SQE STARWEST Conference Brochure 2008

COnferenCe-at-a-gLanCe suNday, septeMber 28 8:30 Software testing Certification—Certified tester – foundation Level training (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with lunch from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) MoNday, septeMber 29 8:30 Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) MoNday full-day tutorials MA Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc. MoNday MorNiNg tutorials MI new MB Introduction to Systematic Testing – Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering MC The Art and Science of SOA Testing Rizwan Mallal and Mamoon Yunus, Crosscheck Networks Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Senior Management MD Exploratory Software Testing Explained – Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc. ME new How to Teach Yourself Testing – James Bach, Satisfice, Inc. MF Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View – Bob Hartman, Net Objectives MG new Scripting Techniques for Testers – Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc. MH Key Test Design Techniques – Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering 12:00 1:00 Lunch Tutorial Sessions (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) MJ Reliable Test Effort Estimation – Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV MK Using Visual Models for Test Case Design – Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. ML Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering new MM Michael Bolton, DevelopSense Difficult Testing Questions and How to Answer Them MoNday full-day tutorials (CoNtiNued) MA Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc. MoNday afterNooN tutorials MN Risk-Based Testing – Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants MO Spend Wisely, Test Well: Making a Financial Case for Testing Susan Herrick, EDS-Global Testing Practice MB Introduction to Systematic Testing – Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering MC The Art and Science of SOA Testing Rizwan Mallal and Mamoon Yunus, Crosscheck Networks MD Exploratory Software Testing Explained – Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc. ME new How to Teach Yourself Testing – James Bach, Satisfice, Inc. MF Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View – Bob Hartman, Net Objectives MG new Scripting Techniques for Testers – Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc. MH Key Test Design Techniques – Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering 5:00 Certification Information Session (see page 6 for details) MP To Infinity and Beyond: Extreme Boundary Testing – Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com MQ The Craft of Bug Investigation – Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. MR UPDateD Managing Test Outsourcing – Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV tuesday, septeMber 30 8:30 Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) tuesday full-day tutorials TA Adapting to Agile – Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. TB How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team TD Understanding Software Performance Testing tuesday MorNiNg tutorials TJ Test Automation Patterns: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls Gerard Meszaros, Independent Consultant Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants TC Essential Test Management and Planning – Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering TE Just-In-Time Testing – Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. TF Requirements-Based Testing – Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc. TG Session-Based Exploratory Testing – Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. TK High Impact Software Inspections TL new Ed Weller, Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com TM new AJAX Testing: Inside and Out – Paco Hope, Cigital Agile Defect Reporting With User Stories and Tests TH TI 12:00 1:00 UPDateD new Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV Caleb Sima, Hewlett Packard Test Process Improvement Protecting Your Applications from Web Security Vulnerabilities Lunch Tutorial Sessions (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) tuesday full-day tutorials (CoNtiNued) TA Adapting to Agile – Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. TB How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team TD Understanding Software Performance Testing TN new tuesday afterNooN tutorials Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corporation Introducing Keyword-Driven Test Automation Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants TC Essential Test Management and Planning – Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering TE Just-In-Time Testing – Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. TF Requirements-Based Testing – Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc. TG Session-Based Exploratory Testing – Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. TO Essential Thinking Skills for Testers and Test Managers Krishna Iyer and Mukesh Mulchandani, ZenTEST Labs new TP Lisa Crispin, ePlan Services, Inc. Cover Your Testing Bases with the Agile Testing Quadrants TQ The Fundamentals of Pairwise Testing—With a Twist Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc. TH TI 4:30 6:00 UPDateD new Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV Caleb Sima, Hewlett Packard Test Process Improvement Protecting Your Applications from Web Security Vulnerabilities welcome reception—Sponsored by: twist from thoughtworks (4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) BOnUS SeSSiOn—Speaking 101: tips and tricks — Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering 4 Call 888.268.8770 or 904.278.0524 to register • www.sqe.Com/swreg http://AmiBug.com http://testingReflections.com http://www.sqe.com/sWreg

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