodrigues& \hspace{-1.9cm}U. \'Evora (pt)\\
Ambrosio Toval & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. Murcia (es)\\
Rosa Viccari     & \hspace{-1.9cm}U.F. R\'{\i}o Grande\\
& \hspace{-1.9cm}do Sul (br)\\
Vitor Santos Costa & \hspace{-1.9cm}U. do Porto (pt) \\ [2mm]
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\underline{{\bf Organizing Committee:}} & {} \\ [1.4mm]
Luca Chittaro\\
Agostino Dovier\\
Moreno Falaschi\\
Angelo Montanari\\
Adriano Peron\\
Alberto Policriti\\
Enrico Pontelli %%%\vspace{0.1cm}
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\noindent
Following APPIA-GULP-PRODE'96 in  Donostia-San Sebasti\'{a}n (Spa\-in)
the next joint APPIA, GULP, and PRODE conference will be held in
Grado (Italy), in June 16-19, 1997.

The aim of the Conference is to foster scientific meetings between Italian, 
Portuguese and Spanish researchers, to improve 
the knowledge of the state of the art of declarative programming (through 
the invited talks and tutorials) and to show the ongoing research done 
mainly in these three countries (through presentations of papers).

\medskip\noindent
Half day of the conference program will be devoted to discussion on
the role and the future of
{\em research in declarative programming in Europe}, with presentations
and discussions of European research projects in Declarative Programming.
\smallskip

\noindent{\bf Topics}

\smallskip

\noindent
The technical program for the conference will include two tutorials,
four invited lectures and presentations of papers. Papers will be 
reviewed and accepted submissions will be published as a Technical Report.
Please  specify whether the submitted paper is also under
consideration (or accepted) for presentation in other meetings.
Submissions of papers are welcome on all aspects of 
declarative programming, including, but not limited to: 

\vspace{-0.1cm}

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\begin{tabular}{ll}
$\bullet$ Theoretical Foundations  \hspace{2cm}          & $\bullet$
Applications \\ $\bullet$ Implementation Issues &
$\bullet$ Extensions \end{tabular}
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\vspace{-0.1cm}

\noindent
Papers must not exceeed 12 pages (1.5 line spacing; page margin: 2.5 cms all 
around), including references and figures and must include a cover page 
containing the following: title of the paper,
a 200-word abstract, keywords, postal and electronic
mailing addresses, and voice and fax numbers of one of the authors.
Papers can be written in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or, preferably, 
in English. 
A \LaTeX\ style file with the appropriate page size can be retrieved
by anonymous ftp from 
{\sf ftp://ftp.dimi.uniud.it/pub/agp97} 
or by the conference web site.
Accepted papers must be presented at the conference. 

Authors are invited to submit their papers electronically in 
(compressed uuencoded) postscript version
to the following e-mail address:

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\hspace*{8ex}{\sf agp97@dimi.uniud.it }

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At the time of submission
a message  containing an  ASCII version of   the paper's  cover page
should also be sent by e-mail to the above address.

\smallskip

\noindent{\bf Important Dates} 

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Submissions: & March 20, 1997 \\
Notification of acceptance/rejection: & April 28, 1997 \\
Deadline for final text: & May 15, 1997
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\noindent{\bf Conference Site} 

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\noindent 
The Conference is organized by the University of Udine, in Grado (Italy).
Grado is an island located on the Adriatic coast in a beautiful lagoon.
It is famous for its attractive beaches,  for its Roman history,
and for the pleasant middleuropean atmosphere. 
Venezia is 100 km away and Trieste is 60 km away.

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\noindent For further details consult:

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\hspace*{8ex}{\sf  http://www.dimi.uniud.it/$\sim$agp97}
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