From: sassam@insectus.unx.sas.com (Sue McGrath)
Subject: NCQADG Software Quality Meeting
Originator: sassam@insectus.unx.sas.com
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 22:09:19 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


To:   Software Quality Professionals
From: Sue McGrath and Mladen Vouk
Date: November 21, 1992
Re:   Next NCQADG Software Quality Meeting

               NCQADG Software Quality Meeting
                   Wednesday, November 25, 1992
        9:30 AM Research Triangle Institute Conference Room 258

Agenda:
  9:00 to 9:15   - Registration
  9:15 to 9:30   - Welcome and Announcements - Janet Dunham
  9:30 to 10:30  - Janet Dunham on Software Quality Metrics case study
  10:30 to 11:30 - Discussion
  11:30          - Adjourn

The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. aerospace industry have
established guidelines for the development of flight-critical commercial
software.  These guidelines, referred to as the DO-178 series, are
developed through a consensus building process under the auspices of the
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics.  They represent aerospace
industry standard practice and are used by the FAA during aircraft
certification.

Under the sponsorship of NASA and the FAA, the Research Triangle
Institute defined and implemented a study to assess the effectiveness
of these guidelines.  The study involved developing a real-time guidance
and control software application and collecting software quality data
throughout the development process.    The talk will discuss the methods
used during development and the quality data collected.  Actual failure
data from each life cycle phase will be presented.

We have a seating limitation of 43 so please register by calling Sue
or sending email.

Hope to see you all there.  Please call if you have any questions.
Please pass a copy of this letter to quality conscious colleagues.

Sue McGrath                            Mladen Vouk
Quality Assurance                      Department of Computer Science
SAS Institute Inc.                     NC State University
SAS Campus Drive                       Box 8206
Cary, NC, 27513                        Raleigh, NC 27695-8206
Phone: 677-8000 (x7032)                Phone: 515-7886
email: sassam@unx.sas.com              email: vouk@adm.csc.ncsu.edu


Directions to Research Triangle Institute Conference Room 258:

The Research Triangle Institute is located on Cornwallis Road in the
Research Triangle Park across the street from the main IBM facility.
Take I40 to the Davis Drive Exit.  If you are traveling from Chapel Hill
or Durham, turn left onto Davis Drive.  If you are traveling from
Raleigh, turn right onto Davis Drive.  Go to stoplight at intersection of
Davis Drive and Cornwallis Road.  Turn left and then take the second left
onto Institute Drive.  Go straight and follow signs to the George R.
Herbert Building.  As you turn left into the Herbert Building entrance
road, please park in the first lot on your right.  Enter Herbert Building
at the main entrance and take the stairs up to the second floor.  Please
use the elevator only if you are handicapped or have many materials to
carry.  Take a left at the top of the stairs and the conference room will
be at the right.  The room number is 258.

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Sue McGrath V406         sassam@unx.sas.com     
(919) 677-8000 x7032   
SAS Institute Inc. SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513         
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