TOOLS EUROPE 2009 47th International Conference Objects, Models, Components, Patterns co-located with *** International Conference on Model Transformation 2009 *** *** International conference on Tests and Proofs 2009 *** *** Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development 2009 *** ETH Zurich, Switzerland 29 June - 3 July 2009 http://tools.ethz.ch/ Call for Papers (deadline: 15 January 2009) TOOLS EUROPE 2009 will be devoted to the combination of technologies that have emerged as a result of object technology becoming "mainstream". Like its predecessors, TOOLS EUROPE 2009 combines an emphasis on quality with a strong practical focus. Started in 1989, TOOLS conferences, held in Europe, the USA, Australia, China and Eastern Europe, have played a major role in the development of object technology field; many of the seminal concepts were first presented at TOOLS. After an interruption of four years, the conference was revived in 2007 to reflect the maturing of the field and the new challenges ahead and has become a yearly event. Contributions are solicited on all aspects of object technology and neighboring fields, in particular model-based development, component- based development, and patterns (design, analysis and other applications); more generally, any contribution addressing topics in advanced software technology fall within the scope of TOOLS. Reflecting the practical emphasis of TOOLS, contributions showcasing applications along with a sound conceptual contribution are particularly welcome. For a non-exclusive list of potential topic areas see the conference Web page. All contributions will be subject to a rigorous selection process - maximum acceptance rate of 25% - by the international Program Committee, with a stress on originality, practicality and overall quality. The proceedings should be published in Springer LNBIP. For detailed submission information see the conference page. Important Dates Deadline for technical papers: January 15, 2009 Author notification: March 1, 2009 Camera-ready copy due: May 31, 2009 Conference: June 29 - July 3, 2009 Tutorials/Workshop proposals: February-March 2009 Chairpersons Conference chair : Bertrand Meyer, Zurich Program chair: Manuel Oriol, York Workshop Chair: Alexandre Bergel, Lille and Eric Tanter, Santiago Publicity Chair: Philippe Lahire, Nice and Marcus Denker, Bern Program committee Patrick ALBERT, Balbir S. Barn, Mike Barnett, Claude R. Baudoi, Bernhard Beckert, Alexandre Bergel, Judith Bishop, Phil Brooke, Cristiano Calcagno, Ana Cavalcanti, Dave Clarke, Bernard Coulette, Jing Dong, Stephane Ducasse, Gregor Engels, Patrick Eugster, Manuel Fahndrich, Jose Luiz Fiadeiro, Michael Franz, Judit Nyekyne Gaizler, Benoit Garbinato, Carlo Ghezzi, Tudor Girba, Martin Glinz, Martin Gogolla, Jeff Gray, Pedro Guerreiro, Joseph Kiniry, Ralf Laemmel, Philippe Lahire, Mingshu Li, Dragos Manolescu, Erik Meijer, Peter Mueller, Jonathan Ostroff, Richard Paige, Marc Pantel, Alfonso Pierantonio, Alexander Pretschner, Bran Selic, Anatoly Shalyto, Perdita Stevens, Eric Tanter, Dave Thomas, Laurence Tratt, Antonio Vallecillo, Roel Wuyts, Amiram Yehudai, Andreas Zeller