Topics of Interest VLDB invites submissions on core database technology topics and on topics that broaden database research beyond core technology. As described under Broadening, a submission on any topic could contribute to core or broadening database technology. VLDB 2000 welcomes high-quality submissions on core database technology. We particularly encourage submissions that contribute to our broadening objectives (see Broadening). Topics of interest for VLDB 2000 include, but are not limited to, the following:

Active Databases Advanced Search, Query, and Approximation Applications and Systems Experiences / Case Studies Architectural Issues   DBMS, Data, Applications, and Middleware Databases as Components in Large Systems Data in Enterprise Architectures Authorization and Security Concurrency Control and Recovery Coupling Information Retrieval with Database Systems Databases, Software Engineering and the Information System Lifecycle Databases and database services in new contexts   Mobile Applications Internet and the WWW Embedded Databases Application Service Provisioning Collaboration/Cooperation Data Management in specific application domains, for example   Bio-Informatics Developing Countries Digital Libraries Electronic Commerce Engineering Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Enterprise Data Management Finance Geographic Information Systems Government Home and Personal Applications Developing Countries Humanities Land, Water, and Agricultural Management Telecommunications Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Data Models and Database Design Data Quality Data Transformation, Integration, Evolution, and Migration Data Warehousing   Database Benchmarks and Measurement Database Languages Industrial Challenges and Opportunities Information and Data Semantics Interoperability Logic and Databases Meta-data Novel / Advanced Applications On-line Analytical Processing Optimization and Performance Product Trends and Evaluations Programming Language and Database Integration Replication, Caching, and View Materialization Semi-structured Data Special Purpose Database Technologies   Digital Libraries Heterogeneous and Federated Databases Knowledge Base Management Systems Multidimensional Databases Multimedia Databases: images, streams, etc Object-Oriented Database Systems Parallel and Distributed Databases Real-time Databases Scientific and Statistical Databases Spatial Databases Temporal Databases Text Databases User Interfaces & Visualization Very Large Databases Views and View Management Visual Query Languages and Tools Workflow Systems