Call for Papers 22nd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling 13-16 October 2003, Chicago, Illinois, USA http://conceptualmodeling.org/er2003

Scope of Conference ic source of accepted papers will be required (LaTeX 2e format is There has been a dramatic impact from trends of increased pro- preferred). Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit cessing power, storage capacity, network bandwidth, interconnec- extended versions for possible publication in Data & Knowledge tivity, and mobility of computing devices. As processes and inter- Engineering. actions in this environment grow more complex, proper design Industrial Papers becomes more important. Conceptual modeling continues to have Please submit papers for the industry track to one of the Industrial a vital role in advanced information systems development. But Co-Chairs, Terry Halpin ([email protected]) or new techniques will be required to deal with the challenges facing Peter Aiken ([email protected]) by 24 March 2003. We invite developers. both full papers and short papers. Please visit our Web site for The International Conference on Conceptual Modeling pro- full details (conceptualmodeling.org/er2003). vides a forum for discussing current research and applications in which conceptual modeling is the major emphasis. The theme of Workshops ER2003 is conceptual modeling for the future. We especially in- Workshop Co-Chairs are Manfred Jeusfeld and Oscar Pastor. vite forward-looking and innovative contributions that identify For workshop information, see http://SunSITE.Infor- promising areas for future conceptual modeling research. matik.RWTH-Aachen.DE/Societies/ER2003Workshops/. Topics of Interest Tutorials We solicit submission of original research, as well as experience Please submit tutorial proposals to one of the Tutorial Co-Chairs, and vision papers from both researchers and practitioners. We Ee-Peng Lim ([email protected]) or Toby Teorey (teo- welcome any topic where conceptual modeling is a major theme. [email protected]) by 24 March 2003. Identify the presen- Specific examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited ter, the intended audience, and the scope of the topic. Tutorials to, conceptual modeling as applied to: may be presented as a 90-minute tutorial inside the conference, or as a half day (3 hour) or a full day (6 hour) pre-conference tutori-  information modeling concepts, including ontologies al. Suggested tutorial topics include, but are not limited to: Se-  ontological and conceptual correctness in modeling mantic Web, Web knowledge management, and data mining  e-business and Web-based information systems process modeling.  mobile information systems  the Semantic Web Panels  semistructured data and XML We solicit proposals for panel sessions related to the conference  information and database integration topics about which there is controversy and thus a need for public  information retrieval/organization/summarization/visualization discussion. Please send panel proposals to one of the Panel Co-  design methodologies and their evaluation Chairs, Avigdor Gal ([email protected]) or Elisa  software engineering and tools Bertino ([email protected]) by 24 March 2003. See our  reuse, patterns, and object oriented design Web site for more detailed instructions.  quality and metrics Demonstrations and Posters  conceptual change and schema evolution ER2003 provides a forum for ongoing work: poster reports on  spatial, temporal, and multimedia aspects in conceptual models projects in progress, demonstrations of - and -versions of soft-  metadata, its interpretation and usage ware tools, invitations to cooperate on new project ideas, etc.  reverse engineering and reengineering These should stimulate a highly interactive and future-oriented  knowledge management systems added value to ER2003. Please send poster and demonstration  user interfaces proposals to the Demonstration and Poster Chair, Heinrich C.  groupware and workflow management Mayr ([email protected]) by 20 June 2003.  data warehousing and data mining  advanced and cross-disciplinary applications Important Dates Submission Guidelines Paper abstracts (soft deadline): 8 March 2003 Authors should submit original manuscripts via the ER2003 Web Full papers (firm deadline): 24 March 2003 site, as PostScript or PDF files by 24 March 2003. Papers may Tutorial & panel proposals: 24 March 2003 not exceed 5000 words. Use at least an 11-point font and no more Notification: 17 May 2003 than 20 double-spaced pages. (Typically published papers are 14 Camera-ready papers: 14 June 2003 pages in LNCS format.) The ER2003 home page (concep- Poster & demonstration proposals: 20 June 2003 t-ualmodeling.org/er2003) contains further details. The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Sponsors LNCS series. Springer-Verlag publishes a full-text electronic ver- Northern Illinois University sion of LNCS in parallel with the printed version, so the electron- Northwestern University Microsoft Corporation, Motorola Corporation ORGANIZERS In Cooperation with ACM, the ER Institute, and DAMA General Chair Peter Scheuermann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Northwestern University email: [email protected]

Organizing Chair Kathi Hogshead Davis Department of Computer Science Northern Illinois University email: [email protected] Program Co-Chairs Il-Yeol Song College of Information Science and Technology Drexel University email: [email protected] Stephen W. Liddle School of Accountancy and Information Systems Kevin & Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness Brigham Young University email: [email protected] Tok Wang Ling Department of Computer Science National University of Singapore email: [email protected]

