Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!oliveb!intelca!mipos3!omepd!psu-cs!warren From: warren@psu-cs.UUCP (Warren Harrison) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,or.general,pnw.general Subject: Workshop on Software Metrics Message-ID: <1451@psu-cs.UUCP> Date: 5 Jan 89 05:34:58 GMT Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Portland State University; Portland OR Lines: 123 Thank you to everyone who responded to my earlier posting about the First Annual Oregon Workshop on Software Metrics, to be held March 1 and 2 in Portland Oregon. If I have your US Mail address already, you are on our mailing list to receive the brochure. I am taking the liberty of duplicating it in this posting in case anyone would like to find out what will be going on at the Workshop. If you send me your US Mail address, I will make sure you receive a copy of the brochure when it gets back from the printers. If you'd like to find out more about the Workshop, give me a call at 503-464-3108, or to register, call the Oregon Center for Advanced Technology Education (OCATE) at 503-464-4860, and mention the Workshop on Software Metrics. While I am partly responsible for the technical program, administrative details are handled by OCATE so if you want to know if we can take Purchase Orders or bank cards, if you can just register for one day, or whatever, call OCATE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The First Annual Oregon Workshop on Software Metrics One of the most exciting developments in the software industry today is the growing interest in software measurement and metrics. In response to interest from local industry, the Oregon Center for Advanced Technology Education, Portland State University and Oregon State University are proud to present The First Annual Oregon Workshop on Software Metrics. The goal of the Workshop will be to focus on the use of software metrics by industry. When The Workshop will be held March 1 and 2, 1989 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Where The Workshop will be held in the Ballroom at Smith Center on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon. Maps, parking permits and hotel information will be sent to each registrant. What Wednesday Morning, March 1. 8:00-8:15 Registration and coffee. 8:15-8:30 Welcome and Introduction, Len Shapiro, PSU and Walt Rudd, OSU 8:30-11:30 Warren Harrison, PSU A Software Metrics Tutorial 11:30-1:00 Lunch Wednesday Afternoon 1:00-4:00 The User's Perspective: o+ Steve Wilkinson, Ashton-Tate, Adding Value to Metrics for Managers. o+ Samuel Hon, III, Bell Communications, Assessing Software Quality Through Measurements - A Buyer's Perspective. o+ Ken Oar, Hewlett-Packard, The Use of Metrics for Improvement of Products and Processes. o+ Alberto Savoia and Dave Kehlet, Sun Microsystems, Software Quality Metrics and Applications at Sun Microsystems. 4:00-5:30 Reception Thursday Morning, March 2 8:30-11:30 The Researcher's Perspective: o+ Albert Baker, Iowa State University, Metrics Do's and Don'ts: Practical Implications from a Mathematical Perspective on Software Metrics. o+ Sallie Henry, Virginia Tech, Validation of Metric Analysis Requires Commercial Software. o+ Ken Magel, North Dakota State University, Configuring Metric Use to a Specific Industrial Situation. 11:30-1:00 Lunch Thursday Afternoon 1:00-3:00 Panel Session, Participants TBA, How can we improve metrics and their application? Coordinated by Curt Cook, OSU. 3:00-3:30 Opportunities for Industry-Academic Cooperation, Curt Cook, OSU and Warren Harrison, PSU 3:30-4:00 Wrap up and discussion. The number of attendees is limited, so register early. All registrations will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration fee is $195 for two days, including lunch. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren Harrison CSNET: warren@pdx.edu Department of Computer Science UUCP: {ucbvax,decvax}!tektronix!psu-cs!warren Portland State University Internet: warren%pdx.edu@relay.cs.net Portland, OR 97207-0751