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        TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE QUALITY WEEK 1999 (QW'99)

                   CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

                  Conference Theme: Facing the Future

          San Francisco Bay Area, California -- 24-28 May 1999

QW'99 is the twelfth in the continuing series of International Software
Quality Week Conferences that focus on advances in software test
technology, reliability assessment, software quality processes, quality
control, risk management, software safety and reliability, and test
automation.  Software analysis and verification methodologies and
processes, supported by automated software analysis and test tools,
promise major advances in system quality and reliability.

The mission of the QW'99 Conference is to increase awareness of the
entire spectrum of methods used to achieve software quality.  QW'99
provides technical education, with opportunities for practical
experience exchange, for the software development and testing community.

The QW'99 theme "Facing the Future" draws attention to the impact of the
Y2K and EURO conversion/verification problems on the entire software
quality area.  The aim is to focus attention on finding out what are the
the right things to do for software quality in the coming decade.

The QW'99 program consists of two days of pre-conference tutorials,
followed by a three-day conference including Mini-Tutorials, Quick-Start
talks, Panel Sessions, and regular Technical Presentations.  QW'99
provides the Software Testing and QA/QC community with:

      o  Carefully chosen 1/2-day and full-day tutorials from well-known
         technical experts.
      o  Three-Day Four-Track (Technology, Applications, Process, Tools
         & Solutions) Technical Conference
      o  Special Quick-Start and Mini-Tutorial Sessions
      o  Two-Day Vendor Show/Exhibition
      o  Vendor Technical Presentations and Demonstrations
      o  Analysis of method and process effectiveness through case
         studies.
      o  Meeting of Special Interest groups.
      o  Exchange of critical information among technologists.
      o  State-of-the-art information on software test methods.

QW'99 is soliciting 45 and 90 minute presentations, half-day and full-
day standard seminar/tutorial proposals, 90-minute mini-tutorial
proposals, or proposals participation in a panel and "hot topic"
discussions on any area of testing and automation, including:

      Application of Formal Methods
      Automated and Manual Inspection Methods
      CMM/PMM Process Assessment
      Data Flow Testing Technology
      Defect Tracking / Monitoring
      GUI Test Technology and Test Management
      Integrated Test Environments
      ISO-9000 Application and Methods
      New and Novel Test Methods
      Process Assessment/Improvement
      Productivity and Quality Issues
      Object Oriented Testing
      Real-Time Software
      Real-World Experience
      Reliability Studies
      Software Metrics in Test Planning
      System Load Generation and Analysis
      Test Automation Technology and Experience
      Test Data Generation Techniques
      Test Documentation Standards
      Test Management Automation
      Test Policies and Standards
      Web Testing/WebSite Quality
      Year 2000 Issues

IMPORTANT DATES:

      Abstracts and Proposals Due:            18 December 1998
      Notification of Participation:          20 February 1999
      Camera Ready Materials Due:             31 March 1999

FINAL PAPER LENGTH:

      Papers should be limited to 10-20 pages, including Text, Slides
      and/or View Graphs.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

      Abstracts should be 2-4 pages long, with enough detail to give
      members of QW'99's International Advisory Board an understanding
      of the final paper/presentation, including a rough outline of its
      contents.  FAX your proposal to us, or send it (by Email to
      qw@soft.com) as an ASCII file or a Microsoft Word 6.0 format
      document (as a MIME attachment), or in PostScript file, or in a
      PDF format file.  Please indicate if the most likely audience is
      technical, managerial/process, applications, or tools and
      solutions oriented.

      In addition, please include:

         o  A cover page with the paper title, complete mailing and
            Email address(es), and telephone and FAX number(s) of each
            author.
         o  A list of keywords describing the paper contents.
         o  A brief biographical sketch of each author.

      Send abstracts and proposals including complete contact
      information to:

            Ms. Rita Bral
            Quality Week '99 Director
            Software Research Institute
            625 Third Street
            San Francisco, CA  94107-1997  USA

INFORMATION

      For complete information on the QW'99 Conference, send Email to
      qw@soft.com, phone SR Institute at +1 (415) 957-1441, or, send a
      FAX to SR/Institute at +1 (415) 957-0730.

      Candidate product/service vendors should contact the QW'99 team
      early as exhibit space is strictly limited.

      Complete information about QW'99 is available at the QW'99
      Conference WebSite:

              <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW99>