The SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference is designed for practitioners who are responsible for producing robust software architectures as well as for those who view software architecture as a critical element in the achievement of their business or organizational missions. Attendees include architects, developers, engineers, testers, and business analysts as well as technical and product managers.

The SATURN 2011 Conference theme is “Architecting the Future” with a focus on “7 Things You Need to Know About the Next 7 Years in Architecture.”

• Architecture is Not Just for Architects (the role of developers, business analysts, project managers, testers, financial analysts, executives)
• Architecture, Agile Development and Business Agility                      
• Soft Skills for Architects
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Cloud Computing
• Architectural Knowledge Management
• Architecting to Meet Tomorrow’s Global Challenges--Health Care, the Smart Grid, the Environment …
• Model-Driven Architecting

As part of SATURN's collaboration with IEEE Software, selected conference papers will be featured in IEEE Software.

The deadline for submissions was November 30, 2010.

Notification of submission acceptance will take place during the week of January 10, 2011.

SATURN 2011 is scheduled for May 16-20, 2011 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott hotel in Burlingame, California.

To learn more about SATURN and the SEI's work in architecture-centric engineering, join the SATURN LinkedIn group, visit the SATURN network blog, or visit the SEI’s software architecture website.

To view the program and papers from SATURN 2010, please visit the SATURN 2010 website.