Dear <author>:

Thank you for your submission to ICSE 2001. The program committee met on 
November 11-12 to consider the 256 submitted technical papers.  We are happy 
to inform you that your paper, 

Title: (paper title>	

has been accepted for presentation in the technical program.
The competition was keen and only 47 of the 256 submitted technical
papers were accepted, giving an acceptance rate of about 18%.

We enclose a set of reviews of your paper.  In your preparation of the final
paper, please incorporate the suggestions of the reviewers.

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1. During the first week of December, you will receive your author kit from
   the ICSE2001 Proceedings Supervisor, Tom Baldwin.  The final camera-ready 
   paper is due on February 1, 2001. This deadline is firm --- if you miss 
   the deadline, your paper will not appear in the proceedings.  

2. You will find information for the camera-ready version of your paper at
   http://www.csr.UVic.CA/icse2001/format.html.  You must use this proceedings
   format for your paper; your paper can be at most 10 pages.

3. If one of the authors on your paper is a student, he/she is eligible for
   funding for conference expenses through the ACM SIGSOFT CAPS program.  
   You can see more about this program at http://www.cps.msu.edu/CAPS/
   Please apply early for these funds, as they are limited.

4. Early in the spring, closer to the conference, you will receive
   presentation instructions to help you prepare for your presentation at
   the conference.

We want to congratulate you on the acceptance of your paper, which is
part of a strong and exciting conference program we have put together for
ICSE 2001.  We look forward to seeing you at the conference. 

Sincerely,

Mary Jean Harrold and Wilhelm Schafer
Program Committee Co-Chairs
ICSE 2001