Call for Short Courses

SBBD Short Courses are brief events designed to provide either an introductory or advanced overview of current research and/or technology topics of interest to the database community. These short courses offer participants the opportunity to learn about a new subject related to their field and to extract elements that can be applied in their scientific studies and/or professional activities.

Short courses should be 4 hours long and may be presented in Portuguese or English. The audience can includes undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals in the field.

Important Dates

Short course submission deadline: June 02, 2025
Notification of acceptance: June 16, 2025
Final version submission: August 14, 2025

Submission Instructions

Initial proposals must be limited to 5 (five) pages, using the SBC book chapter template
(https://www.sbc.org.br/documentos-da-sbc/summary/169-templates-para-artigos-e-capitulos-de-livros/878-modelosparapublicacaodeartigos), and should include:

Title of the short course
Authors
Abstract (up to 200 words)
Indication of the audience (especially for interdisciplinary proposals), including specification and justification of prerequisites
Table of contents with a brief description of each topic
Explanation of why the short course is interesting and should attract the target audience
Brief bios of the authors
Indication of which author will present the short course
Required computational and audiovisual resources

Short course proposals must be submitted by email to duarte@uffs.edu.br, with the subject:
“[SBBD2025] Short Course Proposal Submission”. The email should include the identification of the author(s) and a PDF file containing the proposal as an attachment. Proposals will be evaluated based on originality, relevance, presentation, and alignment with the target audience.

Accepted initial proposals will proceed to a second phase, in which they must be expanded into a full text with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30 pages. The final text will be published as a book chapter. The formatting guidelines for the final version will be sent directly to the authors. Questions regarding short course submissions should be directed to duarte@uffs.edu.br.

Financial Support for Author Participation

If funding is available, one of the authors may receive financial support for travel and accommodation to present the short course. If there are insufficient resources to support all selected authors, the event organizers will establish criteria to allocate the available funds in a way that supports the largest number of proposals. Authors will be informed during the final version submission phase. At least one author of the short course must register for the symposium—preferably the presenter.

Short Courses Chair

Denio Duarte
Federal University of the Southern Frontier (UFFS)
duarte@uffs.edu.br