The Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering (AWRE) has become a leading event in Requirements Engineering in Australia and increasingly attracts many researchers and professionals from all over the world. This year, AWRE'04 will be organised at the University of South Australia in Adelaide.

The Requirements Engineering (RE) process is recognised to be one of the most critical aspects of system development. While research into RE has produced an extensive body of knowledge, there are still many questions and issues surrounding effective RE practice which have not been well understood and addressed. This year, the workshop invites papers with a focus on identifying such issues, raising questions and suggesting and discussing approaches to improving current Requirements Engineering practice.

Participation by active researchers and practitioners both in industry and academia and by research students is strongly recommended.

Adelaide University Conference Centre, Level 4, Union House, North Terrace, Adelaide.

Final day for registration: November 15, 2004

The conference registration form and details are available on our web site. http://awre2004.cis.unisa.edu.au

Professor Arthur Cropley

Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Professor Arthur Cropley is a famous author of many books on creativity in education and learning. These have appeared in English, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Hungarian. He also lectured in many countries around the world. From 1989-1996 he was Foundation Editor of High Ability Studies journal. He received the 1997 Creativity Award of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children in Seattle in September of that year.

At AWRE’04 Professor Arthur Cropley will share with the RE community his thoughts on education and promoting creative thinking in systems development.

More information about AWRE’04 workshop, such as the programme details, accommodation and tourist information can be found on the AWRE workshop web site soon.

On behalf of the Organising Committee I wish to invite you to join us at 9th Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering 2004.