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         3rd SAM (SDL And MSC) Workshop
         Telecommunication and Beyond
     The broader applicability of SDL and MSC
         Aberystwyth 24th-26th June 2002

            CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
also at http://www.sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM03.htm
and http://www.sdl-forum.org/Events/sam03.doc

                    Organisers:
SDL Forum Society & University of Wales Aberystwyth

The SDL and MSC (SAM) workshop provides an open discussion arena in the year
between SDL Forums, which are held every two years. It addresses topics
related to both description and specification techniques for distributed
(real-time) systems.

The intended audience ranges from SDL Forum members, tool vendors through
researchers and users to standardisers and industrial users.

Being a less formal event than the biennial SDL Forum, the SAM workshop is a
place for intensive discussions enabling the unfolding of ideas for the
future development and application of SDL and MSC. The three-day programme
includes languages associated with SDL and MSC in an engineering
environment: User Requirements Notation (URN) being standardised by ITU-T,
UML, Testing and the latest version of TTCN.

The programme is organised with selected presentations to make sessions on
the first and last days. Although time is made available for discussion on
these two days, the second day of the workshop is more focussed on
discussion. This day hosts the SDL-2000 Design Contest
(http://www.sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM03Contest) to provide a basis for a
discussion on current use of SDL. A presentation and discussion follow this
on language modelling including such issues as meta-models. A session on the
future of SDL concludes the workshop part of the day. To facilitate
discussion, participation in the 2002 event will be limited to about 100
persons.

At the workshop there will be a CD-ROM and delegates' handouts. The full
programme can be found at http://www.sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM03prog.htm.


Workshop Fees and payment:
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Fees - excluding VAT but including meals and refreshments:
250 Euro for SDL Forum Society members
    (qualifying date 15th May 2002 - to join see
     http://sdl-forum.org/Society/Joinus.htm);
300 Euro for non-members
     (but includes optional Society membership - see below).
To book - see http://www.aber.ac.uk/sam2002

Important Dates
---------------
* Qualifying date - member's discount: 15th May 2002
* Final versions of papers due: 10th June 2002
* Conference Dates: 24-26th June 2002
* SDL Forum AGM 24 June at 18:30

Location, Travel and Accommodation:
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Aberystwyth (pronounced Abba-wrist-wifth) is in a beautiful part of Wales in
the middle of the west coast facing Ireland, and can be reached by car or
train. If travelling from outside the UK it can be more convenient to fly to
Birmingham (England - don't go to Alabama!) as the journey from there is
shorter than from London. It takes some time to cross Wales by either car or
train so allow for this in the journey times. To be at the workshop on
Monday morning, plan to arrive at Aberystwyth by Sunday evening (or Saturday
to enjoy the scenery and cheaper flight tickets). Note that the workshop
includes a trip on the narrow gauge railway - but don't let that stop you
going on another journey.

It is possible to book accommodation for days before and after the workshop.
Details for booking can be found via http://www.aber.ac.uk/sam2002/


SDL Forum Society Membership and Annual General Meeting (AGM)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Registration for the SAM workshop at the non-members rate includes free
optional membership of the SDL Forum Society until 31 December 2002. All
participants are therefore welcome to join the AGM, which will take place at
18:30 on 24 June 2002 at the workshop. The calling notice can be found at
http://sdl-forum.org/Events/agm2002.htm
Non members who do not wish to join the Society should mention this when
making a booking.

URN Focus group meeting
-----------------------
Following the SAM workshop there will be a meeting of the User Requirements
Notation focus group at the same location. This takes place on 26-27 June so
that it is convenient to attend both events. Everyone is welcome to attend
this event to learn more about URN.

See also the associated: SDL-2000 DESIGN CONTEST
http://www.sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM03Contest
and VENUE INFORMATION via http://www.aber.ac.uk/sam2002

Programme committee:
Andreas Prinz, Rick Reed, Uwe Glaesser, Edel Mary Sherrat, Chris Loftus,
Reinhard Gotzhein, Joachim Fischer, Dieter Hogrefe, Ekkart Rudolph, Rolv
Braek, Susanne Graf, Sjouke Mauw, Nikolai Mansurov, Clive Jervis, Daniel
Amyot, Thomas Weigert, Bob Probert

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