Submitted papers will be refereed by at least three reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. Notification and reviews will be communicated via email. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and included in the proceedings, which will be published by Springer-Verlag as part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series .

Proposals for panels that examine emerging, innovative, or otherwise provocative issues within the conference area are encouraged as well. Panel proposals should include a 1-2 page summary of the topic and the names and affiliations of 3-4 panelists who have made a commitment to participate. A mix of industry and academic panel members is recommended.

Proposals for 90-minute tutorials are also invited on topics within the conference area. Tutorial proposals must be at most 5 pages, they must identify the intended audience, and they must give enough material to provide a sense of what will be covered.

A fully electronic review process is being planned. Technical papers and panel and tutorial proposals should be submitted electronically in postscript or pdf format by Monday, February 19, 2001. Abstracts of technical papers are due on February 12, 2001.

NOTE:The deadline for abstract submission is over. If you have submitted an abstract please use the returned URL to submit your paper by Feb.19th. Thank you for your interest in SSTD 2001.

Accepted Papers