Call for Participation: OMG's First Annual Open Source Modeling and
IDEs Workshop
March 21-24, 2005, Orlando, FL
http://www.omg.org/osmide-call

The Object Management Group=99 (OMG=99) has announced a call for
participation for its first ever workshop on Open Source Modeling and
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Taking place March 21-24,
2005 in Orlando, FL, the workshop will investigate how the open source
community can become more fully engaged in the development of tools and
methodologies that have traditionally been developed in closed,
commercial activities. The four-day program, a technical workshop - not
a conference, will address technologies, methodologies, tools and
standards related to open source modeling and IDEs. In addition, the
Workshop will offer case studies and user experiences. While research
topics are not excluded, the emphasis, as with all OMG activity, is on
real-world experience. More information can be found at the workshop
website, http://www.omg.org/osmide-call.

The Workshop Program Committee is seeking proposals by January 6, 2005
for presentations, panels or tutorials addressing, but not limited to,
any of the following topics:

- Current state of modeling tools, IDEs, and code generators
- Case studies featuring open source influence in modeling activities
- Identification of open source opportunities
- OMG's Model Driven Architecture (MDA)
- Modeling techniques and tools
- MDA code generators
- Global interaction and integration between open source and commercial
solutions
- Research and future trends in modeling tools, IDEs, and code
generators
- Review of standardization activities
- Leveraging open source in open standardization for testing,
certification and reference implementation
- Leveraging open standards in open source to increase adoption,
portability and interoperability
- Case Studies / Experience Reports

Interested individuals or organizations are invited to submit a brief
abstract of the presentation or position paper they are proposing for a
Workshop session, tutorial or panel along with proposed duration and a
brief personal biography via web form found at
http://www.omg.org/abstracts. Abstracts should be no longer than 600
words in length. Only 3 abstracts per individual will be accepted.
Biographies should be no longer than 100 words. The Program Committee
will need schedule flexibility, so please keep in mind that a proposal
may be accepted, but not granted the full time proposed. If you have
any questions or require additional information about the workshop
program or venue, please send email to ws-submissions@omg.org.

http://www.omg.org/osmide-call

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