******************************** DEADLINE EXTENDED: June 9, 2000. ******************************** ------------------------------------------------------------- My apologies if you receive this message more than once. Please, distribute among your collegues. Thank you very much. ------------------------------------------------------------- XX International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society (SCCC 2000) Santiago, Chile, November 16-18, 2000 http://www.diinf.usach.cl/jcc2000 CALL FOR PAPERS The conference will take place as part of a larger event, the Chilean Computing Week, locally organized by the Computing Engineering Department of the University of Santiago of Chile. The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Papers presenting original research in Computer Science are being sought. Typical topics include: Algorithms and Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Systems, Complexity Theory, Computer Architecture, Computer Graphics, Databases, Data Communications, Data Security and Cryptography, Distributed and Parallel Systems, Formal Specification, Human-Computer Interaction, Hypermedia, Networking, Office Automation, Operating Systems, Performance Evaluation, Programming Languages, Software Methodology, Software Engineering Program Committee: Danilo Bassi (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile) Leopoldo Bertossi (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile) Erick Cantú-Paz (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Van-Dat Cung (Universite de Versailles, France) Jarek Gryz (York University, Canada) Ernst Leiss (University of Houston, USA) Giorgio de Michelis (Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy) Claudio Moraga (Universitat Dortmund, Germany) Ian Munro (University of Waterloo, Canada) Jorge Ramió (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain) Marc Feeley (Universite de Montreal, Canada) Philippe Michelon (Universite de Avignon, France) Javier Pinto (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile) José Pino (Universidad de Chile, Chile) Grzegorz Rosenberg (Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands) Luis Salinas (Universidad Federico Santa Maria, Chile) Mauricio Solar (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile) (Chairman) Jayme Szwarcfiter (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Shang-Hua Teng (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) Avelino Zorzo (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) Paper Submission (DEADLINE EXTENDED) An extended abstract written in English, of at most ten typed pages, including e-mail address and/or a fax number, should be sent before June 9, 2000. The paper should be sent in PostScript format by e-mail to sccc2000@diinf.usach.cl. If e-mail is not available, five copies must be addressed to the program committee chair to: Mauricio Solar Departamento de Ingeniería Informática Universidad de Santiago de Chile Av. Ecuador 3659, Santiago, Chile Código Postal: 7251657 FAX: (+56 2) 776-5892, Phone: (+56 2) 776-3511 Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection via e-mail by July 20, 2000. Full versions of accepted papers (camera-ready) must be written in English, and will be due by August 17, 2000. Santiago is connected to the rest of Chile and the world by many airlines offering regular flights. Santiago lies at the foot of the highest segment of the Andes, with peaks that remain snowcapped even during the hottest summer months. Covering an area of 15,500 sq km, it is home to over 5.5 million people. About 1.5 hours to the west are the Pacific coast resorts and the coastal cities of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. A number of vineyards -one of them inside the city limits- offer tours to visitors, who can not only taste some of their famed wines, but also enjoy the view of their old, well-tended parks. The climate is Mediterranean with well-marked seasons, perfectly dry summers, moderately rainy winters, polychrome springs and rust-colored autumns. Spring lows around 10°C, highs around 20°C, but may occasionally climb to 28°C. Additional information can be obtained from the Local Organizing Committee: Organización VIII Jornadas Chilenas de Computación Departamento de Ingeniería Informática Universidad de Santiago de Chile Av. Ecuador 3659, Santiago, Chile Código Postal: 7251657 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIR Dr. Gonzalo Acuña http://www.diinf.usach.cl/jcc2000 Organizing Committee Members: Héctor Antillanca, Ricardo Baeza (U. de Chile), Danilo Bassi, Leopoldo Bertossi (PUC de Chile), Fernando Contreras, Max Chacón, Víctor Parada, Fernando Rannou, Mauricio Solar, Mónica Villanueva IMPORTANT DATES Deadline: June 9, 2000 Notification acceptance/rejection: July 20, 2000 Chilean Computing Week 2000: November, 13-18, 2000 Sponsors: CLEI, IEEE seccion-Chile, SCCC, USACH, ACTI Adexus, Compaq, Microsoft, Motorola, Mental Graphics, El Mercurio, Revista Infoweek.