At the Business Lunch of the SIGMOD 2000 conference in Dallas this
past May, the SIGMOD officers and editors gave their yearly status
reports. For the benefit of those who couldn't attend or were too
busy eating we summarize those reports as part of the ``Chair's
Message''; that follows. In terms of SIGMOD Record, I was able to
summarize the important events for the year as follows:
- We completely revamped the look and feel of the paper and on-line
versions.
- We launched an XML version hosted at the Universita di Roma Tre.
- We added a new section called ``Database Principles" edited by Leonid
Libkin.
- Jignesh Patel signed on as ``Systems and Prototypes'' editor and Ken
Ross signed on as ``Influential Papers'' editor.
- We did the groundwork for the in clusion of SIGMOD Record in the
SIGMOD Anthology and DiSC.
In terms of future and on-going plans, I listed the need to
continue our emphasis on breadth and quality, enhance the role of the
Record in building the database research community, and encourage the
publication of early results and visionary papers. Also, as with any
paper-oriented publication, we must reassess our role in light of new
publications and on-line access.
So, if you were busy working on your dessert during my part of
the presentation, you are now up to date. For the rest of the
reports, please see Rick's message. Also, please read the following
important notices.
| Michael Franklin |
| July, 2000 |
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