INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SPEAKERS
Prospective speakers must clearly explain the format they would like to use (tutorial, experience report, workshop or demo). Each proposal must include a valid e-mail address and an abstract of around 200 words. All proposals have to be sent to Roel Wuyts (wuyts@iam.unibe.ch) AND Stephane Ducasse (ducasse@iam.unibe.ch), in plain ASCII pasted in the body of the e-mail (NOT attached). Hot topics include, but are not limited to, - web service applications using Smalltalk - experience using eXtreme Programming - distributed applications - new Smalltalk implementations and optimizations - Smalltalk Development Tools - Language improvements or enhancements

Exhibitors or sponsors should directly contact the ESUG board for more information (esug-info@esug.org ).

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The Conference takes place in Bled, in Slovenia. Bled is a city in the north west of Slovenia, under mountains. It is near the Austrian and the Italian border, with the beautiful Italian city of Venice only three hours away.

More information about the city of Bled can be found in English at the following URL: http://www.bled.si/eng/informacije/obledu.htm.

The conference will be held in hotel Golf (http://www.gp-hoteli-bled.si/ang/golf.htm). This hotel has all necessary facilities (internet and beamers) to support a successful organization. Conference attendees have to book accommodation themselves this year, either at this hotel or at other hotels in Bled.

IMPORTANT DATES
deadline for proposals: April 11th
notification of acceptance: April 28th
camera ready copy for slides of accepted speakers: July 7th