2008/2009 Meeting Schedule


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This year the Software Quality Discussion Group will be meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from September through May. All meetings will be held in the 2nd floor XCHANGE Conference Center (also accessible from the +15) of the Standard Life Building at 5th Avenue and 6th Street S.W. The meeting time is from noon to 1:00 p.m. The meetings start at 12:00 p.m. SHARP, so please be on time. Refreshments and treats are provided by our meeting sponsors but you should bring your own lunch. Remember that all sessions are free but we still require advance registration by RSVP.

The theme for the 2008/2009 season is Technical Testing — Reaching Beyond Simple Functional Testing. The schedule is as follows:

(Click on the Title for a brief abstract of the topic and a short bio of the presenter, where applicable. Click on the Date to see the poster for the meeting, if available at this time.)


Date Type Topic/Speaker
2008
Sep 16 Best Driving Quality in a Software Project
Michelle Dunn
Meeting Sponsor: P2 Energy Solutions
Oct 21 Best Automation Part 1: Evaluation of Tools and Selling the ROI to Management ( PDF )
Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc.
Meeting Sponsors: Michelle Dunn and P2 Energy Solutions
Nov 18 Best You can't automate that, can you? ( PDF )
Paul Rogers, Tynt Multimedia
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions
Dec 16 Best Pitfalls and Perils of Data Testing in a Warehousing Environment
Mike Heinrich, Westjet
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions
Dec 3 Soiree Tenth First Annual SQDG Soiree
Open to all participants
Sponsored by: Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.
Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Ltd.
Kim Kelln, Io Software Consultants
2009
Jan 20 Best Security Testing ( PDF )
Blake McNeill
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions
Feb 17 Best Performance Testing
James Anderson
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions
Mar 17 Best System Integration and Interface Testing
Nancy Kelln, Kelln Integrated Software Solutions
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions
Apr 21 Best Session-Based Testing Demonstrated
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts Inc.
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions
May 19 Best Change Management ( PDF )
Sabina Fabbian
Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions