This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, in February 2007.
The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers constitute a balanced mix of academic and industrial aspects - addressing topical regions such as processes, education, country reports, evaluation and assessment, communication and distribution, as well as tools.