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ESEC/FSE 2017, Paderborn, Germany
September, 04 - 08, 2017
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
URL: http://esec-fse17.uni-paderborn.de/call_workshops.php
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ESEC/FSE 2017 is soliciting proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshops aim to provide opportunities for exchanging views, advancing ideas, and discussing preliminary results in various areas of software engineering research and applications. Workshops are not an alternative forum for presenting full research papers. If you would like to bring together a group of researchers on a topic you consider relevant and exciting, you should consider submitting a workshop proposal to ESEC/FSE. Workshops will be held before the research track. Proposals for workshops after the main track can be considered but are subject to the availability of proper spaces. Prospective workshop organizers are encouraged to contact the workshop chairs should any questions arise.

=== Important dates ===
Deadline for workshop proposals submission: Feb 17 2017
Deadline for notification: Mar 3 2017

=== Workshop Proposal Guidelines ===
Workshop proposals must be up to 4 pages in length and conform to the ACM Conference Format. Each proposal should contain the following information:

(*) Contact details of the organizers, including the identification of the main contact.
(*) A brief (max 175 words) abstract of the goals and format of the workshop intended for the ESEC/FSE 2017 web pages.
(*) The theme, goals, and topics of the workshop, as well as a motivation of its relevance and timeliness, including an account of the workshop's history (if any).
(*) The workshop format, including desired length (1 or 2 days), forms of participation supported (demo, position statement, panel discussion, working session, ...) and plans for generating and stimulating discussion at the workshop. Specify if the workshop intends to publish its proceedings in the ACM digital library (under negotiation for all ESEC/FSE 2017 workshops).
(*) The paper selection procedure, including the types of papers permitted (demos, short, long, position statements, ... together with page limits), the expected dates for submission and notification of acceptance, names of proposed and confirmed program committee members.
(*) A short description of the workshop and a link to a detailed workshop web page to be used on the ESEC/FSE 2017 web page.
(*) Publicity plans, including a motivated assessment of the number of expected participants, as well as the participant solicitation and selection process (also indicate whether the workshop will be open or closed).
(*)Follow-up plans, explaining how the workshop results are expected to be used.

A brief biography of each organizer, including past experience in workshop organization. Ideally, a workshop proposal should consist of a two-page description (to be included in the conference proceedings, if accepted) and an appendix (up to two pages) containing additional material, if appropriate.

=== How to submit ===
Workshop proposals should be sent to the chairs via easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esecfse2017). When submitting, please select the Workshop proposals track after signing into easychair as new authors and fill in the form and upload your proposal paper.

=== Workshop chairs ===
Steffen Becker (TU Chemnitz, Germany)
Patricia Lago (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)