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FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOFTWARE QUALITY CONFERENCE
October 19-20, 1987
Sheraton Inn - Portland Airport
Portland, Oregon
Call For Papers
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Conference Theme: Effective Software Practices
This conference is dedicated to the promotion of software quality.
The fifth annual conference will provide a forum for the presentation
and discussion of topics relating to effectively producing quality
software. The conference will include refereed papers to be presented
by the author(s), panel discussions, exhibits by software vendors and
related workshops. Expected attendance is 400 professionals and
researchers from industry, government, and academia.
Authors are invited to submit an abstract to be considered for
presentation at the 1987 conference. All papers fitting the general
theme of the conference are solicited. This year's conference will be
organized to highlight three general themes relating to Effective
Software Practices as follows:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT REUSABILITY MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS
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*Quality vs cost/schedule *Performance vs. generality *Marketing vs. eng'g
*Cost/schedule estimating *Object Oriented Languages *Customers real needs
*Resource allocation *Retrieving reusable code *Human factors design
*Buy vs. build *Psychology of reusability *User interface
*Using consultants *"I can do it better" *Project future needs
*Team building *Designing for reusability *Using marketing input
*Tracking methods *The software Factory *How to use test sites
*Risk management *Code trustworthiness *Prototyping
*When to stop testing *Confidence in reusability *On/off line documents
*When to quit a project *Tools for reusability *Customer Service
*Rescuing a project *Reusability case studies *Special code releases
*Learning from the past *Documentation needs *Future competition
*Case Studies *Time for enhancements
*Project mgmt. tools *Enhancements vs. bugs
*Managing the environment
Authors: Submit a one-page abstract by May 15, 1987 which will be the basis
for selection of papers. Abstracts should be 250-500 words long, containing
enough detail to give reviewers an understanding of the proposed material.
Include, on a separate page, brief biographical sketches of each author,
complete mailing address, electronic mail address (if applicable),
and telephone numbers.
Papers and respective presentations may vary in length according to
anticipated interest in the material presented. Typical presentations will
be 30, 60, or 90 minutes long (which include a question and answer period).
Authors are to submit a camera-ready copy of their paper by September 4, 1987.
Send complete abstracts and biographies to:
Ken Oar, Program Chair
Hewlett Packard, Portable Computer Division
1000 NE Circle Blvd.
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Phone: (503) 750-4248
Email: hplabs!hp-pcd!kpo
Conference Facts
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Abstract Deadline: May 15, 1987
Notice of Selection: June 5, 1987
Final Draft Due: July 17, 1987
Camera Ready Copy: September 4, 1987
Conference Presentation: October 19, 1987
Abstract Length: 250-500 words
Paper Length: 8-12 pages for 30 minutes
Presentation Length: 30, 60, or 90 minutes