Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call. _____________________________________________________________________ ICTCS 2005 http://ictcs05.dsmi.unisi.it/ Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, 12 - 14 October 2005 Call for Affiliated Workshops _____________________________________________________________________ This is an invitation to submit proposals for workshops affiliated with ICTCS 2005, to be held in Siena, at the Certosa di Pontignano, from October 12 (Wednesday) to October 14 (Friday). The workshops can be located either at the Certosa di Pontignano (http://www.unisi.it/servizi/certosa/) or at the Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche ed Informatiche "R. Magari" (http://www.dsmi.unisi.it) in the days immediately preceding or following the Conference. Friday 14th afternoon is also available. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit proposals for workshops on topics related to any field of theoretical computer science. Proposals should be submitted to the ICTCS organizing chair G. Michele Pinna (pinna@unisi.it). Proposals will be evaluated by the ICTCS Chairs Mario Coppo, Elena Lodi and G. Michele Pinna. Deadlines: In order to help ensure that space for the workshop will be available, please let us know as soon as possible if you are considering organizing a ICTCS-affiliated workshop, but in any case before December 31st. Workshop Proposals: Workshop proposals should consist of two parts: * A short scientific justification of the proposed topic, its scope and significance, and the particular benefits of the proposed workshop. One or two paragraphs are enough. * The following organizational details: - List of the organizers. - Address, email, phone, and fax of a single contact person. - Proposed format of the workshop. - Duration (number of days) of the workshop. - Expected number of participants and, for workshops that have been held in previous years, number of participants in the previous year(s). The ICTCS organization offers: - Link between ICTCS and Workshop web sites. - Support in the management of registration and hotel reservation. - Setup of meeting space, and related equipment. The workshop organization must take care of: - Workshop publicity and call for papers. - Providing a brief description of the workshop for inclusion on the ICTCS web page. - Scheduling workshop activities in collaboration with the ICTCS local organizer. - Printing (paper/CD) and distribution of the proceedings, if so desired. - Finding funding arrangements for their invited speakers.