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**Early registration and negotiated hotel rates close on September, 4th 2008**

• Registration: http://www.upc.edu/ER2008/Registration.shtml

• Accommodation: http://www.upc.edu/ER2008/Accommodation.shtml

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27th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER2008)
October 20-23, 2008, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Conference Web Site: http://www.upc.edu/ER2008/

SCOPE OF THE 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.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Keynote talks by Moira Norrie (PIM meets Web 2.0), Óscar Pastor (Conceptual Modeling meets the Human Genome) and Amit Sheth (Relationship Web: spinning the Web from Trailblazing to Semantic Analytics)
• Research papers presenting the latest results in conceptual modeling research
• DKE 25 Year Award given by the Elsevier Company to celebrate the 25 years of the Data and Knowledge Engineering Journal
• Panels, tutorials and tool demonstrations

CO-LOCATED WORKSHOPS

2nd Int. Workshop on Conceptual Modeling for Life Sciences Applications
5th Int. Workshop on Evolution and Change in Data Management
4th Int. Workshop on Foundations and Practices of UML
1st Int. Workshop on Modeling Mobile Applications and Services
2nd Int. Workshop on Requirements, Intentions and Goals in Conceptual Modeling
2nd Int. Workshop on Semantic and Conceptual Issues in Geographic Information Systems
5th Int. Workshop on Web Information Systems Modeling 1st ER2008 PhD Workshop

VENUE AND REGISTRATION

The conference will be held at the Catalonia Ramblas Hotel located in
the historic centre of Barcelona, few metres away from "Plaça Catalunya"
and the famous "Ramblas". The reception dinner will be at the Sala Maremagnum
(with a nice skyline from the Old Port of Barcelona) and the banquet at the
Llotja de Mar (Sea Chamber of Commerce) in its Gothic medieval room.
We have negotiated special rates with a number of hotels (including the
conference venue) and a residence, all within walking distance or well
connected to the conference venue. Negotiated rates can only be guaranteed
until June 30th and we have a limited number of rooms at each hotel which are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.

The deadline for the early registration is September, 4th

Check out the following web sites for all the details about the hotels, the registration fees and the online and off-line forms for the registration
and hotel booking process:

• Registration: http://www.upc.edu/ER2008/Registration.shtml
• Accommodation: http://www.upc.edu/ER2008/Accommodation.shtml

Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further
information.

We are looking forward to see you in Barcelona,

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

General Chair:
 Antoni Olivé, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Catalonia,
   Spain)
Organization Co-Chairs:
 Ernest Teniente, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)
 Joan A. Pastor, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)
Program Committee Co-Chairs:
 Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China) Stefano Spaccapietra, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Lausanne (Switzerland) Eric Yu, University of Toronto, Toronto (Canada)

Workshops Co-Chairs:
 Il-Yeol Song, Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA) Mario Piattini, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real
   (Spain)

PhD Workshop Co-chairs:

 John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
 Jordi Cabot, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Catalonia,
   Spain)
 Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espírito Santo,
 (Brazil) and Laboratory for Applied Ontology ISTC-CNR (Italy)

Demonstrations Program Co-Chairs:
 Martin Gogolla, University of Bremen, Bremen (Germany) Juan Carlos Trujillo, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante (Spain)
Tutorials Co-Chairs:
 Jolita Ralyte, University of Geneva, Geneva (Switzerland) Vicente Pelechano, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia
  (Spain)
Panels Co-Chairs:
 Paul Johannesson, Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of
   Technology, Stockholm (Sweden) Pericles Loucopoulos, Loughborough University, Loughborough (United
   Kingdom)
Steering Committee Liaison:
 David W. Embley, Brigham Young University, Provo (Utah, USA)

Local Organization:

Sponsor Chairs - Maria R. Sancho, Joan A. Pastor
Publicity Chair - Jordi Cabot
Treasurer - Cristina Gómez
Webmasters - Jordi Conesa, Xavier de Palol
Venue Chair - Dolors Costal
Social Events Chairs - Enric Mayol, Ruth Raventós
Registration Chair - Anna Queralt, Elena Planas, Albert Tort