From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f569d,4dc27ea80c449877,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf569d,public X-Google-Thread: fe117,4dc27ea80c449877,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfe117,public X-Google-Thread: 110909,db2cafe330e8ffcd X-Google-Attributes: gid110909,public X-Google-Thread: f5d71,4dc27ea80c449877,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf5d71,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,4dc27ea80c449877,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4dc27ea80c449877,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,addcad3f341eca56 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4dc27ea80c449877,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: sr@netcom.com (Software Research) Subject: Quality Week Europe, 4-7 November 1997, Brussels Date: 1997/09/16 Message-ID: X-Deja-AN: 273049165 Sender: sr@netcom6.netcom.com Followup-To: qw@soft.com Keywords: Conferences, Software Quality, Y2K, Reliability, Europe Organization: Netcom On-Line Services Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows,comp.infosystems.www.users,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java,comp.multimedia,comp.object Date: 1997-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: 1st Annual International Software Quality Week/Europe 4-7 November 1997 Brussels, Belgium CONFERENCE THEME: Quality for the Millenium http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QWE97 Quality Week Europe is the first European edition of a series of successful conferences held in San Francisco for the last decade. Quality Week focuses 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 ADVISORY BOARD QWE'97 papers are reviewed and selected by a distinguished International Advisory Board. Dr. Boris Beizer (Analysis, Inc.) USA Prof. Fevzi Belli (University of Paderborn) GERMANY Mr. Bill Bently (Bayer Corporation) USA Dr. Gilles Bernot (Laboratoire d'Informatique) FRANCE Dr. Antonia Bertolino (CNR-IEI) ITALY Mr. Robert Binder (RBSC Corporation) USA Dr. Juris Borzovs (Software House Riga) LATVIA Ms. Rita M. Bral (Software Research, Inc.) USA Mr. Gunther Chrobok-Diening (DLR - Oberpfaffenhofen) GERMANY Ms. Ann Combelles (Objectif Technologies) FRANCE Mr. Dirk Craeynest (OFFIS nv/sa) BELGIUM Mr. Tom Drake (Booz Allen & Hamilton) USA Mr. John Favaro (Intecs Sistemi S.p.A.) ITALY Mr. Istvan Forgacs (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) HUNGARY Prof. Mario Fusani (CNR-IEI) ITALY Dr. Hans-Ludwig Hausen (GMD German National Research) GERMANY Prof. William Howden (University of Cal. at San Diego) USA Prof. Guenter Koch (Synlogic AG) SWITZERLAND Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer (Siemens AG) GERMANY Ms. Cecilie B. Loken (Ericsson AS) NORWAY Dr. Edward F. Miller (Software Research, Inc.) USA Dr. John D. Musa (Consultant) USA Prof. Leon Osterweil (University of Massachusetts) USA Dr. Thomas Ostrand (Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.) USA Dr. Antonio Serra (QualityLab) ITALY Mr. Otto Vinter (Brel & Kjaer) DENMARK Prof. Pierre Wolper (University de Liege) BELGIUM Dr. James C. Woodcock (Oxford University) ENGLAND Prof. Dr. Jacques Vandenbulcke (SAI Studiecenter) BELGIUM Mr. Erik P.W.M. VanVeenendaal (KEMA/Eindhoven Univ.) NETHERLANDS MISSION AND GOAL 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 has one main 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. The success of the Quality Week Conferences is due to the unusual approach of creating 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. Over the past ten years, Quality Week has offered high caliber programs that consistently deaws the finest industry and academic speakers. Our mission is to provide a quality educational conference without any product marketing pitches. QWE'97 OFFERS: The QWE'97 program consists of four days of 1-day and 1/2-day tutorials, 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/Demo Presentations * Vendor Show & Exhibits CONFERENCE THEME The QWE'97 theme, Quality for the Millenium, 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 software quality areas. 