The Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Conceptual Modelling (APCCM 2008)

January 22-25, 2008 -- Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Call for Papers     (pdf-file)

The Asia-Pacific Conferences on Conceptual Modelling provide an annual forum for disseminating the results of innovative research in information modelling and related areas.
The fifth conference of the series will be held in early 2008 as part of the Australasian Computer Science Week (ACSW 2008), which also includes the following conferences, symposia and workshops:

• The Australasian Computer Science Conference (ACSC);
• The Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE);
• The Australasian Database Conference (ADC);
• Computing: The Australasian Theory Symposium (CATS);
• The Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC);
• The Australasian Information Security Conference (AISC);
• The Australasian Symposium on Grid Computing and Research (AUSGRID); and
• The Australasian Workshop on Health Knowledge Management and Discovery (HKMD).

The Australasian Computer Science Week 2008 will be hosted by the University of Wollongong (New South Wales, Australia).

Registration to APCCM will enable delegates to attend sessions in any conference participating in the Australasian Computer Science Week.

Scope of the Conference

The amount, complexity and diversity of information held in computer systems are constantly on the increase, and so are the requirements and challenges to be met for useful access and manipulation of this information. Conceptual modelling is fundamental to the development of up-to-date information and knowledge-based systems. The conference series aims on bringing together experts from all areas of computer science and information systems with a common interest in the subject.

APCCM invites contributions addressing current research in conceptual modelling as well as experiences, novel applications and future challenges. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:

• business, enterprise and process modelling;
• concepts, concept theories and ontologies;
• conceptual modelling and user participation;
• conceptual modelling for
  • decision support and expert systems;
  • digital libraries;
  • e-business, e-commerce and e-banking systems;
  • knowledge management systems;
  • mobile information systems;
  • user interfaces; and
  • web-based systems;
• conceptual modelling of semi-structured data and XML;
• conceptual modelling of spatial, temporal and biological data;
• conceptual modelling quality;
• conceptual models in management science;
• design patterns and object-oriented design;
• evolution and change in conceptual models;
• implementations of information systems;
• information and schema integration;
• information customisation and user profiles;
• information recognition and information modelling;
• information retrieval, analysis, visualisation and prediction;
• information systems design methodologies;
• knowledge discovery, knowledge representation and knowledge management;
• methods for developing, validating and communicating conceptual models;
• philosophical, mathematical and linguistic foundations of conceptual models;
• reuse, reverse engineering and reengineering;
• semantic Web; and
• software engineering and tools for information systems development.

Paper Submission and Publication

APCCM invites papers describing original contributions in all fields of conceptual modelling and related areas. Papers should be no more than 10 pages in length conforming to the formatting instructions as outlined below.

Each paper will be judged on its originality, significance, technical quality, relevance and presentation. The quality of accepted papers is further strengthened by a low acceptance rate of under 30%.
Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one author will attend the conference to present the work.

After the conference, authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended version for publication in the Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology (JRPIT).

Formatting Guidelines

The proceedings of this event will be published by the ACS as Volume 79, Conceptual Modelling 2008 in the CRPIT Series. The formatting requirements and resources for authors can be found on the CRPIT Authors Page together with a list of all upcoming volumes.

Electronic Submission

Submission to APCCM 2008 will be electronically only. Authors are asked to create a submission system account first. Subsequently, this account can be used to submit one or more abstracts and upload corresponding papers.
Submission is closed now.

Important Dates

Program Committee