ICSR 2025
Sun 27 - Mon 28 April 2025 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
co-located with ICSE 2025

In addition to the core social events (Newcomer’s Reception, Welcome Reception and Banquet) we will also hold several networking events. These will primarily be held during the lunch periods Wednesday to Friday. Details will be provided below as they become available.

  • Conversation on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) This was a great success in 2024 and we plan to have it again, but in the main plenary room. This event will host a dynamic panel discussion featuring 3-5 expert panelists presenting cutting-edge research and engaging in thoughtful discussions on various EDI-related topics, addressing challenges, sharing insights, and exploring innovative solutions. This interactive session aims to showcase EDI’s importance in the field and foster a collaborative environment where attendees can actively participate, learn, and contribute to advancing EDI principles within the software engineering community.

    • When? Wednesday 12:45-2 p.m
    • Where? Plenary Room
    • Panelists will be announced soon.
  • LGBTQI+@ICSE

    • When? Wednesday 15:30-16:00 break
    • Where? Room TBD
    • Who? ICSE participants who identify their gender as woman.
    • Co-chair: Dr. Sonja Hyrynsalmi (email: sonja.hyrynsalmi@lut.fi)
  • WomenCafe@ICSE

    • When? Thursday 15:30-16:00 break
    • Where? Room TBD
    • Who: ICSE participants who identify their ethnicity as black, indigenous people, other people of color, and non-BIPOC allies
    • Co-chair: Prof. Alvine Boaye Belle (email: alvine.belle@lassonde.yorku.ca)
  • BIPOCafe@ICSE

    • When? Thursday 15:30-16:00 break
    • Where? Room TBD
    • Who: ICSE participants who identify their ethnicity as black, indigenous people, other people of color, and non-BIPOC allies
    • Co-chair: Prof. Alvine Boaye Belle (email: alvine.belle@lassonde.yorku.ca)
  • NeurodiverseCafe@ICSE

    • When? Friday 15:30-16:00 break
    • Where? Room TBD
    • Who? ICSE neurodivergent participants and non-neurodivergent allies.
    • Co-chair: Prof. Kiev Gama (email: kiev@cin.ufpe.br) and Prof. Grischa Liebel (email: grischal@ru.is)

These lunches will be announced closer to the conference and will be held in a designated space near the conference to preserve participants’ privacy.

The lunch period runs 12:30-2 every day. We anticipate any of the above events held during lunch to start at 12:45 to give people time to take a short break and obtain food from the buffet before attending the event. Food can be brought into the rooms.

Note that various meetings, BOF events and poster sessions will also be held at lunch times.