FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS -- WORKSHOP ON SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT

[Barry Shein]

                              Call for Papers
                      Workshop on Software Management
                       New Orleans Hilton and Towers
                              New Orleans, LA
                              April 3-4, 1989

          David Tilbrook and  Barry  Shein  will  be  chairing  a
          workshop  in  New  Orleans,  LA  on Monday and Tuesday,
          April 3-4, 1989.  The workshop will concern the manage-
          ment and processing of source; the discipline of manag-
          ing, maintaining, and distributing software. The  ulti-
          mate  objective  of software management is unremarkable
          and painless installation of software  and  its  subse-
          quent  upgrades at a remote site.  The objective of the
          workshop is to present, discuss, and increase awareness
          of  the  issues  involved  with software management, in
          order to improve and facilitate  the  distribution  and
          sharing of source throughout the UNIX community.

          Possible topics include:
                    Release engineering
                    Configuration management
                    Installation tools and techniques
                    Construction tools and techniques
                    Source code control systems
                    Testing

          The workshop will include  full  length  papers,  short
          presentations,  and  a panel discussion on tools (e.g.,
          is PCTE a good or viable idea?).

          Among the speakers already scheduled are: Vic  Stenning
          (keynote),  Steve  Bourne,  Andrew Hume, Kirk McKusick,
          and Evi Nemeth.

          Abstracts of 350-700 words in PostScript or troff  for-
          mat  should be submitted to software at usenix, by January
          25th, 1989.  Full papers will be required by March 2nd,
          1989.  Authors will be notified by Febuary 6th, 1989 or
          at the San Diego Conference.

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Workshop on Software Management
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New Orleans Hilton and Towers
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David Tilbrook and Barry Shein will be chairing a workshop in New
Orleans, LA on Monday and Tuesday, April 3-4, 1989.  The 
workshop will concern the management and processing of source; 
the discipline of managing,
maintaining, and distributing software.  
The ultimate objective of software management is
unremarkable and painless
installation of software and its subsequent upgrades at a
remote site.
The objective of the workshop is
to present, discuss, and increase awareness of the issues involved with
software management, in order to improve and facilitate
the distribution and sharing of source throughout the UNIX community.
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Possible topics include:
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Release engineering
Configuration management
Installation tools and techniques
Construction tools and techniques
Source code control systems
Testing
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The workshop will include full length papers, short presentations,
and a panel discussion on tools (e.g., is PCTE a good or viable
idea?).
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Among the speakers already scheduled are: Vic Stenning (keynote),
Steve Bourne, Andrew Hume, Kirk McKusick, and Evi Nemeth.
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Abstracts of 350-700 words in PostScript or troff format
should be submitted to 
\fBsoftware at usenix\fP, by January 25th, 1989.
Full papers will be required by March 2nd, 1989.  Authors will be
notified by Febuary 6th, 1989 or at the San Diego Conference.