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modelling approach to describe biological reaction systems composed of
interconnected membranes. Each membrane delimits a spatial region in which
chemical reactions can occur. Within a membrane, a multiset of objects
represents molecular particles while dedicated term-rewriting mechanisms
simultaneously execute reaction rules associated to each membrane.
Supplementary rules can control the exchange of objects among membranes or
even modify the membrane structure. Hence, capturing descriptional aspects
of
structural dynamics is seen as an advantageous feature of membrane systems.
Further information about membrane computing can be found at the P systems
web page.

Having now for the first time the status of a conference, CMC11 aims for
continuing the fruitful tradition of 10 previous editions of the
International Workshop on Membrane Computing (WMC). It is intended to bring
together researchers working in membrane computing and related areas in a
friendly atmosphere enhancing communication and cooperation. We are pleased
to host CMC11 at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in collaboration
with
the Jena Centre for Bioinformatics under the auspices of the European
Molecular Computing Consortium and the Molecular Computing Task Force of th=
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Emergent Technologies Technical Committee at IEEE Computational Intelligenc=
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Society.

IMPORTANT DATES

* Paper submission: 10 May 2010
* Paper notification: 4 June 2010
* Early bird registration: 11 June 2010
* Camera-ready version: 5 July 2010
* Registration deadline: 5 July 2010
* Conference: 24-27 August 2010

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

* Artiom Alhazov (Hiroshima, Japan)
* Gabriel Ciobanu (Iasi, Romania)
* Erzs=E9bet Csuhaj-Varj=FA (Budapest, Hungary)
* Gabi Escuela (Jena, Germany)
* Rudolf Freund (Vienna, Austria)
* Pierluigi Frisco (Edinburgh, UK)
* Marian Gheorghe (Sheffield, UK) =96 Chair
* Thomas Hinze (Jena, Germany) =96 Co-chair
* Oscar H. Ibarra (Santa Barbara, USA)
* Vincenzo Manca (Verona, Italy)
* Maurice Margenstern (Metz, France)
* Giancarlo Mauri (Milan, Italy)
* Van Nguyen (Adelaide, Australia)
* Marion Oswald (Budapest, Hungary)
* Linqiang Pan (Wuhan, China)
* Gheorghe Paun (Bucharest, Romania and Sevilla, Spain)
* Mario J. Perez-Jimenez (Sevilla, Spain)
* Dario Pescini (Milan, Italy)
* Francisco J. Romero-Campero (Nottingham, UK)
* Monika Sturm (Dresden, Germany)
* Sergey Verlan (Paris, France)

SUBMISSION

Original research contributions (including significant work-in-progress) on
membrane computing, its applications and related subjects are sought.
Contributions reporting in-vivo or in-silico experimental results are
particularly encouraged. Authors are invited to submit their contribution a=
s
PDF, written in English and preferrably prepared in LaTeX using Springer
LNCS
style (llncs).

There are three categories for submission:

(1) Full paper of a reasonable length

(2) Software manual.

To assign a contribution to this category, the title should include the
phrase =ABSoftware Manual=BB. A software manual should introduce a self-mad=
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software tool relevant to applications for membrane computing or related
areas (e.g. a membrane system simulator, a membrane system designer, a
visualization tool, a format converter, a statistical tool, a new version o=
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an existing membrane computing tool with extended or revised features, ...)=
.
A typical software manual consists of at least three parts: the user manual=
,
a (short) technical description, and some dedicated case studies like
simulation results or findings. Moreover, a software manual should contain =
a
download or access link via internet to enable the reviewers to test the
corresponding software.

(3) Extended abstract for poster presentation,

maximum four pages. Typical extended abstracts present significant
work-in-progress, late-breaking results, or initial self-dependent
contributions of students new in the field.

All submissions will be reviewed by at least three referees. The
pre-proceedings volume will be available during the conference. The final
proceedings, a volume in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series,
for selected and additionally refereed papers, will be published after CMC1=
1
.

SATELLITE WORKSHOPS

* Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications (NCMA)
* Applications of Membrane computing, Concurrency and Agent-based
 modeling in POPulation biology (AMCA-POP)
* Fourth Workshop on Membrane Computing and Biologically Inspired
 Process Calculi (MeCBiC)

OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS

Conform the tradition, the conference is planned as a friendly working
meeting, with a good balance of science, tourism, socializing, and
scientific
collaboration. The provisional basic registration fee will be of about 200
euros per person, to be paid along with registration via bank transfer. The
basic fee covers conference participation as well as the tourist program.
Further optional service will be offered upon supplementary fees. The
accommodation, to be paid by each participant, will be available at various
prices. To know more about Jena, consult: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena

We are looking forward to welcoming you to CMC11 in Jena.

Best regards
on behalf of all organizers
Thomas Hinze
(CMC11 PC co-chair and OC chair)

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Dr. Thomas Hinze
Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
School of Biology and Pharmacy
Department of Bioinformatics
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 1-4
D-07743 Jena, Germany
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