Call FOR PARTICIPATION
IMSA'92[*] INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
REFLECTION AND META-LEVEL ARCHITECTURES
Tokyo, November 4-7, 1992
Objectives:
Under development for more than 10 years, reflective techniques
and meta-level architectures are increasingly being used to
address real-world problems in the design and implementation of
languages and systems. The IMSA '92 workshop will be a forum
for current research results in these areas to be presented, and
an opportunity for the research community to discuss, review,
and synthesize the results of the first decade of research. As
well as paper presentations, the workshop will include intensive
discussions on topics ranging from conceptual foundations to
practical applications. Papers have been accepted in the
following areas:
* the design and analysis of meta-level programming languages
* reflection and meta-level design in object-oriented systems
* experience with reflection in practical settings
* the design and use of metaobject protocols
* performance issues in the use of reflective techniques
* meta-level techniques and software methodology
* theoretical foundations
Important date: Registration due --- Oct. 16, 1992
Workshop site: The CSK Educational Center,
2-5-1, Suwa, Tama-shi,
Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: +8l-3-423-72-7111
Registration:
The registration fee includes: a copy of Proceedings, a four-night
stay at the workshop site hotel (from the night of Nov. 3 till the
morning of Nov. 7), meals during the workshop, and one reception.
Attendance will be limited to approximately 100 persons, and will
be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
(Please note that the stay at the workshop site cannot be extended.
If you plan to spend more time in the Tokyo area, you must make
other arrangements.)
(Also note that sending in the registration form below will
automatically reserve lodging. You do NOT have to register with
the CSK Center yourself. Please do NOT call CSK for lodging
information.)
Fee: Non-student 50,000 yen
Student 30,000 yen
Program Co-Chairs: Akinori Yonezawa (Univ. Tokyo)
Brian Cantwell Smith (Xerox PARC)
Program Committee: John Batali (U. California, San Diego)
Daniel Bobrow (Xerox PARC)
Pierre Cointe (Rank Xerox)
Dan Friedman (Indiana Univ.)
Yutaka Ishikawa (Electrotechnical Laboratories)
Gregor Kiczales (Xerox PARC)
Satoshi Matsuoka (Univ. Tokyo)
Mario Tokoro (Keio Univ.)
Special Advisors: Hal Abelson (M.I.T.)
Peter Deutsch (Sun Microsystems Labs)
Sponsor: Research Institute of Software Engineering (RISE), Japan
Information-Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan
Support: Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Cooperation: ACM SIGPLAN
Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
Japanese Society for Articicial Intelligence
The Insitutute of Electronics, Information and
Communication Engineers (IEICE)
Japanese Society of Software Science Technology (JSSST)
Robotics Society of Japan
[*] International Symposium and Workshop on New Models for Software
Architecture, a RISE Symposium/workshop series.
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Transportation Information
1. From Tokyo International Airport (Narita) to Shinjuku.
As there are no direct means of transportation from Tokyo International
Airport (Narita) to the Symposium site, you must first go to the
Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, which is one of the major terminal stations
in Tokyo. There are three ways of doing this:
(1) Airport Limousine Buses run regularly between Narita Airport and
Shinjuku, leaving the airport every 20 minutes during the daytime. The
bus stop you have to get off is `Shinjuku Nishiguchi'. It takes about
120 - 150 minutes and costs 2,700 yen from the airport to Shinjuku. You
must reserve a seat at the Limousine Bus counter, in the arrival lobby
of the airport.
(2) The Japan Railways (JR) runs an Express train service from Narita to
Shinjuku, called the `Narita Express'. It takes approximately 70
minutes, and costs approx. 3500-4000 yens. Since all seats are reserved
you must reserve a seat at JR ticketing office on the underground floor
immediately below the arrivals. (The JR ticketing office is generally
called the `Midori-no-Madoguchi', or the `Green Counter'. You will
immediately recognize the green signs in the JR stations.) The train
leaves from the underground station. This is probably the most
recommended means of travel.
Note that only a limited number of Narita Express go to Shinjuku.
Always tell your destination at the counter.
(3) The Keisei lines also runs an Express train service from Narita to
Ueno, called the `Skyliner'. It takes approximately 60 minutes to Ueno,
and costs approx. 1700 yens. All seats are reserved, and you must
reserve a seat at the Keisei ticketing office on the underground floor
immediately below the arrivals. The train leaves from the underground
station. Either at Nishi-nippori or Ueno, you will have to change to the
JR Yamanote-line, which is the major commuter line which connects the
terminal stations. It is easily recognized with its green markings.
This is probably the cheapest means of travel, but you could get lost if
you are not too famililar with Japanese train systems.
(4) Another way, of course, is to use a taxi. BUT DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS
YOU ARE RICH. It will cost about 25,000 yens, or 200 U.S. dollars.
(Riding a taxi within the Tokyo city itself, of course, will be OK and
reasonable. It is just the airport transportation that is so
expensive, as the Narita airport is 70 kilometers from Shinjuku along
the expensive toll road.)
If you are already in Tokyo, there are numbers of trains, busses, and
taxis which will take you to Shinjuku Nishiguchi (meaning the west
entrance/exit). Driving a rent-a-car is not recommended, as Tokyo is a
difficult place to drive for a foreign visitor.
2. From Shinjuku to the Symposium Site
Direct transportation from Shinjuku to the Symposium site is the Keio
line. When you arrive in Shinjuku, you have to find either the `Keio
Shinsen Shinjuku' or the `Toei Shinjuku' station. Take a train for
`Tama Center' or `Hashimoto' and get off at `Nagayama' station, from
which the Symposium site is within 5 minutes walk. Note that the `Keio
Shinsen Shinjuku' station is different from the `Keio Shinjuku' station,
and if you have taken a train from the latter, you have to get off at
`Chofu' station and take another train for Tama Center or Hashimoto.
Also there are many other `Shinjuku' stations for different lines, so
you have to be carefull not to take a train other than the Keio line.
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Weather and Atmosphere in the Tokyo Area in early November
Early November in the Tokyo area will be chilly but will be above
freezing. A sweater/leather Jacket/winter suits would be preferable, but
heavy coats will not be necessary, unless you plan to do your own travel
to colder regions e.g., the mountains.
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Registration form
Email or Fax the form below by Oct. 16, 1992 to:
Satoshi Matsuoka
Research Faculty
E-mail: ·····@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
P-mail: Dept. of Information Science, Faculty of Science
University of Tokyo
7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
TEL: +81-3-5800-6913
FAX: +81-3-5689-4365
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