There are a few periods we have set aside for various interest groups to hold meetings or “birds-of-a-feather” (BOF) sessions at ICSE 2025.
Click here to see the up to date schedule of these meetings
- Tuesday evening Apr 29 7–10 p.m. (This will still allow people to attend an hour of the Newcomer’s reception for those attending that; there is also a good food court in the building for those who want to eat before events held in this time slot if they are not separately catered)
- ICSE Steering Committee meeting (food provided in the room starting at 6) Room 201
- ASE Journal Ed Board meeting (off site; contact the organizers for the location)
- IEEE Software Ed Board meeting: Room 204.
- BOF: Using the Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge (CyBOK) in Education. Room 203. Click for more information.
For the following lunchtime meetings, you can get your food from the buffets and then eat in the rooms, Prior sessions end at 12:30; next sessions start at 2; there will also be some networking events and poster sessions during lunch periods)
- Wednesday Apr 30 Lunchtime 12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. (You can eat in the rooms;
- 12:45 p.m.FSE Conference Steering Committee meeting. Room 203.
- 12:45 p.m. Elsevier Author workshop. Room 204: This session provides early career researchers with access to free resources and insights into the publishing process with Elsevier’s journals. Engage with editors from leading titles, ask your questions, and connect with fellow researchers. Free research resources (~20 minutes) + Meet the editors & Networking (~20 mins).
- 12:45 p.m.. TCSE Executive committee meeting. Room 210
- 1 p.m. CSCan special session: Horizon Europe Grant program (to which Canadians can apply). Room 205.
- 1 p.m. ASE 2025 Conference Program committee meeting. Room 214
- See also networking events at this time
- Thursday May 1 very early morning
- 7:30-9 a.m.: ICSE 2027 Organizing Committee Meeting
- 8:00-9 a.m.: JSS Board meeting
- Thursday May 1 late morning (moved from Wednesday)
- 11-12:30 p.m. TSE 50th Anniversary Celebration (in parallel with some paper sessions). Canada Hall (plenary room)
- Thursday May 1 Lunchtime 12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- ICSE 2026 Conference Organizing Committee meeting. Room 203.
- TOSEM Journal Ed board meeting. Room 204.
- TSE Journal Ed board meeting. Room 210.
- FSE Program Committee Meeting. Room 205.
- See also networking events at this time
- Thursday May 1 16:00-17:30.
- TCSE and SIGSOFT Town Hall. Room 214.
- (the soccer game is also at this time)
- Friday May 2 Lunchtime 12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- ICSE 2026 Conference PC meeting. Room 205.
- See also networking events at this time
The following event is offsite at the University of Ottawa and ICSE is merely facilitating registration, since many people will be attending both ICSE and this event.
- Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4 at the University of Ottawa
- AIware Bootcamp: https://www.aiwarebootcamp.io/mini.html (no lunchtime food provided; registration for a small fee is available in the ICSE registration system ). Schedule for the bootcamp in the ICSE program This focused bootcamp will feature talks and sessions led by industry and academic experts at the forefront of AI-powered Software (AIware). Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of building LLM/Foundation Models (FMs)-powered Software and explore the evolution of AIware from Promptware, software driven by domain-specific prompts, to Agentware, where intelligent agents collaborate with humans to create software with greater autonomy and accessibility. This unique bootcamp offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage in future-oriented discussions, gain practical insights, and learn about conducting research-driven exploration, equipping attendees to tackle the pressing challenges and opportunities of democratized software engineering in the AIware era.