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The ideas of the papers in this special section have originally been presented at the first edition of the workshop on Specification and Validation of Real Time and Embedded Systems (SVERTS) that was held as a satellite workshop of the UML 2003 Conference in San Francisco. The motivation for initiating this workshop was the fact that UML started to be used more and more also for modelling real-time and embedded software systems, whereas it was lacking features for appropriately modelling this kind of systems. Another motivation was the fact that UML was missing an accepted dynamic semantics, or at least a framework for defining profiles not just in terms of syntax, but also their semantics. The six papers in this section reflect all parts of this problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Provides information on meetings of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) in 2005 in the U.S. The 2005 TMS Annual Meeting from February 13 to 17, 2005 in San Francisco, California; 2005 Electronic Material Conference from June 22 to 24, 2005 in Santa Barbara, California; MS&T 2005 from September 25 to 28, 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Information on the 2009 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) in San Francisco, California is presented. It notes that almost 3,700 individuals attended the meeting. It also states that 2,600 papers were presented and eight books were produced in the said meeting. Moreover, it also mentions the events and activities showcased in the Annual Meeting which address the needs of technologists towards the improvement of the industry.

In the article, the author discusses the change in the field of sociology. He suggests that a larger proportion of sociologists are now being drawn from background, with relatively high socio-econoimc status. This makes them less Iikely to be threatened by events which may lower the status of the profession. Within this group, those who are most confident and secure of their position within the profession will lead the attack on a role conception which offers protection from a threat they do not feel. As an example, the author discusses the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association held in San Francisco, California in 1967. The hippie influences and political activities in San Francisco are discussed. A significant number of younger sociologists and sociology graduate students embrace a conception of their professional role that differs in at least two important respects from earlier and still dominant conceptions in the profession. The author describes the newer conception to identify the underlying premises which make it differ from the more traditional view.

The article discusses the highlights of the Photonics West conference held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California from January 23-28, 2010. The conference included four symposia and two exhibitions. According to the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), the event was attended by approximately 18,000 participants. Joseph Lakowicz of the University of Maryland School of Medicine discussed innovations in plasmon-controlled fluorescence.

Focuses on emeritus dean of research and graduate policy at the Clark Center, Charles Kruger's discussion on the Stanford University in Palo Alto, California's Bio-X multidisciplinary programme, at the Biotechnology Industry Organization's annual meeting in San Francisco. Significance of the center's proximity to various departments; Tools used for recruitment; Types of people who work in an interdisciplinary environment.