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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Apologizes for cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* Call for Contribution * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Ninth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE)
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Fudan University, Shanghai, China <o:p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">August 18-21, 2014 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">www.icgse.org <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US">Strict deadline for Paper submissions: February 24, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Globally collaborative software and IT industries are bringing huge opportunities for each and every country all
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">over the world. Shanghai, as the economy and finance center of China, has a rapidly developing industry of
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">software and information technology. ICGSE 2014 will be held in Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan, a luxury five-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">star hotel. It will be a good place to meet researchers and practitioners from all around the world who are
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">interested in GSE topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Your benefits:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- As practitioner you will get access to best practices and experiences in global software engineering an distributed teams.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- As researcher you can share your latest results, experiments and get hands-on experience from industry and fellow researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- All will expand their networks, contacts and lots of stimulus how to succeed with global software engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Get ready to share your thoughts and ideas!
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Submit your papers, now! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* Venue * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* Important Dates * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Paper abstract submissions: February 24, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Paper submissions: February 24, 2014 (strict deadline)
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Notification to all authors April 28, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Camera-ready copies May 19, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop proposals January 10, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Tutorial proposals March 3, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Students Events March 10, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Industrial abstracts: May 12, 2014
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* Topics of interest * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Main Theme: Global Software Development and Engineering - Trends and Evolution
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">The 9th International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE) brings together researchers and
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">practitioners interested in solving the challenges of distributed software development. ICGSE 2014 invites
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">academic and industrial individuals and teams to contribute to the fast growing field of global software
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">development and engineering. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Practice: Global Software Engineering addresses real-world challenges, and so we especially seek industry
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">knowledge. We invite industrial participants to share observations and experiences in the conference by
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">publishing papers and making presentations.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Research: We invite academic researchers to submit papers discussing GSE research and GSE education. Papers
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">with empirical evidence are encouraged and will be given preference.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Topics <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Project management of distributed software projects
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Collaborative requirement development
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Software design and architecture for distributed development
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Agile and lean development in distributed teams and organizations
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Software testing in a globally distributed environment
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Communication, coordination and collaboration
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Strategic issues in distributed development
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Working with globally distributed contractors
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Industrial offshoring and out sourcing experiences
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Tools and infrastructure support for distributed software development
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Cloud computing and crowdsourcing <o:p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Methods and processes for global organizations
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">- Education in global software engineering
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">********************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* Paper Submission * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">********************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Submissions are invited for papers describing unpublished, original work, in any of the following categories:
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">+ Research Papers that describe theoretical frameworks, technical solutions, or empirical studies. Maximum
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">length: 10 pages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">+ Practice Papers that describe problems, lessons learned, solutions implemented, and challenges and
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">opportunities encountered in industrial global software engineering environments. Maximum length: 5 pages.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">All papers will be handled electronically through ICGSE 2014 online submission system and peer reviewed by at
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">least three reviewers. Papers should conform to the two-column IEEE CS Press format. Accepted papers will be
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">published in the conference proceedings by IEEE CS Press and be available in the IEEE CS Digital Library.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">***Authors of the best papers will be invited to submit a revised and extended version of their papers to a
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">special section in an issue of the Information and Software Technology journal published by Elsevier.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">We also invite industry abstracts, submissions for the doctoral symposium, and proposals for workshops and
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">tutorials. Further information and updates will be available.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">For further details, please visit ICGSE 2014 website (http://www.icgse.org)
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* Organizing Committee * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">General Chair: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Wenyun Zhao, Fudan University, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Program Chairs; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Yuanfang Cai, Drexel University, United States
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Jude Fernandez, Infosys, India
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Steering Committee Chair: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Christof Ebert, Vector Consulting Services, Germany
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Local Organizing Chair: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Xin Peng, Fudan University, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop Chairs: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Qianxiang Wang, Peking University, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Aurora Vizcaino, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Doctoral Symposium Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> M. Ali Babar, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Tutorial Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Raghu Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, United States
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Cleidson de Souza, Vale Technological Institute, Brazil
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Proceedings Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Liwei Shen, Fudan University, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Poster & Panel Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Tony Clear, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Bedir Tekinerdogan, Bilkent University, Turkey
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Industry Liaison <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Alberto Avritzer, Siemens, US
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Gang Zhang, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Publicity Chairs <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Mansooreh Zahedi, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> </span>Eduardo Almeida, UFBA, Brazil
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<p class="MsoPlainText"> Martin Nordio, ETH Zurich, Switzerland <o:p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"> <span lang="EN-US">Shilpi Jain, IMI, India
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Junchao Xiao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Finance Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Yijian Wu, Fudan University, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Webmaster <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Lu Shi, Fudan University, China
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">* More Information * <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">More information about ICGSE 2014 is available at:
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<p class="MsoPlainText">http://www.icgse.org <o:p></o:p></p>
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