the organisers of DATE 2017, which will be held on 27th to 31st March 2017 in Lausanne, Switzerland, have announced that they will again have an extra section of the Proceedings dedicated to European Projects. Paper submissions of up to six pages presenting preliminary ideas, work in progress or lessons learned from the project are invited, and must be submitted before October 14th 2016 via the DATE website. Papers will be peer-reviewed and selected based on innovation and originality; in particular, the organisers will prioritise papers addressing DATE topics.