Konfiguratoren sind ein Kernelement von Mass Customization. Es freut mich daher besonders, dass der 16. Workshop on Configuration 2014 vom 25.-26.09.2014 im Rahmen der MCP-CE 2014 in Novi Sad stattfinden wird: “The main goal of the workshop is to promote high-quality research in all technical areas related to configuration. The workshop is of interest for both, researchers working in the various fields of Artificial Intelligence mentioned below as well as for industry representatives interested in the relationship between configuration technology and the business problem behind configuration and mass customization. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, evaluations, and experiences especially related to the use of AI techniques in the configuration context.” Der Call for Papers ist bis zum 02. April für Abstracts offen.