
An Invitation to ICSE 2002

ICSE 2002 will held 19-25 May 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which is located on the world widest avenue, across from the famous Obelisk.  SADIO (Sociada Argentina de Informatica e Investigation Operativa), the local co-sponsor, has work hard to assure that attendees will be pampered with special treatment from their arrival at the airport and throughout their stay. Getting to Argentina should be easy, with special travel discounts provided by United Airlines (see our web site for more details). In addition, local tours to the outlying regions will be available. All meetings will be held in the 5-star Crowne Plaza, which features internet access in every room. Receptions will feature local cuisine and entertainment as well as some ICSE-unique surprises. One of the receptions is planned across the street from the hotel at the Opera House. 
To date, extensive effort has been placed on encouraging local student and industry participation. This includes special emphasis on the poster session, as well as financially attractive registration packages (i.e., the student 6-pack, where 5 students and a professor can register for the cost of 6 students, and an industry 3 pack, with a special registration price that covers 3 conference registrations and 3 one-day tutorials). Of course, besides the tutorials and workshop, the technical program is crucial. To meet this end, program co-chairs Michal Young and Jeff Magee have assembled an outstanding program committee. To complement the paper, panel and industry sessions they will be creating, the keynote speakers include the former president of the International Council of Systems Engineers, Dr. Donna Rhodes of Lucent Technologies Software Products Group, Bob Balzer of Tecknowledge, and IT research consultant, Donald Feinberg of the Gartner Group.
Abstracts and papers will be accepted starting in July with cut off in mid September. For more details, please visit our web site at http://www.icse-conferences.org/2002.
See you in Buenos Aires!
— Will Tracz