The European Space Agency (ESA) and the SPICE User Group are co-organising the Joint ESA 3rd International SPICE Conference on Process Assessment and Improvement to be held 17-21 March 2003 at the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
The joint conference has two parts
ESA has been active in the development and use of frameworks for Process Assessment and Improvement, conformant with ISO 15504 (SPICE), in the areas of software processes and quality management systems.
The SPICE User Group has for many years organised successful world-wide SPICE conferences and seminars and this is the 3rd in the series of the International SPICE Conferences. The SPICE User Group also hosts the SPICE Network that has taken over from the SPICE project.
This event is primarily intended to serve as a means for the space community to exchange information on current activities and initiatives in the area of Process Assessment and Improvement.
More specifically the event intends to provide a forum for exchange of information about Process Assessment and Improvement regarding:
This event is aimed at all in the ISO 15504 (SPICE) community involved in process assessment and improvement. The event will also provide a link to the Space Community with the ability to inform of all the latest developments, experiences and techniques being used world-wide.
The conferences are linked by half-day tutorials of joint interest on the second day and a full day of tutorials on the day following both conferences. Delegates will be able to attend either or both conferences with the combination of the tutorials as an option.
For the Space Community part, managers, engineers and quality personnel from the Space Industry, Space Agencies and other organisations in the Space Domain. The ISO 15504 (SPICE) community in general, wishing to be informed about process assessment and improvement activities in the European Space Domain.
One of the basic intentions of the International SPICE Conference is to offer a forum for discussion and exchange of experience in the use of process assessment in the contexts of improvement and capability determination. For this reason both management, practitioners and researchers involved in use of process assessment are invited not only to join the conference but also to contribute by submitting papers or presenting innovative tools or solutions.
The following topics reflect the main issues, which it is intended to address during the conference. However, the list of topics is not considered exhaustive. Authors are encouraged to submit papers on topics they consider relevant, even if they are not explicitly mentioned below.
For the Space Community part:
For the International SPICE Conference:
Contributions will be accepted in following forms:
Only full-length papers will be accepted for paper contributions. For contributions in the form of industrial experience presentations an extended abstract shall be submitted, outlining the contents of the presentation.
The best papers will be published in the Software Process Improvement and Practice journal.
Each contribution should contain the following information:
Paper contributions shall be submitted in the format specified on the
conference web sites:
http://www.estec.esa.nl/CONFANNOUN/03A05
http://www.isospice.com
Contributions should be submitted by 22 November 2002 either:
to the following address:
ESTEC Conference Bureau
P.O. Box 299
2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Fax: +31 71 565 5005
E-mail: confburo@esa.nl
Authors will be notified of the decision of the programme committee by January 2003.
Those interested in submitting tutorials should send proposals to spice2003@isospice.com.
A registration form will be included in the preliminary programme. Pre-registered participants can pick up their badge and a copy of the conference proceedings at the registration desk in the ESTEC Conference Centre. The conference proceedings will be published on paper and CD-ROM, and distributed at the conference.
The ESTEC Hotel Reservation Service will arrange all hotel bookings. A hotel reservation form will be included in the preliminary programme.
A. Dorling, InterSPICE, (General Co-Chair)
R. Ciaschi, ESA-ESTEC TOS-QQ (General Co-Chair)
T. Rout, (SQI, Australia) (Program Co-Chair)
L. Winzer, ESA-ESTEC TOS-QQS (Program Co-Chair)
J. Carranza, ESA-ESTEC TOS-QQS
P. Secchi, ESA-ESTEC TOS-QQM
J.L. Terraillon, ESA-ESTEC TOS-EME (to be confirmed)
D. Foltran, Alenia Spazio (Italy) (to be confirmed)
P. Rodriguez, SoftWcare, (Spain) (to be confirmed)
W. Dürr, Austrian Aerospace (Austria) (to be confirmed)
Harry Barker (UK)
Ann Cass (SynSpace AG, Switzerland)
Gerhard Chroust (Kepler Univ, Austria)
Antonio Coletta (Qual IT Consulting, Italy)
Mario Fusani (IEI-CNR, Italy)
Dennis Goldenson (SEI, USA)
Victoria Hailey (VHG, Canada)
John Hamilton (QinetiQ, UK)
Stuart Hope (SEA-WA, Australia)
John Horch (USA)
Robin Hunter (UK)
Janne Jarvinen (Solid, Finland)
Ho-Won Jung (Korea University, Korea)
Catriona Mackie (BTexact, UK)
Takeshige Miyoshi (SRA, Japan)
Risto Nevalainen (STTF, Finland)
Paul Rogoway (Israel)
Clenio Salviano (CenPRA, Brazil)
Marty Sanders (Sanders Enterprises, Ireland)
Jean-Martin Simon (Qualium, France)
Friedrich Stallinger (SEA, Austria)
Angela Tuffley (SQI, Australia)
Timo Varkoi (Tampere University of Technology, Finland)
Alastair Walker (SPI Laboratory, South Africa)
Yingxu Wang (University of Calgary, Canada)
Andre Keller (Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland)
Thomas Gantner (DaimlerChrysler, Germany)
| Full paper submission | 22 November 2002 |
| Notification of acceptance | 15 January 2003 |
| Preliminary Programme | 31 January 2003 |
| Registration and hotel booking | TBD |
| Presentation due at the Conference Conference | 17-21 March 2003 |
Should you have any questions please contact:
For technical matters:
Mrs. Patrizia Secchi
ESTEC TOS-QQM
P.O. Box 299
NL-2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-71-565-5895
Fax: +31-71-565-4798
e-mail: Patrizia.Secchi@esa.int
Mr. Juan María Carranza
ESTEC TOS-QQS
P.O. Box 299
NL-2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-71-565-3734
Fax: +31-71-565-4798
e-mail: Juan.Carranza@esa.int
Terry Rout (SPICE Conference)For local arrangements
Software Quality Institute
School of Computing and Information Technology
Griffith University
Queensland 4111
Australia
Tel: +61 7 3875 5046
Fax: +61 7 3875 5207
email: T.Rout@sqi.gu.edu.au
ESTEC Conference Bureau
P.O. Box 299
NL-2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-71-565-5005
Fax: +31-71-565-5658
e-mail: confburo@esa.int
This information can also be found on the ESTEC and isoSPiCE Web sites:
http://www.estec.esa.nl/CONFANNOUN/03A05
(shortly)
http://www.isospice.com