Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA 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)

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA About Miami o Fifth-largest populated urban area in US (5.5Million) o Major hub for culture, entertainment, arts and fashion (famous “South Beach” area) o In 2008, Forbes’ ranked Miami as “America’s Cleanest City” o In 2011, WalkScore named Miami the 8 th most walkable city o Very diverse culture offers multitude of cuisine options o Current Temperature this week: F (24-28C) o There are 14 universities and colleges in the Miami area

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Accessibility to Miami International Airport o Miami International Airport serves 35 million passengers each year – rated 28 th busiest airport in the world o MIA is a major hub and the single largest international gateway for American Airlines, the world's second-largest passenger air carrier o United States' second-largest international port of entry for international air passengers o Non-stop flights to over seventy international cities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East o Ground transportation: shuttles, taxis

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

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Meeting Room Space

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA 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 o Miami Seaquarium o SoCool Ice Bar o

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA 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

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Draft Budget We plan to respect the current MODELS fee structure, trying to lower the fees slightly A detailed draft spreadsheet is available

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Other Conference Venue Options DoubleTree – Near Airport o $139 + tax/fees o + Complimentary internet and airport shuttle o - Not located near any active areas Hyatt o $179 + tax/fees o + Broader range of eating and social venues for evening o + Directly attached to downtown rail system o - Most expensive option

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Proposed Organization Jeff Gray and Antonio Vallecillo o Co-founders of the ICMT conference o Recently assisted in organizing AOSD 2009, TOOLS/ICMT 2010, SLE 2010, ECMFA 2012, ECOOP 2002, as well as organization activities in SPLASH/OOPSLA o Deep collaboration (organization, sharing of post-doc) o Participation in several past MODELS organization activities Jeff Gray Associate Professor University of Alabama Antonio Vallecillo Professor Universidad de Málaga

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Proposed Organization Local Organizing Chair o Peter Clarke, Florida International University o Assisted in several MODELS activities (e.g., Educators Symposium) o Interaction with local venue and budget planning Panel Chair o TBD – 2014 co-Chair Tutorial co-Chairs o Jordi Cabot, École des Mines de Nantes o Jörg Kienzle, McGill University Workshops co-Chairs o Fabio Costa, Universidade Federal de Goiás o Eugene Syriani, University of Alabama

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Proposed Organization Poster co-Chairs o Benoit Baudry, INRIA/IRISA o Sudipto Ghosh, Colorado State University Demo co-Chairs o Yan Liu, Pacific Northwest National Lab o Steffen Zschaler, Kings College London Publicity co-Chairs o James Hill, IUPUI o Martina Seidl, JKU Linz

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Proposed Organization Social Media Chair o To be named o Several exciting ideas for this position Web Chair o Robert Tairas, INRIA (post-doc) o Served as AOSD 2009 Web Chair Student Volunteers Chair o Yali Wu, University of Detroit Mercy o Familiar with Miami Area (FIU Ph.D.) o Previous SV experience at other venues Others interested in assisting o Jules White, Virginia Tech o Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University o Jonathan Sprinkle, University of Arizona

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Sponsors Confirmed o Florida International University In-Discussion o University of Alabama College of Engineering o University of Malaga Expressing Interest

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA 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 , twitter, etc. Consider 2-page paper extension for those authors who address empirical evaluation of their approach (please see next slide)

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA Empirical Evaluation Lacking in MODELS Culture

Proposal for MODELS 2013 Miami, Florida - USA 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?