(Apologies for the unavoidable cross-postings.)


                            CALL FOR PAPERS

   7th CONFERENCE ON EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
                             (EASE 2003)

                           Keele University
                           Staffordshire, UK

                             APRIL 8-10 2003

                   http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cs/ease

      For 2003, EASE is being co-located with the 15th Annual Workshop
      run by PPIG (Psychology of Programming Interest Group) with some
           shared sessions and keynotes.  (http://www.ppig.org)


EASE welcomes papers on all aspects of empirical assessment and evaluation
in Software Engineering.  Some of the topics that have been addressed over
the years, and which are still highly relevant include:
  o  Justifying the use of empirical assessment and evaluation in an
     industrial environment
  o  Product and component evaluation
  o  Meta-analysis of software experiments
  o  Process and tool evaluation
  o  Evaluation strategies
  o  Experimental design
  o  Testing strategies
  o  Quality assessment
  o  Software experiments, case studies and observational studies
  o  Replications of previous experiments and empirical studies

We do of course continue to welcome both full and short (experience)
papers that address all aspects of evaluation and assessment in Software
Engineering, especially where the experiences relate to the problems
that arise from the use of emerging technologies and practices and from
new domains of application.

IMPORTANT DATES

  Technical Papers

      Submission Date:          2 December 2002
      Author Notification:      13 January 2003
      Final Version due:        7 March 2003

  Experience Papers

      Submission Date:          3 February 2003
      Author Notification:      11 February 2003

  Posters

      Notification of intent:   2 April 2003


                         ABOUT KEELE UNIVERSITY

Keele was founded in 1951 and occupies a 670 acre estate that previously
formed the grounds around Keele Hall.  Keele Hall itself was extensively
rebuilt in the mid-1800's and forms a very impressive centre-piece, as well
as a suitable location for our main meals.  Keele lies in the centre of
England, and is easily accessed by air, rail and road.  A wide range of
international flights connect to Manchester and Birmingham Airports, both
of which also have good rail links to the two nearby stations at Crewe and
Stoke-on-Trent.  Keele is also adjacent to the main M6 West Coast motorway.
The conference fee includes en-suite accommodation in modern University
residences and all meals, including the Conference Reception and Dinner.




                            CONFERENCE CHAIR
                             Steve Linkman
                            Keele University

EASE 2003 Programme Committee

  Stephen Linkman (Chairman) , Keele University, UK  [log in to unmask]
  Mike Berry, CISRO, Australia
  Pearl Brereton, Keele University, UK
  David Budgen, Keele University, UK
  Peter Comer, University of Sunderland, UK
  Ray Dawson, Loughborough University, UK
  Khaled El Emam, National Research Centre of Canada
  Rachel Harrison, University of Reading, UK
  Martin Host, Lund University, Sweden
  Magne Jorgenson, S, Norway
  Barbara Kitchenham, Keele University, UK
  Emilia Mendes, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Rand Corporation, USA
  Martin Shepperd, Bournemouth University, UK
  Dag Sjoberg, University of Oslo, Norway
  Walter Tichy, Kalsruhe University Germany
  Claes Wohlin, Blekinge Istitute of Technology, Sweden