Fourth International Symposium on Software Metrics
(Metrics '97)

Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
November 5 - November 7, 1997

THEME: Evaluating Software Technology


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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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The goal of Metrics'97 is to place measurement in the larger 
context of experimentation and empirical evaluation. Topics 
of particular interest are those that relate to the 
application of quantitative methods to problem-solving and 
evaluating the impact of software engineering technology. 
This symposium will be co-located with the International 
Symposium on Software Reliability (ISSRE '97) to facilitate 
joint participation and cross-fertilization of ideas.

Submission of research papers, experience reports, and panel 
or tutorial proposals is encouraged. The primary focus of 
any submission should be the application of quantitative 
methods to evaluating software technology, particularly 
software engineering processes, tools, and paradigms. In 
your submission, please make clear the problem that you are 
addressing with quantitative methods. For example, you may 
indicate that your work tries to answer the question, "Does 
the use of a particular testing process shorten the time-to-
market and/or increase software reliability?" Papers on 
related topics are also invited. These areas may include 
(but are not limited to):

- - - software attributes for evaluating software reliability
- - - foundations of evaluation and measurement
- - - development of new measures
- - - metric validation
- - - metrics for object-oriented development
- - - measurement-based process definition
- - - process evaluation
- - - practical applications of measurement
- - - quality measurements
- - - support for quality standards
- - - experiences with metrics programs

Full papers should not exceed 12 single-spaced pages and 
should include an abstract and list of keywords. Research 
papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, 
soundness and clarity. Experience reports should be 4-6 
pages. Experience reports will be evaluated for significance 
of lessons learned and can describe either positive or 
negative results.

Panel proposals should include the title, proposed chair, 
panelists and a one-page description of the subject for the 
panel. Panelists must have agreed to participate prior to 
the submission of the panel proposal.

Tutorial proposals should include a detailed outline of the 
material, indicate the length of the tutorial and describe 
the background and experience of the instructor. Please note 
if the tutorial has been offered elsewhere, and how the 
tutorial will be tailored to the audience at Metrics'97. 


GENERAL CHAIR:

     Jim Bieman 
     Colorado State University
     bieman@cs.colostate.edu 
     phone: 970.491.7096
     fax:   970.491.2466

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:

     Shari Lawrence Pfleeger
     Systems/Software, Inc.
     s.pfleeger@ieee.org
     phone:  202.244.3740

     Linda Ott
     Michigna Technological Institute
     linda@cs.mtu.edu
     phone: 906.487.2209
     fax:   906.487.2283

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:

     Patricia Trellue
     Sandia National Laboratories
     patrell@sandia.gov
     phone: 505.845.9734
     fax:   505.844.9478


INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS:

     Abstracts               February 1, 1997
     Submission deadline     March 1, 1997
     Acceptance Notification June 15, 1997
     Camera-ready papers due August 1, 1997



Abstracts should be submitted via email by February 1, 1997 
as an ASCII text message with the words Metrics Abstract on 
the subject line to 

     linda@cs.mtu.edu 

Papers and proposals may be submitted either via email or 
regular postal mail. 

Email submissions should be sent to: 

     linda@cs.mtu.edu 

For e-mail submissions of research and experience papers, 
submit a postscript file appended to the Metrics '97 
submission form. (Or e-mail a message to linda@cs.mtu.edu, 
with the words Metrics Form). Panel and tutorial proposals 
may be emailed as an ASCII text message. All emailed 
submissions should include the words "Metrics Submission" in 
the subject line of the email. 

Postal submissions should include five (5) copies and be 
sent to 

     Linda M. Ott 
     Department of Computer Science 
     Michigan Technological University 
     1400 Townsend Drive 
     Houghton, MI 49931 
     USA 



SPONSORED BY (pending):

     IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering
     IEEE-CS TCSE Committee on Quantitative Methods

     in cooperation with:
     The International Symposium on Software Reliability
     (ISSRE '97)


WEB SITE:

     http://www.cs.pdx.edu/conferences/metrics97/


PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Victor Basili, University of Maryland
Lionel Briand, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software
Engineering
Ross Jeffery, University of New South Wales, Australia
Barbara Kitchenham, Keele University, UK 
Anneliese von Mayrhauser, Colorado State University
Walcelio Melo, Centre pour Recherche de l'Informatique de Montreal,
Canada
Paul Oman, University of Idaho 
Shingo Takada, Nara Institute of Technology, Japan
June Verner, City University of Hong Kong
Marvin Zelkowitz, University of Maryland