CALL FOR PAPERS/PARTICIPATION 1st Annual International Software Quality Week/Europe 4-7 November 1997 Sheraton Hotel Brussels, Belgium CONFERENCE THEME: Quality for the Millennium

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Quality Week Europe is the first European edition of a continuing series of conferences focusing on advances in software test technology, quality control, risk management, software safety, and test automation. Software analysis methodologies, supported by advanced automated software test methods, promise major advances in system quality and reliability, assuring continued competitiveness. QWE'97 papers are reviewed and selected by a distinguished International Advisory Board.

The mission of the QWE'97 Conference is to increase awareness of the importance of Software Quality and the methods used to achieve it. It seeks to promote Software Quality by providing technological education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community.

QWE'97 OFFERS:

The QWE'97 program consists of four days of mini-tutorials, panels, technical papers and workshops that focus on software test automation and new technology. QWE'97 provides the Software Testing and QA/QC community with:

• Quality Assurance and Test involvement in the development process
• Exchange of experience-based information among technologists
• State-of-the-art information on software quality test methods
• Analysis of effectiveness through case studies
• Vendor Technical Presentations
• Vendor Show & Exhibits

IMPORTANT DATES:

FINAL PAPER LENGTH:

We are soliciting 45- and 90- minute presentations or participation in panel discussions on any area of testing and automation, including:

New and Novel Test Methods
Automated Inspection
CASE/CAST Technology
Client-Server Computing
Cost / Schedule Estimation
CMM
Data Flow Testing
Defect Tracking / Monitoring
Function Point Testing
GUI Test Technology
Integrated Environments
ISO-9000
Load Generation & Analysis
Multi-Threaded Systems
Object Oriented Testing
Process Assessment / Improvement
Productivity and Quality Issues
Re-Use
Real-World Experience
Real-Time Software
Reliability Studies
Risk Management
Software Metrics in Test Planning
Test Automation
Test Data Generation
Test Documentation Standards
Test Management Automation
Test Planning Methods
Test Policies and Standards

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

Abstracts should be 2 - 4 pages long, with enough detail to give reviewers an understanding of the final paper, including a rough outline of its contents. Indicate if the most likely audience is technical, managerial, or application- oriented.

In addition, please include:

• A cover page with the paper title, complete mailing and e-mail address(es), and telephone and FAX number(s) of each author.
• A list of keywords / phrases describing the paper.
• A brief biographical sketch of each author.

Send abstracts to:

Ms. Rita Bral
Software Research Institute
1663 Mission Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103.

Or fill out a SPEAKER DATA SHEET.

For information about the QWE'97 conference, E-mail your request to qw@sr-corp.com, phone SR/Institute at [+1] (415) 861-2800, or Fax SR/Institute at [+1] (415) 861-9801.

You may fill out a registration form online. We have included a list of recommended hotels located near the conference.

Software Research Institute (a non-profit subsidiary of SR) will sponsor the First International Software Quality Week (QWE'97) in Brussels Belgium, 4 - 7 November 1997.

Conference Theme

The QWE'97 theme, Quality for the Millennium, will focus attention not only on the year 2000 problem, but also on such important changes as the Internet, Electronic Commerce, Client/Server and OO testing, and related quality areas.

Conference Structure

QWE'97 features two pre-conference tutorial days and a complete two-day general conference with keynote sessions, mini-tutorials, and regular technical paper tracks. There are special debates, a vendors' presentation track, and a vendor exhibit featuring top suppliers of Computer Aided Software Test (CAST) products.

QWE'97 speakers will include industry experts, academics and experienced practitioners in QA/QC/Testing to provide the methodologies and advanced automated software test methods that promise major advances in system quality and reliability.

QWE'97 has one goal: To create an ongoing, publicly accessible platform where researchers and Quality Assurance and Software Test Professionals, as well as users at every level, can communicate and exchange experience and technology.

Registration

For information on the conference or to receive a registration package e-mail your request to qw@sr-corp.com, or phone SR/Institute at [+1} (415) 861-2800, or FAX SR/Institute at [+1] (415) 861-9801.

Two-Day Vendor Exhibit

Products and services that support software test methodologies and techniques will be displayed November 6 and 7 in the conference hotel.

This year's vendor showcase brings you the latest technology and tools. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Visit exhibitors representing today's most advanced solutions for your software process needs. You can do all your product investigation at one time.
• Heighten your industry knowledge. Learn how you can effectively implement the proven techniques immediately.
• Gain a competitive edge. You can see live demonstrations of the products that will dominate the decade!
• Vendor Presentation Track: Listen to selected vendors present their solutions.
• Some past QW exhibitors have included: AZOR, Inc., B-Tree, Bender and Associates, B.V.Q.I., CenterLine Software, Coopers & Lybrand, Direct Technology, Eastern Systems, IDE, International Software Automation, KPMG Peat Marwick, Mercury Interactive, Microsoft, Odyssey Research Associates, Performance Awareness, Performance Software, Qualit, Inc., Quality Checked Software, Reliable Software Technologies, Segue Software, Inc., Software Quality Engineering, Software Research, Inc., Vermont Creative Software, and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.