Forwarded message from [davidr@SBA.PDX.EDU (David Raffo)] sent originally on Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:08:27 -8: : ************************************************************ : Call for Papers : Software Process Simulation Modeling Workshop : (ProSim 2000) : Keynote: Dr. Barry Boehm : : London, UK : July 12 - 14, 2000 : : http://web.pdx.edu/~prosim/prosim2000 : ************************************************************ : You are invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Software Process : Simulation Modeling Workshop (ProSim 2000). Software process : simulation modeling is increasingly being used to address a variety : of issues from the strategic management of software development, to : supporting process improvements, to software project management : training. The scope of software process simulation applications : ranges from narrow focused portions of the life cycle to longer-term : product evolutionary models with broad organizational impacts. The : goal of the workshop is to bring together academics and practitioners : interested in the area of software process simulation modeling and : metrics as well as important industrial issues related to cost : estimation and business process design. ProSim is an international : forum for presenting current research themes and applications, to : discuss various approaches and to discover underlying similarities. : Our key note speaker this year will be Dr. Barry Boehm. : : This year's ProSim workshop will be collocated with the FEAST : workshop (Feedback and Evolution in Software and Business : Processes - July 10 - 12) http://www-dse.doc.ic.ac.uk/~mml/f2000/ and : the Conference on Software Evolution (July 12-14). All three events : will be held at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and : Medicine, London, UK. : : For ProSim 2000, authors are invited to submit 2-3 page extended : abstracts by February 25 with 8-10 page papers due May 15. Select : workshop papers will be included in a special issue of the Journal of : Systems and Software. For information regarding research topics, : submission guidelines and more, please see below or at our web site : at http://web.pdx.edu/~prosim/prosim2000. : : Workshop Theme and Topics of Interest : : Software process simulation modeling is gaining increasing interest : among academic researchers and practitioners alike as an approach for : analyzing complex business and policy questions. Although simulation : modeling has been applied in a variety of disciplines for a number of : years, it has only recently been applied to the area of software : development and evolution processes. : : The focus of this workshop is on both the application of software : process simulation research in addressing real-world problems, as well : as advances being made which will provide the foundation for Software : Process Simulation modeling in the future. Software Process : Simulation is being used to address important business issues in the : software development domain including: . strategic management . : planning . control and operational management . process improvement : and technology adoption . understanding . training and learning : : We invite research papers, experience reports, tutorials, and panel : presentations in all areas related to software process modeling and : simulation, and using all applicable techniques (including discrete : event, System Dynamics, knowledge-based systems, State-based modeling, : petri-nets, and other approaches. Preference will be given to : quantitative methods). An initial set of topics have been identified : and include (but are not limited to) the following: : : - Advances in software process simulation modeling methods and : theory : : - Applications of software process simulation modeling : approaches in industry, for example to improve business processes : and/or to support financial and business case analyses : : -Use of software process simulation in promoting understanding and : knowledge of software and business processes : : - Practical benefits of modeling and simulation : : - Metrics and model integration : : - Generalized and adaptable process simulation models. Feasibility : of validating standard "plug and play" model components, process : patterns or process archetypes. : : - Approaches/environments for supporting the integration of process : representation, guidance, simulation, and execution capabilities for : models of software processes : : Information for Authors : : Authors are requested to submit a 2-3 page extended abstract, : tutorial, or panel proposal to the workshop. Abstracts will be : reviewed and authors of accepted work will be asked to provide a full : paper to the workshop (8-10 pages). Workshop papers will be then : reviewed by a panel of researchers and practitioners to select papers : for inclusion in a special issue of Journal of Systems and Software. : : Deadlines: : February 25, 2000 2-3 page (1,000 to 1,500 words) extended abstracts : due : : March 25, 2000 notification of acceptance for the workshop : : May 15, 2000 Final full papers due (approximately 5,000 words) : : August 31, 2000 "Best Papers" selected for inclusion in special issue : of JSS : : October 1, 2000 Revised versions of papers due for inclusion : in special issue of JSS : : Please send extended abstracts via email (in ASCII or MS Word readable : attachment) or hard copy by February 25, 2000 to: : : Dr. David M. Raffo : School of Business Administration : Portland State University : P.O. Box 751 : Portland, OR 97207-0751 : e-mail: : davidr@sba.pdx.edu : : Workshop Location : : Dept. of Computing, Imperial College of Science, Technology and : Medicine, Queen's Gate, London SW7, UK. : : Registration fee including morning and afternoon refreshments, : lunches, dinner on July 13 and a banquet on the 12th July will be : approximately 300 GBP ( exclusive of accommodations) : : Accommodation in single and double rooms is offered in College Halls : of Residence and in local hotels. Registration as soon as possible : after notification of acceptance of papers on March 25 will be : advisable, particularly where the cheaper student accommodation is : desired, as rooms are in high demand in July. : ======================================================== : David M. Raffo, Ph.D e-mail:davidr@sba.pdx.edu : Assistant Professor : School of Business Administration : Portland State University : P. O. 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