SATURN Conference 2005

The first Software Architecture Technology User Network Workshop (SATURN 2005) was held April 6-7, 2005 at the Software Engineering Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It attracted 48 persons from 24 organizations. Keynote speakers included:

• Nanette Brown, Director of applied architecture and quality assurance   at Pitney Bowes,
• Stefan Ferber, Director of the Bosch SEPG at Robert Bosch GmbH, and  
• Paul Nielsen, Director and CEO of the SEI.

In addition to the three keynotes, there were presentations from nine participants. Three working sessions focused on: gaps in the methods, what to measure, and the relationship of architecture and process.

In the closing session, participants noted the following high points of the meeting:

• Peer collaboration,
• Shared understanding,
• Case studies,
• Metrics from the Bosch keynote and the breakout group on what to   measure,
• What is new in software architecture,
• SEI MTS presence,
• Acquisition support available for software architecture,
• Software architecture technology has reached the "early   majority."

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