EuroMPM2011BilbaoConferenceCase

 EuroMPM International Research Conference We want to organize a EuroMPM IRC conference each year at one of the universities of the EuroMPM network. Each such conference is a project that needs an organization. Objects and object types to consider are:  Constraints (considered for the moment when the conference will be opened) 1. Mandatory role with respect to the conference: conference chair, program committee, local committee, conference site, papers, authors, presenters, sessions, participants
 * EuroMPM2011 Bilbao: Project Organization **
 * 1) The conference
 * 2) The conference site – one of the universities - rooms for sessions
 * 3) The conference chairs – course directors of the EuroMPM – at least 2 – they invite to the conference and open the call for papers (call asks for extended abstracts of a scientific papers)– establish a program committee and an organizational committee – they coordinate activities of committees – they look for sponsors - they open and close the conference.
 * 4) Papers (extended abstracts) are submitted by authors – that are evaluated by referees or members of the program committee – after evaluation there are accepted and rejected papers.
 * 5) Program committee selects conference contributions and assign papers to sessions.
 * 6) Authors of selected papers (extended abstracts) submit final versions of their papers and a power point presentations for a session
 * 7) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Local organizational committee – room reservation, infrastructure, catering, city tour, …
 * 8) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Conference sessions – for the presentation of selected papers in a selected room at the conference site – one of the authors will present the paper (presenter)
 * 9) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For each session there is a session chair – to introduce presenters and organize discussions and evaluations
 * 10) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Participants register for the conference and take part in selected sessions
 * 11) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Participants of a session evaluate the presenters of papers. Each presentation is based upon a selected extended abstract.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Best papers are selected for publication

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sessions must have a session chair and must include presentations.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Only authors can present a paper.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Group work <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Analyze the considerations regarding an IRC above – discuss it – make additional contributions – make it “your” conference!

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Develop a table of roles and responsibilities regarding people involved.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Prepare a first draft of an Object Role Model of “your” conference.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Prepare a first presentation. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Presentations and discussions <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Group work <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Prepare an extended version of the Object Role Model of “your” conference