[Om-announce] Last CFP: IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE)

[Nordio Dario Martin]

Ninth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE) 
Fudan University, Shanghai, China 
August 18-21, 2014 
http://www.icgse.org 

Globally collaborative software and IT industries are bringing huge opportunities for each and every country all over the world. Shanghai, as the economy and finance center of China, has a rapidly developing industry of software and information technology. ICGSE 2014 will be held in Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan, a luxury five-star hotel. It will be a good place to meet researchers and practitioners from all around the world who are interested in GSE topics.

Practice: Global Software Engineering addresses real-world challenges, and so we especially seek industry knowledge. We invite industrial participants to share observations and experiences in the conference by publishing papers and making presentations.

Research: We invite academic researchers to submit papers discussing GSE research and GSE education. Papers with empirical evidence are encouraged and will be given preference.

Get ready to share your thoughts and ideas! Submit your papers, now! 

* Venue * 
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ICGSE 2014 will be hosted by Fudan University in Shanghai, the economy and finance center of China. The city has a rapidly developing industry of software and information technology. Many technology companies are setting up business here with a global vision. Shanghai boasts a variety of attractions, such as the famous Bund, 400-year-old Yu Garden, tea houses and beautiful river cruises.

* Important Dates * 
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Paper abstract submissions:	February 24, 2014 
Paper submissions:		February 24, 2014 (strict deadline) 
Notification to all authors	April 28, 2014 
Camera-ready copies 		May 19, 2014 

Workshop proposals	January 10, 2014 
Tutorial proposals	March 3, 2014 
Students Events 	March 10, 2014 
Industrial abstracts: 	May 12, 2014 

* Topics of interest * 
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Main Theme: Global Software Development and Engineering - Trends and Evolution 

Globally collaborative software and IT industries are bringing huge opportunities for each and every country all over the world. The diversity of culture and the dispersion over time and space require novel techniques, tools, and practices from many disciplines to overcome challenges and to take advantage of all the opportunities. 

The 9th International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE) brings together researchers and practitioners interested in solving the challenges of distributed software development. ICGSE 2014 invites academic and industrial individuals and teams to contribute to the fast growing field of global software development and engineering. 

Practice: Global Software Engineering addresses real-world challenges, and so we especially seek industry knowledge. We invite industrial participants to share observations and experiences in the conference by publishing papers and making presentations. 

Research: We invite academic researchers to submit papers discussing GSE research and GSE education. Papers with empirical evidence are encouraged and will be given preference. 

Topics 

- Project management of distributed software projects 
- Collaborative requirement development 
- Software design and architecture for distributed development 
- Agile and lean development in distributed teams and organizations 
- Software testing in a globally distributed environment 
- Communication, coordination and collaboration 
- Strategic issues in distributed development 
- Working with globally distributed contractors 
- Industrial offshoring and out sourcing experiences 
- Tools and infrastructure support for distributed software development 
- Cloud computing and crowdsourcing 
- Methods and processes for global organizations 
- Education in global software engineering 


* Paper Submission * 
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Submissions are invited for papers describing unpublished, original work, in any of the following categories: 

+ Research Papers that describe theoretical frameworks, technical solutions, or empirical studies. Maximum length: 10 pages. 

+ Practice Papers that describe problems, lessons learned, solutions implemented, and challenges and opportunities encountered in industrial global software engineering environments. Maximum length: 5 pages. 

All papers will be handled electronically through ICGSE 2014 online submission system and peer reviewed by at least three reviewers. Papers should conform to the two-column IEEE CS Press format. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by IEEE CS Press and be available in the IEEE CS Digital Library. 

***Authors of the best papers will be invited to submit a revised and extended version of their papers to a special section in an issue of the Information and Software Technology journal published by Elsevier. 

We also invite industry abstracts, submissions for the doctoral symposium, and proposals for workshops and tutorials. Further information and updates will be available. 

For further details, please visit ICGSE 2014 website (http://www.icgse.org) 


* Organizing Committee * 
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General Chair: 
	Wenyun Zhao, Fudan University, China 

Program Chairs; 
	Yuanfang Cai, Drexel University, United States 
	Jude Fernandez, Infosys, India 

Steering Committee Chair: 
	Christof Ebert, Vector Consulting Services, Germany 

Local Organizing Chair: 
	Xin Peng, Fudan University, China 

Workshop Chairs: 
	Qianxiang Wang, Peking University, China 
	Aurora Vizcaino, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain 

Doctoral Symposium Chair:
	M. Ali Babar, The University of Adelaide, Australia 

Tutorial Chairs:
	Raghu Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, United States 
	Cleidson de Souza, Vale Technological Institute, Brazil 

Proceedings Chair:
	Liwei Shen, Fudan University, China 

Poster & Panel Chairs:
	Tony Clear, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand 
	Bedir Tekinerdogan, Bilkent University, Turkey 

Industry Liaison 
	Alberto Avritzer, Siemens, US 
	Gang Zhang, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China 

Publicity Chairs 
	Mansooreh Zahedi, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark 
	Eduardo Almeida, UFBA, Brazil 
	Martin Nordio, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 
	Shilpi Jain, IMI, India 
	Junchao Xiao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

Finance Chair 
	Yijian Wu, Fudan University, China 

Webmaster 
	Lu Shi, Fudan University, China 


* More Information * 
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More information about ICGSE 2014 is available at: 
http://www.icgse.org