Member Events Calendar

• July 29 - Aug. 1 - Gartner Catalyst Conference - San Diego
  
  A powerful intersection of mobility, cloud and information technologies is making significant promises to end users - and now IT organizations must deliver on them. The concept of "any device, any service, any source" is the new business reality.
  
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• July 29-31, 2013 -10th annual International Conference on e-business - Reykjavik

  The International Conference on e-Business, ICE-B 2013, aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners who are interested in e-Business technology and its current applications. The mentioned technology relates not only to more low-level technological issues, such as technology platforms and web services, but also to some higher-level issues, such as context awareness and enterprise models, and also the peculiarities of different possible applications of such technology. These are all areas of theoretical and practical importance within the broad scope of e-Business, whose growing importance can be seen from the increasing interest of the IT research community.

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• July 29-31, 2013 -2nd International Conference on Data Management Technologies and Applications - Reykjavik

The 2nd International Conference on Data Management Technologies and Applications (DATA 2013) aims to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on databases, data warehousing, data mining, data management, data security and other aspects of information systems and technology involving advanced applications of data.

• Business Analytics
• Data Management and Quality
• Ontologies and the Semantic Web
• Databases and Data Security

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• July 29-31, 2013 -10th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Reykjavik

The purpose of the 10th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2013) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to Control, Automation and Robotics. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering Intelligent Control Systems, Optimization, Robotics, Automation, Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modelling and Control, and Industrial Engineering, Production and Management. Informatics applications are pervasive in many areas of Control, Automation and Robotics; This conference intends to emphasize this connection.

• Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
• Robotics and Automation
• Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modelling and Control
• Industrial Engineering, Production and Management

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• July 29-31, 2013 - 8th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications - Reykjavik

The purpose of the ICSOFT-EA 2013, the 8th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information technology, with a practical focus on software engineering and applications. The conference tracks are "Enterprise Software Technologies", "Software Engineering and Systems Security", "Distributed Systems", and "Software Project Management". Software technologies are essential for developing any enterprise information system, encompassing a large number of research topics and applications: from programming issues to the more abstract theoretical aspects of software engineering; from software security to mobile applications; Distributed systems, ubiquity, software quality as well as project management and other related topics are included in the scope of ICSOFT-EA.

• Enterprise Software Technologies
• Software Engineering Methods and Techniques
• Distributed and Mobile Software Systems
• Software Project Management

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• August 6-7 - TM Forum's Africa Summit - Johannesburg, South Africa

  Digital Africa - Meeting the Demands of tomorrow, today!

  Africa continues to be a wealth of potential as one of the last remaining unsaturated markets for service providers. The next few years will bring enormous opportunities to the market as mobile living and digital services become increasingly common. As we all rely on our mobile phones for all aspects of our daily lives, and as mobile phone subscription rates continue to climb, so do the related challenges and opportunities. TM Forum's Africa Summit 2013 helps communications professionals successfully navigate these exciting times in a dynamic marketplace.

  The keynote line-up represents some of the Africa's top service providers, with speakers from:

  • Google, South AfricaMicrosoft Corporation
  • MTN SA (Pty) ltd
  • Mxit
  • TM Forum
  • YooMee Africa AG

  This is an event you can't afford to miss. Check out the action-packed agenda and register today for maximum savings! 

• September 9 - 11 - IDGA - Interoperable Open Architecture  - Washington, DC  
  
  Interoperable Open Architecture (IOA) is an inaugural event for 2013 and is the US spin-off of the widely-respected eponymous event organized by our affiliate, Defence IQ, in the UK for the past three years. Based on our experience with the 12 military events in our tri-service portfolio, we expect between 80-120 attendees for IOA 2013.

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• September 10 - Data Transparency 2013  - Washington, D.C. 
  
  Data Transparency 2013, hosted by the Data Transparency Coalition, will be the nation‘s first federal open data policy conference.

  Ambitious new policies are transforming the U.S. federal government’s information into open data - standardized, searchable, and available for anyone to access and use. For the first time, the leading open data advocates in business and government will gather to:
   

  • Examine the open data impact - Executive and legislative branch leaders will explain their ongoing efforts to open up federal data sets in key domains - including federal spending, regulation, and management - and preview future initiatives and mandates.
     
  • Explore the open data opportunity - Tech innovators will showcase new search, publication, and analysis tools that streamline federal processes, illuminate waste, fraud and abuse, and deliver actionable intelligence to investors, watchdogs, and voters.
     
