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September 19, 2007
Conference Registration
is open, however space is limited so register now at sporg.com
Our keynote speakers will be
Jon Bach and Rex Black.
Both have world-class testing experience, are experienced authors and should help to make this a “defining moment” in testing for the Raleigh-Durham area.
Learn to become a more effective tester by participating in
the track sessions that interest you and discovering great vendor tools.
Download a conference brochure.
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Conference Presenters and Sponsors
Keynote Speakers
TISQA is proud to offer 2 keynote sessions at our conference.
| Jon Bach |
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Jon Bach is Manager for Corporate Intellect for Quardev Laboratories (www.quardev.com) - an outsource (onshore) test lab in Seattle, Washington.
He's one of those people you see at a local restaurant in the hotel bar after a conference, his notebook open, talking to colleagues about testing
and engaging in problem-solving exercises with dice and playing cards.
A 12-year veteran of software projects, Jon has worked as a test contractor, full-time test manager, and consultant for companies such as Microsoft,
Rational, Washington Mutual, and Hewlett-Packard. He has written articles for Computer magazine and Better Software (formerly STQE Magazine).
Jon and his brother James invented "Session-Based Test Management" - a technique for managing (and measuring) exploratory testing. He is speaker
chairman for Washington Software Alliance's Quality Assurance SIG, content owner for the 4th Workshop on Heuristic and Exploratory Techniques, and
Vice President of Conferences and Training for the Association for Software Testing.
| Rex Black |
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With a quarter-century of software and systems engineering experience, Rex Black is President
of RBCS (www.rbcs-us.com), a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing.
As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today. His popular first book, Managing the Testing Process, has sold over 27,000 copies around the world, including Japanese, Chinese, and Indian releases. His three other books on testing, Critical Testing Processes, Foundations of Software Testing, and Pragmatic Software Testing. He has written over twenty-five articles, presented hundreds of papers, workshops, and seminars, and given about thirty keynote speeches at conferences and events around the world. Rex is the President of both the International Software Testing Qualifications Board and the American Software Testing Qualifications Board.
For over a dozen years, RBCS has delivered services in consulting, outsourcing and training for software and hardware testing, employing the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants. RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide ranging from Fortune 20 companies to start-ups. RBCS clients save time and money through improved product development, decreased tech support calls, improved corporate reputation and more.
Conference Sponsors and Supporters
TISQA would not be able to put on the Tomorrow's Testing - Driving Value through Innovative Testing Approaches Conference without the support of our
participating vendors, sponsors, speakers and volunteers.
Conference Sponsors
- The companies listed below have helped offset the
costs of the TISQA conference by sponsoring various
activities.
Sponsors
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Hewlett Packard
The HP invent centers use a
structured methodology to help customers navigate the process of innovation. The approach taken
also helps to understand where technology solutions can have a big impact to enable business
success. We will enable you to explore and expand your business vision and very quickly plan a
route that will turn this vision into reality.
Visit: http://hp.com
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Questcon Technologies
Questcon maximizes the
value of software, by assuring its development is done right. We've observed countless companies
succeed and fail in developing software. We know the common pitfalls- and the best ways to
overcome them. As a result, we've become experts in finding hidden inefficiencies in software
development processes, by employing a pre-emptive approach to finding defects. Since 1991,
Questcon has helped companies change the way they develop software by providing software
quality assurance services. Change that creates better results, faster production cycles, and lower
development and maintenance costs.
Visit: http://www.questcon.com
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