In this contribution, we will give a brief overview of the progress that has
been achieved in the field of combining matrix elements and parton showers. We
exemplify this by focusing on the case of electron--positron collisions and by
reporting on recent developments as accomplished within the Sherpa event
generation framework.Comment: 6 figures, to appear in the proceedings of Linear Collider 2011
(Understanding QCD at linear colliders in searching for old and new physics),
12--16 September 2011, ECT*, Trento, Ital
