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Just Announced: New Lower Registration, Exhibitor, and Sponsor Rates!
1 May 2009
We at the SEI are committed to providing important networking and professional development opportunities but understand that today’s economy may prevent some from attending conferences. That is why we have significantly reduced registration rates for SEPG Europe 2009, to be held 9-12 June in Prague. Registration rates have been reduced by $645! The early-bird full-conference rate (through 23:59 15 May, U.S. Eastern Time) is now $2,250. After 15 May, the full-conference rate is $2,350.
In addition to the registration rates, exhibitor rates have been reduced from $5,000 to $3,750 (through the 15 May early-bird deadline), and sponsorship, which includes booth space and advertising opportunities, has been reduced from $20,000 to $12,500.
The new registration, exhibitor, and sponsorship rates go into effect on 4 May. Rates will be retroactive.
In uncertain times, those who are committed to strengthening their organization’s processes for efficiency and performance are setting themselves up to emerge stronger than before and poised for innovation as the recession recedes. We hope you take advantage of these reduced rates to join the community of European process champions in Prague this June. Register today.
Peter Ector and Angela de Visser of Rabobank International to Keynote
29 April 2009
Peter Ector and Angela de Visser of Rabobank International will give a keynote presentation at SEPG Europe 2009 9-12 June in Prague. Their keynote will focus on the topic: The Process Quality Improvement Initiative.
The keynote abstract is: "The quality of daily work is directly dependent on the quality of process execution. IT Infrastructure, the internal IT service provider of Rabobank International, started a process quality improvement program in 2005 to improve the quality of execution of IT related processes. With this improvement program, the IT organisation succeeded in improving the quality of its work. At the same time, management information was generated to enable Senior Management to improve their control. This presentation from Peter Ector and Angela de Visser will show you what is achieved and how it was done."
Peter Ector has more than 20 years of experience managing IT related projects. The last 10 years he worked as a senior project manager at Rabobank International, which is part of the Rabobank Group. Since 2004 he has been involved in improving process structure and process organization within the IT Infrastructure department via the Process Quality Improvement (PQI) Initiative.
Angela de Visser has worked for Rabobank International for more than 10 years, first as consultant and later as project manager and business support manager. Currently she is involved in the Process Quality Improvement Initiative as process & quality manager within IT Infrastructure department. She graduated from Maastricht University in Business Economics.
SEI Certification Exams Now Available at SEPG Europe 2009
15 April 2009
The SEI will host qualification examinations for professionals seeking SEI Certifications at SEPG Europe 2009. Qualification exams are an important step in the process for gaining your SEI Certification. Schedule your exam during SEPG Europe, and take advantage of this opportunity to stretch your conference dollars.
The following qualification exams will be available 11 June at SEPG Europe 2009 (exams begin at 18.00 hr):
- SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Exam
- SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and CMMI v1.2 Instructor for Services Exam
- SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and CMMI v1.2 Instructor for Acquisition Exam
- CMMI Instructor Entry Exam
- SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser Entry Exam
Visit our Certification exams registration portal to create an online account and register for your examination. Seats are limited, so sign up early!
In the event that testing session(s) are cancelled by the SEI, all registered parties may reschedule or receive a refund of their testing fees.
New Opportunity for Students to Participate in European Performance Improvement Community
6 March 2009
To encourage the next generation of software and systems process professionals to join the SEPG community of performance improvement leaders, we’re pleased to announce a new program just for students: the Student Poster Presentation Program. We invite full-time undergraduate and graduate students to submit poster presentations for SEPG Europe 2009. Students whose presentations are accepted will get FREE full-conference registration, a value of $2,995. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 15 April 2009 (by 23:59 U.S. Eastern Time). Students who would like to participate in SEPG Europe 2009 but do not wish to submit a poster presentation are welcome to attend with a significantly reduced rate. Learn more.
Gary Cort of Axxios Consulting Group to Keynote
21 January 2009
Gary Cort, principal at Axxios Consulting Group, an alliance of international management consulting firms focused on operational excellence through flawless execution, will be a keynote speaker for the SEI's SEPG Europe 2009 conference.
Cort has over thirty years of software industry experience on projects spanning aerospace, communications, biomedical, financial, simulation, and real time environments. Cort has worked with many international quality models and standards and has drawn extensively on ISO 9001, ISO 14000, Six Sigma, CMMI, and Malcolm Baldridge to create harmonized quality management solutions. He is the developer of the PEAK measure of process capability and holds various patents in the statistical testing domain.
"We're very excited that Gary will be sharing his international experience with us in Prague," said Caroline Graettinger, PhD, SEPG Conference Series Chair. "Gary is uniquely positioned at the intersection of the CMMI and ISO process improvement communities. This, coupled with his experience in several of the leading global technology companies, will result in a talk that should not be missed."
Specializing in software engineering, project management, configuration management, and software metrics, Cort has led large-scale software projects for NASA, the US Department of Energy, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he also served as Quality Officer. Prior to joining Axxios Consulting Group, he was vice president of software quality for Research In Motion, developer of the Blackberry. He also co-led the worldwide CMMI deployment effort for Intel Corporation. Cort works with Fortune 500 companies throughout the world to dramatically improve software project capabilities.
Cort is a former Adjunct Professor of Software Engineering at the University of New Mexico and currently serves on various standards and advisory boards. Cort currently chairs ISO Technical Committee 176, which is responsible for the continued evolution of the ISO 9000 family of international quality management standards. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Texas A&M University and is an ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer. Cort has enjoyed a long and productive relationship with the Software Engineering Institute and is a certified SCAMPI High-Maturity Lead Appraiser and CMMI Instructor as well as one of the authors of the SCAMPI B&C appraisal methods.
SEPG Europe 2009 Seeks Community Feedback
6 October 2008
The SEPG Europe 2009 Program Committee is committed to developing an outstanding conference program second to none, continuing the exceptional SEPG Europe conference experience the European and international markets have valued since 1996. We’d like to hear from the SEPG community about topics and nominations for keynote speakers that will help us to build another stellar program.
Each year, the SEPG Europe conference attracts top leaders in government, industry, and academia to address conference attendees. Keynote speakers are chosen for their leadership, their ability to inspire and challenge our thinking, their organizational adoption of best practices, and their thoughts on trends, challenges, and upcoming issues in software and systems engineering and process management. Please nominate keynote speakers at this link.
Have a suggestion for a topic you’d like to see covered at the 2009 conference? Suggest topics at this link.
6 October 2008
The SEPG Europe 2009 Program Committee invites the SEPG community to submit an abstract for the 2009 conference or volunteer to review the abstracts. Click here to find instructions and online submission forms. The deadline to submit an abstract or volunteer to review them is 14 November 2008 (23:59 U.S. Eastern Time or 4:59 Greenwich Mean Time on 15 November 2008).
6 October 2008
With proven performance improvement expertise to build on, and an ever changing world and business environment ahead of us, the SEPG Conference Series launched a new theme to help expand awareness of the impact of our field to an even broader audience. Read more about performing at a higher level.
