Austin Software Process Improvement Network (A-SPIN)

A-SPIN HAS MOVED TO TUESDAY NIGHTS!

SPIN(Software Process Improvement Network) is a forum for the free and open exchange of software process improvement ideas and experiences. The organization serves as a source of educational, scientific and practical information for its members, other SPIN organizations and the general software community. The Austin SPIN is affiliated with the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, the Austin Software Council, the Software Quality Institute and currently has sister SPINs in several cities across the U.S.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NO ASPIN meeting in December.
The next meeting is Tuesday January 18th, when Ira Baxter, Ph.D., with Semantic Designs, Inc., will have the presentation. Ira will give us an Update on the exciting programs Semantic Designs is coming up with, such as the Clone Detector that has been discussed at two earlier SPIN meetings. More details on the presentation will be made available before the January meeting.

SPIN Meeting Times: Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: Pickle Research Campus, Commons Building, Auditorium 1.122

(SPIN meets the third Tuesday evening of each month (excluding the month of July).

SPIN Meetings are held in the small auditorium in the Commons Building on the Pickle Research Campus (PRC) of The University of Texas at Austin. PRC is located on Braker Lane between MoPac and Burnet Road. Enter the gate on Burnet Road, half a block south of the Braker and Burnet intersection. Inside the PRC Campus, the Commons Building is located on the northeast corner of Road A and Granberry Trail.

Directions

Go to the intersection of MoPac and Braker Lane. Go east on Braker and turn right (south) on Burnet Road. Go a half-block and turn right into the PRC gate. Alternatively, you can go north on Burnet from 183 and turn left into the gate. In either case, from the PRC gate continue straight ahead on Read Granberry Trail.  The Commons Building is at the intersection of Read Granberry and Road A. Turn right on Road A and right again to get to the parking lot which is under the water tower on your right.

SPIN Meeting Agenda

6:00 p.m. Dinner (optional)
6:30 p.m. Networking
7:00 p.m. Meeting - Call to Order: Lynn Thurmond, Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
7:30 p.m. Presentation
9:00 p.m. Adjourn

www.utexas.edu - Tuesday Nights at the Commons

For more information about A-SPIN, contact: Lynn_Thurmond@Trimble.com

SPIN Meeting Announcements

Information about monthly meetings are distributed by postal service and E-mail. To be added to the mailing list, send your name, company, mailing address, zip code and Internet address to:

Fax (512) 471-4824
E-mail: info@sqi.utexas.edu

SPIN Financial Support

Financialsupport for the Austin SPIN is underwritten by individual and corporate subscriptions to the Software Quality Institute.

SPIN Administration

Facilities arrangements, staffing, and promotion of SPIN activities are provided by the Software Quality Institute.

Links to Other SPIN Resources

• SEI's National SPIN Page

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