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8.12. Additional references
Finally, we mention the main events related to model-
drivenandproductlineengineering.DuringtheThirdSoftware
Product Line Conference (SPLC 2004), the steering committee
decided to merge the SPLC with its European counterpart,
the Product Family Engineering (PFE) conference. With the
9th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC-
Europe2005)[SPL11],thisneworganizationwasinaugurated.
Since then, this is the most important event bringing together
MD-SPLs,practitioners,and researchers.The 11th Conference
on Generative Programming and Component Engineering
(GPCE) [GPC 11] took place in 2011. This conference
brought together people interested in techniques that used
program generation and component deployment to increase
productivity. The International Conference on Model-Driven
Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS) [MOD 11]
was the space for the exchange of innovative ideas and
experiences of model-based approaches in the development
of complex systems. The International Workshop on Model-
Driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering
(MAPLE) [MAP 11] and the InternationalWorkshop on Model-
Driven Product Line Engineering (MDPLE) [MDP 11] are
equivalent events in conjunction with SPLC and the European
ConferenceonModel-DrivenArchitecture(ECMDA)[ECM11].
The special CACM issue for software product lines [CAC 06]
is a useful piece of information since it provides several
survey articles written by well-known specialists. The guest
editors [SUG 06] give some information about SPLE and its
history. Clements et al . in [CLE 06] discuss how the Adoption
Factory pattern helps. Product line adoption requires the
mapping of the technical and business activities in a consistent
way. In [KRU 06], C. Kruger examines the next-generation
methods for SPL. Pohl and Metzger wrote a short article with
the main references and challenges related to testing. Software
product line testing [POH 06a] is a problem not addressed