Sponsorship Invitation to IEEE/ACM 20th International Conference on

Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS) September 24th – 29th, 2017 Austin, Texas Models 2017 Sponsorship Program MODELS is the premier international conference on model-driven engineering languages and systems development. MODELS every year attracts the top researchers and practitioners of advanced software engineering using languages and systems for model driven engineering. In 2017, MODELS will take place in Austin, Texas. This is the 11th largest city and the 7th largest high-tech center in the United States. It is the capital of Texas, home of 10 universities, including the University of Texas at Austin, and is an arts and cultural center of Texas. This year we expect around 300 participants with a mix from universities and industry, primarily from America and Europe. MODELS traditionally attracts a large number of graduate and undergraduate students; we expect at least 100 students this year. This year, MODELS will also host ACM’s Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft. The ACM SRC every year attracts the top graduate and undergraduate computer science students and is a forum for students to showcase their work, exchange ideas, and practice their communication skills while competing for prizes. General Chair of MODELS 2017: Prof. Don Batory, University of Texas at Austin, Texas (USA) Local Chair of MODELS 2017: Dr. Taylor Riche, National Instruments, Austin, Texas (USA)

Program Chairs of MODELS 2017: Prof. Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (USA) (Foundations Track Chair) Dr. Vinay Kulkarni, Tata Consultancy Services, Pune (India) (MDE in Practice Track Chair)

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MODELS 2017 offers four sponsorship options:

RECRUITER’S PACKAGE $2,000

As a sponsor of MODELS, your organization will have a unique opportunity to interact with the world’s leading architects, researchers, students and practitioners of advanced software engineering techniques. MODELS is especially attractive as a recruiting event this year with the world’s top computer science students competing and presenting their work at the ACM Student Research Competition sponsored by Microsoft. The Recruiter Package includes the following:

• Small booth in the conference lobby area

• Sponsor name acknowledged at opening plenary session

• Sponsor logo in the MODELS 2017 program booklet

• Sponsor logo on the MODELS 2017 conference flyer

• Sponsor logo on the MODELS 2017 website with clickable link

• One flyer in the welcome conference bag (sponsor-provided)

• Conference registration not included

SILVER SPONSOR PACKAGE $3,000

All of the above, plus:

• Possibility to place banner in the conference lobby area (Cost of banner not included)

• One registration for entire event (including banquet dinner)

GOLD SPONSOR PACKAGE $4,500

All of the above, plus:

• Large booth in the conference lobby area

• Promotional material in conference bag (e.g., folders, pencils) (Cost of materials not included)

• An additional registration for entire event (including banquet)

PLATINUM SPONSOR PACKAGE Varied

All of the above, plus:

• Exclusive sponsorship of the banquet ($15,000); Exclusive sponsorship of one of the lunches ($7,000) or receptions ($7,000)

If you are interested in any of these packages, or have any questions, please contact:

Brent Winkelman (blw@cs.utexas.edu) or Don Batory (batory@cs.utexas.edu)