For almost 20 years, the EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference
has been the most successful and widely acknowledged gathering of
European Software Testing Professionals. In November 2011, EuroSTAR
took place in Manchester, UK. With over 850 attendees participating
it proved to be a highly informative and innovative event for
software testers in Europe and beyond.
The conference takes place in a different host city every year,
and has taken place in cities such as Cologne, London, Amsterdam,
Manchester, Brussels, Edinburgh, Munich, Barcelona, Copenhagen,
Stockholm and the Hague.
EuroSTAR 2012 will take place from the 5 - 8 November
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The first
1.5 days consist of Tutorials presented by world acclaimed testing
experts, and these tutorials provide the highest standards of
training available. Tutorial Training courses take place on Monday
from 8.30am-5.00pm and Tuesday from 8.30am-12.15pm. Your tutorial
choice must be made when you register for EuroSTAR 2012. The
conference and exhibition takes place over the following 2.5
days.
The 2012 conference officially opens on Tuesday afternoon. Each
day there is a mixture of plenary (keynote) and track sessions with
some advanced sessions for more expert testers. Typically there are
up to 5-6 sessions happening at any one time. EuroSTAR is a packed
programme, and the conference can be an intense learning
experience. Therefore first time attendees are advised not to try
attend every session, but take some scheduled breaks in between to
review your learning material. Then you can decide who you want to
meet/network with, and make sure you keep some time free to visit
the many tool vendors in the expo area.
Alongside the conference we run the EuroSTAR Test Tools and
Services Exhibition. The 
exhibition opens on Tuesday and closes
after the last coffee break on Thursday evening. Many of the
leading companies within Software Testing will be represented at
EuroSTAR 2012 - you can find out how your company can get involved
by contacting andrew@eurostarconferences.com