GSD Workshop, Victoria, BC, Canada
September 17th - 19th 2004
This event brought together researchers and industry practitioners keen to solve current problems within the field of global software development (GSD). This venue provided the opportunity to not only discuss topical issues in GSD but also learn more about others' work and develop collaborative efforts. Participants from around the world met either in person at the SEGAL Labs at the University of Victoria (UVic) or remotely via internet videoconferencing.
Additional photos from the workshop are available here: local participants, Smartboard, Artifacts, Matt Bass, Matt Bass (2), Matt Bass (3), Matt Bass (4), Matt Bass (5), Matt Bass (6)
Participants: Rafael Prikladnicki, Sabrina Marczak and Leandro Teixeira Lopes (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil), Matt Bass (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), Filippo Lanubile (University of Bari, Italy), Daniela Damian (UVic, Canada), Brian Gaines (University of Calgary, Canada), James Chisan (UVic, Canada), Elizabeth Hargreaves (UVic, Canada), Jack Wong (McKesson Corporation and UVic, Canada), Daniel German (UVic, Canada), Pierre Robillard (Ecole Polytechnique, Canada), Heather Oppenheimer (Lucent Technologies, USA), Ban Al-Alani (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), Andreas Braun (Accenture, Germany), Allan Dutoit, Bernd Brugge and Naoufel Boulila (Technical University Munchen), and Andrew Swerdlow (UVic, Canada).
Presentations:
Meeting Agenda
Friday, Sept 17: Dinner and drinks, meeting at the Swans hotel (Pandora Avenue #506) at 6 pm. Note that we will meet in the pub and will have a reservation under “Damian”. We’ll be there all night, so late arrivals in town will find us there.
Saturday, Sept 18:
8:30am - 9:00am: Welcome note, coffee in the SEGAL lab (TEF 233).Sunday, Sept 19:
9:00am - 9:30am: Discussion of agenda for remaining part of the workshopTechnology Enterprise Facility (TEF): Our meetings will be held in TEF 233. This building is located at the edge of the UVic campus (please see this map). Note that this is a secure building--an access card is required to enter it. If you are unaccompanied, you can gain access by dialing the number for TEF 233 listed on the entry system at the main door to the building which is beside the larger of the two parking lots.
Phone numbers: TEF 233: (250) 472-4622, Dana's cellphone: (250) 217-4249
Links:
Bus Route from downtown Victoria to UVic
Swan's Pub, BC Travel info about Swan's
Directions from Victoria airport to Hotel Grand Pacific (courtesy HGP website):
(Note that you
can reach downtown Victoria via taxi (~$50), airport bus (~$15) or city bus
(~$3)).)
Exit the airport
on the main road
Make a left turn onto McTavish Road (T-Intersection)
Make a quick right onto the Patricia Bay Highway #17, heading south
Continue on Highway #17 into downtown Victoria
(Approximately 25 kilometres / 30 minutes)
The highway becomes Blanshard Street in Victoria
Continue along Blanshard Street, which after a small down hill and a sharp right
bend becomes Belleville Street
Approximately three blocks after the sharp right bend, past the Legislative
Buildings, you will find the hotel and main driveway on the left hand side at
463 Belleville Street
(Large 10 story, dusty rose coloured building)
The parking garage is located off of Quebec Street, which can be accessed if
you turn left just before the hotel onto Menzies Street, then right onto Quebec
Street - at the end of the building, you will find the entrance to the underground
parking garage
(Vehicle height limited to 6'4", please contact the Bell Desk for over
height parking options)
If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Concierge Desk at 250-380-4484, the Bell Desk at 250-386-0450, or by e-mail at concierge@hotelgrandpacific.com
