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42nd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2023)
Lisbon, Portugal
06 - 09 November 2023
https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ERconf
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/er-2023

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The International Conference on Conceptual Modeling is the main international forum for discussing the state of the art, emerging issues, and future challenges in research and practice 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, techniques for transforming conceptual models into effective implementations, and methods and tools for developing and communicating conceptual models.

ER 2023 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Congress Center of the Instituto Superior Técnico located in Alameda, in the heart of Lisbon.

In this edition, the conference includes the following calls for papers:
- Main Papers Track
- Tutorials Proposals Track
- Forum Track
- Symposium on Conceptual Modeling Education (SCME)
- Posters and Demonstrations Track
- Doctoral Consortium Track
- Several well-established or original workshops (CD4IoR, CMLS, CMOMM4FAIR, EmpER, JUSMOD, OntoCom, QUAMES, and SmartFood)

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Call for Papers
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We welcome submissions of original research on a variety of topics on conceptual modeling. These include well-established areas of research and practice, such as modeling languages and techniques, model theories, methods and tools for developing, transforming, implementing and communicating conceptual models. Submissions that lead to new foundations, links, applications, or enlarge current boundaries of conceptual modeling are especially welcome. We also invite industry reports and vision papers.

** Webpage: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/calls/papers/

** For returning authors, please note the following changes:
- The review process is double-blind and hence submissions must be anonymized;
- Papers are limited to 16 pages excluding references.

** The authors of selected papers will be invited to prepare a substantially revised and extended version to a Special Issue in Elsevier’s Data & Knowledge Engineering.

** Important dates (23:59 AoE)
Abstracts submission (mandatory): 24 May 2023 (extended!)
Paper submission: 31 May 2023 (extended!)
Author notification: 24 July 2023
Camera-ready papers and author registration: 11 September 2023

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Call for Tutorial Proposals
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ER tutorials introduce general or special topics in ER and relevant neighboring areas. A focus on specific tools and methodologies can still be useful to offer concrete examples and hands-on activities to participants. The topics of interest span the entire spectrum of conceptual modeling including research and practice.

** Webpage: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/calls/tutorials/

** Important dates (23:59 AoE)
Tutorial proposals submission: 29 May 2023
Tutorial acceptance notification: 12 June 2023
Tutorial camera-ready descriptions: 30 June 2023

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Call for Papers (Doctoral Consortium)
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The ER 2023 Doctoral Consortium will offer Ph.D. students in the early stages of their work, with a research problem in the field of conceptual modeling already defined, and eventually also early results produced, the opportunity to present and discuss that and to interact with other researchers and experts in the field, who can provide valuable and constructive feedback.

** Webpage: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/calls/call-for-doctoral-consortium/

** Important dates (23:59 AoE)
Deadline for submissions: June 10, 2023
Notification of acceptance: July 24, 2023
Camera-ready deadline: September 20, 2023

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Call for Papers (SCME23: 7th Symposium on Conceptual Modeling Education)
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The 7th Symposium on Conceptual Modeling Education (SCME 2023) is aimed at providing a forum for discussing (1) the education and teaching of aspects related to conceptual modeling, (2) methods and tools for developing and communicating conceptual modeling techniques for transforming conceptual models into effective implementations, and (3) case studies of interesting projects on conceptual modeling education

** Webpage: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/calls/call-for-papers-scme-2023/

** Important dates (23:59 AoE)
Submission deadline: July 10, 2023
Notification of acceptance: September 4, 2023
Camera-ready Submission: September 21, 2023

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Call for Posters & Demos
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The ER Posters & Demos Session 2023 is intended to showcase work in progress in the field of conceptual modeling, covering any of the conference’s topics. This session will provide an opportunity to present and discuss emerging methods and technologies with researchers and practitioners, allowing the presenters to gather relevant feedback regarding their ongoing work.