  • Forge an open data agenda - In cross-cutting breakout sessions, public and private sector stakeholders will collaborate on specific policy steps to open up change-resistant areas of the federal government’s data portfolio.

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• September 17 - ACORD Insurance Data and Analytics Summit - Chicago, IL 
  
  Data … big data, open data, data in the cloud, telematics data, global data, and more … your company has it but do you utilize it to its fullest potential? The Insurance Data & Analytics Summit (IDA), presented by ACORD and Reactions magazine, brings together insurance industry executives for this special one-day event that will help you make the most of your data and enhance your analytics capabilities.
  
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• September 17-20 - PEX BPM Summit  - San Francisco, CA

  PEX Network's Business Process Management Summit offers you the opportunity to drive real customer-centric business transformation while ensuring you are prepared for the challenges - and the opportunities - ahead.

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• September 23 - 25 - IRM UK Business Analysis Conference - London, UK
  
  Business Analysis is growing at a phenomenal pace. Organisations are increasingly recognising the importance of business analysis in achieving successful change and many are investing heavily in developing this capability. The skills and techniques of business analysts are invaluable in shaping and forming business change overall as well as making the most of opportunities presented by new technologies. Business Analysis capability is key to identifying what's needed and developing solutions that equip organisations for the future.

   Join IRM UK, in association with the IIBA UK Chapter and the BCS, at the 5th Annual Business Analysis Conference Europe 2013.

  Conference Highlights Include:

  • Provides an unparalleled networking opportunity for Business Analysts from across Europe and beyond. It will provide an interactive forum where Business Analysts can meet, discuss and debate the competencies needed to rise to the challenges faced by their organisations today and in the future
  • Choose from 11 intensive workshops featuring some of the best speakers in their field and from 40 conference sessions.
  • The conference features four conference tracks on BA Fundamentals, BA in Business, BA Problem Analysis and Innovation and BA Leadership.
  • Keynotes include:
    Professor Joe Peppard, Cranfield Univesity.
    He will discuss Business Innovation with Information Technology. Hear how to cultivate an environment that is conducive to IT innovation and lessons from successful organisations.
    Andrew Strauss, Past England Cricket Captain
    He will focus on examples of situations where he was tested as a leader in the cauldron of international sport and some of the lessons learnt as a result of those experiences
    Max McKeown
    Best selling author of strategy book, Adoptability & the Truth About Innovation. Features a fast paced, down to earth deep thought, fearless exploration of how we can create a better future through innovation.
    Debbie Paul, Managing Director, AssistKD
    Debbie will be speaking on 'Business Analysis - the Third Wave' where she will consider the latest era of business analysis and the challenges this will present to practising business analysis now and the future.
  • Case Studies & Contributors include Virgin Media, Barclaycard, British Gas, Lloyds Banking Group, Specsavers, Skandia, Cranfield University, UK Government, ASDA, BAE Systems, Capgemini, National Assembly for Wales, AVEVA Solutions Ltd, Barclays Bank, Deloitte, The LateRooms Group, Willmott Dixon Holdings, Intel Corporation, AVIVA
  • OMG Discount – 10 per cent. Please quote Discount code OMG10

  Group Booking Discounts - 2-3 Delegates - 10% 4-5 Delegates - 20% 6+ Delegates - 25%

  Register or view full conference programme or contact IRM UK on customerservice@irmuk.co.uk  Tel +44 (0)20 8866 8366
  
  

• September 24 - 25 - ACORD ITC and Insurance Day - London, UK
  
  The Insurance Technology Congress in London is THE most important gathering of industry experts in 2012. At ITC, key stakeholders who are shaping the market will tell you:

  How to plan and implement an effective technology strategy suitable for your organisation.
  How the latest technological innovations and initiatives will impact your business today and in the future.
  
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• September 25 - 27 - Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit
  
  The Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit, September 25-27 in Orlando, FL, is the premier gathering for these communities. This summit offers a unique opportunity to meet with peers and leading Gartner analysts for best practices and trends in vendor management, contract negotiation, IT cost optimization, business leadership skills and bring your own device.

  Save $300 on the standard registration rate with priority code ITAMPT3. To register or learn more, visit gartner.com/us/itam.
  

