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Preliminary Call For Papers \\[5pt]
Workshop on Algorithm Engineering 
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Venice, Italy\\
September 11--13, 1997
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The Workshop on Algorithm Engineering will be held in Venice (Italy)
on September 11-13, 1997. The workshop is devoted to researchers and
developers interested in the practical aspects of algorithms and
their implementation issues. In particular, it will bring together
researchers, practitioners and developers in the field of algorithm
engineering to foster cooperation and exchange of ideas. Relevant
themes of the workshop are the design, experimental testing and tuning
of sequential, parallel and distributed algorithms to the point where
they are readily available for practical deployment. The Workshop will
be partly sponsored by ALCOM-IT, a European Union ESPRIT LTR Project.
More information on the workshop, including details of local
arrangements, will be available on the WAE 97 Web page, at the URL
{\tt http://www.dsi.unive.it/$\sim$wae97/}.

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{\bf Abstract submission:} Authors should submit an extended abstract
(max 10 pages).  Authors are {\em strongly} encouraged to submit their
extended abstracts electronically.  A detailed description of the
electronic submission process will be available on the World-Wide-Web,
and will be accessible through the WAE 97 Web page listed above. For
those unsure of the printability of their Postscript, a test printing
service will be made available (with details available at the Web
page). Authors who do not wish to submit electronically are invited to
send 6 copies (printed double-sided if possible) of an extended
abstract and a cover letter to:
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Giuseppe F. Italiano, WAE '97\\
Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata e Informatica\\
Universit\`a ``Ca' Foscari'' di Venezia\\
via Torino 155, 30173 Venezia Mestre, Italy
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The abstract (whether sent by hard copy or by electronic submission)
{\bf must} be received by June 1, 1997.  Authors will be sent
notification of acceptance or rejection by email on or before July 15,
1997, and by letter shortly thereafter.  A final copy of each accepted
extended abstract is required by August 15, 1997.  There will be no
conference proceedings but a booklet of extended abstracts will be
distributed to the participants and made available through the Web.  A
special issue of the {\em ACM Journal on Experimental Algorithms} will
be devoted to selected papers from this workshop.




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{\bf Program Committee:} {\em Giorgio Ausiello} (Univ. of Rome), {\em
Andrew V. Goldberg} (NEC Research Institute), {\em Giuseppe
F. Italiano} (Univ. of Venice), {\em Mike J\"unger} (Univ. K\"oln),
and {\em Kurt Mehlhorn} (Max-Planck-Institut f\"ur Informatik).

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{\bf Location:} Venice is perhaps among the most beautiful cities in
the world, and is easily reachable via an international airport.  The
workshop would be held in the main University Conference Hall in Ca'
Dolfin, a wonderful lecture hall located in the historical center of
Venice.  We have reserved blocks of rooms in several local hotels
close to Ca' Dolfin. Further details will be available in the WAE 97
Web page.

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{\bf Local Arrangements:} The Organizing Committee consists of
Agostino Cortesi, Dora Giammarresi, Salvatore Orlando, and Marcello
Pelillo, from University ``Ca' Foscari'' of Venice, Venice, Italy.

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{\bf For more information:}

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Giuseppe F. Italiano
	\hfill Tel: +39-41-2908427\\
Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata e Informatica 
	\hfill Fax: +39-41-2908419\\
Universit\`a ``Ca' Foscari'' di Venezia 
	\hfill Email: {\tt wae97@dsi.unive.it}\\
via Torino 155, 30173 Venezia Mestre, Italy 
	\hfill {\tt http://www.dsi.unive.it/$\sim$wae97}

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