Industrial Co-Chairs Terry Halpin (North Face Learning, USA) Peter Aiken (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA) Tutorial Co-Chairs Ee-Peng Lim (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Toby Teorey (University of Michigan, USA) Panel Co-Chairs Avigdor Gal (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) Elisa Bertino (University of Milano, Italy) Workshop Co-Chairs Manfred Jeusfeld (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) Oscar Pastor (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain) Demonstrations and Posters Heinrich C. Mayr (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) Publicity Chair Rokia Missaoui (University of Quebec, Canada) Local Arrangements Chair Bamshad Mobasher (DePaul University, USA) Treasurer Kathi Hogshead Davis (Northern Illinois University, USA) Registration Eugene Sheng (Northern Illinois University, USA) Steering Committee Liaison Jacky Akoka (CNAM & INT, France) Program Committee Akoka, Jacky CNAM & INT France Arisawa, Hiroshi Yokohama National University Japan Atzeni, Paolo Universitá Roma Tre Italy Bertino, Elisa DSI Italy Bouzeghoub, Mokrane University of Versailles France Casanova, Marco A. PUC-Rio Brazil Catarci, Tiziana Universitá di Roma la Sapienza Italy Ceri, Stefano Politécnico di Milano Italy Chen, Ye-Sho Louisiana State University USA Chiang, Roger H.L. University of Cincinnati USA Chu, Wesley UCLA USA De Troyer, Olga Free University of Brussels Belgium Delcambre, Lois OGI/OHSU USA Dey, Debabrata University of Washington USA Elmasri, Ramez University of Texas, Arlington USA Embley, David W. Brigham Young University USA Geppert, Andreas Credit Suisse Switzerland Goelman, Don Villanova University USA Grefen, Paul Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands Guarino, Nicola National Research Council ISTC-CNR Italy Halpin, Terry North Face Learning USA Hainaut, Jean-Luc University of Namur Belgium Han, Hyoil Drexel University USA Han, Wook-Shin Kyungpook National University Korea Henderson-Sellers, Brian University of Technology, Sydney Australia Ho, Howard IBM, Almaden Lab USA Hu, Xiaohua Tony Drexel University USA Johannesson, Paul Stockholm University Sweden Kangassalo, Hannu University of Tampere Finland Laender, Alberto Fed. University of Minas Geráis Brazil Lee, Byung S. University of Vermont USA Lee, Dongwon Pennsylvania State University USA Lee, Jeong-Joon KPU Korea Lee, Mong Li National University of Singapore Singapore Liu, Ling Georgia Institute of Tech. USA Maciaszek, Leszek Macquarie University Australia March, Sal Vanderbilt University USA Mayr, Heinrich C. University of Klagenfurt Austria McCarthy, William Michigan State University USA Metais, Elisabeth University of Versailles France Missaoui, Rokia University of Quebec Canada Miura, Takao Hosei University Japan Mok, Wai Yin University of Alabama USA Moody, Daniel Univerzita Karlova v Praze Czech Republic Motschnig, Renate University of Vienna Austria Nummenmaa, Jyrki University of Tampere Finland O’Leary, Daniel University of Southern California USA Olivé, Antoni University of Catalunya Spain Orlowska, Maria University of Queensland Australia Ouksel, Aris M. University of Illinois, Chicago USA Palazzo de Oliveira, José UFRGS Brazil Parent, Christine University of Lausanne Switzerland Pastor, Oscar Polytechnic University of Valencia Spain Pirotte, Alain Catholic University of Louvain Belgium Purao, Sandeep Pennsylvania State University USA Ram, Sudha University of Arizona USA Rizzi, Stefano University of Bologna Italy Rundensteiner, Elke Worcester Polytechnic Institute USA Sarkar, Sumit University of Texas at Dallas USA Schrefl, Michael University of Linz Austria Siau, Keng L. University of Nebraska-Lincoln USA Solvberg, Arne Norwegian Univ. of Science & Tech. Norway Spaccapietra, Stefano EPFL Lausanne Switzerland Storey, Veda C. Georgia State University USA Sugumaran, Vijayan Oakland University USA Tanniru, Mohan University of Arizona USA Tari, Zahir RMIT University Australia Teorey, Toby University of Michigan USA Thalheim, Bernhard Brandenburg Tech. Univ. at Cottbus Germany Theodoratos, Dimitri NJIT USA Trujillo, Juan University of Alicante Spain Umar, Amjad Fordham University USA Venkataraman, Ramesh Indiana University USA Wand, Yair University of British Columbia Canada Wang, Shan Renmin University of China China Whang, Kyu-Young KAIST Korea Wieringa, Roel University of Twente Netherlands Yu, Eric University of Toronto Canada Zaniolo, Carlo UCLA USA Zhang, Yanchun University of Southern Queensland Australia Zimanyi, Esteban ULB Belgium