• September 29 - October 4 - MODELS 2013 - Miami, FL
  
  IEEE/ACM MODELS is the premier venue for the exchange of innovative ideas and experiences of model-based approaches in the development of
  complex systems. Since 1998, MODELS has provided a broad forum for reporting scientific progress as well as experiences stemming from
  practical application of model-based methods. The conference covers all aspects of model-based development, including modeling languages,
  methods, tools, and their applications. The conference features outstanding keynotes by international experts, and a complete set of satellite events including workshops, tutorials, demos and various symposia.

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• October 14 - 16 - Enterprise Architecture: Understanding Enterprise Architecture Mike Rosen - London

  This workshop will give you an overall understanding of what enterprise architecture is, how programs are structured, the roles, responsibilities and skills of an enterprise architect, what enterprise architecture looks like, how to create architecture, how to apply it, and how to deliver value to your organization through EA. Topics will include EA principles and practices, EA domains of business, information, application, and technology architecture, and the architectural skills and thinking needed to be an enterprise architect. In this workshop, delegates will: " Get an overview of the principles, practices and structure of enterprise architecture " Understand the concepts, models and vocabularies of different architectural roles " Gain familiarity with the most common EA frameworks and methods " Learn architectural principles and skills that can immediately be applied to your current role " Understand the issues and techniques of business and information architecture " Understand application architectural styles, patterns, reference architectures and methodologies " Understand technology architecture and its relation to enabling applications and business
  
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• October 28 - 31 - ACORD Implementation Forum - Boston, MA
  
  AIF is ACORD’s signature event. It is an interactive conference that brings together implementers of ACORD Standards from every line of business and every corner of the insurance industry to share up-to-date practical knowledge and get expert hands-on training in the Standards and the Framework.
  
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• October 28 - 30 - EA 2013 EA Enablement of Share Services - Washington, DC
  
  Join us for the 11th Annual Enterprise Architecture event, where leading experts, academics and current practitioners of EA meet in the nation's capital to learn about: the full lifecycle of shared services, intra and inter-agency shared service opportunities, implementation success stories from experts in the field and much more. The 2013 event encompasses:

  The Current State and Future Role of EA in Government
   New Segment and Enterprise Architecture Approaches
   EA's Impact on Organizational Culture Tools and Methodologies for Architecting 21st Century Agile Development
   Using EA to Improve Agency Efficiency and Target Increased Cost Savings

  For more information, click here.

• November 4 - 6 - IRM UK Enterprise Data and BI Conference Europe 2013 - London, UK

  These are Europe's most authoritative and independent conferences on Enterprise Data and Business Intelligence. Now in its 15th year, these co-located conferences offer unrivalled opportunity to learn from the industry's leading figures and network with and learn from your peers.

  " Keynotes and Featured Speakers include Alasdair Anderson, HSBC, Juan Gorricho, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Kamran Ashraf, Visa Europe and Simon Griffiths, BBC. Just a few of the leading thinkers include Rick van der Lans, Mike Ferguson, Jan Henderyckx, Barry Devlin, Karen Lopez, Nigel Turner, Barry Devlin, Chris Bradley, Nicola Askham, and many more…..

  " Choose from 5 conference tracks, over 20 case studies and 16 pre-conference workshops - a total of over 65 presentations to choose from!

  " Case studies and contributors include HSBC, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Rolls-Royce, Visa Europe, BBC, T-Systems (part of Deutsche Telekom), British Sky Broadcasting, British Telecom, TNT Express, Thomson Reuters, NFU Mutual, Nestlé Nespresso, MICHELIN, Walgreens, De Persgroep, Tullow Oil, Deloitte, Swedbank, University of St Andrews, Petroleum Development Oman, Emirates NBD Banking Group and many more ….

  " Topics Include Big Data, Analytics, Information Strategy, DW Automation, Data Integration, Data Visualisation, Dashboard Visualisation, Agile BI, Data Governance, Business Analytics, Agile Information Strategy, Business Intelligence, Hadoop, Information Architecture, Customer Data Management, Master Data Management, Integrated Data Hub, Metadata, Data Quality Management, Agile Analytics, Operational Analytics, Data Virtualisation, Data Modelling, Data Warehouse, NoSQL NewSQL, Cloud Computing, Global Data Management, Data Architecture, Information Quality, Big Data and Analytics, Effective Mobile Deployment, Enterprise Information Management, Selling to Management
  
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• November 11 - 15, 2013 - Building Business Capability 2013 - Las Vegas, NV
  
  Building Business Capability 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, is five co-located conferences for the price of one, offering insight and expertise to help you create effective, complete business solutions. OMG Members receive a special discount to save 15% off Conference Passports. Use the code OMGLV15.
  
