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The Education Foundation of the
Association of Information Technology Professionals�
7th Annual Conference and Tools Exhibition on ...
Automated Software Test & Evaluation  (ASTE �97)
March 19 - 21, 1997		Washington, DC


Experts from Government and Industry will examine current capabilities and
future possibilities for practical application of software reliability to
development and testing. Top vendors of software test tools will be
demonstrating their products and answering your questions in two unique
sessions "embedded" in the conference on March 20.


This conference is sponsored by the Education Foundation of theAssociation
of Information Technology Professionals, in cooperation with:

The American Society for Quality Control-Software Division
Society for Software Quality
Software Technology Support Center
Defense Systems Management College
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Conference management by Technology Training Corporation. 

THE CONFERENCE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This 7th Annual Conference will provide up-to-date information on the
latest Government and Industry software initiatives, software test,
safety, and reliability practices; and the latest tools for automating the
software testing process. Our distinguished panel of experts from
Government and Industry -- as well as leaders in software quality and test
R&D -- will examine current capabilities and future possibilities for the
practical application of software reliability to development and testing. 

Don�t miss this unique opportunity to keep pace with the very latest
developments in Automated Software Test and Evaluation. In addition to
this exciting conference, Thomas McCabe, Sr., John Musa and Dr. Robert
Charette will provide special presentations on Year 2000 Conversion,
Software Reliability Engineering Testing and Software Risk Management.
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THE CONFERENCE ROADMAP

March 19	Pre-Conference Tutorials	1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
March 20	Conference Session I		8:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Tools Exhibits Session A 	11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
Conference Session II		3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tools Exhibits Session B	5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
March 21 	Conference Sessions III, IV	8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

.THE TUTORIALS -- MARCH 19 

Three Outstanding Tracks -- available before the conference (at a nominal
cost). 
Sessions run concurrently 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TRACK A: "Systematic Software Testing"
Mr. Gregory M. Pope, President, Azor, Inc.

TRACK B: "10X Testing: Automating Specification-Based Testing"
Mr. Robert Poston, Director of Software Testing Tools and Practices, Aonix

TRACK C: "Cleanroom Software Certification Using Statistical Testing"
Mr. Jesse Poore, CEO, Ms. Gwendolyn Walton, Pres., Software Engineering
Technology, Inc.

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THE SOFTWARE TEST TOOLS EXHIBITION

Top vendors of software test tools will be demonstrating their products
and answering your questions in two unique sessions "embedded" in the
conference on March 20. 

Exhibitors include: 

�Mercury Interactive 			�Sterling Software 	
�Azor, Inc. 
�Naval Surface Warfare Center 	�Bellcore 			�Rational
Software 
�Eastern Systems 			�Reliable Software 	
�McCabe & Associates �Software Engineering Technology 	�CompuWare
Software 	�Vector Software 
�Softbridge Inc. 			�Aonix 			�SoftRel 
�B-Tree Systems 

and more....

Software Test Tools Exhibits:
Session A: 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Session B: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

DAY ONE -- March 20, 1997

Special Keynote Address
Mr. Thomas McCabe, Sr., President, McCabe & Assoc.
"Testing for the Year 2000 Conversion"

SESSION I. GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INITIATIVES

"The Year 2000 -- What�s the Big Deal?"
Major Ron Spear, Year 2000 Project Manager, Office of the Director of
Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers,
(DISC4), U.S. Army

"Deploying and Assuring Software Best Practices: DoD�s Latest Strategies"
Mr. Norm Brown, Executive Director, Software Program Managers Network,
Naval Information Systems Management Center

"SPICE: The Next Generation Software Quality Standard"
Mr. Robert J. Thien, Director, Bellcore

Software Test Tools Exhibit -- Session A 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SESSION II. SOFTWARE TEST TOOLS PRACTICES

"Testing JAVA-Enabled Applications and NC Computer-Based Applications"
Mr. Bob Labadini, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Eastern Systems

"Real Stories of the Bug Patrol"
Mr. Gregory M. Pope, President, Azor, Inc.

"Experiences Applying 10X Testing" 
Mr. Robert Poston, Director of Software Testing Tools and Practices, Aonix

Software Test Tools Exhibit -- Session B 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

DAY TWO -- March 21, 1997

Special Keynote Address:
Mr. John Musa, Independent Consultant
"Software-Reliability-Engineered Testing"

SESSION III. SOFTWARE RELIABILITY TESTING

"Automating SRE Testing: Are the Benefits Worth the Costs?" 
Mr. Raymond V. Sandfoss, Sr. Technical Staff Member, AT&T

"Analyzing Software Reliability During Test -- A New Approach"
Mr. Bill Everett, Principal, Software Process & Reliability Engineering

"SMERFS -- A Tool for Assessing the Reliability of Software-Intensive
Systems!"
Dr. William Farr, Operations Research Analyst, Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Dahlgren Div.

"Executing the Software Safety Program Across the IPT"
Ms. Janet Gill, Computer Engineer, Naval Air Warfare Center

Special Address on Software Risk Management
Dr. Robert N. Charette, President, Itabhi Corp.
"Software Risk Management -- From Theory into Practice"
 
SESSION IV. AUTOMATING THE SOFTWARE TEST PROCESS

"Reducing Cost and Schedules With Automated Unit Level Testing" 
Mr. William K. McCaffrey, Director of Marketing & Sales, Vector Software

"Automating the Testing of Web-Based Products" 
Mr. Jeff Payne, President,  Mr. Jonathan R. Beskin, Sr. Testing
Consultant, Reliable Software Technologies

"Effective Use of Automated Testing Tools"
Mr. Uri G. Lichtman, Software Architecture Consultant, Bellcore

"A New Approach to Test Automation"
Mr. Jason M. Selvidge, Member of Professional Staff, Software Engineering
Technology

"Slaying the Software Dragon -- Training for Software Acquisition
Professionals"
Lt. Col. James Craig, Dept. Chair, Software Management Department, Defense
Systems Management College, U.S. Air Force

When: March 19 - 21, 1997

Where: Suburban Washington, DC

Tysons Westpark Hotel
8401 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102
Phone: (703) 734-2800 or (800) 533-3301
Fax: (703) 821-8872

How to register:

�Contact the Technology Training Corporation (providers of conference
management for this conference), at (310) 534-3922.
Fax: (310)-534-0743

�Send email to: ttchq@ttcus.com 

Fees:

Tutorial Program
Regular				$150
AITP ASQC or SSQ Member		$140
Teams (3 or more)			$140
U.S. Gov't Personnel			$140

Conference
Regular				$1,025
AITP ASQC or SSQ Member		$925
Teams (3 or more)			$920
U.S. Gov't Personnel			$760


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