The Software Quality Discussion Group will be meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from September to June. The session time is from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm; doors open at 11:30 am. All sessions start at 12:00 pm SHARP, so please be on time. Refreshments and a light lunch are provided free of charge by our meeting sponsor(s). Remember that all sessions are free but we require advance registration by RSVP.
The theme for the 2008/2009 season is "Technical Testing — Reaching Beyond Simple Functional Testing". We will strive to present these technical test topics in terms QA professionals can understand as well as Project Managers and Developers. We will also attempt to give suggestions on how to incorporate these technical types of testing into your Test organization and QA process.
Our events include "Introductory" and "Best Practice" sessions, networking events and planning meetings. Occassionally, we host vendor presentations. The schedule for this season is as follows:
Date
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Type
|
Topic/Speaker
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16-Sep-08 | Best |
Driving Quality in a Software Project Michelle Dunn Meeting Sponsor: P2 Energy Solutions |
21-Oct-08 | Best |
Automation Part 1: Evaluation of Tools and Selling the ROI to Management Janet Gregory, DragonFire Meeting Sponsors: Michelle Dunn and P2 Energy Solutions |
18-Nov-08 | Best |
You can't automate that, can you? Paul Rogers, Tynt Multimedia Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions |
3-Dec-08 | Soiree |
10th Annual SQDG Soiree All participants are invited Sponsored by: |
16-Dec-08 | Best |
Pitfalls and Perils of Data Testing in a Warehousing Environment Mike Heinrich, Westjet Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions |
20-Jan-09 | Best |
Security Testing Blake McNeill Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions |
17-Feb-09 | Best |
Performance Testing James Anderson Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions |
17-Mar-09 | Best |
System Integration and Interface Testing Nancy Kelln, Kelln Integrated Software Solutions Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions |
21-Apr-09 | Best |
Session-Based Testing Demonstrated Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts Inc. Meeting Sponsors: C G I and P2 Energy Solutions |
19-May-09 | Best |
Change Management Sabina Fabbian Meeting Sponsors: Calgary .NET Usergroup, Microsoft and Inteqna |
** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.
Please see the 2008/2009 Event Details page for a listing of the events including presentation abstracts, speaker biographies, and additional event details.
This year's sessions will be held in the 2nd floor XCHANGE Conference Center, Standard Life Building at 5th Ave and 6th St S.W (accessible by +15).
Our sponsors for the 2008/2009 season include:
Thank you to all our 2008/2009 sponsors, we greatly appreciate your support.