CfP: The 10th workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling

[Juha-Pekka]

The 10th workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling
Reno/Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 17-18 October 2010
http://www.dsmforum.org/events/DSM10

Domain-specific modeling (DSM) provides a modern solution to demands
for higher productivity by constricting the gap between problem and
solution modeling. In the past, productivity gains have been sought
through new programming languages. Today, domain-specific modeling
languages provide a viable solution for continuing to raise the level
of abstraction beyond coding, making development faster and easier.

In DSM the models are constructed using concepts that represent things
in the problem domain, not concepts of a given programming language.
The modeling language follows the domain abstractions and semantics,
allowing developers to perceive themselves as working directly with
domain concepts. The models represent simultaneously the design,
implementation and documentation of the system, which can be generated
directly from them. In a number of cases the final products can be
automatically generated from these high-level specifications with
domain-specific code generators. This automation is possible because
of domain-specificity: both the modeling language and code generators
fit the requirements of a narrowly-defined domain, usually inside a
single organization.

The workshop welcomes submissions that address Domain-Specific
Modeling on practical or theoretical levels. Our main focus is on
graphical domain-specific languages but we will also consider
submissions on textual or other DSLs. Some of the issues that we would
like to see addressed in this workshop are:
- Industry/academic experience reports describing success/failure in
implementing and using DSM languages/tools
- Approaches to identify constructs for DSM languages
- Novel features in language workbenches / tools to support DSM
- Approaches to implement metamodel-based modeling languages
- Metamodeling frameworks and languages
- Modularization technologies for DSM languages and models
- Novel approaches for code generation from domain-specific models
- Issues of support/maintenance for systems built with DSM
- Evolution of languages along with their domain
- Organizational and process issues in DSM adoption and use
- Demonstrations of working DSM solutions
- Identification of domains where DSM can be most productive in the
future

IMPORTANT DATES
Initial submission: August 10
Author Notification: mid-September
Final version: September 30
Workshop: October 17-18
Submission for SoSyM special issue: November 2010 (tentative)

SUBMISSION INFORMATION
The workshop welcomes four types of submissions:

1) Full papers describing ideas on either a practical or theoretical
level. Full papers should emphasize what is new and significant about
the chosen approach and compare it to other work in the field.
2) Experience reports on applying DSM. Papers should describe case
studies and experience reports on the application, successes or
shortcomings of DSM. The experiences can be related to language
creation or use, tooling, or organizational issues, among others.
3) Position papers describing work in progress or an author's position
regarding current DSM practice.
4) DSM demonstrations describing a particular language, generator, or
tool for a particular domain. During the workshop, the DSM solution
presented in the paper can be demonstrated to the participants.

Papers should be submitted by August 10, 2010. Contributions should be
submitted electronically in PDF format. Submitted papers must conform
to the ACM SIG Proceedings style - except that the copyright box on
the first page must be removed (2-column, see templates). The maximum
length of a submission is 6 pages. Please see the submission details
at the workshop webpage ( http://www.dsmforum.org/events/DSM10 ).