TesTrek At A Glance

Monday, October 18 | Tuesday, October 19 | Wednesday, October 20 | Thursday, October 21

MONDAY, October 18, 2010-------------------------------------------------------------------------------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
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 19, 2010---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------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
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop Continued

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WEDNESDAY, October 20, 2010
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
	The Current State of IT Application Quality Bill Curtis PhD, CAST Software
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:	Requirements	Cloud Testing	Regression Testing
Presentations	Meet Ellen: Improving Software Quality through Personas	The Cloud and Software Quality: Getting Leverage	Regression Testing: From Necessary Evil to Value-Added
Speaker:	Alan Page, Microsoft	Steve Dykstra, Micro Focus	Dana Armstrong, Nationwide
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Measurement	Security Testing	Test Planning
Workshops	Metrics and Measurement in Software Testing	Tour-Based Testing: The Hacker's Landmark Tour	Beyond the Templates: Test Planning in Context
Speaker:	Vahid Garousi, PhD, University of Calgary	Rafal Los, Hewlett-Packard	Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Roundtable Discussions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Automation	Testing CoE	Accessibility Testing
Presentations	Test Automation using Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2010	Building a Successful and Sustainable Testing CoE Ecosystem	Web Accessibility Testing: It's a Legal Requirement
Speaker:	Aaron Kowall, Imaginet Resource Corporation	Darshan Dave, Syntel, Inc.	Ivan LeBlanc, Desire2Learn
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Process Improvement	Testing Future	Risk-Based Testing
Workshops	Test Process Improvement: Lessons Learned From the Trenches	In Pursuit of Business Value: The Relevance of Emerging Trends	Risk-Based Testing on Steroids!
Speaker:	Peter Walen, ISD Corporation	Clint Sprauve, Micro Focus	Todd Kuczak and Zach Gallentine, Accenture
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Evening Reception for Attendees

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THURSDAY, October 21, 2010
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
	Testers: Get Out of the Quality Assurance Business, Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
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 Estimation	SOA Testing	Data Quality
Presentations	Creating Realistic Testing Estimates	Traditional Testing vs. SOA Testing: A Paradigm Shift	Why are Testing Practices so hard?
Speaker:	Pamela Harris, enShore Testing	Sajjad Huq, Deloitte	Neil Price-Jones, NVP Software Testing Inc.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Test Automation	ALM	Data Quality
Workshops	A Model for Test Automation Success	Effectively Managing the Testing Process Through Collaboration	Parallel Data Testing: The Next Frontier of Quality Assurance
Speaker:	Nazar Hossain, Accenture	Debra Forysth and Dave Lloyd, ObjectSharp Consulting	Daniel Dopp and Angsuman Dutta, Infogix
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Roundtable Discussions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Leadership/Teams	Agile Testing	Performance Testing
Presentations	Inspiring Passion in Testing Teams	Succeeding with Agile Testing in a Global Company	Performance Testing Best Practices
Speaker:	Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives	Sanjay Srinivas, Bank of America and Sadhu Handa, Infosys	Lee Barnes, Utopia Solutions
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Requirements-Based Testing	Agile Testing	Exploratory Testing
Workshops	Requirements Testing Techniques for Today's Super QA Analyst	Driving to Agile Success Through Acceptance Test Driven Development	The Road to Successful Exploratory Testing
Speaker:	Erica Frazier, Wells Fargo and Melandee Jones, Ally Financial	Declan Whelan, Whelan & Associates	Paul Carvalho, STAQS

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