ER 2009 - Early bird registration until Sunday

28th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling November 09-12, 2009 GRAMADO, RS, Brazil http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ER2009/ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION Until September 20, 2009. 30 years of ER Conferences "Thirty Years of ER Conferences: Milestones, Achievements, and Future Directions" an article to be presented at ER2009 by Peter P. Chen KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Antonio L. Furtado, PUC-Rio, BRA John Mylopoulos, UToronto, CAN Laura Haas, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA THE ER CONFERENCE The International Conference on Conceptual Modeling is a leading international forum for presenting and discussing current research and applications in which the major emphasis is on conceptual modeling. Topics of interest span the entire spectrum of conceptual modeling including research and practice in areas such as theories of concepts and ontologies underlying conceptual modeling, methods and tools for developing and communicating conceptual models, and techniques for transforming conceptual models into effective implementations. CONFERENCE VENUE ER 2009 will be held at the beautiful city of Gramado, Brazil. Gramado is a small touristic town in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is much more than a beautiful scenery, with natural landscapes of all colors and climates. It offers a perfect infra-structure to serve those who seek relaxation, pleasure, or adventure. This region offers visitors the best tourist infra-structure in the state. Cooking is rich and varied. Takes include irresistible chocolate, typical dishes, the plentiful colonial breakfast, and the taste of the best international cuisines. WORKSHOPS - ACM-L: Active Conceptual Modeling of Learning - CoMoL: Conceptual Modeling in the Large - ETheCoM: Evolving Theories of Conceptual Modelling - FP-UML: Workshop on Foundations and Practices of UML - MOST-ONISW: Joint Intl. Work. on Metamodels, Ontologies, Semantic Technologies, and Information Systems for the Semantic Web - QoIS: Quality of Information Systems - RIGiM: Requirements, Intentions and Goals in Conceptual Modeling - SeCoGIS 2009: Semantic and Conceptual Issues in Geographic Information Systems CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Conference General Chair José Palazzo M. de Oliveira, UFRGS, BRA Program Committee Co-Chairs Alberto H. F. Laender, UFMG, BRA Silvana Castano, UNIMI, ITA Umesh Dayal, HP Labs, USA Steering Committee Liaison Arne Sølvberg, NTNU, NOR Local Arrangements Chair José Valdeni de Lima, UFRGS, BRA Workshop Chairs Carlos A. Heuser, UFRGS, BRA Günther Pernul, U. Regensburg, GER Tutorial Chairs Daniel Schwabe, PUC-Rio, BRA Stephen W. Liddle, BYU, USA Panel Chair David Embley, BYU, USA Industrial Chair Fabio Casati, U Trento, ITA Demos and Posters Chairs Altigran S. da Silva, UFAM, BRA Juan-Carlos Mondéjar, U. Alicante, ESN PhD Colloquium Chairs Stefano Spaccapietra, EPFL, SWI Giancarlo Guizzardi, UFES, BRA Financial Chair Renata de Matos Galante, UFRGS, BRA Proceedings Chair Daniela Musa, UNIFESP, BRA Publicity Chair Mirella M. Moro, UFMG, BRA