CFP for SIGAda 2004

CFP for SIGAda 2004

[Ricky E. Sward]

Call for Participation - SIGAda 2004
14-18 November 2004, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sponsored by ACM SIGAda
http://www.acm.org/sigada/conf/sigada2004
(Approval pending by ACM)
 
Constructing highly reliable software is an engineering challenge that
can now be met in many domains.  The SIGAda 2004 conference focuses on
how the application of software engineering methods, tools and
languages interrelate and on how features in Ada affect the quality of
the resulting software.  Papers that analyze Ada with respect to these
factors or in comparison to other languages are especially welcome. 
SIGAda 2004 gathers industry experts, educators, software engineers,
and researchers interested in developing, analyzing, and certifying
reliable, cost-effective software.  Technical or theoretical papers as
well as experience reports with a focus on Ada are solicited.  A brief
list of topics include safety and high integrity issues, real-time and
embedded applications, Ada & software engineering education, Ada in
other environments such as XML and .NET, Ada and other languages,
metrics, standards, analysis, testing, validation, and quality
assurance.  For a more extensive list of topics visit the SIGAda 2004
web page.
 
Contributions are solicited in six categories:  Technical articles,
extended abstracts, experience reports, workshops, panels, and
tutorials.
 
We openly welcome contributions from educators and students.  Educator
grants are available that include conference and tutorial registration
fees.  These fees will also be waived for student authors whose papers
are accepted for publication.  An Outstanding Student Paper Award will
be given for the best student contribution to the conference, and the
winner will receive $500 and an Xbox (TM) video game system. 
Technical articles or experience reports from students could focus on
such projects as comparing applications implemented in other languages
and then re-implemented in Ada, mixed language development of
applications, how Ada is used with XML or .NET applications, and/or
software engineering education experiences with Ada.
 
Keynote speakers include Pam Thompson, Director of Software
Engineering at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation, and Watts
Humphrey, Fellow and Research Scientist at the Software Engineering
Institute.
 
Please see the full Call for Participation on the SIGAda 2004 web site
for submission details.  http://www.acm.org/sigada/conf/sigada2004
 
The deadline for submission is 2 May 2004.
 
Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
Cheers,
 
Ricky E. Sward
SIGAda 2004 Program Chair