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Conference FAQs Conference at-a-Glance Keynote Presentations Preconference Tutorials Concurrent Sessions Certification Training Special Events Testing EXPO Networking Events Alumni Testimonials Conference Sponsors Contact Us About Us Past STAR Conferences Other Conference Events       Conference at-a-Glance Jump To:   Monday  |  Tuesday  |  Wednesday  |  Thursday  |  Friday   8:30   Software Testing Certification—Certified Tester – Foundation Level Training  (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)     12:00   Lunch     1:00   Software Testing Certification—Certified Tester – Foundation Level Training  (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)   8:30   Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)         A.   Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering   F.   Exploratory Testing Explained James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.   J.   Task Oriented Unit Testing  WORKSHOP Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.       B.   Risk-Based Testing Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants   G.   Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering   K.   Scripting for Testers Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc.       C.   Introduction to Systematic Testing Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering   H.   Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team System for Testers Chris Menegay, Notion Solutions, Inc. SOLD OUT   W.   Lean-Agile Software Testing: Practices and Challenges  WORKSHOP Jean McAuliffe, Net Objectives       D.   Managing Test Outsourcing Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV   I.   Requirements Based Testing Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc.     Software Testing Certification (Continued from Sunday)         E.   Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.                     12:00   Lunch     1:00   Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)     5:30   Certification Information Session   8:30   Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)         L.   Session-Based Exploratory Testing Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.   Q.   How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants   T.   Establishing a Fully-Integrated Test Automation Architecture Edward Kit, Software Development Technologies       M.   Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering   R.   Lean-Agile Software Testing: Practices and Challenges  WORKSHOP Jean McAuliffe, Net Objectives SOLD OUT   U.   Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc., and Esther Derby, Esther Derby Associates, Inc.       N.   Software Performance Testing—A Reality Check Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering   S.   Just-In-Time Testing Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.   V.   The Art and Science of SOA Testing Mamoon Yunus & Rizwan Mallal, Crosscheck Networks       O.   Test Process Improvement Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV               Software Testing Certification (Continued from Monday)         P.   Risk-Based Software Security Testing Paco Hope, Cigital                       12:00   Lunch     1:00   Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)   8:30   Opening Remarks — Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering     8:45   Failure Patterns: A Powerful Tool to Optimize Your Testing — Les Hatton, University of Kingston     10:00   The Risks of Risk-Based Testing — Randall Rice, Rice Consulting     11:00   Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.       11:30 Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation Metrics Special Topics W 1 Communicating the Value of Testing Theresa Lanowitz, voke, Inc. and Dan Koloski, Empirix W 2 Top Ten Tendencies that Trap Testers Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. W 3 Behavior Patterns for Designing Automated Tests Jamie Mitchell, Jamie Mitchell Consulting, Inc. W 4 Measuring the Effectiveness of Testing Using DDP Dorothy Graham, Grove Consultants W 5 The NEW IEEE 829 Testing Standard: What You Need to Know Claire Lohr, Lohr Systems    12:30 Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO 1:45 W 6 You’re the New Test Manager—Now What? Brett Masek, American HealthTech, Inc. W 7 Modular Test Case Design: The Building Blocks of Reusable Tests Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies W 8 Test Automation Centers of Excellence Jennifer Seale, Nationwide Insurance W 9 Managing by the Numbers John Fodeh, HP - Mercury W 10 Testing Web Applications for Security Defects Michael Sutton, SPI Dynamics            3:00 W 11 Employ Tomorrow’s Customers to Staff Your Testing Team Today Alex Dietz, Vital Images W 12 Risk-Based Testing: From Theory to Practice Susan Herrick, EDS Global Quality Assurance W 13 Business Rules-Based Test Automation Harish Krishnankutty, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.   