September 28, 2009—The call for proposals for the SEI Architecture User Network (SATURN) 2010 Conference is now open. Submit your proposal by November 9, 2009, at the SATURN website. SATURN 2010 is scheduled May 17–21, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minn., and is being held in collaboration with IEEE Software magazine. SATURN 2010 will focus on architecture methods, techniques, and practices that enable organizations to meet their business and customer goals in the face of persistent change. These topics are of particular interest:

• managing system evolution through architecture-centric practices
• preserving architectural support for important system qualities while moving to new technologies
• case studies of architecting for change
• techniques, methods, tools, and processes that support the ability to design for change
• economic and managerial considerations for architecting in a changing environment
• architecture reconstruction and conformance
• dealing with technology obsolescence
• using agile or open approaches to deal effectively with architecture in a changing environment
• staging architectural decisions to account for resource constraints and changing business goals
• enabling change through self-adapting systems

Selected papers will be featured in IEEE Software. For more information and submission guidelines, go to our website.

The SATURN Conference brings together experts from around the world to exchange best architecture-centric practices in developing, acquiring, and maintaining software-reliant systems. Architects at all levels meet to share ideas and lessons learned, network, and learn about new and existing technologies. In addition to attending this yearly conference, you can interact with your peers by joining the SATURN LinkedIn group and by reading and posting to the SATURN blog.