TesTrek At A Glance

Monday, October 26 | Tuesday, October 27 | Wednesday, October 28 | Thursday, October 29

MONDAY, October 26, 2009--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 AM Break, 2:30 PM Break
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration & Breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop - Tom Ticknor & Nancy Kastl Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop Continued
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Manager's Connection Dinner - Sponsored by QAI Global Institute

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TUESDAY, October 27, 2009---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------10 AM Break, 2:30 PM Break
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop - Tom Ticknor & Nancy Kastl Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies James Campbell, Accenture Canada
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop Continued

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WEDNESDAY, October 28, 2009
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Opening Remarks & Announcements
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM	Keynote Address
	Testing in Today’s Enterprise: More Than Just Testing James Campbell, Accenture Canada
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM	Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Today's Challenges	Emerging Trends	Testing Practices
TRACKS:	Testing Value/ROI	Security Testing	Test Planning
Presentations	How to Quantify and Maximize the ROI on Software Testing	Automating Software Security Testing	Testing Profile: How Much Testing is Enough?
Speaker:	Shairus Palotil, Sierra Systems	Jimmy Xu, CGI	Daniela Medeleanu, TD Bank Financial Group
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Measurement	ALM Testing	Test Management
Workshops	Goal-Question-Metric: A Path to Meaningful Metrics	Introducing Application Lifecycle Management: A Tester's Perspective	Achieving Predictability in Testing Program Management
Speaker:	Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies	Adam Gallant, Microsoft Canada	Srinivas Polisetty, Infosys
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Roundtable Discussions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Estimation	SOA Testing	Requirements-Based Testing
Presentations	Excellence in Test Estimation	Testing in a Service Oriented World	Embedding Requirements-Based Testing in Traditional and Agile Lifecycles
Speaker:	Geoff Langdon, Deloitte	Aaron Kowall, Imaginet Resource Corporation	Barry Gervin, ObjectSharp Consulting
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Process Improvement	Next Generation Testing Debate	Scenario Based Testing
Workshops	Software Testing Process Improvement Challenges and Realistic Approaches	Two Futures of Software Testing	Workshop: Modeling Scenarios Using Data
Speaker:	Pedram Faghihi & Ayal Bida, Aviva Canada	Michael Bolton, DevelopSense	Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Evening Reception for Attendees

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THURSDAY, October 29, 2009
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Opening Remarks & Announcements
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM	Keynote Address
	The Subconscious Tester Gil Broza, 3P Vantage
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM	Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Today's Challenges	Emerging Trends	Testing Practices
TRACKS:	Test Automation	Agile Testing	Unit Testing
Presentations	Defining the Value of GUI Test Automation	Enhancing the Agile Tester Toolbox	Software Tester? Never Test Alone-The Route to Success
Speaker:	Yury Makedonov, Yury Makedonov, Toronto	Nancy Kelln and Lynn McKee, Integritas Solutions Inc.	Debra Forsyth and Dave Lloyd, ObjectSharp Consulting
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Automation	Exploratory Testing	Test Data/Environments
Workshops	Debunking the Myths of Test Automation	Exploratory Testing in Agile with Visual Studio Team System 2010	Kick Start Local Workstation Testing!
Speaker:	Kevin Burr, Consultant	Aaron Kowall, Imaginet Resource Corporation	Stelios Pantazopoulos & Eric Liu, ThoughtWorks, Inc.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Roundtable Discussions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Teams Management	Agile Testing	Risk-Based Testing
Presentations	Managing a Virtual Test Team: Under Xtreme Programming & Time Constraints	The Automated Testing Emphasis in Agile Methodologies	A Practical Approach to Risk Based Testing
Speaker:	Neil Price-Jones, NVP Software Testing Inc.	Alistair McKinnell, Courtyard Group	Ann Delmedico, Prudential Insurance
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Globalization	Testing COE Panel	Performance Testing
Workshops	Distributed Testing: An Agile Approach for Offshore Outsourcing	Challenges and Successes in Implementing a Testing Center of Excellence	Cost Based Performance Modeling: Addressing Performance Uncertainties
Speaker:	Priya Kalyanasundaram, Cognizant	Ayal Bida, Aviva Canada Jane Connor, BMO Financial Group Carol Cruise, EDS, an HP Company Stephen Reiff, Enbridge Gas Distribution	Eugene Margulis, Telus Health

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