Description

The internet pervades much of the activities of modern societies and has become the preferred medium for the delivery of information and services. All kinds of applications, ranging from eBusiness, to eEducation or eGovernment, raise some of the same issues: the need for an open, yet secure, flexible, yet high-performance, and inter-operable, yet customizable infrastructure. The technologies of the day provide much of the software plumbing required to make it all work, but little of the software and methodological tools needed to build complex, end to end, inter-organizational applications, i.e. the sort of domain-independent, semantic middleware for the internet!

This conference aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in exploring the many facets of the problem. Original and inter-disciplinary approaches to these problems are highly encouraged. The conference also includes an industrial track, providing a forum for industrial researchers to present problems and case studies of the uses of Iinternet technologies in their business.

Topics
Submissions are invited in the following non-exhaustive list of areas:
  • Inter-organizational processes
    • Process modeling languages (syntax, semantics, validation)
    • Inter-organizational workflow (methods, tools)
    • Process adaptation (methods, tools)
  • Electronic marketplaces
    • Business service registries (standards, semantics, software tools)
    • Electronic auctions (models, tools)
    • E-negotiations (models, tools)

  • Web services
    • Architectures
    • Languages
    • Service compositions (On line and Off line)
    • Methodologies and Tools
    • Validation
  • Infrastructure services
    • Security (requirements, models, tools)
    • Distributed transactions (long transactions, compensation processes, etc.)
    • Recovery
  • Internet-based collaborative work
    • Issues
    • Models
    • Tools
    • Applications
  • Developing for the internet
    • Service-oriented architecture
    • Component-based development
    • Exposing public services from legacy applications
  • Applications
    • eLearning
    • eGovernment
    • Telecommunication services
    • Network management
Format
The technical program includes :
  1. technical paper sessions,
  2. workshops,
  3. tutorials,
  4. an industrial track, aimed at presenting experience reports and lessons learned from the trenches
  5. a panel, including researchers and industry participants about the challenges facing the industry, and the best way to address them

Important dates
Technical papers
October 5th, 2004 Abstract (500 words) of technical papers due
October 20th, 2004 Full technical papers due (6000 words)
November 19th, 2004 Notifications to authors of technical papers
December 10th, 2004 Camera-ready copy due
Workshops and tutorials
October 19th, 2004 Workshop and tutorial proposals due
November 22nd, 2004 Notifications to authors
January 7th, 2005 Tutorial notes due
Conference
January 19 – 21st, 2005

Venue

Montréal is a vibrant multi-cultural metropolis boasting a unique blend of european and north american influences, and a lively mix of french and anglo-saxon cultures, with plenty of opportunities to wine, dine, and shop (http://www.tourisme-montreal.org). In january, the Montréal region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor winter sports (www.bonjourquebec.com).

Further information
  • Conference web site: http://www.mcetech2005.org
  • Instructions to authors: http://www.mcetech2005.org/instructions-authors.htm