Regular papers, written in English, should not exceed 20 double-spaced pages, and should be submitted electronically. Note that we only accept submissions in either postscript or PDF format, possibly compressed with gzip. The final version will be limited to a to-be-announced number of pages IEEE double column format. Submissions must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be thoroughly reviewed by referees appointed by the Program Committee in order to identify their originality as well as their scientific and practical contribution to the state of the art. A selection of papers will undergo a second review for potential publication in a special section of IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

Submission for Regular paper has been closed.

Individual Presentations: We seek submissions of one page abstract by authors in the software industry on topics in technology, tools and practice related to software testing, reliability, safety, security, availability, and dependability. Typically this will contain:

Company Presentations: We seek submissions of proposals for presentations by companies in the software industry on their approaches to enhancing software reliability in their products and services. In contrast to a submitted presentation by an author, the contents of the proposal for a company presentation should have enough different technical dimensions (such as tools experiences, company practices, reliability goals,etc.) to warrant a dedicated time in the agenda for the company. It should not be viewed as a forum for advertisement. The selected proposals will have 60 to 90 minutes on the ISSRE 2001 agenda. The participants only need to submit the presentation (PDF format) for publication in the conference proceedings.

Industry Relevant Panels: We seek submissions of proposals for panels that will be interesting to the industry and academic participants alike on topics relevant to today's fast moving software industry. Some examples of the topics are: Reliability implications of Extreme Progamming, Internet security, Testing and Reliability of Network based Software Services, etc. The proposal must contain: Name and address of the author of the proposal Title of the panel and an explanation of the relevant area Names of participants (with one moderator) and their qualifications Key five questions that will be addressed by the panel
The proposals will be reviewed by the Industry Practice review committee and the selected panels will have 60 to 90 minutes at the ISSRE 2001 conference. There is no need to write a paper. The panelists need to submit a page (PDF format) for publication in the conference proceedings.