EuroSTAR 2009

Monday 30th November - Full Day Training
Full Day: 8:30 - 17:00
ABlack Box Test Design Techniques
Lee Copeland, SQE, USA
BQuality with Agile
Fran O'Hara, Ken Brennock & Cecile Davis, Sogeti, Ireland
CExploratory Testing Masterclass
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense, Canada
DApplying A Pragmatic Test Strategy
John Fodeh, HP, Denmark
Monday 30th November - Morning Tutorials
From 8:30 to 12:15. You may choose either tutorial E or F as your morning option and one of tutorials G & H in the afternoon. Both combined will be charged at the same rate as a full day tutorial. Monday half day tutorial options may not be chosen in isolation.
EInfluencing and Negotiation Skills for Testers
Graham Freeburn, Sopra Group , Scotland
FApplying Traditional Test Specification Techniques with UML
Han Duisterwinkel & Albert Mohan, Logica, The Netherlands
Monday 30th November - Afternoon Tutorials
From 13:15 to 17:00. You may choose either tutorial E or F as your morning option and one of tutorials G & H in the afternoon. Both combined will be charged at the same rate as a full day tutorial. Monday half day tutorial options may not be chosen in isolation.
GFrom Panic to Poise: Presentation Skills for Test Professionals
Naomi Karten, Karten Associates, USA
HTest Automation Clinic
Simon Mills, Ingenuity, UK
Tuesday 1st December - Morning Tutorials
From 8:30 to 12:15
IChatterboxes and Cave-Dwellers: Understanding Extraversion and Introversion in the Workplace
Naomi Karten, Karten Associates, USA
JBuilding a SCRUM-Based Test Strategy
Ray Arell, Intel, USA
KManaging Exploratory Testing
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Canada
LFrom Strategy to Techniques
Tim Koomen, Test Management & Consultancy, The Netherlands
MThe Taming of Test Conditions and Test Cases
Anne-Mette Haas & Stine Laforce, Delta (Denmark)
NAssessing Business Risk for Testing
Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Canada
Tuesday 1st December - Conference Programme
13:30Opening Remarks
Dorothy Graham, Programme Chair, EuroSTAR 2009
13:45Opening Keynote: Today's Testing Innovations
Lee Copeland, SQE, USA
14:45
T1
Agile & ET
Introducing Exploratory Testing to Save the Project
Johan Jonasson, House of Test Consulting, Sweden
T2
Test Automation
Automatic GUI Test with Ruby and Watir
Jonas Skjoldan, Scott/Tiger, Denmark
T3
Test Management
Prioritising Tests? Use Your Gut Instinct
Paula O'Grady, BrightWork, Ireland
T4
Different Approaches
Play to Learn - Learn to Play
Anne Mette Haas, Delta, Denmark
15:10
T5
Agile & ET
Trinity Testing: A New Way of Working
Julian Harty, Google, UK
T6
Test Automation
Test Automation in Agile Projects with Open Source Tools
Michael Albrecht, AddQ Consulting, Sweden
T7
Test Management
Collaboration not Competition
Scott Andress, AppLabs, UK
T8
Different Approaches
A Visual Approach to Risk-Based Integration Testing
Neil Pandit, Sopra Group, UK
15:30Afternoon break - Visit the Expo
16:00
T9
Agile & ET
Stay Agile with Model-Based Testing
Jelle Calsbeek, Atos Origin, The Netherlands
T10
Test Automation
Low-budget Tooling: Excel-ent?
Mattias Daigl, imbus, Germany
T11
Test Management
If Only We Could Make Them Listen!
Geoff Thompson, Experimentus, UK
T12
Different Approaches
Exploitation Testing, for Testing SLAs
Edwin van Loon, Valid (Netherlands), Belgium
16:25
T13
Agile & ET
Agile - Common Sense With A New Name Tag?
Gustav Olsson, Capgemini, Sweden
T14
Test Automation
Success with Automated Regression Test
Ane Clausen, Alm.Brand, Denmark
T15
Test Management
Serving Two Masters: Requirements and Risk
Ard Kramer & Joep Lobée, EclipseIT, The Netherlands
T16
Different Approaches
Burning Issues of the Day
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense, Canada
16:50
T17
Agile & ET
Is "Agile" Distracting You?
