EuroSPI 2010 Call for Papers & Workshops

* EuroSPI 2010 Conference *

17th EuroSPI Conference

European Systems and Software Process Improvement and Innovation

1.-3. September 2010, Grenoble INP, Grenoble, France

2010.eurospi.net Conference Web Site
www.eurospi.net Initiative Web Site


Contents:

1. Conference Theme
2. Conference Topics
3. Programme Committees
4. Who Should Attend
5. History of EuroSPI
6. Call for Research Papers
7. Call for Industry Papers
8. Call for Interactive Workshops
9. MANIFESTO for SPI
10. European Certification and Qualification Association (ECQA)
11. Grenoble INP and and Local Information
12. Registration Facilities

1. Conference Theme

EuroSPI is unique in the way it brings both communities, researchers and
industry, together. It is also unique in the way that we produce two
proceedings, research papers with Springer and industry/experience papers
with Wiley.

Thus researchers are asked to write scientific papers with a practical
background which could be re-used in industry.

Thus industry experts are asked to write experience / industry papers with
a vision which could fruitfully push the ideas of researchers again.

This background corresponds with the theme as follows:

- "Experiences with the Implementation": It is not enough to describe a
new method or idea. We need proof or case studies that the metod worked.

- "Improvement and Innovation ": The applied methods and techniques shall
have a focus on innovating and improving processes and products.


- "Related Benefits in the Organisation": The papers shall outline the
measured / analysed benefit for the organisation.


2. Conference Topics

Assessment and Process Models
ISO 15504
IEC 61508
ISO 15288
ITIL
ISO 20000
Agile Development
Global Software Development
Outsourcing Strategies
Experiences in Branches
Automotive
Finance
Medical
Software Development
Improvement Case Studies
Implementing SPICE
Implementing Safety
Requirements Management
Testing
Design
Knowledge Management
Team Learning
Measurement
Configuration Management
Risk Management
Requirements Elicitation
System Process Improvement
System Design Strategies
Product Design Strategies
Service Strategies
Networked Collaboration Principles


3. Programme Committees

EuroSPI has an industry and a scientific programme committee.
Both committees are formed by more than 70 well known industry
experts and researchers from 18 different countries.

Each contribution is peer reviewed by at least two different experts.

The conference has been recognised by world wide known
scientic publishers:

18 selected research papers are published in the Springer
CCIS (Communications in Computer and Information Science) series.

)From 24 selected industry papers (published in the industry
proceedings) 12 will be selected for a special
issue in the Wiley Interscience SPIP (Software Process
Improvement in Practice) series.

The programme committees are published on the web site:
2010.eurospi.net


4. Who Should Attend

Quality Manager
Improvement Manager
Researcher
Project Manager
Innovation Manager
Experienced Practitioner
Business Manager


5. History of EuroSPI

EuroSPI's mission is to develop an experience and knowledge exchange
platform for Europe where SPI practices can be discussed and exchanged and
knowledge can be gathered and shared. This mission is implemented by four
major action lines:

1. An annual EuroSPI conference supported by Software Process Improvement
Networks from different EU countries.
2. Establishing an Internet based knowledge library, newsletters, and a
set of proceedings and recommended books.
3. Establishing an effective team of national representatives (in future
from each EU country) growing step by step into more countries of Europe.
4. Establishing a European Qualification Framework for a pool of professions
related with SPI and management. This is supported by European
certificates and exam systems.


EuroSPI represents a European experience forum collaborating
with nearly all SPINs in Europe. EuroSPI offers experiences which
can be re-used creating benefits in your own organisation .


EuroSPI is a successful initiative since 1994.
Annual conferences were held

1994 in Dublin (Ireland),
1995 in Vienna (Austria),
1996 in Brighton (UK),
1997 in Budapest (Hungary),
1998 in Gothenburg (Sweden),
1999 in Pori (Finland),
2000 in Copenhagen (Denmark),
2001 in Limerick (Ireland),
2002 in Nuremberg (Germany),
2003 in Graz (Austria),
2004 in Trondheim (Norway),
2005 in Budapest (Hungary),
2006 in Joensuu (Finland),
2007 in Berlin (Germany),
2008 in Dublin (Ireland),
2009 in Alcala (Spain),
2010 in Grenoble (France),
2011 in Roskilde/Copenhagen (Denmark)
2012 in Krems/Vienna (Austria)


6. Call for Research Papers

See the Upload and Working Guide for Authors (zipped PDF Document):

www.iscn.com/conferences/eurospi2010/program/author_guide_v3.zip


Your paper must conform to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer
Science (LNCS) format because the CCIS series uses the same format See the
author guidelines of Springer.
The paper must be uploaded at the EuroSPI conference website,
2010.eurospi.net, and must not exceed 12 pages. Note that for a paper to
be published in the proceedings the authors have to sign a
copyright form and at least one of the authors has to present the
paper at the conference. The papers will be published in print
and electronically and we therefore need all the source files
for the papers.

