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CIPS Ottawa is co-sponsoring the Sixth International Conference on Software
Quality to be held in Ottawa in October, 1996. The following message has
been prepared by the conference organizers.


CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

Sixth International Conference on Software Quality (6ICSQ), October 28-30,
1996, Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Canada

Sponsored by:

o       ASQC - Software Division
o       IEEE Computer Society (Ottawa Chapter)
o       Canadian Information Processing Society (Ottawa Section)
o       Ottawa Carleton Research Institute (OCRI)
o       Project Management Institute (Ottawa Valley Outaouais Chapter)

Software Quality World Wide -- What are the Best Practices in a Changing
Environment?

>From the Conference Chair:

You are invited to the 6th International Conference on Software Quality in
Ottawa -- Canada's capital!

The need for Software Quality is global, both in the geographical sense,
and in its concern for the complete software life cycle. Quality is what
users demand, quality helps software distributors reduce support problems,
quality lets software producers maintain and enhance their products quickly
and efficiently. We believe it will be useful to study the methods,
technologies and practices that lead to higher quality in software products
and services.

This conference is a forum for software professionals -- researchers,
developers and users -- to exchange information about advances in software
engineering, project management, configuration and data management that can
improve software quality. The conference organizers want to create the best
possible environment to encourage and stimulate discussion and information
sharing.

Guest speakers

o       Dr. Michael Cowpland, President and CEO, Corel Corporation
o       Dr. D.L. Parnas, McMaster University
o       Mark C. Paulk, Software Engineering Institute
o       Dave Thomas, Object Technology International


Call For Papers, Panels and Tutorials

Your submission must include: Name, affiliation, address/phone of all
authors/sponsors; Title of the submission; Category (paper/panel/tutorial).

Critical dates:

March 1, 1996 - Drafts of full papers, proposals for tutorial or panel sessions.
May 15, 1996 - You'll be notified about papers, tutorials and panels accepted.
August 1, 1996 - Final versions of papers and final notes for tutorials due.

Tutorials

The first day of the conference will be devoted to full or half-day
tutorial sessions. Practical tutorials are favoured over theoretical ones.
Please avoid standardization issues (ISO 9000 or CMM - except maybe ISO
12207 since it's new and potentially important). A good tutorial comes from
real life experience and its results (positive or negative); it stresses
how-to over theory. Suggested topics include:

o       Relationship of software quality to the applied process or the
        team organization;
o       Object-oriented technology and its relation to software quality
o       Techniques for requirements gathering
o       Software quality characteristics and measures
o       Configuration management processes
o       Role of tools in producing quality software
o       Testing methodologies

Your proposal for a tutorial should describe:
o       Tutorial content area, tutorial outline - up to 4 pages,
        duration (full or half-day)
o       Audience (software users, suppliers, academic...), their
        level (beginners, intermediate, advanced)
o       Benefits of the tutorial to the attendees

Papers and Panels

Submissions based on practical experience are particularly welcome.
Suggested topics - not an exclusive list - include:

o        Metrics
o        Process improvement
o        Measuring cost
o        Software auditing
o        Requirements gathering
o        Software certification and accreditation
o        Defect analysis and prevention
o        Project management
o        Quality management
o        Configuration management
o        Development tools
o        Risk management
o        Training and quality education
o        Verification and validation
o        Software inspections
o        Software maintenance
o        Safety critical issues
o        Legal consideration
o        World activities and strategies
o        CALS/EDI

Send papers, abstracts and panel proposals to:
Dr. D. M. Caughey 6ICSQ Program Chair
340 March Road, Suite 400 Kanata, ON Canada K2K 2E4
Phone: 613-592-8160 Fax: 613-592-8163
E-mail: Mike.Caughey@magmacom.com

Send tutorial proposals to:
Anatol W. Kark 6ICSQ Tutorial Chair
National Research Council
Bldg. M-50, Montreal Rd.
Ottawa, ON Canada, K1A 0R6
Phone: 613-991-6973
Fax: 613-952-7151
E-mail: kark@iit.nrc.ca

For more information, please contact:
Mike Mayor 6ICSQ Conference Chair
21 Uxbridge Cres
Kanata, ON Canada, K2L 1P6
Phone: 613-723-8020
Fax: 613-723-8048
E-mail: mikem@firstmark.ott.hookup.net

For up-to-date information check http://wwwsel.iit.nrc.ca/6ICSQ/


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** 1103 Rideau Bend Cr., Manotick, Ontario, K4M 1B6, Canada
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