taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (03/24/87)
- - FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOFTWARE QUALITY CONFERENCE October 19-20, 1987 Sheraton Inn - Portland Airport Portland, Oregon Call For Papers --------------- 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 ================== =========== ====================== *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 ================ 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