1. Name of the workshop.
2. Names and affiliations of the organizers, indicating the main contact.
3. Abstract of the workshop (no more than 200 words), including major topics, goals and expected outcomes.
4. Motivation: relevance of the workshop to UML community; references to other workshops organized by the proposers at UML or related conferences. Is the workshop a continuation of other workshops?
5. The desired, minimum and maximum number of workshop participants. Explain why this workshop should attract sufficient participants.
6. Requested Audio/Video equipment, room capacity and organization, and materials.
7. Workshops will be held on Monday (October 11) and Tuesday (October 12). Please indicate if you have a strong preference for either of these dates.
8. A preliminary version of the Call for Papers that the organizers must prepare if the workshop is accepted. This should address:
   
   • A brief overview of the proposed workshop, including a description of the goals of the workshop and the work methods. This overview should be targeted specifically to potential workshop participants and provide some information about who should participate in the workshop.
   • Maximum number of participants; participant solicitation and selection process.
   • Workshop activities: this includes a schedule of activities the organizers plan for the workshop. Besides the expected format of the workshop, it may include pre and post workshop activities.
   • Authors of position papers need to be notified about acceptance of their papers at least two weeks before early registration deadline. Important dates for authors will be discussed and agreed between the WC and the organizers of accepted workshops.
   • References to previous workshops on the same or related topics, including web sites, where participants may find additional information.
   • Organizers biography.

Proposal review and acceptance

The proposals will be reviewed and acceptance will be primarily based on an evaluation of the workshop's potential for generating useful results, relevance and expected level of interest in the topic, and the organizers' capacity to lead a successful workshop.

Organizers of accepted workshops will be requested to prepare a web page that will contain the latest information about the workshop. The URL of each workshop will be added to the UML 2004 workshop web site.

Additional recommendations

Time allocation

• The success of a workshop depends greatly on the results generated on-site. Consequently, enough time should be reserved for collaborative work during the workshop.
• Such creative sessions should have a precise topic and goal. The results of such sessions are fundamental if you want to produce any post-workshop results, such as a report.

Reasonable expectations

• The organizers should not assume people's instantaneous and proactive participation.
• For many reasons, participants tend to prefer a passive, consumer role to an active, producer role during a workshop.
• Thus pre-screened presentations, even formally reviewed papers, should usually precede any creative sessions.

Task forces

• Large groups tend to behave like an audience, whereas groups of four to eight people are much more likely to interact.
• When planning collaborative sessions, consider having several smaller groups rather than one large group in order to foster the generation of new ideas.

Presentation selection

• If you decide to allow presentations during the workshop, quality should obviously be the primary criterion for selection of these presentations.
• Nevertheless, in order for a workshop to be productive, consider also having presentations on some new, controversial topics to spark discussion.
• For additional questions or clarification, or for your suggestions, please feel free to contact the UML 2004 Workshop Chair: