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Multiagent systems (MAS) are an important paradigm for building complex systems, especially cooperative information systems. Despite much interest in MAS construction, there has not been sufficient progress on the corresponding conceptual modeling representations and techniques. We believe that further extensions to conceptual modeling to include aspects of actions and organizations will be essential for MAS development. These goals are broader than conceptual modeling is traditionally understood, but are essential to deal with the interactive and dynamic aspects of modern applications. We describe an approach termed interaction-oriented programming, which incorporates functionality geared toward coordination, commitment management, and collaboration. This functionality is naturally thought of as providing a conceptual metamodel for describing MAS. We suggest some preliminary methodologies pertaining to the design of coordination and commitment requirements.