We are pleased to invite the academic, government and business community to participate in the CIMPS’13 (2ª Conferencia Internacional en Mejora de Procesos Software – International Conference on Software Process Improvement), to be held between the 2th and 4th of October 2013, in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México: www.ingsoft.mx/cimps2013/

The CIMPS’13 is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Software Engineering with clear relationship but not limited to software processes Improvement and Security in Information and Communication Technology Field.

Three types of papers can be submitted:

-Full paper: Finished or consolidated R&D works. These papers are assigned a 8-page limit.
-Company or industrial paper: papers that show practical experience, R& D, tools, etc., focused on main topic of
the conference. These papers are assigned to a 6-page limit.
-Poster paper: Ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, open to discussion. These papers are assigned a
3-page limit.

Themes

All topic areas related to Software engineering focused but not limited to Software Processes improvement and Security in Information and Communication Technology Field. Submitted papers must follow the main themes proposed for the Conference (the topics proposed are not intended as restrictive):

Organizational Models, Standards and Methodologies
Management
Software Systems, Applications and Tools
Information and Communication Technologies

Important Dates

-Paper submission: July 17, 2013
-Notification of acceptance: August 17, 2013
-Submission of accepted papers (Camera ready papers): August 30, 2013
-Payment of registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: September
15, 2013