About SIGSOFT

SIGSOFT focuses on issues related to all aspects of software development and maintenance. Areas of special interest include: requirements, specification and design, software architecture, validation, verification, debugging, software safety, software processes, software management, measurement, user interfaces, configuration management, software engineering environments, and CASE tools.

SIGSOFT has sponsors or co-sponsors many conferences and events, and publishes Software Engineering Notes, a quarterly newsletter.

History

The field of software engineering is generally considered to have begun with the 1968 and 1969 NATO Software Engineering Conferences.

SIGSOFT was officially formed in 1976 as the Special Interest Committee on Software Engineering (SICSOFT), and converted to SIGSOFT in 1977. More details about the history of SIGSOFT, its officers, conferences, awards and more is available on the SIGSOFT History Wiki.

Here are selected topics from the Wiki as well other historical information:

• SIGSOFT Chronology
• SIGSOFT Community Directory
• FSE History Page
• ISSTA History Page
• Software Engineering Academic Genealogy
• Software Engineering Conference Statistics
• Software Engineering Dissertations

Policies and Guidelines

The following policies and guidelines regulate SIGSOFT's activities:

• SIGSOFT Bylaws
• Policy for Program Committees
• Policy for Software Engineering Notes (SEN)
• Guidelines for Obtaining SIGSOFT Cooperation Status
• Guidelines for Obtaining SIGSOFT Sponsorship Status
• Guidelines for Running a SIGSOFT-Sponsored Meeting
• Guidelines for Running a SIGSOFT-Sponsored Workshop

Executive Committee

SIGSOFT is run by a volunteer Executive Committee composed of officers elected every three years, and assisted by a professional program director employed by the ACM.

Annual Reports

Information on past SIGSOFT activities is in the annual reports: