Call for Participation:

Monday, 8 September 2003 (prior to VLDB 2003),
Humboldt-University Berlin (main building).

Invited Talk will be given by Professor Michael Franklin,
University of California at Berkeley.

The goal of the new XML database symposium is to provide a
high-quality platform for presentation and discussion of
new research results and system developments in the field.

In addition to the keynote by Mike Franklin, 18 contributions
selected from 65 submissions will be presented within the
following sessions:

- XML-Relational DBMS
- XML Query Processing
- Systems and Tools
- XML Access Structures
- Stream Processing and Updates
- Design Issues

Please use the VLDB registration system under
http://www.vldb.informatik.hu-berlin.de/
to register for XSym03.

The fee for the symposium is 150 Euros and includes the LNCS
proceedings (LNCS no. 2824), attendance to all sessions, coffee
breaks and the symposium dinner.

The symposium takes place at the VLDB 2003 venue, in the main
building of Humboldt University, Central Berlin.

Further information on XSym03 can be found at:
http://www.lirmm.fr/~bella/XSym/