Conceptual Modeling For Novel Application Domains: Er 2003 Workshops Ecomo, Iwcmq, Aois, And Xsdm, Chicago, Il, Usa, October 13, 2003. Proceedings

Lecture Notes in Computer Science Edited by G. Goos, J. Hartmanis, and J. van Leeuwen 2814 3 Berlin Heidelberg New York Hong Kong London Milan Paris Tokyo Manfred A. Jeusfeld Óscar Pastor (Eds.) Conceptual Modeling for Novel Application Domains ER 2003 Workshops ECOMO, IWCMQ,AOIS, and XSDM Chicago, IL, USA, October 13, 2003 Proceedings 13 Series Editors Gerhard Goos, Karlsruhe University, Germany Juris Hartmanis, Cornell University, NY, USA Jan van Leeuwen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Volume Editors Manfred A. Jeusfeld Tilburg University Department of Information Systems and Management P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg, 5000 LE, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] Óscar Pastor Polytechnical University of Valencia Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022 Spain E-mail: [email protected] Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at . CR Subject Classification (1998): H.2, H.3, H.4, H.5, K.4.4, I.2 ISSN 0302-9743 ISBN 3-540-20257-9 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York a member of BertelsmannSpringer Science+Business Media GmbH http://www.springer.de © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003 Printed in Germany Typesetting: Camera-ready by author, data conversion by PTP Berlin GmbH Printed on acid-free paper SPIN: 10950012 06/3142 543210 Preface ER 2003, the 22nd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling in Chicago, Illinois, hosted four workshops on emerging and maturing aspects of conceptual modeling. While the entity-relationship approach is used to address data (base) modeling, the increasingly connected information infrastructure demands answers that can handle complexity and can develop models about systems that are maintainable. We received seven excellent proposals for workshops to be held at ER 2003, out of which we selected the following four based on peer reviews: – Conceptual Modeling Approaches for E-Business (eCOMO 2003) brought together researchers and practitioners interested in conceptual modeling techniques for e-business. – The International Workshop on Conceptual Modeli