OMG Seeking Input on How UML Should Evolve
Interested parties invited to participate in RFI Review Workshop

Needham, MA, USA - June 18, 2009 - OMG™ today issued a Call for Participation in the UML® Futures Roadmap Workshop. Anyone who has or plans to respond to the Request for Information (RFI) on the Future Development of UML is invited to participate. Responses to the RFI are due on August 17, 2009. The Workshop to discuss these responses will be held immediately preceding the OMG Technical Meeting in San Antonio, TX on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

The workshop will be a working, not informational, event. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for RFI responders and other interested parties to discuss and present their views on the future of UML. At the end of the workshop, a document capturing the major points of agreement on the direction of UML will be created to help guide OMG's Analysis and Design Task Force in future UML development efforts.

Interested participants who have not already responded to the RFI are invited to submit a detailed, one-page description of their proposed UML Futures presentation to request a time slot in the workshop. Individuals or organizations that have already responded to the RFI should reference their RFI response and request a presentation slot. RFI respondents are welcome and encouraged to expand on their original responses. Demonstrations are encouraged.

Submissions should be made to uml-roadmap-workshop@omg.org no later than August 17, 2009.

Organizing Committee

• Committee Chair: Mr. Steve Cook, Software Architect, Microsoft
• Mr. Conrad Bock, Computer Scientist, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Dr. Sébastien Gérard, Research Engineer, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique - CEA
• Dr. Doug Tolbert, Principal, CSC
• Dr. Nicolas F. Rouquette, Principal Computer Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Mr. Yves Bernard, Avionic Engineering Research Leader, Airbus France
• Mr. Maged Elaasar, Senior Software Engineer, IBM

Organizations interested in influencing the future direction of UML and other OMG standards are encouraged to participate and join OMG. For more information on joining OMG, please contact Ken Berk, VP Business Development at ken.berk@omg.org or +1-781-444 0404.

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About OMG
OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium that in 2009 is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, including: Real-time, Embedded and Specialized Systems, Analysis & Design, Architecture-Driven Modernization and Middleware and an even wider range of industries, including: Business Modeling and Integration, C4I, Finance, Government, Green Computing, Healthcare, Insurance, Legal Compliance, Life Sciences Research, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics, Software-Based Communications 
and Space.

OMG’s modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) and Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA®) and support a wide variety of industries.

More information about OMG can be found at www.omg.org.  OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA.

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Edited by Stephanie