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Conference Schedule
Explore all that STAR
CANADA
has to offer.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Job Function:
- None -
Business Analyst
CIO / Director
Consulting
Development Manager
Performance Tester
Product Manager
Project Manager
Quality Assurance
Software Architecture or Design
Software Developer
Test Engineer
Test Manager
Interests:
- None -
Agile Development
Agile Test Automation
Agile Testing
Cloud Testing
Leadership
Measurement and Metrics
Mobile Testing
People and Teams
Performance Testing
Personal Improvement
Process Improvement
Requirements
Reviews and Inspections
Software Development
Software Testing
Test Automation
Test Management
Usability
Web or eBusiness Testing
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Sunday, April 7
7:30 AM
Conference Registration - 7:30am – 10:00am
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am
12:00 PM
Lunch
Monday, April 8
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am
Conference Registration - 7:30am – 5:00pm
8:30 AM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue (Agile Testing Practices, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level)
12:00 PM
Lunch
Tuesday, April 9
7:30 AM
Conference Registration - 7:30am – 5:00pm
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am
8:30 AM
Multi-day Training Classes Continue (Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level)
Full-day Tutorials
Half-day Tutorials
TA
SOLD OUT!
Testing Mobile Applications
Jonathan Kohl
,
Kohl Concepts, Inc.
TB
SOLD OUT!
Critical Thinking for Software Testers
Michael Bolton
,
DevelopSense
TC
Managing Successful Test Automation
Dorothy Graham
,
Software Test Consultant
TD
Planning Your Agile Testing: A Practical Guide
Janet Gregory
,
DragonFire, Inc.
TE
Essential Test Management
Rick Craig
,
Software Quality Engineering
TF
Exploratory Testing Explained
Jon Bach
,
eBay, Inc.
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Full Day Tutorials Continue..
TG
SOLD OUT!
Testing Metrics: Project, Product, Process
Rex Black
,
RBCS, Inc.
TH
Exploratory Testing Is Now in Session
Jon Bach
,
eBay, Inc.
TI
SOLD OUT!
Acceptance Test-driven Development: Mastering Agile Testing
Nate Oster
,
CodeSquads, LLC
4:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, April 10
7:30 AM
Conference Registration - 7:30am – 5:00pm
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am
8:30 AM
K1
Testing Lessons from Hockey (The World’s Greatest Sport)
Rob Sabourin
,
AmiBug.com
10:00 AM
The Expo is Open - 10:00am – 2:00pm
Networking Break
10:30 AM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Agile Testing
Special Topics
W1
The Seven Deadly Sins of Software Testing
Rex Black
,
RBCS, Inc.
W2
The Role of Emotion in Testing
Michael Bolton
,
DevelopSense
W3
The Tester's Role in Agile Planning
Rob Sabourin
,
AmiBug.com
W4
Usability Testing: Personas, Scenarios, Use Cases, and Test Cases
Koray Yitmen
,
UXservices
11:30 AM
Lunch - Meet the Speakers
12:45 PM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Agile Testing
Special Topics
W5
Creating Dissonance: Overcoming Organizational Bias toward Software Testing
Keith Klain
,
Barclays Capital
W6
Concurrent Testing Games: Developers and Testers Working Together
Nate Oster
,
CodeSquads, LLC
W7
Testing Challenges within Agile Teams
Janet Gregory
,
DragonFire, Inc.
W8
Build Your Own Performance Test Lab in the Cloud
Leslie Segal
,
Testware Associates, Inc.
2:00 PM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Agile Testing
Special Topics
W9
Collaboration without Chaos
Griffin Jones
,
Congruent Compliance
W10
Cause-Effect Graphing: Rigorous Test Case Design
Gary Mogyorodi
,
Software Testing Services
W11
An Agile Test Automation Strategy for Everyone
Gerard Meszaros
,
Independent Consultant
W12
How Spotify Tests World Class Apps
Alexander Andelkovic
,
Spotify
3:00 PM
Networking Break
The Expo is Open - 3:00pm – 5:30pm
3:15 PM
K2
Lightning Strikes the Keynotes
Lee Copeland
,
Software Quality Engineering
4:30 PM
Expo Reception - 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Thursday, April 11
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am
Conference Registration - 7:30am – 4:30pm
8:30 AM
K3
Cool! Testing’s Getting Fun Again
Jonathan Kohl
,
Kohl Concepts, Inc.
10:00 AM
Networking Break
The Expo is Open - 10:00am – 1:30pm
10:30 AM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Test Automation
Special Topics
T1
Maybe We Don’t Have to Test It
Eric Jacobson
,
Turner Broadcasting, Inc.
T2
Whiteboarding—for Testers, Developers, and Customers, Too
Rob Sabourin
,
AmiBug.com
T3
It Seemed a Good Idea at the Time: Intelligent Mistakes in Test Automation
Dorothy Graham
,
Software Test Consultant
T4
Bad Testing Metrics—and What To Do About Them
Paul Holland
,
Testing Thoughts
11:30 AM
Lunch
12:45 PM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Test Automation
Special Topics
T5
Snappy Visualizations for Test Communications
Thomas Vaniotis
,
Liquidnet
T6
Using Mindmaps to Develop a Test Strategy
Fiona Charles
,
Quality Intelligence
T7
Designing Self-maintaining UI Tests for Web Applications
Marcus Merrell
,
WhaleShark Media, Inc.
T8
Testing After You’ve Finished Testing
Jon Bach
,
eBay, Inc.
2:00 PM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Mobile Testing
Special Topics
T9
Risk-based Testing: Not for the Fainthearted
George Wilkinson
,
Grove Consultants
T10
Quantifying the Value of Static Analysis
William Oliver
,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
T11
Mobile App Testing: Moving Outside the Lab
Chris Munroe
,
uTest
T12
Driving Down Requirements Defects: A Tester’s Dream Come True
Richard Bender
,
BenderRBT
3:00 PM
Networking Break
3:15 PM
Test Management
Test Techniques
Mobile Testing
Special Topics
T13
Changing the Testing Conversation from Cost to Value
Iain McCowatt
,
CGI
T14
Structural Testing: When Quality Really Matters
Jamie Mitchell
,
Jamie Mitchell Consulting, Inc.
T15
Android Mobile Development: A Test-driven Approach
Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan
,
LeanDog
David Shah
,
LeanDog
T16
Integrating Canadian Accessibility Requirements into Your Projects
Dan Shire
,
IBM Canada
David Best
,
IBM Canada