  Building Business Capability is the only conference that combines insight into Business Analysis, Architecture, Process, Strategy & Transformation and Rules to facilitate creating the agile enterprise. Whether organizations are looking to optimize or transform their business practices, or strategize over a new direction, BBC provides the most comprehensive conference program offering insight and education through a broad range of topics, case studies and tutorials.
  Use the exclusive OMG member discount code (OMGLV15) to save 15% off Conference Passports when you Register Today!
  

• November 12 - MID Insight 2013 - Messe Nurnberg - Save the Date!

• March 12 - 14, 2014  - Enterprise Architecture: Understanding Enterprise Architecture Mike Rosen - London

  This workshop will give you an overall understanding of what enterprise architecture is, how programs are structured, the roles, responsibilities and skills of an enterprise architect, what enterprise architecture looks like, how to create architecture, how to apply it, and how to deliver value to your organization through EA. Topics will include EA principles and practices, EA domains of business, information, application, and technology architecture, and the architectural skills and thinking needed to be an enterprise architect. In this workshop, delegates will: " Get an overview of the principles, practices and structure of enterprise architecture " Understand the concepts, models and vocabularies of different architectural roles " Gain familiarity with the most common EA frameworks and methods " Learn architectural principles and skills that can immediately be applied to your current role " Understand the issues and techniques of business and information architecture " Understand application architectural styles, patterns, reference architectures and methodologies " Understand technology architecture and its relation to enabling applications and business

  http://www.irmuk.co.uk/events/102.cfm EA, Enterprise Architecture, Mike Rosen, framework Hotel Venue and Accommodation 14-16 October 2013 Venue: etc.venues Paddington 57 North Wharf Rd Paddington Basin, London, W2 1LA Sales: 020 7989 0590 Switchboard: 020 7989 0590 Email: paddington@etcvenues.co.uk http://www.etcvenues.co.uk/venues/paddington

   

• April 3 - 6, 2014 - 10th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST 2014 - Barcelona, Spain

  Regular Papers Regular Paper Submission: October 2, 2013 Regular Paper Authors Notification: January 16, 2014 Regular Paper Camera Ready and Registration: January 30, 2014

  Scope: The purpose of the 10th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. The conference has five main tracks, covering different aspects of Web Information Systems, including Internet Technology, Web Interfaces and Applications, Society, e-Communities, e-Business, Web Intelligence and Mobile Information Systems. Conference Areas: Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. INTERNET TECHNOLOGY 2. WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS 3. SOCIETY, E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT 4. WEB INTELLIGENCE 5. MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  AREA 1: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

  • XML and data management
  • System Integration
  • Web Services and Web Engineering
  • Distributed and Parallel Applications
  • Protocols and Standards
  • Authentication and Access Control
  • Web Security and Privacy
  • Databases and Datawarehouses
  • Web Programming

  AREA 2: WEB INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS

  • Searching and Browsing
  • User Modeling
  • Portal strategies
  • Accessibility issues and Technology
  • Personalized Web Sites and Services
  • Multimedia and User interfaces
  • Usability and Ergonomics
  • Metadata and Metamodeling
  • Web Geographical Information Systems
  • Ontology and the Semantic Web
  • Big Data for Internet-based services
  • RESTful Web services

  AREA 3: SOCIETY, E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT

  • Knowledge Management
  • e-Business and e-Commerce
  • Communities of interest
  • e-Government
  • Communities of practice
  • Social Networks and Organizational Culture
  • B2B, B2C and C2C
  • e-Payment
  • Web 2.0 and Social Networking Controls
  • Social and Legal Issues
  • Social Media Analytics

  AREA 4: WEB INTELLIGENCE

  • Data Mining
  • Learning User Profiles
  • Web Information Filtering and Retrieval
  • Meta-Knowledge Discovery and Representation
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Computational Intelligence on the Web
  • User-Centric Systems
  • Text mining
  • Collective Intelligence
  • Recommendation Systems
  • Web of Things
  • Opinion mining and sentiment analysis

  AREA 5: MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  • Mobile Navigation and Assistance
  • Context Awareness
  • Context Detection
  • Mobile Social Network Interaction
  • Social Network Awareness
  • Mobile Media Sharing Systems
  • Context Aware Media Tagging
  • Mobile learning
  • mobile commerce
  • mobile cloud
  • Mobile APIs and services

  WEBIST Keynote Speakers Steven Willmott , 3scale , Spain

  Program Chair: Karl-Heinz Krempels, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

