QW'98 Program Description <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek>

QW'98 Program Description <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek>

[Software Research]

The 11th International Quality Week (QW'98) Conference will be held 
May 26-29, 1998 in San Francisco, California.  QW'98 is the largest 
conference focusing exclusively on software quality and testing issues.
The QW'98 technical program emphasizes real-world software testing 
strategies and quality techniques, with 80 presentations to experience.

To take a tour of the complete QW'98 Program:  
    <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW98/qw98.tour.html>

FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS include:
    Dave Parnas (McMaster University)
    Robert V. Binder (RBSC Corporation)
    Cem Kaner (Attorney, Co-author of "Testing Computer Software")
    Dave Duchesneau (Boeing Commercial Airplane Group)
    Robert L. Glass (Computing Trends)
    Boris Beizer (Independent Consultant)

For descriptions of Featured Sessions see:  
    <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW98/qw98.preview.html>

IN-DEPTH HALF-DAY TUTORIALS include:
    An Overview of Testing -- Unit, Integration, System (Boris Beizer)
    Testing Strategies for Object-Oriented Systems (Robert Binder)
    Current Techniques and Tools for Software Reliability 
	Engineering (Michael Lyu)
    Metrics for Quality Assurance and Risk Assessment 
	(Linda Rosenberg & Larry Hyatt) 
    Automating Software Testing and Reviews (Ed Kit)
    More Reliable, Faster, Cheaper Testing Through Software 
	Reliability Engineering (John Musa)
    How Testers Can Use Formal Methods to Analyze and Improve 
	Software Requirements Specifications (Michael Deck)
    Software Metrics for Procedures, Objects and Agents 
	(Hans-Ludwig Hausen)
    Test Process Improvement (Martin Pol)
    Evolutionary Delivery Project Management (Tom Gilb)

FIVE PARALLEL TRACKS including Quick-Start Mini-Tutorials address
such topics as:

    Requirements Testing, Defect Analysis, Business Aspects, 
    Y2k/Euro Impacts, Test Environments, Reliability & Robustness, 
    Java, Test Processes, Coverage, Real-World futures, 
    WebSite Testing, Test Automation, Defect Tracking, Process 
    Improvement, Criteria-based Methods, GUI Testing, Y2K Testing, 
    Statistical Methods, Specifications, Customer Satisfaction.

For descriptions of Tutorial Sessions, Quick-Starts, and complete 
Technical Program see:  
    <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW98/qw98.program.html> and

The QW'98 EXHIBITION featurs 30 testing product and service providers:
    <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW98/qw98.exhibits.html> and

To have a brochure mailed to you, email your postal address to 
qw@soft.com or fill in the on-line request form:
    <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW98/qw98.send.brochure.html>