MINICOURSES
SBBD minicourses are short-duration events aimed at providing either an introductory or advanced overview of current research and/or technology topics of interest to the Database community. Through these activities, participants have the opportunity to learn about new subjects related to their field of practice and to extract elements that can be applied to their scientific studies and/or professional activities.
Minicourses must have a duration of 4 hours and be presented in Portuguese or English. The target audience includes undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals from the field in general.
IMPORTANT DATES
Minicourse submission deadline: March 31, 2026
Acceptance notification: April 15, 2026
Final version submission: June 15, 2026
Submission Instructions
Initial proposals must be limited to 5 (five) pages, using the SBC book chapter template
(https://www.sbc.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/modeloparapublicaodecaptulosdelivros.zip), and must include:
- Minicourse title;
- Authors;
- Abstract (up to 200 words);
- Target audience (for interdisciplinary proposals), including specification and justification of prerequisites;
- Outline with a description of each topic;
- Justification explaining why the course is interesting and likely to attract the target audience;
- Brief curriculum vitae of the authors;
- Identification of the author who will present the course;
- Required computational and audiovisual resources.
Minicourse proposals must be submitted directly by email to dimas.cassimiro@ufape.edu.br, with the subject line “[SBBD2026] Minicourse Proposal Submission”. The email must include the identification of the author(s) and a PDF attachment containing the minicourse proposal. Proposals will be evaluated according to their originality, relevance, presentation quality, and alignment with the target audience.
Accepted initial proposals will proceed to a second phase, in which they must be expanded into a more detailed text of at least 20 pages and at most 30 pages. This text will be published in the format of a book chapter. The final chapter formats will be communicated directly to the authors. Any questions regarding minicourse submissions should be sent to dimas.cassimiro@ufape.edu.br.
Financial Support to Enable the Participation of One Author
If resources are available, one of the authors may receive financial support for travel and accommodation in order to present the minicourse. In the absence of sufficient resources to support all selected authors, the event organization will establish criteria for allocating the available support so as to cover as many proposals as possible, and authors will be informed at the time of final version submission. At least one author of the minicourse must be registered for the symposium, preferably the presenter.
MINICOURSES COORDINATION
Dimas Cassimiro do Nascimento Filho
Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco (UFAPE) – dimas.cassimiro@ufape.edu.br