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• April 3 - 6, 2014 - 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science- CLOSER 2014 - Barcelona, Spain

  Regular Papers Regular Paper Submission: October 2, 2013 Regular Paper Authors Notification: January 16, 2014 Regular Paper Camera Ready and Registration: January 30, 2014

  Scope: The 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2014, focuses on the emerging area of Cloud Computing, inspired by some latest advances that concern the infrastructure, operations, and available services through the global network. Further, the conference considers as essential the link to Services Science, acknowledging the service-orientation in most current IT-driven collaborations. The conference is nevertheless not about the union of these two (already broad) fields, but about Cloud Computing where we are also interested in how Services Science can provide theory, methods and techniques to design, analyze, manage, market etc. Cloud Computing. Conference Areas: Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. CLOUD COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS 2. SERVICES SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING 3. CLOUD COMPUTING PLATFORMS AND APPLICATIONS 4. CLOUD COMPUTING ENABLING TECHNOLOGY 5. MOBILE CLOUD COMPUTING AND SERVICES

  AREA 1: CLOUD COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS

  • Cloud Computing Architecture
  • Cloud Standards
  • Cloud Application Portability
  • Cloud Interoperability
  • Cloud Delivery Models
  • Cloud Deployment Models: Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud
  • Cloud Risk, Challenges, and Governance
  • Cloud Education
  • QoS for applications on clouds

  AREA 2: SERVICES SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING

  • Semantic Web Technologies
  • Web Services
  • Service-Oriented Architecture
  • Internet of Services
  • Service Modeling and Specification
  • Service Discovery
  • Service Monitoring and Control
  • Business Services Realized by IT Services
  • Service Innovation
  • Service Strategy
  • Service Marketing and Management
  • Information and Service Economy
  • Human Beings in Service Systems
  • Enterprise Architectures and Services
  • Services Security and Reliability
  • Business Process Management and Web Services
  • Model-Driven Web Service Engineering
  • Industrial Applications of Services Science
  • Service Composition and Mashups

  AREA 3: CLOUD COMPUTING PLATFORMS AND APPLICATIONS

  • Cloud Middleware Frameworks
  • Cloud Application Architectures
  • Cloud Application Scalability and Availability
  • COTS and Cloud
  • Cloudsourcing
  • Cloud Applications Performance and Monitoring
  • Development Methods for Cloud Applications
  • Outsourced Production Environments
  • Collective Intelligence/Crowd Computing
  • Context-aware Computing and Peer to Peer Computing
  • XaaS
  • Big Data Cloud Services
  • Cloud Economics

  AREA 4: CLOUD COMPUTING ENABLING TECHNOLOGY

  • Troubleshooting and Best Practices
  • Monitoring of Services, Quality of Service, Service Level Agreements
  • Performance Development and Management
  • Cloud Ilities (Scalability, Availability,Reliability)
  • Virtualization Technologies
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Cloud Optimization and Automation
  • Cloud Abstraction of Composite IT Systems
  • Metering, pricing, and software licensing
  • Security, Privacy, and Compliance Management
  • Cloud Workload Profiling and Deployment Control
  • Cloud Composition, Federation, Bridging, and Bursting
  • Cloud Resource Virtualization and Composition
  • High Performance Cloud Computing
  • Programming Models, Systems, and Fault-Tolerant Computing

  AREA 5: MOBILE CLOUD COMPUTING AND SERVICES

  • Mobile cloud computing models, infrastructures, and approaches
  • Mobile-aware networking and protocols
  • Mobile multimedia content delivery, transferring, and migration
  • Location-based mobile cloud applications and services
  • Engineering Mobile Clouds and Mobile-Based Systems
  • Smart mobile computing SaaS on clouds
  • Quality of service on mobile clouds and applications
  • Mobile Reliability, Availability, Scalability and Performance
  • Pervasive Environments
  • Cloud-based mobile media systems and social networks
  • Security Issues in Mobile Systems Software and Hardware
  • Mobile Clouds for E-Commerce Services

  CLOSER Keynote Speakers CLOSER 2014 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

  Conference Chair: Markus Helfert, Dublin City University, Ireland

  Program Co-Chairs: Frédéric Desprez, LIP / INRIA, France Donald Ferguson, Dell, United States Frank Leymann, University of Stuttgart, Germany Víctor Méndez Muñoz, Port d'Informació Científica, PIC, Spain

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