Software Quality Events in 2010

Software Testing and Performance Management

London, September 22nd 2010

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Butler Group Strategy Briefings are high-level, business-to-business events that bring leading IT suppliers and solution providers together with senior-level decision makers from end-user organisations. The format is quite unique, consisting of a keynote introduction by Butler Group, followed by sponsor presentations. The day concludes with a Forum Debate, chaired by Butler Group.

The focus of this event is on "Eliminating Problems to Ensure Business Requirements are Met" and you will learn:

• Updates on advances in testing practices
• Testing in the context of integrated Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Test-Driven Development, and continuous testing
• How to decide the extent of testing that is appropriate
• How testing services are delivering options that should be more widely considered
• Transforming to achieve the benefits of Web-based business must involve taking application performance seriously as a business issue
• How to cope with the reduced time available to fix problems, as applications and services are greatlymore visible

For more information and to register visit: Ovum-Butler Group Conference Page.

The CIO Forum

The Four Seasons Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct 3rd - 5th

The CIO Forum at The Four Seasons Scottsdale is specifically designed for the most senior IT leaders in the country.

The event helps shape executives upcoming strategies by offering a blend of highly interactive first class conference sessions, senior level face-to-face meetings with innovative solution providers, and extensive networking opportunities with respected peers.

"You're guaranteed to get X number of meetings. They're all exactly the right audience, receptive, open to discussing how you can help them. All year long, we fight for their attention, but at THE CIO FORUM, we've got it."
Pete Wilson, CIO, Telwares

Join us at The CIO Forum, learn more about this event here: CIO Forum website.

Agile Business Conference

Inmarsat Conference Centre, London, UK Oct 5th & 6th

Agile has matured and is well established in many organisations, yet it is still to be adopted in many others. This conference will be exploring "The Naked Truth" around Agile evaluation, enablement and adoption, and discussing the realities of Agile at both organisational and project levels. George Wilson, COO at Original Software will be presenting on: "Agile Test Automation: Truth, Lie or Oxymoron?"

If you are interested in Business and I.T. Agility, we invite you to register for this event. If you meet any of the criteria below, then take a closer look:

• Organisations seeking to understand and evaluate the potential for Agile within their environment.
• Organisations that seek to realign, restart or expand their initial experience and use of Agile.
• A CxO seeking to build confidence that a move towards an investment in Agile is valid, beneficial and practical, and how to start.
• A Quality Manager wanting to understand the impact an Agile approach will have on an existing Quality Management System.

If you would like to learn more about the event and/or register, please visit the Agile Business Conference website.

Autumn: IT Directors Forum

On-board the Arcadia, Southampton, Oct 13th - 16th

Attending the IT Directors' Forum on board the Arcadia will give you the opportunity to generate new business, renew friendships and address the current issues affecting us today.

Gain access to 200 senior IT professionals through pre-scheduled one to one meetings and unrivalled networking opportunities.

• Forward looking, focusing on trends, futures, the 'big issues' in test management
• Geared towards networking - bringing like-minded test managers together
• To be influential, have a certain gravitas, authority and influence over the testing industry without being pompous!
• A tools-free zone with no sales-pitches or vendor preferences.

If you would like to know more about the event, please visit the IT Directors Forum website.

Completed: Thailand Spin, Software Testing Community

Bangkok, Jan 21st

Ed Teune, Original Software, will be running a workshop on the topic of "Elevating the Role of Quality Assurance Software Testing: Industry Trends & Business Perspective from the North American Market."

The event is free to attend and all software quality assurance professionals are welcome to attend.

For more information and to register visit: Thailand Spin website.

Completed: TMF Event: The Forum for Testing Professionals in the UK

London, Jan 26th-27th

The Test Management Forum is aimed at senior testing practitioners and managers. It aims to be:

• Forward looking, focusing on trends, futures, the 'big issues' in test management
• Geared towards networking - bringing like-minded test managers together
• To be influential, have a certain gravitas, authority and influence over the testing industry without being pompous!
• A tools-free zone with no sales-pitches or vendor preferences.

Completed: SIGIST Conference by BCS

London, Feb 11th

With over 2500 people registered, the Specialist Group In Software Testing (SIGIST) is the largest specialist group in the BCS, Chartered Institute for IT.

George Wilson, Original Software, will be presenting, "Five Easy Steps to Take Control of Your Data for Testing."

For more information and to register visit the: BCS, SIGIST website.

Completed: Fusion 2010 CEO-CIO Symposium

Madison, Mar 10th-11th

The Fusion CEO-CIO Symposium is an exclusive gathering of leaders to network, learn, and innovate. You benefit from a combination of executive-level networking and interactive presentations and discussions. All session topics and content are vetted by an advisory board including C-level executives of companies such as CUNA Mutual Northwestern Mutual, We Energies, QBE Regional Insurance, UW Sytems, Kohler Co., Sentry Insurance, Sargento Foods, Alliant Energy, Robert W. Baird & Co., Midwest Airlines, CUNA Mutual Group, and more.

For more information and to register visit: Fusion2010 website.

Completed: TestExpo

London, Mar 25th

Qbit is pleased to invite you to TestExpo Spring 2010 - Test Automation, taking place on Thursday 25 March 2010 at Londons Congress Centre.

