The 10th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs 2003

September 8th - 12th, 2003

 

PLoP 2003 Schedule

Conference Schedule

You should arrive Monday, September 8. The conference sessions begin on Tuesday morning. They extend until Friday, September 12, at noon. If people care to stay for the weekend, Allerton can accommodate them by special arrangement.

Travel Plans

If at all possible, you should make travel arrangement so that you arrive around dinner time on Monday, September 8, and fly out late Friday, September 12, in the afternoon. The shuttle running between Allerton House and the airport will usually require you to leave 2-3 hours before your flight departs. This means that you should aim for a scheduled departure time from the Urbana-Champaign airport of 3:00 PM or later in order for you not to miss any part of the conference.

Schedule (less tentative than before)

Monday September 8th

5:00p-9:00p Conference Registration
6:00p-10:00p Pizza Reception (Open bar)
7:00p-8:30p Newcomer orientation (led by Brian Marick and other PC members)
   
Tuesday September 9th

7:30a-8:30a Breakfast
8:30a-9:00a Reading Time (conference registration open)
9:00a-12:00p Opening Ceremonies, Mock Workshop, Games, Reading Time, and Coffee Break
12:00p-1:00p Lunch
1:00p-2:30p Writers' Workshop #1
2:30p-3:00p
Coffee Break
3:00p-4:30p
Writers' Workshop #2
4:30p-5:30p Introduction to Activities
5:30p-7:00p Dinner
7:00p-10:30p Evening Activities
   
Wednesday September 10th

7:30a-8:30a Breakfast
8:30a-9:00a Reading Time
9:00a-9:15a Games
9:15a-10:45a Writers' Workshop #3
10:45a-12:00a Coffee Break + Reading time
12:00p-1:00p Lunch
12:00p-5:30p Book sale by Illini Union Bookstore
1:00p-2:30p Writers' Workshop #4
2:30p-3:00p Coffee Break
3:00p-5:30p Afternoon Activities
5:30p-7:00p Dinner
7:00p-10:30p Evening Activities
Full day
Coffee by Caffe Paradiso
   
Thursday September 11th

7:30a-8:30a Breakfast
8:30a-9:00a Reading Time
9:00a-9:15a Games
9:15a-10:45a Writers' Workshop #5
10:45a-12:00a Coffee Break + Reading time
12:00p-1:00p Lunch
1:00p-2:30p Writers' Workshop #6
2:30p-3:00p Coffee Break
3:00p-5:30p Afternoon Activities
5:30p-7:00p Dinner
7:00p-10:30p Evening Activities
   
Friday September 12th

7:30a-8:30a Breakfast
8:30a-9:00a Games
9:00a-10:45a Writers' Workshop #7
10:45a-11:00a Coffee Break (Checkout of Allerton house)
11:00a-12:00p Final Reports & Closing Ceremonies
12:00p-1:00p Lunch
6:00p-10:00p Closing cookout

 

Some Explanations

Newcomer Orientation

Program chair Brian Marick and other PC members will lead an informal session for folks new to PLoP or the software patterns community. Topics will include the history of PLoP, the format of the conference, the nature of writers workshops, and workshop moderation. You need not be a newcomer to join in--either to ask or to answer questions.

Opening Ceremonies

This session will formally open the conference. We will introduce you to the people and facilities you'll need to know for the conference, and answer any questions you may have. We'll also present a short demonstration writers' workshop, so that newcomers will have a better idea of how they work and so that veterans can refresh their memories.

Shepherding Award

The Neil Harrison Great Shepherd Award honors one or more shepherds who provided exemplary service to their authors and thus to the software patterns community. The award is named in honor of Neil Harrison, widely acknowledged as perhaps the one person who has contributed the most to our community by shepherding papers and helping the rest of us become better shepherds.

Writers' Workshops

The writers workshops are the heart of PLoP. If you are an author, you will stay with your workshop group for all the sessions. Please prepare for each workshop so that each author in your group has a valuable experience. Your co-authors will do the same for you.

Non-authors are strongly encouraged to choose a workshop group and work with it for all the sessions. Your workshop groups may invite you into full participation and, if so, you should prepare to participate just like another author.

Activities

A part of every PLoP day is reserved for activities. They will give people further opportunities to use, demonstrate, and build design knowledge. We especially encourage activities in which people learn by doing. Some PLoP activities will be planned in advance; others will spontaneously erupt at the conference. Find the list of planned activities here.

Patterns Bookstore

We plan to have UofI Book Stores as a guest. They will set up a table at which you can buy a selection of books on patterns, including some of Christopher Alexander's books.

Closing Ceremonies

This session will bring the conference to its formal close. We will introduce you to some of the folks who will be working on next year's PLoP. Then, we will "workshop" the conference, to help next year's organizers improve PLoP. Finally, we will close with a traditional end-of-PLoP game.

Caffe Paradiso

PLoP will again be provided Java and specialty drinks by the Caffe Paradiso, which has become part of the PLoP tradition.


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