Call for Papers
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.
Topics of Interest

We solicit submission of original research, as well as experience and vision papers from both researchers and practitioners. We welcome any topic where conceptual modeling is a major theme. Specific examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to, conceptual modeling as applied to:

* Information Modeling Concepts, including Ontologies;
* Ontological and Semantic Correctness in Conceptual Modeling;
* Logical Foundations of Conceptual Modeling;
* Cognitive Foundations of Conceptual Modeling;
* Conceptual Modeling and Web Information Systems;
* Business Process Modeling;
* Conceptual Modeling and Enterprise Architecture;
* The Semantic Web;
* Semi-structured Data and XML;
* Integration of Conceptual Models and Database Schemas;
* Information Retrieval, Filtering, Classification, Summarization, and Visualization;
* Methodologies and Tools for Conceptual Design;
* Evaluation and Comparisons of Conceptual Models and Modeling Methods;
* Requirements Engineering;
* Reuse, Patterns, and Object-Oriented Design;
* Reverse Engineering and Conceptual Modeling;
* Quality and Metrics of Conceptual Models;
* Empirical Studies of Conceptual Modeling;
* Conceptual Change and Schema Evolution;
* Maintenance of Conceptual Models;
* Management of Integrity Constraints;
* Active Concepts in Conceptual Modeling;
* Spatial, Temporal, and Multimedia Aspects in Conceptual Models;
* Metadata, its Interpretation and Usage;
* Conceptual Models and Knowledge Management Systems;
* Data warehousing, data mining, and business intelligence; and
* Other Advanced and Cross-Disciplinary Applications of Conceptual Models.

Submission Guidelines

Since the proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series, authors must submit manuscripts using the LNCS style. See this siteExternal link for style files and details. The suggested number of pages is 14, and the maximum number of pages is 16. Manuscripts not submitted in the LNCS style or having more than 16 pages will not be reviewed and thus automatically rejected. (The final, camera-ready version must not exceed 14 pages to avoid page charges.) A paper submitted to ER 2010 cannot be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for ER 2010.

Submission to ER 2010 will be electronically via EasyChair. Authors are asked to submit an abstract first (due March 25), and then to upload the full paper (due March 31). The link to the sign-in page for ER'2010 EasyChair is hereExternal link.