[ecoop-info] 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 
<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 
<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 
<mailto: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