Dr John Grundy Department of Computer Science University of Auckland New Zealand john-g@cs.auckland.ac.nz

Dr Robert Manderson  School of Computer  Science University of Westminster UK R.P.Manderson@westminster.ac.uk

Automated tools play an important role in the promotion and adoption of software engineering methods and processes, both within a particular organisation and within the software engineering community generally. The development of these tools is itself a significant software engineering task, requiring a
considerable investment of time and resources. There are a large number of different kinds of automated software engineering tool, variously known as Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE), Computer Aided Method Engineering (CAME), Integrated Project Support Environments (IPSE), Software
Engineering Environments (SEE), and meta-CASE tools. Although these tools differ in the particular methods, activities, and phases of the software development cycle to which they are applied, developers of these tools often face similar implementation issues.

Decisions about host computing platform, implementation language, conformance with standards and reference models, choice of repository, integration and interoperability mechanisms, and user interface style have to be made. The purpose of this minitrack is to bring together researchers and practitioners actively
involved in software engineering tool development. It covers a wide range of software engineering tools, including: SEE, IPSE, CASE, CAME, CSCW, Workflow, and meta-CASE tools. It focuses on practical issues of: implementation languages and platforms, repository organization, integration, interoperability, evaluation, and development methods.

Submit a 300-word abstract to one of the minitrack organisers by April 1, 2000. Feedback on the appropriateness of the abstract will be sent to you by May 1, 2000. Submit the full manuscript by June 1, 2000. Manuscripts should have an abstract and be 22-25 typewritten, double-spaced pages in length. Papers must not have been previously presented or published, nor currently submitted for journal publication. Each manuscript will be subjected to a rigorous refereeing process.

Individuals interested in refereeing papers should contact the minitrack organisers directly.