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7:00 Registration (7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
7:30 Continental Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
 
8:30 Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
 
  Monday Full Day Tutorials     Monday Morning Tutorials
  MA   Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
    MI   Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
 
 
  MB   Introduction to Systematic Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering

    MJ   Test Automation Patterns: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls 
Gerard Meszaros, ClearStream Consulting

 
 
  MC   Web Technology for Testers: Automated Testing Under the Hood 
Paul Gerrard, Gerrard Consulting

    MK   Using Visual Models for Test Case Design 
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com

 
 
  MD   Exploratory Software Testing Explained
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts Inc.
    ML   Software Inspections in the 21st Century 
Ed Weller, Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC

 
 
  ME   Test Process Improvement
Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
    MM   Driving Software Process Improvement through System Testing 
Nathan Petschenik, STS Consulting
 
 
  MF   Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 Team Edition for Software Testers
Chris Menegay, Notion Solutions, Inc.

    MN   Taekwondo-mation: Dynamic Scripting Techniques
Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc.

 
 
  MG   Transition to Agile Development: A Tester's View
Bob Hartman, Net Objectives

     
 
 
  MH   The Art and Science of SOA Testing
Mamoon Yunus & Rizwan Mallal, Crosscheck Networks

     
 
 
 
12:00 Lunch
 
1:00 Tutorial Sessions (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
 
  Monday Full Day Tutorials (Continued from AM)     Monday Afternoon Tutorials
  MA   Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.

    MO   To Infinity and Beyond: Extreme Boundary Testing   
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.

 
 
  MB   Introduction to Systematic Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
    MP   Calling All Test Managers: Can’t We Just All Get Along? 
Isabel Evans, Testing Solutions Group
 
 
  MC   Web Technology for Testers: Automated Testing Under the Hood 
Paul Gerrard, Gerrard Consulting
    MQ   System Testing with an Attitude
Nathan Petschenik, STS Consulting
 
 
  MD   Exploratory Software Testing Explained
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts Inc.
    MR   Managing Keyword-Driven Test Automation
Hans Buwalda, LogiGear

 
 
  ME   Test Process Improvement
Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
    MS   Load Testing with OpenSTA 
Dan Downing, Mentora Group
 
 
  MF   Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 Team Edition for Software Testers
Chris Menegay, Notion Solutions, Inc.

    MT   The Craft of Bug Investigation
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
 
 
  MG   Transition to Agile Development: A Tester's View
Bob Hartman, Net Objectives

       
 
  MH   The Art and Science of SOA Testing
Mamoon Yunus & Rizwan Mallal, Crosscheck Networks

         
4:45Bonus Session • Speaking 101: Tips and Tricks -  Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
 
4:45 Certification Information Session
 
 

 
7:00 Registration (7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
7:30 Continental Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
 
8:30 Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
 
  Tuesday Full Day Tutorials     Tuesday Morning Tutorials
  TA   Adapting to Agile   
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Consulting
    TI   Spend Wisely, Test Well: Making a Business Case for Testing  
Susan Herrick, EDS - Global Testing Practice
 
  TB   Key Test Design Techniques
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
    TJ   Managing Test Outsourcing
Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV

 
 
  TC   Essential Test Management and Planning
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
    TK   Improving Testing’s Value through Customer Collaboration 
Gerard Meszaros, ClearStream Consulting

 
 
  TD   Risk-Based Security Testing
Paco Hope, Cigital

    TL   Root Cause Analysis: The Key to Eliminating Systemic Defects
Ed Weller, Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC
 
 
  TE   Understanding Software Performance Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering

    TM   The Fundamentals of Pairwise Testing—With a Twist
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services
 
 
  TF   Just-In-Time Testing
Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
    TN   Risk-Based Assurance and Acceptance: Playing the Risk Game 
Isabel Evans, Testing Solutions Group

 
 
  TG   Requirements-Based Testing
Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc.

       
 
  TH   Session-Based Test Management
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
       
 
 
12:00 Lunch
 
1:00 Tutorial Sessions (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
 
  Tuesday Full Day Tutorials (Continued from AM)     Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials
  TA   Adapting to Agile 
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Consulting
    TO   Software Diagnosis: Tools and Techniques for Testers 
James Lyndsay, Workroom Productions

 
 
  TB   Key Test Design Techniques
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

    TP   Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Test Managers 
Mike Ennis, Accenture

 
 
  TC   Essential Test Management and Planning
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

    TQ   Essential Thinking Skills for Test Analysts and Managers 
Krishna Iyer & Mukesh Mulchandani, ZenTEST Labs
 
 
  TD   Risk-Based Security Testing
Paco Hope, Cigital
    TR   Writing Effective Defect Reports 
Kelly Whitmill, InfoPrint Solutions Company
 
 
  TE   Understanding Software Performance Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
    TS   Reliable Test Effort Estimation 
Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
 
 
  TF   Just-In-Time Testing
Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
    TT   Behind Every Bug is a Story 
Antony Marcano
 
 
  TG   Requirements-Based Testing
Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc.
       
