This
year's Warehouse/Repository/Architecture/Development
(WRAD) International Users Group
Conference will focus on issues
related to implementing data warehouse,
repository, architecture and developing
repository/warehouse-based applications.
We encourage papers which describe new
techniques and proven solutions in these
areas. We are interested in papers of
levels from introductory to advanced, and
oriented toward both managers and
technicians. Of particular interest are
case studies and experiences from users.
Proposals for presentations may be for
individual or multiple speakers, panel
sessions or for a full day tutorial.
Conference participants
are interested in these subject areas:
- Repository
Management & Implementation
- Architectures
- Data
Warehouse Management &
Implementation
- Object
Repositories
- Warehouse
Planning, Architecture and Design
- Software
Reuse
- Application
Development Methods &
Management
- Using
Business Objects
- Warehouse/Repository
and End-Users
- Client/Server
Repository Design
- Data
Quality Issues
- Case
Studies (Repository, C/S,
Warehouse)
- Warehouse
Metadata
- Year 2000
Processing and Issues
Conference
Presentation
Please submit
abstracts of no more than 50 words
(suitable for publishing in the
conference brochure), plus a presentation
outline (to assist the conference
committee evaluate the paper). Also,
provide biography of the speaker and the
history of the presentation (i.e. has it
been presented before? When and where?)
Full Day
Tutorial
Please submit
abstracts of no more than 50 words and a
complete outline of the program as well
as 5-10 benefits the attendee would
receive if they attended this tutorial.
These intensive one day tutorials should
have sufficient content for a 9-5 class.
Also, provide biography of the speaker
and the history of the presentation (i.e.
has it been presented before? When and
where?)
Schedule
| May 9, 1997 |
Abstracts due
(by mail or fax)
Speaker Photo |
| May 30, 1997 |
Notification of
acceptance |
| August 22, 1997 |
Final
camera-ready copy due |
Send Replies
and Inquiries to:
WRAD Headquarters
c/o
PANCOR Incorporated
189 Berdan Ave., Suite 311, Wayne, NJ
07470
Tel:
(201) 839-2252
Fax: (201) 839-2298
Email: info@wrad.com
World Wide Web: www.wrad.com
WRAD Presentation and
Speaker Policies:
- Authors
of papers must provide camera
ready copies of presentation
material by August 22, 1997.
Failure to do so may result in
replacement of the speaker. By
providing said copies, author
grants WRAD the right to
reproduce the paper in conference
proceedings.
- Speakers
must provide for their own
transportation and expenses.
Accepted speakers receive
complimentary conference
registration for themselves.
- Presentations
with commercial or self-serving
content will not be accepted in
the conference proper. Speakers
who breach this policy at the
conference will be asked to
change or discontinue their
presentation.
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