Authoring Guide

www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html


19.03.2010

First Full Paper Submitted following the Sringer Verlag
authoring guidelines and uploading the paper with the
Paper Upload function. Only if for whatever reason you
cannot use the upload function you might send the paper
as attachment by email: rmess@iscn.com


16.04.2010

Distribution of review notes and notification of acceptance.
For reviews the following criteria and review form are
used :

www.iscn.com/conferences/eurospi2010/program/res_reviewform2010.zip

31.05.2010

Contribution of final paper. Upload paper using the UPLOAD A
PAPER function. Only if for whatever reason you cannot use the
upload function you might send the paper as attachment by email:
rmess@iscn.com


30.07.2010

Until 31.7. early registration is possible. Authors need to register by
the early date, otherwise the contribution will be de-selected.


7. Call for Industry Papers

See the Upload and Working Guide for Authors (zipped PDF Document):

www.iscn.com/conferences/eurospi2010/program/author_guide_v3.zip

You must follow the following steps in submitting a paper:

Your experience paper should comprise 5 to 8 pages.
The paper must be uploaded at the EuroSPI conference website:
2010.eurospi.net.
Authors of accepted papers will be asked to write a final paper
of 8 to a maximum of 10 pages and a 30 minutes Poerpoint presentation. The
final paper must be uploaded at the EuroSPI conference website to be
included in the Proceedings.

Paper Template

www.iscn.com/conferences/eurospi2010/eurospi2003_paper.zip


19.03.2010

Your draft industry paper should not exceed 8 pages. Please use the
provided word template eurospi2003_paper.zip, and upload the paper with
the Industry Paper Upload function. Only if for whatever reason you cannot
use the upload function you might send the paper
as attachment by email: rmess@iscn.com

16.04.2010

Notification of acceptance. For reviews the following
criteria and review form are used

www.iscn.com/conferences/eurospi2010/program/industrial_reviewform2010.zip

31.05.2010

Contribution of final experience paper. Upload paper using the Industry
Paper Upload function. Only if for whatever reason you cannot
use the upload function you might send the paper as attachment by
email: rmess@iscn.com

31.07.2010

Until 31.7. early registration is possible. Authors need
to register by the eraly date, otherwise the contribution
will be de-selected.



8. Call for Workshops

See the Upload and Working Guide for Authors (zipped PDF Document):

www.iscn.com/conferences/eurospi2008/program/author_guide_v2.zip

A set of interactive workshops takes place. Each workshop includes 4
industry and research key notes and allows participants to
actively contribute. The outcomes of workshops are documented and
distributed to all workshop partcipants. The workshop key notes are also
published the Springer proceedings. Contribute your own
workshop idea and submit a workshop/ tutorial proposal.
Upload your propopsal (Connect to Upload).


- full day workshop / tutorial
- 2 Pages abstract with title, content, 4 propoased workshop key notes, -
WS speaker CVs, and jpeg image picture of tutors
- Final Submission of Powerpoint slides
- Reviewed by a separate program committee consisting mainly of
industry representatives

19.03.2010


First 2 A4 Pages Workshop / Tutorial Abstract. Upload the abstract with
the Workshop/Tutorial Upload function. Only
if for whatever reason you cannot use the upload function you might send
the paper as attachment by email: rmess@iscn.com

31.5.2010

Notification of acceptance.

31.07.2010

Upload the workshop materials using the Tutorial Upload function.
Only if for whatever reason you cannot use the upload function
you might send the paper as attachment by email: rmess@iscn.com

01.08.2008

Special for tutors, until 30.7. early registration is
possible. Workshop speakers need to register
by 30.7., otherwise the contribution will be de-selected.
Workshop speakers/ moderators receive
in return for their work a 50% reduced registration
for the conference and are published in Springer.