 
  TH   Session-Based Test Management
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
       
   
 

 
7:00 Registration (7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
 
7:30 Continental Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
 
8:30Opening Remarks - Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
 
8:45WK1 Testing Dialogues - In the Executive Suite James Whittaker, Microsoft
 
10:00WK2 Testing Lessons Learned from Extreme Programmers Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software
 
11:00Networking Break  • Visit the Testing EXPO (10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
 
 
11:30
Test Management Test Techniques Agile Testing Testing the New Wave Special Topics

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The Angels and Devils of Software Testing
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc. and Michael Bolton, DevelopSense

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Branch Out: Using Classification Trees for Test Case Design
Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants

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The Ten Principles of an Agile Tester
Lisa Crispin, ePlan Services, Inc.

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Testing SOA Applications: A Guide for Functional Testers
Brian Bryson, IBM

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Fundamentals of Data Warehouse Testing
Marc Bloom, Capital One
  
12:30Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO
 
1:45

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The Rise of the Customer Champions
Mike Tholfsen, Microsoft

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Test Cases as Executable Specifications
Andy Campbell and Ronelle Landy, The Mathworks, Inc.

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Agile Testing: Traditional Testing Meets Agile Development
Dietmar Strasser, Borland Software

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Assuring Web Service Quality
David Fern, Social Security Administration

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Growing Our Industry: Cultivating Testing
Isabel Evans, Testing Solutions Group Ltd.
  
       
3:00

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Testing Disasters and Turnarounds
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services

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Systematic Test Design...All on One Page
Peter Zimmerer, Siemens AG

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Perils and Pitfalls of the New Agile Tester
Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.

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GUI Testing for Multi-language Applications
Marco Torres, Citrix Systems Japan R&D K.K.

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Today's Top Ten Controversies in Testing
Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants
  
4:00Networking Break  • Visit the Testing EXPO, (3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
 
4:30WK3 Hackernomics, Hugh Thompson, People Security
 
5:30Reception in the  EXPO Hall (5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
 
6:30Vagas Casino Night (6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
 
 

 
7:30Continental Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
 
8:00Regiatration (8:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.)
 
8:30TK1 Testing on the Toilet: Revolutionizing Developer Testing at Google Bharat Mediratta and Antonine Picard, Google
 
9:45Open Space (9:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
 
 
9:45
Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation Performance Testing Special Topics

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The ROI of Testing
Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies

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Monty Python's Flying Test Lab
Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com

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For Success, Build Record/Playback into Your Application
Gerard Meszaros, ClearStream Consulting

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Performance Testing in Enterprise Application Environments
David Chadwick, IBM

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Lightning Talks: A Potpourri of 5-Minute Presentations
Facilitated by Dawn Haynes
  
10:45Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO (10:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
 
11:15
 
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Learning from the Past: Leveraging Defect Data
Brian Robinson, ABB Inc.
 

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Understanding Test Coverage
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Automation Testers
Kirshna Iyer & Mukesh Mulchandani, ZenTEST Labs

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Avoid Performance Testing Data Deception
Ben Simo, Standard and Poors

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Optimize Your Testing with Virtual Test Lab Automation
Brad Johnson, Borland Software
  
12:15Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO • Meet the Speakers
 
 
1:30
Test Management Test Techniques Security Testing Pairwise Testing  Special Topics

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Test Strategies for the Modern Distributed World
Dan Koloski, Empirix

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Telling Your Exploratory Story
Jon Bach, Quardev

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13
Client-Side Attacks: The New Vulnerability
Matt Fisher, HP

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14
Pairwise Testing Comes of Age
George Sherwood, Testcover.com

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15
Five Steps to Becoming a Top Tester
Bernie Berger Liquidnet Holdings, Inc.
  
2:30Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO
 
3:00

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Test Estimation: Simple Models and Practical Lessons
Tonnvane Wiswell, Total Jobs Group

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The Promise of Model-Based Testing
Mahesh Velliyur, Maveric Testing Solutions

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Finding Backdoor Threats with Static Analysis
Chris Wysopal, Veracode

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Practical Pairwise Testing with PICT
BJ Rollison, Microsoft

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Today's Testing Innovations
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
  
4:15TK2 Ready to Ship? John Fodeh, Hewlett-Packard
 
5:30Bonus Session • SOAP BOX - John Engle, John Engle Associates
5:30Bonus Session • Software Testing and Quality Improvement - the Current State of the Practice - Ross Collard, Collard & Company
5:30Certification Exam
 
 

 
7:30Continental Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
 
8:00Registration (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
8:30FK1 Transforming Your Test Culture: One Step at a Time Tom Wissink, Lockhead Martin
 
9:30Networking Break
 
10:00Open Space (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
 
 
10:00
Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation Metrics Special Topics

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Testing as a Shared Service
Carol Borowski, The Hartford Insurance Group

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Test Design for Complex System Testing
Mark Duquette, IBM

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The Four T's of Test Automation
David Dang, Questcon Technologies

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4
Measure Quality on the Way In—Not on the Way Out
Jan Fish, Philips Lifeline

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The Hard Truth about Offshore Testing
Jim Olsen, Dell, Inc.
  
   
11:15

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Root Cause Analysis: Dealing with Problems, Not Symptoms
Alon Linetzki, SELA Group

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Making User Acceptance a Testing Process, Not a Testing Phase
Donna McLeod, Safeway

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Man and Machine: Combining Automation Tools with the Human Mind
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.

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Using Source Code Metrics to Guide Testing
Paul Anderson, GrammaTech, Inc.

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Managing Contracts for Outsourced Testing
Paul Gerrard, Gerrard Consulting
  
 

 

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