Dear Author: Congratulations! We have been notified that your paper has been accepted for publication by the IEEE Computer Society Press in the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2001), to be held 12-19 May 2001 in Toronto, Canada. The following is an author kit to help you in the preparation of your paper. No hard copy author kit will be sent. INVITED PRESENTATIONS You are allowed a maximum of FIVE (5) pages for these abstracts (one pa= ge for each abstract). This includes all figures, tables, and references. INDUSTRY TRACK You are allowed a maximum of NINE (9) pages for these abstracts (one pa= ge for each abstract). This includes all figures, tables, and references. PANELS You are allowed a maximum of NINE (9) pages for your panel. This includes all figures, tables, and references. FRONTIERS OF SOFTWARE PRACTICE You are allowed a maximum of EIGHT (8) pages for these summaries (one p= age for each summary). 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