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LASER Summer School on Software Engineering - call for participation

Zurich, 20 February 2004. The LASER school is sponsored by ETH Zurich as part of an effort to establish a Laboratory for Applied Software Engineering Research. As the name suggests, the focus is resolutely practical, although theory is welcome to establish solid foundations.

The 2004 LASER school brings together six of the best experts in the field, from Europe, the US and Australia. Each will present a series of six lectures on his or her latest research efforts. The six speakers for 2004 are Jean-Raymond Abrial, Ernie Cohen (Microsoft Research), Erich Gamma (IBM), Bertrand Meyer (ETH/Eiffel Software), Carroll Morgan (University of New South Wales) and Pamela Zave (AT&T).

Registration is now open until April 15th. The number of participants is strictly limited to ensure quality interaction with the lecturers and the rest of the audience; all applications must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the applicant's supervisor or manager. A small number of scholarships are available for participants with insufficient institutional support. A fixed set of places are reserved for members of the ETH Zurich on a first-come, first-served basis.