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Welcome Reception & Cocktail Class with Chef Bai
Tuesday, October 6 | 5:45pm–6:30pm ET
Meet up online and have some fun making a cocktail or mocktail with Chef Bai. She's a Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef gone plant-based who will teaching us how to make her delicious Blackberry Jalapeño Margarita—in less time than it takes to attend your afternoon standup! We can't wait to have some fun and raise our glasses together to celebrate the opening of the main STARWEST Virtual+ conference.
Morning Yoga
Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8 | 8:30am–9:15am ET
Join us in the morning for an opportunity to relax your mind in a virtual yoga class. Open, stretch, and restore your body from the inside out—all before your day of learning begins. Appropriate for all skill levels.
The Expo
Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8
At the STARWEST Expo, you can visit the top industry providers offering the latest in testing solutions.
- Explore this one-of-a-kind Expo, October 7–8, designed to bring you the latest solutions in testing technologies, software, and tools.
- Support your software testing efforts by participating in technical presentations and demonstrations conducted throughout the Expo.
- Meet one-on-one with representatives from some of today’s most progressive and innovative organizations.
Expo Hours
Wednesday, October 7
9:45am–6:00pm ET
Thursday, October 8
9:45am–6:00pm ET
Gather.Town
Wednesday, Oct. 7 and Thursday, Oct. 8 | 9:45am-7:00pm ET
Join this retro 8-bit virtual space to interact with fellow conference attendees, speakers, and sponsors. Enjoy some of the favorite virtual conference events: Lightning Strikes the Keynotes, Genius Testing Bar, Couch Sessions, topic tables, interactive sponsor booths, and the STAR Bar with games you can play with fellow attendees.
Genius Testing Bar (Hosted in Gather.Town)
Wednesday, October 7–Thursday, October 8 | Times Vary
Need to schedule some time with a testing genius? Make some time to chat one-on-one with some of the amazing speakers at this conference at available times on Wednesday and Thursday. They don’t like to be called geniuses, but we think their experiences and knowledge warrants that title! Bring your most pressing questions and get some ingenious solutions, sound advice, and free consulting—but most of all just get to know the speakers! The signup information will be coming soon via email to registered attendees!
Couch Sessions (Hosted in Gather.Town)
Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8 | Times Vary
Join a testing expert on the virtual couch within our retro 8-bit Gather.Town platform for a relaxed conversation about a topic close to your heart. Each scheduled couch session will be led by a different expert who will help the group that attends informally discuss the topic at hand. Just login to the platform and drop in to any scheduled session to join in. We’ll have some unscheduled sessions left open for attendees to take charge and lead a conversation that is important to you.
- Wed, Oct. 7 @ 2:15pm ET — Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Jason Arbon & Tariq King
- Wed, Oct. 7 @ 3:45pm ET — Testing and DevOps with Jeff Payne
- Thur, Oct. 8 @ 1:00pm ET — Test Leadership with Adam Auerbach
- Thur, Oct. 8 @ 3:45pm ET — Continuous Integration and Testing with Melissa Benua
Networking Reception with Games, Cocktails, & Fun Topic Tables (Hosted in Gather.Town)
Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8 | 6:00pm–7:00pm
Take a break from learning to meet new people, make some friends, and let your hair down at the Gather.town networking reception. Get ready for friendly competition, interesting conversations with virtual cocktails, and lots of laughs.
Women Who Test
Thurs, October 16 (1-5pm ET) and Fri, October 17 (1-4pm ET)
Women Who Test is an interactive workshop event for women to learn from and be inspired by each other. Join women test engineers, managers, CEOs, and consultants for some truly inspiring talks and fascinating group work. Registration is free for conference attendees, but you must reserve your seat in advance. Learn more.
Testing & Quality Leadership Summit
Tuesday, October 13 (1-4:30pm ET) and Wednesday, October 14 (1-3:30pm ET)
Too often, employees feel that leadership should come from above. Recent trends in leadership suggest that successful organizations are ones in which everybody is empowered to lead, and individuals are encouraged to take personal responsibility for their growth and advancement. Join in an interactive conversation with your peers as experienced technology leaders share ways to empower your staff (and yourself) to great heights. Discover how seasoned leaders drive change, motivate staff—and accelerate their own careers. Learn more.