***We apologise if you receive multiple copies of this announcement*** 2nd CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PARTICIPATION 2nd Workshop on the Rewriting Calculus 30-31 May, 2005 Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (near Paris), FRANCE, http://rho.loria.fr The rewriting calculus has been introduced as a general means to uniformly integrate rewriting and lambda calculus. This calculus makes explicit and first-class all of its components: matching (possibly modulo given theories), abstraction, application and substitutions. The rewriting calculus is designed and used for logical and semantical purposes. It could be used with powerful type systems and for expressing the semantics of rule based as well as object oriented paradigms. It allows one to naturally express exceptions and imperative features as well as expressing elaborated rewriting strategies. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers working on rewriting calculus and related topics, and to provide a forum for presenting new ideas and work in progress. It will be an opportunity to present recent and ongoing work, to meet colleagues, and to discuss new ideas and future trends. The previous edition of the workshop was held in Nancy (http://rho.loria.fr/workshop2004.html). The topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to, the following aspects of the rewriting calculus: - types - operational semantics - models - implementation issues - applications - relationship with other rewriting formalisms (lambda-calculus, higher-order rewriting, combination of lambda-calculus and rewriting,etc) The abstracts describing research on the above mentioned area must be in pdf (or standard postscript) format, up to two pages long and should be sent by e-mail to workshop-rho@loria.fr. Informal proceedings will be available at the workshop. After the workshop, full versions of selected papers will be published, after standard refereeing, as a volume in ENTCS. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 7 May, 2005. Workshop chairs: -------------------- Maribel Fernandez Horatiu Cirstea Workshop organizer: -------------------- Francois-Regis Sinot There is no registration fee, but please register by sending an email to workshop-rho@loria.fr before 15 May, 2005. Important dates: ---------------- Deadline for submissions: 7 May, 2005 Notification of acceptance: 12 May, 2005 Deadline for registration: 15 May, 2005 Workshop: 30-31 May, 2005