SEI, NASSCOM Host SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010

Marking the second time SEPG was held in the Asia-Pacific region and the first time the conference collaborated with NASSCOM, SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 was held in dynamic Bangalore, India on August 17-19. The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute presented the conference in conjunction with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), which is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the Information Technology (IT)-Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries in India.

During the first two days of the three-day conference, SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 delegates from India, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and other countries around the world participated in tutorials on the soon-to-be-released CMMI Version 1.3 model and the CMMI for Services model.

“The delegates’ response to tutorials was very positive. The CMMI for Services tutorial, conducted by Eileen Forrester, CMMI for Services team lead at the SEI, captured the interest of the approximately 150 delegates who attended the session,” commented Paul D. Nielsen, chief executive officer and director of the SEI. “Additionally, the CMMI Version 1.3 tutorial conducted by Mike Phillips, CMMI manager at the SEI, was so well-attended that an additional tutorial session was added to the agenda.”

The NASSCOM Quality Summit Workshop was held on August 19. Nielsen made the opening keynote presentation to more than 250 delegates.  Later that day, Anita Carleton, director of the SEI’s Software Engineering Process Management Program, Phillips, and Forrester led a highly interactive panel discussion on technical developments in software process improvement at the SEI.

SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 offered in-person and virtual networking opportunities too. The SEI hosted a meeting of India-based members of the SEI Partner Network where they had an opportunity to connect with Lisa Masciantonio, SEI Partner Network manager, via a virtual conference from Pittsburgh.

“Many old relationships were rekindled with those who have attended previous SEPG conferences in North America as well as those who have come to the SEI in Pittsburgh and Arlington, Va., for training,” remarked Carleton.  “And many new friendships were formed during the many opportunities for the SEI to interact directly with the conference delegates during breaks and lunches served at the ITC Royal Gardenia Hotel.”

SEPG is the premier global conference series on software and systems process management, and to best reflect the regional and global influences on software and systems process management, the SEPG Conference Series serves regional needs with conference offerings in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Dates and locations have been set for future SEPG Conferences around the world: SEPG Latin America 2010 will be held in Medellín, Colombia, November 10–12; SEPG North America 2011 will be held in Portland, Oregon, March 21–24, 2011; and SEPG Europe 2011 will be held in Dublin, Ireland, in early June 2011.

Software Engineering Institute Announces SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 Conference in Bangalore, India

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is pleased to announce that the SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 conference will be held August 17-19, 2010 in Bangalore, India.

The conference will be presented in collaboration with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM®), which is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the Information Technology (IT)-Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries in India.

“Having the opportunity to partner with NASSCOM to bring the SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 conference to Bangalore represents the SEI’s desire to conduct regional conferences for our collaborators, partners, and supporters,” comments Dr. Paul D. Nielsen, chief executive officer and director of the SEI,  “Bangalore, which is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India,’ is home to many users of the methodologies of the SEI and has been a strong supporter of the SEI throughout our 25-year history.”

Mr. Rajiv Vaishnav, vice president, NASSCOM said, “NASSCOM is proud to collaborate with the Software Engineering Institute for the SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 Conference. Holding the SEPG Conference in India will give the Indian IT industry an opportunity to understand regional and global influences on software and system process management, and develop technical expertise in this area. Indian IT companies have been some of the quickest to adopt business-process efficiencies in the face of economic uncertainties. SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 will be an appropriate platform for the industry to share notes on best practices with its peers from around the world.”

During the three-day conference, SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 delegates will have the opportunity to participate in two one-day tutorials on some of the SEI’s most popular topics: the soon-to-be-released CMMI Version 1.3 model and the CMMI for Services model.  The third day of the conference will start the NASSCOM Quality Summit Workshop where delegates will hear two engaging panel discussions. The first will feature Nielsen, senior leaders of NASSCOM, and leaders from the Indian industries discussing current trends affecting Indian IT companies.  SEI senior technical staff members will lead a second panel discussion about technical developments in software process improvement at the SEI.

The NASSCOM Quality Summit Workshop, now in its seventh year, is a premier event that focuses on the need for enhancing quality across organizations.

Anita Carleton, director of the SEI’s Software Engineering Process Management Program, noted that “India has long been an early-adopter of the CMMI models and has embraced the concepts of both CMMI Version 1.3 and CMMI for Services.  Partnering with NASSCOM allows the SEI to bring together software process professionals from throughout the Asia-Pacific region in the dynamic setting of Bangalore.”

Registration for the SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 conference will be opening shortly through the NASSCOM website (www.nasscom.in), and special registration rates will be available to SEI Members and the SEI Partner Network.

The venue for the SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 conference will be the ITC Royal Gardenia, which is situated in the heart of Bangalore.

About NASSCOM

NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 1,200 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the U.S., UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM’s member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India.