My fan club are busily booking tickets in the hope of catching a glimpse
of me at the following exciting events.

You may have your own more serious reasons for attending them,
especially since they all deal with current issues in the practice of
software development:


*Engineering E-business Systems workshop* Canterbury, 10-12 July.
    http://www.cs.ukc.ac.uk/eebw

    eBusiness systems need to be more reliable, flexible, and rapidly
    built than their forebears.
    This workshop will bring together leading practitioners in
    technology, software engineering and business.

    B2B automation with web services, workflow & transactions;
    agile development methods; security & info management;
    model driven architecture & business engineering; eGovernment.
    Hosted by the University of Kent at Canterbury.


*Enterprise UML 2002* Manchester, 15-16 May
    http://www.ericleach.com/uml2002

    Model Driven Architecture, application integration, CBD,
    using UML with agile development; process modelling;
    case studies from large developments.
    Speakers include some of the most prominent participants in the
    OMG's development process for UML2.0.
    Hosted by Eric Leach Marketing.


*XP2002* Sardinia, 26-29 May
    http://www.xp2002.org

    eXtreme Programming has proved very effective in cutting costs
    for small-to-medium projects. But don't just read the book: there
    are plenty of pitfalls. Discuss the principles and practices with
    people who've done lots of it.
    Still time to book your flight....



*OT2003*  30 March -- 2 April 2003
    http://www.ot2003.org

    Now open for session proposals for next year.
    The OT conference on software architecture and methods is
    "Where the experts learn". With most sessions in workshop format,
    it's one of the liveliest, most participative conferences around.
    If you'd like to explore a burning issue, propose a workshop session.
    You can edit proposals after drafting them and discussing them
    with the programme chair.


*Trireme International Ltd* at your site, whenever you like.
    http://www.trireme.com

    We continue to provide excellent courses and mentoring, working
    alongside you on your project, to introduce new methods, new
    platforms, techniques, and architectures.


BTW,  don't be put off at the prospect of being inconvenienced by my fan
club.  Whilst I have in the past been mobbed by hordes of hysterical
groupies, there has been a general trend in the last few years towards a
more select and more mature audience. And she tends to spend a lot of
her time in the nearby coffee shops.

Best wishes

Alan Cameron Wills
+44 161 225 3240

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