Navigation: Home / 2008 Conference / Registration & Submissions

Registration & Submissions

  1. Registration for the Conference and/or Workshops
  2. Submission of Papers and Abstracts
  3. Submission for Workshops, Exhibits, or Volunteering

1.  Registration for the Conference and/or Workshops

Registration for the conference will be available online beginning July 21, 2008.  There will be discounts for early registration and for registering for both a workshop and the conference. Go to Registration Specifics for more complete instructions.

2. Submission for Papers and Abstracts

Background

PNSQC paper reviewers have high standards. It is, after all, a quality conference.

The PNSQC Proceedings is a peer-reviewed publication. Initial selection by the Program Committee does not guarantee acceptance for inclusion in the conference. Papers are accepted provisionally and are subject to the referee/peer-review process during June and July. Decisions of the Program Committee are final.

Each accepted paper will be assigned a Primary Reviewer and one or more other reviewers. The Primary Reviewer is responsible for coordinating communication between the author(s) and other PNSQC members and for ensuring that sufficient progress is made on the paper.

The draft is expected to be technically sound and grammatically correct. We recommend that, prior to the June 20 draft due date, the paper be proofread and reviewed for technical content. During the subsequent ten weeks - until mid-August - authors and assigned reviewers/referees will collaborate to improve the quality of the paper (refining content, removing ambiguities, etc.).

Timeline

May 1, 2008 Abstract deadline
May 17, 2008 Notification of selection
June 20, 2008 Draft papers due
June - July, 2008 Refine and polish the paper
August, 2008 Final acceptance, subject to referee/peer-review process
August 15, 2008 Camera-ready paper due
October 13-15, 2008 Conference presentation

  

Paper/Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts are limited to 5000 characters. Abstracts are submitted via the conference management tool provided by Microsoft (https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/PNSQC2008/Default.aspx).  If you are a new user, you will need to enter an email address and create a password.  The tool will then prompt you for all required submission information.

Note: We are video recording presentations this year. You may opt out of this for whatever reason.

Papers should address address collaboration and/or quality consistent with the PNSQC mission of enabling information exchange for higher quality software.

All papers will be refereed. Authors will present their papers at the conference and the papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Papers can be about products, processes, or people; introductory, intermediate, or advanced; case studies, research results, or thought experiments; practical or theoretical; technical or humanistic; etc.

For each paper, one person (the presenter) receives complimentary admission to the two-day technical program at the conference.

Each author must sign and submit the Legal Release form.

Please submit abstracts and papers here

Address questions or comments to program at pnsqc dot org .

All submitters will be notified of the Program Committee’s initial decision by May 17, 2008.

PNSQC referees/reviewers expectations

Correct punctuation, spelling, and grammar (e.g.; word sequencing, verb tense, and sentence and paragraph structure).

Customary style for technical writing - title page with author names, titles, affiliations, biographies, short abstract; introduction; labeled sections, figures, charts, and graphs; summary/supported conclusions; references.

References to companies, including the author’s own company or employer are encouraged but blatant commercialism is unacceptable.

Definitions or explanations of uncommon technical terms and expressions.

Acronyms spelled out upon first use.

Logical development & presentation of the author’s contribution to the subject

Conclusions and claims are supported by data, and the chain of reasoning by which the conclusion was reached is clearly presented.

Appropriate research and references to earlier works.

If the Program Committee determines that basic writing errors are not likely to be remedied, the author(s) will be encouraged to withdraw the paper.

Conference Proceedings are published in two versions - Book format and Adobe® Acrobat® PDF. The hard-copy book is distributed to attendees during on-site check-in. The PDF version will be available on the PNSQC web site.<

Paper Formatting Requirements

Files Submitted papers file should be in Microsoft® Word® or Adobe Acrobat PDF format, gray-scale only. Additional files (text examples, spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, etc.) may be submitted for the electronic version. Any such files must be IBM-PC readable (e.g.; UNIX TAR files are not acceptable).
Font 10 or 12 point; Times New Roman, Helvetica, Arial, or Courier
Paragraph Single-spaced, full-page (non-columnar)
Page No headers or footers, one-inch margins; top and bottom, right and left. No page numbers (they are added by our publisher). Note: All footnotes must be above the one-inch bottom margin.
First page A title page including the following elements:

  1. Paper title
  2. Name(s) of the author(s)
  3. Author affiliation(s) & email address(es)
  4. Biographical sketch(es) of author(s) which may include
    1. current positions
    2. technical interests
    3. prior professional experience
    4. other activities
    5. awards
    6. education
  5. Short abstract of the paper
  6. Copyright notices if required by the author

NOTE: PNSQC will add the following text at the foot of the title page: “First published in the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference Proceedings, 2008″ unless other arrangements are made with the Program Chair.
Length There is no formal limit on the length of a paper; however papers do not normally exceed ten pages. Longer papers are acceptable if the material is well organized and the subject matter warrants the extra coverage. The published text should be at least as informative as the 40-minute oral presentation.

3. Submission for Workshops, Exhibits, or Volunteering

For Workshops, send email to president at pnsqc.org and Cc: tmoore at europa.com

For Exhibits, send email to exhibits at pnsqc.org and Cc: tmoore at europa.com

To become a Volunteer, send email to volunteer at pnsqc.org and Cc: tmoore at europa.com