[ecoop-info] APSEC 2007: Call for Participation (14th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference)

[Hironori Washizaki]

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                    *CALL FOR PARTICIPATION*

  14th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2007)

 December 5-7, 2007 (Workshops/Tutorials on Dec 3-4), Nagoya, Japan
           http://apsec2007.fuka.info.waseda.ac.jp/
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*Deadline of Early Registration is 15:00 October 31 JST*

Theme: Software Engineering Innovation Everywhere

We will invite you to participate in the 14th Asia-Pacific Software
Engineering Conference (APSEC 2007) in Nagoya, Japan. APSEC is the
leading international conference in software engineering and
technology in the Asia-Pacific region. APSEC 2007 will bring together
researchers and practitioners from industry, academia, and government
to share the state of the art technology in software engineering and
seek to explore emerging challenges in software engineering innovation.

On-line registration is available at
http://apsec2007.fuka.info.waseda.ac.jp/?id=Registration

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*Keynote Presentations*

"Specialising in Software Engineering"
Prof. Michael Jackson (The Open University, UK) (Dec 5)

(Title TBD)
Prof. Hideyuki Tokuda (Keio University, Japan) (Dec 6)

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*Tutorials* (Dec 4)

"Evaluating Product Line Architectures: Methods and Techniques"
Prof. Muhammad Ali Babar (Lero, University of Limerick, Ireland)

"The Problem Frames Approach to Software Engineering"
Prof. Michael Jackson (The Open University, UK)

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*Preliminary Program*

December 3 (Monday): Workshops
 Accountability and Traceability in Global Software Engineering(ATGSE)
 Management and Economics of Software Product Lines (MESPUL)
 Software Patterns and Quality (SPAQu'07)

December 4 (February): Workshops and Tutorials
 Service Oriented Architecture
 Software engineering education
 Software Productivity Analysis and Cost Estimation (SPACE'07)
 Tutorials

December 5 (Wednesday):
 Keynote
 Papers (Requirements Engineering, Aspect-Oriented Software,
   Testing/Analysis, Metrics/Measurement Services-Oriented/Web,
   Components/Reuse, Maintenance/Evolution)
 Posters
 Reception

December 6 (Thursday):
 Keynote
 Papers (Formal Methods, Secure Software Architecture/Design,
   Processes Embedded Systems, Empirical)
 Mini Panel (TBD)
 Banquet

December 7 (Friday):
 Invited Talk: (TBD)
 Papers (Software Product-Line, Tools and Development
   Environments, Quality Management)
 Toyota Factory Tour

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*Registration Fee*

Early Registration (on/before 15:00 Oct 31 JST):
 IPSJ SIGSE Member 40,000 JPY
 Non-Member 50,000 JPY
 Student 20,000 JPY
 Workshop (per workshop) 10,000 JPY (student 8,000 JPY)
 Tutorials (for both) 10,000 JPY (student 8,000 JPY)

Standard/on-site Registration (on/after 15:01 Oct 31 JST):
 IPSJ SIGSE Member 50,000 JPY
 Non-Member 60,000 JPY
 Student 20,000 JPY
 Workshop (per workshop) 12,000 JPY (student 8,000 JPY)
 Tutorials (for both) 12,000 JPY (student 8,000 JPY)

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*Venue*

APSEC 2007 will take place at Midland Hall, in Midland Square,
the newly opened skyscraper located in front of JR Nagoya station.
Nagoya is geographically located around the center of the main
island of Japan, and has been a cultural crossroads since ancient
times. Nagoya and its vicinities have always been a center of
manufacturing industry since feudal days, are also best known for
an automobile companies including Toyota and Mitsubishi.
You can experience this at the Toyota Automotive Museum, Toyota
Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, and Toyota Kaikan
Exhibition Hall. During APSEC 2007, we plan to tour the Toyota
factory and its technology exhibition hall.

*Access*

The nearest airport is the Centrair International Airport serving
direct flights to more than 30 cities worldwide. Nagoya can be
reached in 30 minutes from the airport by train. It takes 1 hour
and 40 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen Nozomi, a super express.

*Accommodation and Visa*

Follow the links below for hotel reservation and Visa information.
http://apsec2007.fuka.info.waseda.ac.jp/?id=Accommodation
http://apsec2007.fuka.info.waseda.ac.jp/?id=Visa

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*Conference Committee and Staff*

General Co-Chairs: Eiiti Hanyuda, Mamezou, Japan
                  Mikio Aoyama, Nanzan University, Japan
Program Chair: Katsuhisa Maruyama, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Industry Liaison Chair: Kiyoshi Agusa, Nagoya University, Japan
Workshop Chair: Osamu Shigo, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
Tutorial Chair: Makoto Nonaka, Toyo University, Japan
Local Arrangement Chair: Masami Noro, Nanzan University, Japan
Publicity Chair: Hironori Washizaki, NII, Japan
Finance Chair: Rieko Yamamoto, Fujitsu Laboratories, Japan
Registration Chair: Makoto Matsushita, Osaka University
Publication Chair: Takashi Kobayashi, Nagoya University, Japan
Web Master: Atsuto Kubo, Waseda University, Japan

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*Sponsor and Contact Us*

APSEC 2007 is sponsored by IPSJ SIG Software Engineering.
Please contact us at : apsec2007inquiry at nii.ac.jp
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