(Nuremberg, 2008-05-10) The registration for the free workshop on Enterprise SPICE and Banking SPICE on Monday, May 26, 13:30 to 17:15 hours, has started!
This workshop will provide an opportunity for those interested in participating in these initiatives to meet and discuss with the International Project Leaders about how they can get involved and contribute to the work. The International Project leaders will present the goals, objectives and work plans for the initiatives together with the project organization and collaborative development environment for the projects. If you are interested to participate, you need to pre-register for the workshop as places are limited. There is no charge to attend the workshop!

You need to register here in order to get entrance to that workshop!

Please note: Also conference participants and speakers need to register for this free workshop!

You can download a PDF of the complete conference program here.

You can register for the free workshop on Enterprise SPICE and Banking SPICE online here.

(Nuremberg, 2008-04-08) A PDF of the program of SPICE 2008 is now available for download on this website. Also the registration for SPICE 2008 has started. Packages with/without tutorials and special prices for assessors (SPICE/CMM®/CMMI®) apply! Please check the tutorials here and the keynotes there - and then visit the registration page for registering online via a secure (SSL) connection. You may pay with your credit card or decide to receive an invoice instead. Do not forget to book your reduced hotel room. More information about how to do it can be found here.

You can download a PDF of the program here.

You can register secure online here.

(Nuremberg, 2008-04-06) The complete program for SPICE 2008 is now online. Information about the tutorials, workshops, kenyotes and presentations can be found on this website now!

Five tutorials and two workshops to choose from on Monday; four keynotes and 29 presentations in three parallel tracks in nine industry and technical sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday; presenters from 14 countries and four continents; a High Maturity Session and Panel Discussion on Wednesday - SPICE 2008 is again the most international and the largest SPICE conference in 2008!

A "High Maturity" session on Wednesday afternoon will showcase the only three organizations, all from India, that have achieved (or are expecting to achieve) ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) Organizational Maturity Level 5. The session will be chaired by Alec Dorling, the international ISO/IEC 15504 and SPICE project manager.

In the session, Wipro Technologies will talk about Sustaining High Maturity practices in High Growth Environment, KPIT Cummins about Quantitative Project Management and the Role of Process Consultants at KPIT Cummins, and Satyam Computer Services about the Drivers and Enablers of High Maturity Practices at Satyam.

This is a unique opportunity to learn from and discuss with the experts and practitioners about high maturity practices. An opportunity not to be missed!

Register today!

You can find the complete program with the presenters and titles of presentations here.

You can download a PDF of the program here.

(Nuremberg, 2008-03-28) Registration for SPICE 2008 has started. Packages with/without tutorials and special prices for assessors (SPICE/CMM®/CMMI®) apply! Please check the tutorials here and the keynotes there - and then visit the registration page for registering online via a secure (SSL) connection. You may pay with your credit card or decide to receive an invoice instead. Do not forget to book your reduced hotel room. More information about how to do it can be found here.

You can register secure online here.

(Nuremberg, 2008-03-25) The program committee of the SPICE 2008 conference has published the keynotes that will be held at the conference. The keynote speakers in 2008 are Mark Paulk (Carnegie Mellon University), Linda Ibrahim (International Project Leader for Enterprise SPICE), Francois Coallier (Président/Chairman ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC7) and Edoardo Sivera (Head of Software Engineering Team, Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA)).

Mark Paulk will talk about "Understanding High Maturity Practices", Linda Ibrahim about "SPICE'ing Up Your Enterprise", Francois Coallier about "What does Engineering mean in 'Software Engineering'" and Edoardo Sivera's keynote is about "Automotive SPICE® Assessment Experiences: An Overview of Fiat Group Automobiles Software Methodologies".

More information on the keynote speakers and the content of their presentations can be found here.

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(Nuremberg, 2008-03-20) Five tutorials, three in the morning and two in the afternoon, will happen on Monday, 26 June, at SPICE 2008 in Nuremberg. The tutorials in the morning, from 09:00 to 12:45 are given by Alec Dorling ("Automotive SPICE®") and Terry Rout ("SPICE and other Flavours: Process Improvement using ISO 15504") and Carol Dekkers ("Scope
Management for Adults - a 12 Step Recovery Approach for ICT
Project Recovery"). The afternoon tutorials, 13:30 to 17:15, are given by Bogdan Bereza-Jarocinski ("Psychology of Test Management") and Clenio Salviano ("Establishing ISO/IEC 15504-Based Process Capability Profile to Process Improvement").

More information about the tutorials can be found here.

(Nuremberg, 2007-11-20) The organizers of SPICE 2008 have published the Sponsoring Packages for next year's conference. From logo sponsoring to exhibiting and industrial talks - SPICE 2008 offers all kinds of sponsoring possibilities.

Participants from more than 30 countries, a program committee from five ontinents and the best experts in the field of Software Process Improvement make the perfect setting for exhibiting and reaching the international SPICE community. A special focus will be given to certain key development processes, such as Testing, Requirements Engineering or Project Management.

You can download a PDF of the Sponsoring Packages here.

(Nuremberg, 2007-10-20) The Hilton Nuremberg Hotel, Germany, will be the venue of the SPICE 2008 conference next May. The hotel's location within an impressive sports complex and near major motorways offers a memorable and accessible venue.

Spacious conference rooms, perfect exhibiting conditions and easy accessability from Nuremberg airport, the main station and the Autobahn, are the perfect setting for SPICE 2008.

(Gothenburg, 2007-09-10) The SPICE User Group is pleased to announce the 8th International SPICE Conference, to be held in Nuremberg, Germany from 26th to 28th May, 2008. The Conference follows on from the success of previous SPICE conferences, and builds upon the achievements of the International SPICE Symposia held on a regular basis since 1994. The conference will be hosted by gasq - Global Association for Software Quality.