9. MANIFESTO for SPI


On the 2nd September 2009 at University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain,
with a participation of experts rom 14 countries an SPI manifesto
has been created.

The SPI maniesto will be promoted at each EuroSPI conference and
conference attandees will have a chance of contributing to SPI manifesto
knowledge topics and creating a future SPI body of knowledge.

Get in touch!


10. European Certification and Qualification Association

EuroSPI also established an umbrella initiative for establishing a
European Qualification Network in which different SPINs and national
initiatives join mutually beneficial collaborations:

EQN , European Quality Network, LLP Program , 2005 - 2007

EU Cert Campous - LLP Program, 2008 - 2009

Europe wide launch of EU Cert - DEUCERT, LLP Program, 2010 - 2011

In collaboration with the European Union (supported by the EU LLP
Programme) a European certification association has been created for the
IT and services sector to offer SPI knowledge and certificates to
industry, establishing close knowledge transfer links between research and
industry.

With the support of the E-Learning manager project (2008 – 2010) an
infrastructure for online learning has been set up for European
professions related with SPI.

The online campus and certification systems are fully operative
and members from 18 EU countries are driving the initiative.


11. Local Information


Conference Location - Grenoble INP - France


The conference takes place at the Grenoble Institute of Technology, acting
as the host of EuroSPI2010. Grenoble is a city in south-eastern France
situated at the foot of the French Alps where the Drac
joins the Isere River. Located in the Rhone-Alpes region,
Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isere.

Grenoble is a major scientific center, especially in the fields
of physics, computer science and applied mathematics: Joseph
Fourier University (UJF) is one of the leading French scientific
universities while the Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG)
trains more than 1,000 engineers every year in key
technology disciplines.


Grenoble Institute of Technology the host of EuroSPI2010
Grenoble Institute of Technology
Laboratoire G-SCOP
46, avenue Felix Viallet
38031 Grenoble Cedex 1
France


www.grenoble-inp.fr/


Recommended Hotels


You find the recommended hotels when following the bwlow link:

maps.google.fr/maps/ms?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112542215109902876127.00046279a577efc3c6315&z=14


Social Event

EuroSPI has a great history for organising social events and
fostering the grounds of communication and collaboration.

members.iif.hu/birom/eurospi2009.htm

The history of the city encompasses a period of more than 2,000 years.
Grenoble has been the capital of Dauphine since the 11th century.
The city experienced a period of economic expansion in the 19th
and 20th centuries, symbolized by the holding of the X Olympic
Winter Games in 1968.
The Bastille, an ancient series of fortifications, sits on the
mountainside overlooking Grenoble, and is visible from many points in the
city. The Bastille is one of Grenoble's most visited
tourist attractions, and is a good vantage point for viewing
the town below and the surrounding mountains.



How to find the place


By Plane

You can fly either to Geneva in Switzerland or to Lyon in France.
Links to Shuttle Services from Airports to Grenoble:

Lyon Saint-Exupery airport (Coaches to Grenoble)
www.satobus-grenoble.fr/index_en.html

Grenoble Iseres airport (Coaches to Grenoble)
www.grenoble-airport.com/-Scheduled-coach-transfers-.html

Geneve-Cointrin airport (Coaches to Grenoble)
www.gva.ch/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-69/

By train:

There are trains from Lyon to Grenoble every 30 minutes and the train
takes about between 70 to 90 minutes.
There are trains from Geneva airport to Grenoble neraly every 2 hours and
the train takes 2 hours 30 minutes.

By car:

If you fly to Geneva airport and rent a car, the drive is only 60 minutes
to Grenoble.
If you fly to Lyon airport and rent a car, the drive is only 70 minutes to
Grenoble.
If you come by car via Italy take the route via Turin and the tunnel
through the alps to Grenoble.
If you come by car via Germany take the route via Switzerland and Geneva
to Grenoble.


12. Registration Facilities

Please use the online registration. It gives you two options,
paying by credit card or by bank transfer. In both cases
an original invoice will be sent by post.

The secretariat is:

EuroSPI2 2010 Registration Office
c/o ISCN Co-Ordination Office
Florence House, 1 Florence Villas
Bray, Co. Wicklow
IRELAND

Online Registration:

- go to 2010.eurospi.net

- select menu Information and Registration - Secure SSL Registration


E-mail: aclarke@iscn.com