Kasetsart University’s Institute for Innovative IT, NSTDA’s Enterprise Computing Cluster and Software Park Thailand would like to invite you to join the informative forum on software development best practices and its future direction. More exclusive focus will be on the needs of disciplined software process and software architecture for the new generation of enterprise application development to one including service-oriented application extension and integration with an emphasis on inter-enterprise collaboration and interoperation.

Background
The history of software development is one of an increasing scale. Complexity and requirements challenges along with a paradigm shift towards enterprise and inter-enterprise application integration continue to challenge any software organization. Thus, in order to stay sustainably healthy in business, software development units are required to continuously improve their internal performance and jump on the bandwagon having kept in mind that competitive success will only flow to those possessing the capability to optimize team productivity and quality, as well as the competence to establish an architectural control over their system development life cycles.

Time, Date, and Venue
Time: 13.00 - 16.10
Date: September 25, 2003
Venue: Software Park Thailand
Room: The Auditorium

Seat Reservation

For those of you who are interested, simply return this email to [email protected] to confirm your attendance by Monday 22 September, 2003 with the following information:

* Name

* Job Title

* Organization

* Contact Details (Phone and Email)

Contacts

Thayanan Phuaphanthong

Institute for Innovative Information Technology
Faculty of Engineeirng, Kasetsart University
Phone: 66 2 9428555 ext. 1138

Agenda
13.00 – 14.00

Registration

14.00 - 14.30

Enterprise and Inter-Enterprise Application Integration (EAI and IAI): Opportunities for Thai Software Industry
Dr. Manoo Ordeedolchest, President of Asian-Oceania Computing Industry Organization and Honorary President of Association of Thai Computer Industry

14.30 - 15.00

Roadmap to Enterprise Software Architects
Santichai Emyoo, Director, Enterprise Computing Cluster, NSTDA

15.00 - 15.10

Refreshments

15.10 - 15.40

Process-Focused Organizations: Software Process Improvement and the Unified Process
Dr. Somnuk Keretho, Director, Institute for Innovative Information Technology, Kasetsart University

15.40 - 16.10

Next Steps in Software Process Improvement Frameworks: CMM and CMM Integration
Dr. Kanchit Malaivongs, Fellow of the Royal Institute of Thailand