Welcome to VikingPLoP 2016
The travelling pattern conference VikingPLoP 2017 will be held in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The event takes place from March 30th to April 2nd 2017 and our venue will be right at the beach.
The conference has long roots going back to 2002 when VikingPLoP was arranged for the first time in Helsingor, Denmark. As Vikings used to travel around Europe, this year the conference heads on the shores of the North Sea. VikingPLoP calls for papers on patterns and pattern languages, and papers on applying patterns. See call for papers for more details.
The conference helps you to learn more about patterns, to receive feedback on your own work, and to discuss with fellow pattern enthusiasts. It is an excellent venue to exchange knowledge about patterns and learn from other experts. We especially encourage new-comers and non-academic pattern enthusiasts to participate in the conference. Open and supportive community makes VikingPLop a great opportunity to get familiar with patterns and the PLoP culture.
The core of VikingPLoP is a series of writers' workshops where authors work together to improve their papers. Before patterns or other papers are accepted for a writers' workshop, they are shepherded. This means that an experienced author will discuss your submission with you, so that you can refine your paper prior to the conference. After shepherding, all submissions will be peer-reviewed in the conference and the patterns will be published later on.
