[ecoop-info] 2-nd call for papers: Business Patterns Track at REA-25 Conference

[Pavel Hruby]

This call is also posted here: http://www.aisvillage.com/rea25/track2.htm
The REA-25 conference web site is: http://www.aisvillage.com/rea25

Business Patterns Track
at REA-25 conference
Newark, Delaware, USA, June 13-15, 2007

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**Submission deadline: April 15, 2007**
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DESCRIPTION
Business application models often contain model elements that occur
repeatedly in various business applications, and can be described as
patterns – elements of reusable design. Examples of business patterns
are serial numbers, budgets, methods for inventory evaluations, and
algorithms for production scheduling. Some business patterns originate
in a non-REA domain but can be used to formulate ontologies that could
be merged with REA to provide for functionality required in some
business applications. The intent of this track at the REA-25 conference
is to improve the state of the art and practice for developing software
business applications using business patterns, and to identify and
describe business patterns and emerging elements of REA-complementary
ontologies.

SUBMISSIONS AND TOPICS OF INTEREST
Submitted papers should outline an interesting or difficult modeling
problem in the REA modeling framework, and a solution to the problem.
Ideally, a paper should identify a candidate for a business pattern, or
an non-REA ontology that could be merged with REA in a meaningful way,
but papers might also focus on novel solutions to existing modeling
problems, e.g., how to model claims, how to model contingencies or
budgets, or on critical analysis of existing solutions, especially if it
arises from realization of REA systems in existing implementation
technologies. Other topics of interest include the use of business
patterns and ontologies in the development of business application
models (enterprise schemas), the relationships between business
patterns, ontologies and actual software architectures, representational
aspects of REA business patterns, organization of business patterns into
categories, and relationships between business patterns.

SUBMISSION FORMAT
Submissions must as a minimum include a description of the problem, a
solution of the problem (an application model or enterprise schema), and
a discussion of the solution. An example of a business pattern is here:
http://www.aisvillage.com/rea25/identificationpattern.pdf. There is no
limit regarding the size of submissions, but 10 pages is considered as a
reasonable maximum. The submissions will be posted on the conference web
site prior to the conference, to allow for lively discussions during the
conference. Authors will be encouraged to submit an extended version of
their papers to the JIS special section on REA enterprise systems
(http://www.aisvillage.com/rea25/jisreacfp.htm. )

PARTICIPATION
Participants without submitted paper are encouraged to send an e-mail by
April 15 to the track chairman ( phruby at acm.org), describing their
relevant experience and intended contribution to the business patterns
track. These
participants, together with the authors of accepted papers, may play a
more prominent role in shaping the track.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
http://www.aisvillage.com/rea25/committees.html
Contact for the business patterns track at REA-25 is Pavel Hruby,
phruby at acm.org.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: April 15, 2007
Notification of acceptance: May 7, 2007.
Early conference registration: May 10, 2007
Track date: either June 14 or June 15, 2007
Conference: June 13-15, 2007