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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>***************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>***************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>SIMPDA 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>First International Symposium on Data-driven Process Discovery and Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>SIMPDA 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>IFIP Working Groups 2.6 and 2.12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/SIMPDA2011/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>June 29th - July 1st, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Campione d’Italia, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>With the increasing automation of business processes growing amounts of process become available. This opens no opportunities for business process data analysis, mining and modeling thriving research in this domain. The aim of the IFIP 2.6 - 2.12 First International Symposium on Data-Driven Process Discovery and Analysis is to offer a forum where researchers from different communities can share their insights in this new emerging field.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Symposium will feature a number of advanced keynotes illustrating new approaches, shorter presentations on recent research, a competitive PhD seminar and selected research and industrial demonstrations. All this in the nice setting of Campione d’Italia, the Italian enclave surrounded by Swiss territory, on the shores of Lake Lugano.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The IFIP International Symposium on Data-Driven Process Discovery and Analysis offers to researchers and practitioners working in business process data modeling, representation and analysis a unique opportunity to present new approaches and research results. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Symposium will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Full papers must not exceed 10 pages. Short papers are limited to at most 4 pages. All papers must be original contributions, not previously published or under review for publication elsewhere. All contributions must be written in English. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Accepted papers will be published in a pre-proceeding volume with ISBN. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended articles to a post-symposium volume IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Series (http://www.springer.com/series/6102), scheduled for late 2011 (extended papers length is between 7000 and 9000 words). Around 10-15 papers will be selected for the publication after a second round of review. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Topics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Business Process modeling languages, notations and methods<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Data-aware and data-centric approaches <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Variability and configuration of process models<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Process simulation and static analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Process Data Mining<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Process metadata and semantic reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Process patterns and standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Foundations of business process models<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Security and Privacy aspects <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Resource management in business process execution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Process tracing and monitoring<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Process change management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Business process lifecycle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Case Studies and Experience Reports <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Call for PhD Research Plans<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The PhD Seminar is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world. The goal of the Seminar is to help students with their thesis and research plans by providing feedback and general advice on how to use their research results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Students interested in participating in the Seminar should submit an extended abstract describing their research. Submissions are sought relating to any aspect of Process Data: technical advances, usage and impact studies, policy analyses, social and institutional implications, theoretical contributions, interaction and design advances, and innovative applications, social implications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>SIMPDA PhD award<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A doctoral award will be recognized by the SIMPDA PhD Jury for the best research plan submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Tutored research activities <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Interested PhD students can apply to carry out pre-symposium tutored research activities. Such activities provide a unique way to identify research questions and will culminate with presentations to be given at the symposium.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In order to apply, please contact paolo.ceravolo@unimi.it<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Call for Demonstrations and Posters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Demonstrations showcase innovative technology and applications, allowing you to share your work directly with your colleagues in a high-visibility setting. Demonstration proposals should consist of a title, extended abstract, and contact information for the authors and should not exceed 2 pages. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Posters permit presentation of late-breaking results in an informal, interactive manner. Poster proposals should consist of a title, extended abstract, and contact information for the authors, and should not exceed 2 pages. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Accepted demonstrations or posters will be displayed at the conference. Abstracts will appear in the proceedings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Keynote Speakers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Wil van der Aalst, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Florian Kerschbaum, SAP, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dragan Gasevic, Athabasca University, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Contributions to all calls should be submitted electronically to the Symposium management system connecting to http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=simpda2011. At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to participate in the conference and present his/her work. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Accepted papers will be published in a pre-proceedings volume with ISBN. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended articles in a IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Series (http://www.springer.com/series/6102), scheduled for late 2011. Extended versions will be selected for publication in the volume after a second review round of review. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Organizers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Conference Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Karl Aberer,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ernesto Damiani, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Tharam Dillon <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Curtin University of Technology, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Steering Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Erich Neuhold, University of Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Lionel Brunie, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Lyon, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paolo Ceravolo, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Elizabeth Chang, Curtin University, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Giuseppina Passiante, Univesrità del Salento, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conference Program Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peter Spyns, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - STAR Lab, Belgium<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniele Bonetta, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Philippe Cudre-Mauroux, MIT-CSAIL, U.S.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Maurice Van Keulen, University of Twente, The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Avigdor Gal, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mohand-Said Hacid, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Angelo Corallo, Università del Salento, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Irene Vanderfeesten, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Rafael Accorsi, University of Freiburg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Farookh Khadeer Hussain, Curtin University, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thomas Risse, University of Berlin, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Wolfgang Klas, University of Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Davide Storelli, Università del Salento, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Marcello Leida, EBTIC (Etisalat BT Innovation Centre), UAE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Paper Submission: May 10, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of PhD Presentations: May 15, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of Demonstration Proposal: May 15, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Notification of Acceptance: June 2, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>First International Symposium on Process Data: June 27-29, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Accommodation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All conference activities will take place in the municipal casino of Campione d'Italia. Hotel Campione is the closest to the casino. A less expensive option is HOTEL BELLEVUE, Corso Fratelli Fusina 1, Campione d’Italia, Tel. 0041916497566.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Venue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>1. From Milan Campione can be reached by car following the A9 motorway MILANO-CHIASSO and then the A2 motorway CHIASSO-LUGANO, exit at Bissone Melide. A bus starts at Garibaldi square (the square before the Garibaldi railway station) Dep. time from Milano 15.00/20:30- Dep. from Campione 19:00/00:30/3.00.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>2. Form Malpensa Airport Campione can be reached by car or shuttle in approximately 50 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>3. From Lugano Campione can be reached by boat, bus and car and although you have to cross the Swiss-Italian border line to reach it there are no formal border controls. Campione is approximately 9km from Lugano by road, and 15 minutes by boat across the lake. A ferry service runs regularly from Lugano to Campione throughout the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>More info on: www.campioneitalia.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>