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, CenterLine Software, Direct Technology, Eastern Systems, International Software Automation, KPMG Peat Marwick, Mercury Interactive, Microsoft, Odyssey Research Associates, Performance Awareness, Performance Software, Qualit, Quality Checked Software, Reliable Software Technologies, Segue Software, Software Quality Engineering, Software Research, Vermont Creative Software, and John Wiley & Sons, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T U T O R I A L S Tuesday, 4 November 1997, 9:00 - 12:00 -- AM Tutorials Dr. Boris Beizer (Independent Consultant) "An Overview of Testing (1A1) (1A2)" Mr. Hans-Ludwig Hausen (GMD Gesellschaft fur Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung mbH) "Effective Metrication for Software Process Assessment and Software Product Evaluation (1B1)" Dr. Michael Haug "A Survey of EC-Sponsored Software Process Improvement Efforts (1C1)" Mr. Robert V. Binder (RBSC Corporation) "Modal Testing Strategies for Object-Oriented Software (1D1) (1D2)" Tuesday, 4 November 1997, 14:00 - 17:00 -- PM Tutorials Dr. Boris Beizer (Independent Consultant) "An Overview of Testing (1A1) (1A2)" Mr. Tom Drake (Booz Allen & Hamilton) "Testing Software Based Systems: People, Process & Technology (1B2)" Dr. Giora Ben-Yaacov (Cadence Design Systems) "Effective Implementation of ISO 9000 for Software (1C2)" Mr. Robert V. Binder (RBSC Corporation) "Modal Testing Strategies for Object-Oriented Software (1D1) (1D2)" Wednesday, 5 November 1997, 9:00 - 12:00 -- AM Tutorials Mr. Tom Gilb (Independent Consultant) "Requirements-Driven Test Management (2A1) (2A2)" Mr. Erik Van Veenendaal & Mr. Bart Broekman (KEMA/Eindhoven University of Technology) "Structured Testing According to TMap (2B1)" Mr. Robert V. Binder (RBSC Corporation) "Test Automation for Object- Oriented Systems (2C1)" Mr. Robert Poston (Aonix) "10X Testing: Automating Specification-Based Testing (2D1) (2D2)" Wednesday, 5 November 1997, 14:00 - 17:00 -- PM Tutorials Mr. Tom Gilb (Independent Consultant) "Requirements-Driven Test Management (2A1) (2A2)" Mr. Nicholas Zvegintzov (Software Management Network) "Testing for Year 2000 (2B2)" Mr. Erik Van Veenendaal & Jos Trienekens (KEMA/Eindhoven University of Technology) "Practical User-Oriented Software Product Quality Specification and Evaluation (2C2)" Mr. Robert Poston (Aonix) "10X Testing: Automating Specification-Based Testing (2D1) (2D2)" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T E C H N I C A L P R O G R A M Thursday, 6 November 1997, 9:00 - 10:00 -- KEYNOTE SESSION #1 Mr. Tony Wasserman (Software Methods & Tools) "30 Years of Software Engineering -- What Have We Learned? (1P)" Wednesday, 6 November 1997, 11:00 - 5:00 -- Parallel Technical Tracks TECHNOLOGY TRACK... Ms. Janet P. Oberti, et. al. (BEA Systems, Inc) "Testing an Object Request Broker (ORB) Using Automation (2T)" Dr. Agnes Arnould, Dr. Pascal Le Gall (Universite Paris-XI) "Some Aspects of Test Data Selection from Formal Specifications (3T)" Prof. Antonia Bertolino (IEI-CNR) "A General Path Generation Algorithm for Coverage Testing (4T)" Mr. T. Ashok, A. Balasubramaniam, K. Rangarajan (VeriFone India Pvt Ltd) "Class Evolution and Equivalence Categories (5T)" Dr. Denise Woit (Ryerson Polytechnic University) "Specifying Component Interactions for Modular Reliability Estimation (6T)" SOUTIONS TRACK... Mr. Joseph R. Horgan, et. al. (Bell Communications Research) "Software Fault Injection Testing on a Distributed System -- A Case Study (2S)" Mr. Thierry Tacquet (Objectif Technologie) "Small Company Action Training and Enabling (SCATE) (3S)" Mr. Erik Van Veenendaal (KEMA/Eindhoven University of Technology) "Practical Inspection Experiences at Philips (4S)" Mr. Otto Vinter (Bruel & Kjaer) "How to Apply Static and Dynamic Analysis in Practice (5S)" Mr. Kyu-Ouk Lee (ETRI (Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute)) "Software Test Measurement and Reliability Prediction of a Switching System (6S)" MANAGEMENT TRACK... Ms. Anne Mette Jonassen Hass & Mr. Jorn Johansen (DELTA, Software Engineering) "BOOTSTRAP - The Real Way To SPI (2M)" Mr. Morten Elvang-Goransson (SimCorp AS) "Devising a Specification Process (by Turning Gilb Style Inspections Inside Out) (3M)" Mr. Paolo Panaroni (Intecs Sistemi, S.p.A.) "Testing, But...The Other Way Round: A Management Perspective (4M)" Mr. Bruno Peeters (Gemeentekrediet van Belgie) "A COBOL Standards Compliance Checker (5M)" Mr. Tom Gilb (Independent Consultant) "Evolutionary Project Management (6M)" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friday, 7 November 1997, 9:00 - 10:00 -- KEYNOTE SESSION #2 Dr. Boris Beizer (Independent Consultant) "The Future of Software Quality (7P)" Friday, 7 November 1997, 9:00 - 10:00 -- Parallel Technical Tracks TECHNOLOGY TRACK... Mr. Fraser Macdonald & Mr. James Miller (University of Strathclyde Department of Computer Science) "ASSISTing with Software Inspection (8T)" Dr. Guido Dedene & Geert Poels (Department of Applied Economics) "Assessing the Size and Complexity of Formally Specified Conceptual Models (9T)" Mr. Jean-Marie Condom & Khadir Ouriachi (Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'ADOUR) "Meeting Quality Requirements in Robot-Based Manufacturing Using Z (10T)" Ms. Barbara Quaquarelli (Cad.Lab S.p.A) "Quality Improvement through VErification PROcess (PROVE) (11T)" Mr. Huey-Der Chu & Prof. John E. Dobson (University of Newcastle upon Tyne) "An Integrated Test Environment for Distributed Applications (12T)" SOLUTIONS TRACK... Mr. Bruno Peeters (Gemeentekrediet van Belgie) "Measurement of Software Maintainability (8S)" Karen Thelen, Gary Dehlin, Rosa Weber, (Honeywell Technology Center) "Model-Based Requirements Definition and Verification Test Generation for Cockpit Display Systems (9S)" Mr. Sankar Chakrabarti & Mr. Harry Robinson (Hewlett Packard Company) "Catching Bugs in the Web: Using the World Wide Web to Detect Software Localization Defects (10S)" Mr. Tony Templeton (IBM Canada Ltd.) "Rapid Testing Strategies (11S)" Mr. Staale Amland (Avenir A.S.) "RAD Process Improvement by Testing (12S)" MANAGEMENT TRACK... Mr. Marc Morel-Chevillet & Stephane Depres (Objectif Technologie) "AVAL Objectives, Process and Results (8M)" Mr. Bob Smith, Ms. Ana Andres, et. al. (European Software Institut) "ISO-9000 Certification as a Business Driver: The SPICE Road (9M)" Mr. Don O'Neill "Global Software Competitiveness Assessment Program (10M)" Mr. Stefan Biffl, Mr. G. Thomas (Technical University of Vienna) "How to Apply Quality Assurance in Every Project: Guidance Towards Three Levels of QA for Real Life (11M)" Mr. Howard Chorney (Process Software Corporation) "A Practical Approach to Using Software Metrics (12M)" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - REGISTRATION INFORMATION Complete registration with full information about the conference is available on the WWW at where you can register on-line. We will be pleased to send you a QWE'97 registration package by E-mail, postal mail or FAX on request. Send your E-mail requests to: qw@soft.com or FAX or phone your request to SR/Institute at the numbers below. QWE'97: 4-7 November 1997, Brussels, Belgium EU +-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Quality Week Europe '97 | Phone: [+1] (415) 957-1441 | | SR/Institute, Inc. | Toll Free: 1-800-942-SOFT | | 625 Third Street | FAX: [+1] (415) 957-0730 | | San Francisco, CA 94107-1997 USA | E-Mail: qw@soft.com | | | WWW: http://www.soft.com | +-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+