Double-Track Session! W 14 Testing the Heathrow Terminal 5 Baggage Handling System (Before It Is Built) Roger Derksen, Transfer Solutions BV    4:00   Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.     4:30   Positioning Your Test Automation Team as a Product Group — Steven Splaine, Nielsen Media Research     5:30   Reception in the EXPO Hall, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.     6:30   Special Event at SeaWorld®   8:30   Test Estimation: A Pain or . . . Painless? — Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants       9:45 Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation Model-Based Testing Special Topics T 1 Crucial Test Conversations Robert Galen, RGCG, LLC. T 2 Testing Requirements: Ensuring Quality Before the Coding Begins Joe Marasco, Ravenflow T 3 Keyword-Driven Test Automation Illuminated Mark Fewster, Grove Consultants T 4 Build a Model-Based Testing Framework for Dynamic Automation Ben Simo, Standard & Poor’s T 5 Lightning Talks: A Potpourri of 5-Minute Presentations Facilitated by Matt Heusser, Priority Health    10:45 Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO, 10:45 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. 11:15   Double-Track Session! T 6 Finding Success in System Testing Nathan Petschenik, STS Consulting T 7 Unit Testing Code Coverage: Myths, Mistakes, and Realities Andrew Glover, Stelligent T 8 Harnessing the Power of Randomized Unit Testing James Andrews, University of Western Ontario T 9 Automated Software Audits for Assessing Product Readiness Susan Kunz, Solidware Technologies, Inc.    12:15 Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO • Meet the Speakers     1:30 Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation Personal Excellence SOA Testing T 10 How to Fake a Test Project James Bach, Satisfice, Inc. T 11 When There’s Too Much to Test: Ask Pareto for Help Claire Caudry, Perceptive Software T 12 Verification Points for Better Testing Efficiency Dani Almog, Amdocs T 13 The Nine Forgettings Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering T 14 A Unique Testing Approach for SOA Systems Ed Horst, AmberPoint    2:30   Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO   3:00 T 15 From Start Up to World Class Testing Iris Trout, Bloomberg T 16 Essential Regression Testing Deakon Provost, State Farm Insurance T 17 Top Ten Reasons Test Automation Projects Fail Shrini Kulkarni, iGate Global Solutions Limited T 18 The Great Testers of Our Time and Times Past Clive Bates, Grove Consultants T 19 Will Your SOA Systems Work in the Real World? Jacques Durand, Fujitsu Software    4:15   Building the Test Management Office — Geoff Horne, iSQA     5:30   Certification Exam   8:30   Social Engineering: Testing the Organization as Well as the Code — Mike Andrews, Foundstone     9:30   Wrap-Up Session & Networking Break       10:00 Test Management Test Techniques Outsourcing Static Testing Performance Testing F 1 Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Great Testers Krishna Iyer, ZenTEST Labs F 2 Gain Control over Chaotic Development Projects Dennis Tagliabue, Dell, Inc F 3 Mistakes Outsourcing Customers Make Kees Blokland, POLTEQ IT Services BV F 4 Stop Finding Bugs, Start Building Quality Alan Page, Microsoft F 5 Performance Testing Web Applications with OpenSTA Dan Downing, Mentora Group        11:15 F 6 The Case of a Failed Project: A Mystery Solved John Scarborough, Aztecsoft F 7 Bugs on Bugs! Hidden Testing Lessons from the Looney Tunes Gang Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. F 8 An Outsource Model for Quality Assurance and Automated Testing Jeff Somerville, RBC Financial Group F 9 A Flight Plan for Testing to Keep Us Safe Sid Snook, Software Quality Engineering F 10 Challenges in Performance Testing of AJAX Applications Rajendra Gokhale, Aztecsoft      Top of Page     Software Quality Engineering  •  330 Corporate Way, Suite 300  •  Orange Park, FL 32073 Phone: 904.278.0524  •  Toll-free: 888.268.8770  •  Fax: 904.278.4380  •  Email: sqeinfo@sqe.com © 2007 Software Quality Engineering, All rights reserved.