11th Annual International Software Quality Week, May 1998

Call For Participation
2nd Annual International Software Quality Week

9-13 November 1998
Brussels, Belgium

CONFERENCE THEME:
EURO & Y2K: The Industrial Impact

ABOUT QWE'98

QWE'98 is the second in the continuing series of International Software Quality Week/Europe Conferences that focus 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 papers are reviewed and selected by a distinguished International Advisory Board. The QWE98 conference is sponsored by Software Research, Inc.

The mission of the QWE'98 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 and exchange of experience within the software development and testing community.

ABOUT QWE'98's THEME: EURO & Y2K: The Industrial Impact

The QWE'98 theme "EURO and Y2K: The Industrial Impact" draws attention to the implications of the EURO and Year-2000 (Y2K) conversion efforts on the industry. Many believe that the Year-2000 problem will bring much-needed focus to all aspects of software quality, and may foster very strong interest in software quality questions of all kinds in the coming years. Europe has a particular challenge by adding the EURO Conversion effort to the already imposing Y2K problem.

ABOUT QUALITY WEEK...

QWE'98 is soliciting 45 and 90 minute presentations, half-day standard seminar/tutorial proposals, 90-minute mini-tutorial proposals, or proposals for participation in a panel and "hot topic" discussions on any area of testing and automation, including:

Automated Inspection Methods
CASE/CAST Technology
Client-Server Computing
Cost/Schedule Estimation
Defect Tracking/Monitoring
EURO Conversion Testing
GUI Test Technology
Integrated Environments
ISO-9000
Load Generation and Analysis
Multi-Threaded Systems
New and Novel Test Methods
Object Oriented Testing

Process Assessment/Improvement
Productivity and Quality Issues
Real-Time Software
Real-World Experience
Reliability Studies
Risk Management
Test Automation
Test Data Generation
Test Documentation Standards
Test Management Automation
Test Planning Methods
Test Policies and Standards
Web Testing & WebSite Quality
Y2K Solutions

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstracts and Proposals Due	17 July 1998
Notification of Participation	24 August 1998
Camera Ready Materials Due	18 September 1998

FINAL PAPER LENGTH:

Accepted final papers should be limited to 10 - 20 pages, including Text, Slides and/or View Graphs (Transparencies).

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

Abstracts should be 1-2 pages long, with enough detail to give the International Advisory Board an understanding of the final paper, including a rough outline of its contents. Indicate if your target audience is:

Application Oriented
Management
Technical

Also, please indicate if the basis of your paper is:

Work Experience
Opinions/Perspectives
Academic Research

In addition, please include:

The paper title, complete mailing and e-mail address(es), and telephone and FAX number(s) of each author.
Three keywords (or key phrases) describing the paper.
A brief biographical sketch of each author.
One photo.

You can complete your submission in a number of ways:

Print out the accompanying Speaker Data Sheet and fax it to SR/Institute [+1] (415) 861-9801.
Email your abstract and other information to qw@sr-corp.com. The material should either be an ASCII file or a Word document. Be sure to include all of your contact information.
FAX a hard copy of the abstract to SR/Institute [+1] (415) 861-9801. Be sure to include all of your contact information.
Mail your abstract (or send any other questions you may have) to:
Ms. Rita Bral
Software Research Institute
1663 Mission Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103

For Exhibits and Vendor Registration for the QWE'98 Conference, please call or FAX or Email your request to the attention of the QWE98 Event Manager at: qw@sr-corp.com, phone SR/Institute at [+1] (415) 861-2800, or Fax SR/Institute at [+1] (415) 861-9801. You should contact the QWE'98 team as early as possible because exhibit space is strictly limited.