Now in its fourteenth successful year, TestExpo has grown to become a respected source of testing news and innovation and a valuable forum for debate, discussion and networking amongst leading organisations and testing professionals.

TestExpo is FREE to attend and includes a full programme of presentations and lectures given by experts from leading organisations in the software development and testing market.

The TestExpo keynote will be presented by Andrew Millar, Head of Quality Assurance for CallCredit Information Group, who will provide a unique insight on how collaboration and partnering has enabled CallCredit to ensure the success of Accelerated Automation Testing.

The last event, December 2009, attracted more than 200 attendees, and the event organisers expect more registrants for this month's event!

Register your attendance today! Visit TestExpo website.

Completed: QAI Quest Conference

Dallas, Apr 19th-23rd

The QAI Global Institutes Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference (QUEST) is a week of classes, tutorials, educational sessions, hands-on workshops, discussion groups, and networking events for quality and testing professionals around the world.

John Miner, Original Software, will be presenting, "Manual Testing to Automation in 15 Minutes or Less."

For more information and to register visit: Quest website.

Completed: TMF Event: The Forum for Testing Professionals in the UK

London, April 28th 2010

Join us at the Balls's Brothers, Minster Pavement, London, and listen to George Wilson's presentation, "Finding Quality Assurance Harmony in Agile. A Practical Road Map to Success".

The TMF arrange quarterly meetings in Central London and covers many topics including:

• Test Team and People Management
• Project/Programme Test Management
• Agile Test Management
• Test Strategy and Communicating It
• Performance and Non-Functional Testing

For more information and to register visit: Test Management Forum website

Completed: Scottish Testing Group (STG) Event

Edinburgh, May 14th

The aim of The Scottish Testing Group is to promote and share excellence in systems and software testing in Scotland. Two half day events are organised each year to enable networking with other testing professionals and also to provide each member of the Group with the opportunity to gain knowledge to help them improve the testing process in their company.

Though the Group is based in Scotland and is primarily aimed at Scottish Testers, it is open to anyone from the UK who wishes to join. It aims to support and work with the UK Software Testing Specialist Group where and when appropriate.

This event is being held at Scottish Widows, Morrison Street, if you would like to know more about the event, please email Shaun Gauld.

Completed: CQAA Spring Dinner Event

Chicago, May 17th

"The Evolving Law of Software Quality: Where Do We Stand?", a presentation by Dr. Cem Kaner, JD, PhD, Professor of Software Engineering.

Synopsis:

Most of us are involved in developing software that other people will use. We also use software that other people developed. Contract law applies when people outside your company use your software (or you use theirs). Contract law also sets expectations for software used internally within a company.

State and federal legislatures tried to develop software-focused contract laws, but the deeply flawed legislation failed. Still there are lawsuits where judges decide cases whether or not there is a well-focused law for software quality. To meet this need, the American Law Institute (ALI) wrote the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts. ALI is made up mainly of judges and tenured law professors. Dr. Cem Kaner was elected to ALI and worked on the Principles, which provide the best guidance available to the judiciary. The laws governing software provide a basis for arguing that software defects must be fixed or disclosed to the customers and for deciding that a product or service is complete or should be considered satisfactory. There is good reason for IT senior leadership, project managers, marketing/sales managers, programmers, testers, and other IT professionals to know more about these laws and liabilities.

If you would like to know more about the event or be included in the dinner from 5.30pm - 8.30pm, please email us your interest.

Completed: The CIO Forum

New York, May 18th

The CIO Forum at The Harvard Club is specifically designed for the most senior IT leaders in the country.

The event helps shape executives upcoming strategies by offering a blend of highly interactive first class conference sessions, senior level face-to-face meetings with innovative solution providers, and extensive networking opportunities with respected peers.

"You're guaranteed to get X number of meetings. They're all exactly the right audience, receptive, open to discussing how you can help them. All year long, we fight for their attention, but at THE CIO FORUM, we've got it."
Pete Wilson, CIO, Telwares

Join us at The CIO Forum, learn more about this event here: CIO Forum website.

Completed: Summer: IT Directors Forum

On-board the Arcadia, Southampton, Jun 16th - 19th

The IT Directors Forums offers senior IT decision makers and suppliers of IT products and services, a hugely time-efficient two days, scheduled to their personal requirements. Both events take place away from the day to day distractions of the office, on board P&Os luxury cruise liner, MV Arcadia sailing from Southampton and docking off the coast of Guernsey. Although the event is free of charge for delegates, it is by invitation only.

If you would like to know more about this event or join us on the boat, please visit the IT Directors Forum website.

Completed: TMF Event: The Forum for Testing Professionals in the UK

London, July 28th 2010

Join us at the Balls's Brothers, Minster Pavement, London, and listen to Jonathan Pearson's presentation, "The Dark Side of Application Quality Management Ten Black Holes to Avoid For Successful Application Delivery".

The TMF arrange quarterly meetings in Central London and covers many topics including:

• Test Team and People Management
• Project/Programme Test Management
• Agile Test Management
• Test Strategy and Communicating It
• Performance and Non-Functional Testing

For more information and to register visit: Test Management Forum website