** Webpage: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/calls/call-for-posters-demos/

** Important dates (23:59 AoE)
Poster & Demos Paper Submission: 2 August 2023
Author Notification: 4 September 2023
Camera-ready: 20 September 2023

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Call for Forum
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The ER Forum track is a vibrant and interactive platform for presenting and discussing novel and diverse research reports and artifacts on the full range of conceptual modeling topics. Papers include new and promising research results, novel applications, and experience reports, proposed research endeavors still in early stages, and updates from earlier work. Innovation prevails over maturity, in particular regarding emerging new research topics. The main goal of the track is to facilitate the interaction, discussion and exchange of ideas among presenters and participants.

** Webpage: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/calls/call-for-er-forum/

** Important dates (23:59 AoE)
Forum Abstracts Submission: 28 August 2023
Forum Papers Submission: 4 September 2023
Author Notification: 25 September 2023
Camera-ready: 16 October 2023


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Workshops
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CD4IoR: 1st Workshop on Conceptual Design for Internet of Robotic Things
--) https://pros.unicam.it/cd4iort

CMLS: 4th International Workshop on Conceptual Modeling for Life Sciences
--) http://www.bioinformatics.deib.polimi.it/cmls2023

CMOMM4FAIR: 3rd Workshop on Conceptual Modeling, Ontologies and (Meta)data Management for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) Data
--) http://cmomm4fair2023.github.io

EmpER: 6th International Workshop on Empirical Methods in Conceptual Modeling
--) https://emper-workshop.github.io/2023

JUSMOD: 2nd International Workshop on Digital Justice, Digital Law and Conceptual Modeling
--) https://jusmod2023.github.io

OntoCom: 9th International Workshop on Ontologies and Conceptual Modeling
--) https://ontocomworkshops.github.io/OntoCom2023

QUAMES: 4th International Workshop on Quality and Measurement of Model-Driven Software Development
--) https://pros.webs.upv.es/sites/quames_2023

SmartFood: 1st Workshop on Controlled Vocabularies and Data Platforms for Smart Food Systems
--) https://sites.google.com/view/smartfoodworkshop


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Organizers
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**General Chairs
José Borbinha; INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal
Giancarlo Guizzardi; University of Twente; The Netherlands

**Program Chairs
João Paulo Andrade Almeida; Federal University of Espírito Santo; Brazil
Jelena Zdravkovic; Stockholm University; Sweden
Sebastian Link; University of Auckland; New Zealand Industrial

**Industrial Track Chairs
Wolfgang Maass; Saarland University; Germany
Pedro Sousa; INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal

**Forum Chairs
Sotirios Liaskos; York University; Canada
David Aveiro; Universidade da Madeira; Portugal

**Symposium on Conceptual Modeling Education (SCME) Chairs
Maria Keet; University of Cape Town; South Africa
Fernanda Baião; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio De Janeiro; Brazil
Estefania Serral; KU Leuven; Belgium

**Panels Chairs
Veda Storey; Georgia State University; USA
Oscar Pastor; Universidad Politecnica di Valencia; Spain

**Posters and Demos Chairs
Sergio de Cesare; University of Westminster; UK
Miguel Mira da Silva; INOV, IST, University of Lisbon; Portugal

**Tutorials Chairs
Pnina Soffer; University of Haifa; Israel
Maribel Yasmina Santos; University of Minho; Portugal

**Workshops Chairs
João Araújo; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Portugal
Tiago Prince Sales; University of Twente; The Netherlands

**Doctoral Consortium Committee
Helena Sofia Pinto; INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal
Ladjel Bellatreche; LIAS/ENSMA; France
Simon Hacks; University of Southern Denmark; Denmark

**Publicity Chairs
Anna Bernasconi; Politecnico di Milano; Italy
Claudenir Morais Fonseca; University of Twente; The Netherlands

**Sponsorship Chairs
Luis Bonino; University of Twente; The Netherlands
Sérgio Guerreiro; INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal

**Local Committee
André Vasconcelos; INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal
Daniel Faria; INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal
António Higgs; INESC-ID; Portugal