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Application for MODELS 2013 Possible Dates: 9/28/13 to 10/04/13 or 10/05/13 to 10/11/13

Application for MODELS 2013 Possible Dates: 9/28/13 to 10/04/13 or 10/05/13 to 10/11/13. General co-Chairs: Jeff Gray (University of Alabama) Antonio Vallecillo ( Universidad de Málaga ) Local Arrangements Chair: Peter Clarke (Florida International University). About Miami

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Application for MODELS 2013 Possible Dates: 9/28/13 to 10/04/13 or 10/05/13 to 10/11/13

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  1. Application for MODELS 2013Possible Dates:9/28/13 to 10/04/13 or10/05/13 to 10/11/13 General co-Chairs: Jeff Gray (University of Alabama) Antonio Vallecillo (Universidad de Málaga) Local Arrangements Chair: Peter Clarke (Florida International University)

  2. About Miami • Fifth-largest populated urban area in US (5.5Million) • Major hub for culture, entertainment, arts and fashion (famous “South Beach” area) • In 2008, Forbes’ ranked Miami as “America’s Cleanest City” • In 2011, WalkScore named Miami the 8th most walkable city • Very diverse culture offers multitude of cuisine options • Current Temperature this week: 76-82 F (24-28C) • There are 14 universities and colleges in the Miami area

  3. Accessibility to Miami International Airport • Miami International Airport serves 35 million passengers each year – rated 28th busiest airport in the world • MIA is a major hub and the single largest international gateway for American Airlines, the world's second-largest passenger air carrier • United States' second-largest international port of entry for international air passengers • Non-stop flights to over seventy international cities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East • Ground transportation: shuttles, taxis

  4. Proposed Conference Location • Miami Beach Resort and Spa • http://www.miamibeachresortandspa.com/ • Most affordable option for room cost to attendees ($129 + tax + fees ~ $165) • Sep. 28, 2013 – Oct 4, 2013 • Oct. 5, 2013 – Oct. 11, 2013 • Great venue (424 rooms) – situated on Miami Beach • Host to several recent and future IEEE conferences • 40,000 sq. ft. meeting space • Internet available across entire property • 20 minutes taxi from MIA • Middle of Miami Beach; 2.5 miles from South Beach; 3 miles to downtown

  5. Meeting Room Space

  6. Proposed Banquet Location • Outdoor location at resort with option for indoors if inclimate weather • Other options require bussing to downtown areas, such as: • Miami Science Museum • http://www.miamisci.org/ • Miami Seaquarium • http://www.miamiseaquarium.com/ • SoCool Ice Bar • http://www.socoolevents.com/evenue.html

  7. Other Hotels on Miami Beach • There are 203 hotels on Miami Beach • Over a dozen other hotel options within a mile • Many in same price range • Least expensive options (current) • $53 Venezia Hotel • $79 Lorraine Hotel • $89 Days Inn • $109 Indian Creek Hotel

  8. Draft Budget • We plan to respect the current MODELS fee structure, trying to lower the fees slightly • A detailed draft spreadsheet is available

  9. Other Conference Venue Options • DoubleTree – Near Airport • $139 + tax/fees • + Complimentary internet andairport shuttle • - Not located near any activeareas • Hyatt • $179 + tax/fees • + Broader range of eating andsocial venues for evening • + Directly attached to downtownrail system • - Most expensive option

  10. Proposed Organization • Jeff Gray and Antonio Vallecillo • Co-founders of the ICMT conference • Recently assisted in organizing AOSD 2009, TOOLS/ICMT 2010, SLE 2010, ECMFA 2012, ECOOP 2002, as well as organization activities in SPLASH/OOPSLA • Deep collaboration (organization, sharing of post-doc) • Participation in several past MODELS organization activities Antonio Vallecillo Professor Universidad de Málaga http://www.lcc.uma.es/~av/ Jeff Gray Associate Professor University of Alabama www.cs.ua.edu/~gray

  11. Proposed Organization • Local Organizing Chair • Peter Clarke, Florida International University • Assisted in several MODELS activities(e.g., Educators Symposium) • Interaction with local venue and budget planning • Panel Chair • TBD – 2014 co-Chair • Tutorial co-Chairs • Jordi Cabot, École des Mines de Nantes • Jörg Kienzle, McGill University • Workshops co-Chairs • Fabio Costa, Universidade Federal de Goiás • Eugene Syriani, University of Alabama

  12. Proposed Organization • Poster co-Chairs • Benoit Baudry, INRIA/IRISA • Sudipto Ghosh, Colorado State University • Demo co-Chairs • Yan Liu, Pacific Northwest National Lab • Steffen Zschaler, Kings College London • Publicity co-Chairs • James Hill, IUPUI • Martina Seidl, JKU Linz

  13. Proposed Organization • Social Media Chair • To be named • Several exciting ideas for this position • Web Chair • Robert Tairas, INRIA (post-doc) • Served as AOSD 2009 Web Chair • Student Volunteers Chair • Yali Wu, University of Detroit Mercy • Familiar with Miami Area (FIU Ph.D.) • Previous SV experience at other venues • Others interested in assisting • Jules White, Virginia Tech • Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University • Jonathan Sprinkle, University of Arizona

  14. Sponsors • Confirmed • Florida International University • In-Discussion • University of AlabamaCollege of Engineering • University of Malaga • Expressing Interest

  15. Crazy Ideas • Instead of a conference bag, we are thinking about a beach towel (and modest folder for holding conference program, etc.) • Go paperless with USB proceedings • Enrich the social aspects with daily summaries to email, twitter, etc. • Consider 2-page paper extension for those authors who address empirical evaluation of their approach (please see next slide)

  16. Empirical Evaluation Lacking in MODELS Culture

  17. Questions/Ideas • A 3-minute video is available if interested • Suggestions for Educators/Doctoral Symposium • Consider ACM SRC for student poster competition • Seek NSF/EU funding for Doctoral Symposium • Co-location ideas?

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