PNSQC Presenter Content Agreement

(Updated May 2019)

Guide About Copyright

The Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) is a nonprofit organization based in Portland Oregon. We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to have your paper and presentation materials published in our conference proceedings and in our online archives. We only publish works of original authorship, and we rely on our contributors to ensure that the materials we receive for publication are legitimate original works for which the authors have the sole legal rights. By acknowledging that you have read and accepted this agreement, you agree and promise the following:

1. All content of the paper and presentation materials, which you have submitted and which we will be publishing, is your original work, and that you are the sole author. You shall not use the materials owned by any other third parties unless otherwise agreed in writing by PNSQC whereby in such case, it shall obtain the written permission of such other third parties to you, the author, to present your paper at the PNSQC 2019 Conference;
2. You are solely responsible for the contents of the Presentation Materials (as defined in Clause 4 herein) and ensure that the Presentation Materials do not infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, patent or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
3. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless PNSQC from any claims, actions, costs, lawsuits, and damages of any kind arising from third parties who claim copyright or other legal rights in all or any part of the material that you have submitted to PNSQC.
4. The parties agree that copyright in any material (Paper and Presentation) developed by Author solely or jointly with party(ies) other than PNSQC (“the Third Party”), which are to be presented by the Author during PNSQC 2019 (“Presentation Materials”) shall be solely owned by the Author or jointly owned by the Author with the Third Party (as the case may be). However, Author agrees to grant and where relevant, agrees to procure the agreement of the Third Party in writing to grant to PNSQC and its licensee, successors and assigns:
   1. an indefinite, non-exclusive license to publish the Presentation Materials in all formats (which shall include, without limitation, print, on-line services, computer bulletin boards, internet and world wide web servers, video, publications, products utilizing CD-ROM, magnetic or other storage media, microfilm, microfiche, databases, portable document formats, facsimile transmission, and electronic mail or transmission); and
   2. the right to use the Author’s name and where relevant, the Third Party’s name, photograph, likeness and biographical information in connection with the exercise of any right granted to PNSQC hereunder, including for promotional purposes.
   3. PNSQC’s right to the Presentation Materials as mentioned in this Agreement shall extend to all or any part of the Presentation Materials;
   4. PNSQC shall have the right to publish the Presentation Materials in any version or translation, separately or with other works
   5. PNSQC shall acknowledge the Author (and where relevant, the Third Party) as the source of such Presentation Materials in the event PNSQC publishes the Presentation Materials; and
   6. PNSQC shall have the right to distribute the Presentation Materials in any format.

The PNSQC Program Committee encourages engagement and discussion for new ideas, techniques, and tools; anything that will spur creativity around improving software quality through Poster Papers.

• Allows you to share and discuss the summary of a technical paper, brainstorm an idea that needs more input with colleagues, or conduct a crowd-sourced feedback/ problem-solving session for an area of immediate need or interest.
• This is your opportunity to field test your ideas, share early Technical Paper concepts, and show your passion for the topic.
• While discussing your ideas, you may even have some fun! Check out this blog where a previous Poster Paper author shares her experience.

Return to top