With its focus on sharing practical experiences, Code Generation 2010 is the ideal opportunity for software practitioners to understand how to benefit from emerging tools, technologies and approaches in the broad area of Model-Driven Software Development.

Call for Speakers:
Submission Deadline: Friday January 15th 2010

We are seeking high-quality session proposals covering topics in model-driven software development (including Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs), Model-Driven Architecture (MDA), Executable UML, Software Factories & Software Product Lines, Generative Programming and related areas). Sessions could cover topics such as:

- Tool and technology development and adoption
- Code Generation and Model Transformation tools and approaches
- Defining and implementing modelling languages
- Domain Analysis and Domain Engineering
- Language evolution and modularization
- Meta Modelling
- Runtime virtual machines versus direct code generation

Case studies and interactive sessions based on these and related approaches are particularly encouraged although more theoretical sessions are also welcome.

Take part in Code Generation 2010 and find out why it is Europe’s leading event on Model-Driven Software Development.

Accepted speakers have their conference fees waived

For full details and instructions on how to submit a session please visit: http://www.codegeneration.net/cg2010/speak.php

Hear what participants thought about last year’s conference in this short video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsKQeuCCSvg

What people said about our previous events:

“I’ve been working in domain-specific modelling for a dozen years … and in this time this has been the highest-quality conference on this topic that I’ve been to – and I’ve been to a few.”

“The combined—for that matter, individual—expertise present was remarkable, and presented a tremendous opportunity for knowledge exchange.”

“The presentations were all top quality, making it often difficult to decide between the concurrently running sessions. The wealth of MDD knowledge present at the event was impressive, not only from the presenters, but from the other delegates as well.”

Code Generation 2010 is organised by Software Acumen.

The next Software East event on 19th November will see Lean and Agile software consultant Karl Scotland talk about Five Steps to Kanban.

Synopsis

A Kanban System for Software Development provides an alternative means of creating an Agile Development process using Lean Thinking. Creating a Kanban System is not as simple as adopting a previously defined process as a starting point. Instead, a team needs to come up a model of its own process which will form the basis for further continuous improvement. This talk will introduce 5 steps that a team can use to create their own Agile process using a Kanban System for Software Development.

About Karl

Karl Scotland is a versatile software practitioner with over 15 years of experience covering development, project management, team leadership, coaching and training. For the last 10 years he has been successfully applying Agile methods, and most recently has been a pioneer and advocate of using Kanban Systems for software development. Currently a Lean and Agile Coach with EMC Consulting, Karl is a founder member of the Lean Software and Systems Consortium and the Limited WIP Society, and has previously championed Agile and Lean Thinking with the BBC and Yahoo! Karl writes about his latest ideas on his blog at http://availagility.wordpress.com/.

Visit the Software East web site for more information.

Dutch speakers will be interested in Jan Bosch and Markus Völter’s recent interviews for Bits&Chips magazine.

The two product line experts were interviewed ahead of this month’s Practical Product Lines conference which they are keynoting and which I am co-organising.

English speakers will have to come to the conference in person to find out more from them…

Jan Bosch interview: http://www.practicalproductlines.org/ppl2009/pressreleases/JanBoschInterview.pdf

Markus Völter interview:

http://www.bits-chips.nl/nieuws/bekijk/artikel/bij-product-line-engineering-liefst-zo-veel-mogelijk-modelleren.html