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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt'>8th System Analysis and Modelling Conference (SAM'14) CFP<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>The 8th System Analysis and Modelling Conference (SAM'14), co-sponsered by ACM, IEEE and the SDL Forum Society and in agreement with ITU-T Study Group 17 (responsible for ITU System Design Languages), will be held in incredible Valencia, Spain, from the 29th to the 30th of September, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> <a href="http://sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM2014/">http://sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM2014/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>You may have noticed that SAM is now called a conference to better reflect the longstanding format and quality of the event. Daniel, Gunter and Pau in their role as Program Co-Chairs look forward to welcoming you to the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>This year's theme of SAM is ***Models and Reusability*** but contributions in other topics, not limited to, language development, model-driven development, and applications are also invited. SAM'14 welcomes submissions of full and short papers and proceedings will be published in the Springer LNCS series.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Participation in SAM'14 is a unique opportunity to attend both SAM'14 and MODELS'14 and meet researchers, industrial practitioners, educators, and students with overlapping domains of interest in modeling. Not to be missed, Valencia's rich cultural heritage of music, art, gastronomy, architecture and folklore is waiting to be explored.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Submissions: <a href="http://sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM2014/submission.htm">http://sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM2014/submission.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>*************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>May 26th: Paper Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Jun 02nd: Full Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Jun 23rd: Notification of Acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Jul 07th: Camera-Ready Version<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>*************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Organizing and Program Committee: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> <a href="http://sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM2014/committee.htm">http://sdl-forum.org/Events/SAM2014/committee.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Take a few moments to look at the website and the CfP and seriously consider making a contribution! Please forward this email to your colleagues and tell them about this exciting opportunity to come to Valencia, Spain, for the 8th SAM Conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>If you have any questions about SAM'14, do not hesitate to email the organizing team. We look forward to welcoming you to Valencia, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> Daniel Amyot, Program Co-Chair University of Ottawa, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> Pau Fonseca i Casas, Program Co-Chair Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> Gunter Mussbacher, Program Co-Chair McGill University, Canada, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> Reinhard Gotzhein, SDL Forum Society Chairman Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB> and the whole SAM'14 Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Ph. D. Pau Fonseca i Casas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>InLab FIB, Head of Environmental Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Department of Statistics and Operations Research.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Universtitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTECH <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>North Campus – C5218 room.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Tel. (+34) 93 4017732<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Fax. (+34) 93 4015855<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="http://www-eio.upc.es/~Pau/">http://www-eio.upc.es/~Pau/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>