// use an URI Converter to allow possible model extender to rewrite
      // URI
      // TODO replace with ExtensibleURIConverterImpl once EMF dep moves
      // up to 2.4
      URIConverter uriConverter = new URIConverterImpl();
      URI uri = uriConverter.normalize(URI.createURI(name));
      // set Authority to host and port of the service
      final java.net.URI location = anIServiceInfo.getLocation();
      final String authority = location.getAuthority();
      uri = URI.createHierarchicalURI(uri.scheme(), authority,