1. Introduction
1. Introduction
The 1st International Workshop on Design Pattern Theory and Practice in software engineering is part of the 3rd IEEE Software Technology and Engineering Practice workshop series (STEP 2005) to be held in conjunction with ICSM'05 in Budapest, Hungary.
The workshop will be a half-day event with 10 to 15 participants. The main goals of the workshop will be to define open practical problems in the field of software engineering related to design patterns, with the aim to devise a theory to solve these problems and to foster interaction among the international community.