--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FM 2021 – 24th International Symposium on Formal Methods Beijing, China, November 20-26, 2021 http://formalmethods2021.csp.escience.cn ---------------- CALL FOR WORKSHOP & TUTORIAL PROPOSALS --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deadline for workshop & tutorial proposals: February 15, 2021 Notification of decision on workshops and tutorials: March 15, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT FM 2021 ============= FM 2021 is the 24th International Symposium in a series organised by Formal Methods Europe (FME), which focuses on the development and application of formal methods in a wide range of domains including software, cyber-physical systems, and integrated computer-based systems. The symposium is planned to take place during November 20-26, 2021, at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The organisers are monitoring closely the COVID-19 situation; although hoping for an in-person event, they are also planning carefully for a virtual event or a hybrid virtual/in-person event, in case there will be travel restrictions or health advisories following the global COVID-19 crisis. A decision on the nature of the meeting will be announced in due course. PROPOSALS ========= For this major event, we are now inviting proposals for workshops, tutorials, or other similar events that will complement the main FM Symposium. The general purpose of workshops and tutorials is to provide an informal setting for participants to discuss technical issues, exchange research ideas and educational approaches, and to discuss and/or demonstrate applications. These may be driven by fundamental academic interests or by needs from specific application domains. A workshop is an event with an open call for contributions. A tutorial is an event based entirely on invited talks by the organizers or by other speakers. Events that mix open and invited presentations will also be considered. We encourage a diversity of topics relating to different ways of developing and using formal methods. Workshops and tutorials will take place on November 20-21, 2021. Each event (workshop or tutorial) should typically run for 1/2 or 1 day, but 2-day events will also be considered. The FM 2021 organising committee aims to contribute to at least partial support for one invited speaker per event. SUBMISSION INFORMATION ====================== Researchers and practitioners wishing to organise a workshop or tutorial are invited to submit proposals by e-mail to the Workshops & Tutorials Chairs: Tutorial chairs: Luigia Petre (lpetre@abo.fi) and Tim Willemse (t.a.c.willemse@tue.nl) Workshop chairs: Carlo A. Furia (furiac@usi.ch) and Lijun Zhang (zhanglj@ios.ac.cn) A proposal should not exceed three pages and should include the following information: * Title and brief technical description of the event, specifying its goals and formal methods focus, and whether the event is a workshop, tutorial, or any other kind of event. * The names and contact information (web page, email address) of the organisers. The organisers of a workshop will also be its Programme Committee (PC) chairs; in this case, the proposal may also list prospective international PC members. * Pointers to information about past editions of the event, if applicable. Workshop proposals should specify whether it has taken place before; how often it has been co-located with FM or with other conferences, and the number of participants in the most recent instalments. * A discussion of the proposed format and agenda (for example: paper presentations, tutorials, demo sessions, etc). The organisers are encouraged to describe their vision for an online event, should the need occur in light of the current global pandemic crisis. * The proposed duration: half or one day. Exceptionally, two days events may be considered. * Potential invited speaker(s). * Procedures for selecting papers and participants and plans for the publication of proceedings, if any. * A tentative schedule for paper submission and notification of acceptance. The organisers of the proposed events are expected to create and maintain a website for the event; handle paper selection, reviewing and acceptance; draw up a programme of talks; advertise their event though specialist mailing lists; prepare the informal pre-proceedings (if applicable) in a timely fashion; and arrange any post-proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES =============== Submission of proposals: February 15, 2021 Notification of success of proposals: March 15, 2021 FM 2021: November 20-26, 2021 Workshop/Tutorial dates: November 20-21, 2021 Best Wishes, Carlo A. Furia (furiac@usi.ch) Luigia Petre (lpetre@abo.fi) Tim Willemse (t.a.c.willemse@tue.nl) Lijun Zhang (zhanglj@ios.ac.cn)