The main reasons indicated a lack of user input and incomplete and changing requirements and specifications. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 2, 2001. Reviews will be done via the web. Submit your pertinent credentials and category preferences to the SEPG conference coordinator by June 15, 2001. Volunteer opportunities are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Volunteers monitor rooms or moderate sessions for two full days during the conference.
In exchange, they attend sessions on the other two days for free, paying only travel and hotel expenses. Copies of presentations and papers are due The two conferences will be held concurrently at the same time and place. This first annual conference, sponsored by the National Research Council Canada and the Software Engineering Institute, will focus on the challenges of creating and maintaining COTS-based software systems. Implementing COTS-based software systems presents unique problems that typical reuse practices do not address. As systems increasingly depend on the successful integration of COTS products, practitioners, and researchers must be ready to meet these challenges.