The SPICE User Group is pleased to announce the ninth International SPICE Conference, to be held in Turku, Finland from 2nd to 4th June 2009. This Conference follows on from the success of previous SPICE conferences and workshops held on a regular basis since 1994. The conference is hosted on behalf of The SPICE User Group by Åbo Akademi University and the Finnish Software Measurement Association FISMA.

Following the publication of ISO/IEC 15504 as a full International Standard, the focus of activity in standards development has grown to cover the development of new Process Assessment Models, and approaches to the assessment of Organizational Maturity. Along with this is a growing need to promote interoperability and interchange between different approaches to assessment. A specific focus in the 2009 Conference will be the future evolution of ISO 15504, with an emphasis on the establishment of institutional arrangements for registration of the results of assessment, and on key issues identified in the current framework established by the Standard.

SEE Calls and Submissions for Call for Papers

SCHEDULE

Call for Papers 17 October 2008
Full paper and extended abstracts submission 9 January 2009
Notification of acceptance 16 February 2009
Preliminary programme 23 February 2009
Registration 23 February 2009
Final copy of paper due 13 March 2009
Tutorials and Workshops 2 June 2009
Conference 3-4 June 2009