CONF: QW'99 Early Bird Alert <http://www.soft.com/QualWeek/QW99>

[sr@netcom.com (Software Research)]

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO SAVE!

Dear Colleague,

The EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION RATE FOR QW'99 IS AVAILABLE ONLY THRU 23 APRIL.
If you register before that day, you save up to $100 in Conference Fees.  If
you sign up 2 or more of your colleagues the group discount of 10% off the
Conference or Combined Fees applies.

Let me personally invite you to join the foremost experts -- raised and
trained and bruised in the trenches of the QA battlefield -- at QW'99.  You
can take their insights and avoid costly mistakes immediately when you return
to your own job and work environment.  QUALITY WEEK is known for its extensive
networking opportunities where you can walk up to the author whose book you
just read and discuss your ideas immediately.

I am contacting you directly to make sure you mark your calendars for the 12th
International Software Quality Week QW'99, May 24-28, 1999 at The Fairmont
Hotel in San Jose, California  USA.

  *** Tutorials ** Conference ** Exhibition ** Birds-Of-A-Feather ** Fun **

QW'99 has over 100 presentations jam-packed with useful information:

-> Twelve Birds-of-a-Feather sessions dealing with problems YOU ARE FACING
   DAILY.
-> Six Keynote talks from leading experts analyzing what the future holds in
   important areas of Software Quality:
       * E-Commerce and the Internet, by Jeff Schuster, Rational
       * Legal Issues, by Cem Kaner, Attorney at Law
       * Test Maturity, by the Award-Winning lecturer Martin Pol
       * Commercial Product Testing, by Roger Sherman, former Microsoft Test
         Manager
-> And from the user's point of view:
       * Usability Aspects, by Jakiob Nielsen, Nielsen Norman Group
       * New Testing Models, by Brian Marick, RST
-> Fifteen full and half-day tutorials that instruct on testing, design,
   metrics, formal methods, inspection process and practical or advanced
   topics for the SQA industry.
-> Thirty five vendors exhibit their latest tools and services, plus Vendor
   Technical Presentations and Vendor Product Demos.
-> For newcomers to the SQA field, we have seven special 90-minute QuickStart
   sessions to help you get going FAST!.

PRINT THE FULL PROGRAM from our web site and register for QW'99 online at:

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

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P.S. Reserve your HOTEL ROOM at the Fairmont in San Jose BEFORE APRIL 23, 1999
to benefit from the SPECIAL LOW RATE of $189 per SINGLE OR DOUBLE room.  CALL
+1 800-527-4727 or +1 408-998-1900 or FAX +1 408-280-6072.

               I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN SAN JOSE!

                                  Rita Bral
                             Conference Director