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Canada
T18
Test Automation
What to Automate and What Not to Automate
Hans-Henrik Olesen & Gauri Varma Heise, Systematic A/S, Denmark
T19
Test Automation
Performance Testing Effort: Estimation or Guesstimation?
Narendra Ponnuswamy, Cognizant, USA
T20
Different Approaches
How Exploratory Testing Helps Get Structured Testing Started
Franck Mignet, CimSolutions, The Netherlands
17:10Day finishes - EXPO DRINKS
Wednesday 2nd December - Conference Programme
8:30Keynote: Changing How You Manage & Communicate Change
Naomi Karten, Karten Associates, USA
9:30
W1
Case Studies
Incremental Scenario Testing: Beyond Exploratory Testing
Matthias Ratert, Teleca GmbH, Germany
W2
Metrics
Managing the End Game of A Software Project
Mike Ennis, Accenture, USA
W3
Outsourcing
Outsourcing Partnership - Shared Perspectives
James Brodie, NFU Mutual, UK
W4
Test Management
Test Process Improvement on a Shoestring
Ruud Teunissen, Polteq IT Services BV, The Netherlands
10:15Morning break - Visit the Expo
10:45
W5
Case Study
Successful Introduction of a Practical Test Strategy
Jurian van de Laar, ImproveQS, The Netherlands
W6
Risk
Risk-based Testing - Details of our Success
Mats Grindal, Enea, Sweden
W7
Automation
Effective Test Automation a la Carte
Martin Gijsen, Consultant, The Netherlands
W8
Test Management
Spend Wisely, Test Well
John Fodeh, HP, Denmark
11:45
W9
Case Studies
Help! We Have a QA Problem!
Niels Malotaux, N R Malotaux Consultancy, The Netherlands
W10
Risks
The Power of Risk
Erik Boelen, UniTe-IT, Belgium
W11
Automation
A Sneaky Way to Introduce More Automated Testing
Seretta Gamba, Steria Mummert ISS GmbH, Germany
12:30Lunch - Visit the Expo
13:30
W12
Case Studies
Automatic GUI Test Generation for Smartphone Applications
Mika Katara, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
W13
Metrics
Software Metrics - So Simple, Yet So Dangerous
Shrini Kulkarni, HCL Technologies, India
W14
Defect Management
Effective Bug Management - Challenges and Best Practices
Michael Stahl, Intel, Israel
W15
Personal Excellence
Many can Quarrel, Fewer can Argue
Rik Teuben, VX Company, The Netherlands
14:15Afternoon break - Visit the Expo
14:45
W16
Automation Case Studies
Automated Testing for the ATM Channel
James Tomaney, Barclays Bank, UK
W17
Service Oriented Architecture
SOA: What's in it for Testers?
Graham Bath, T-Systems, Germany
W18
Model-Based Testing
What next for MBT? Implementing with Tools
Ruud van Houwelingen, Ordina, The Netherlands
W19
Personal Excellence
Don’t Shoot the Messenger!
Susan Windsor, Aqastra, UK
15:45
W20
Test Automation
Software Test Automation Success
Michael Snyman, Nedbank, South Africa
W21
Service Oriented Architecture
Real Exploratory Testing, Now with a SOA Twist
Michael Roar Borlund & Christian Carlsen, Sogeti, Denmark
W22
Model-Based Testing
Experiences Working with MBT and Qtronic
Håkan Fredriksson, Ericsson AB, Sweden
16:45Keynote: Agile and Process Maturity - Of Course They Mix!
Gitte Ottosen, Systematic Software, Denmark
17:30FINISH
Thursday 3rd December - Conference Programme
8:30Keynote: Moving to an Agile Environment: What Went Right, What Went Wrong
Ray Arell, Intel, USA
9:30
Th1
Agile
Using Real-World Agile Practices on Your Testing Project
John Watkins, IBM, UK
Th2
Techniques
Prescriptive or Exploratory Testing: Which is More Effective?
Tafline Murnane, K. J. Ross & Associates, Australia
Th3
Open Source Tools
Executable Requirements with Behaviour-Driven Development and Cucumber
Aslak Hellesøy, BEKK Consulting, Norway
Th4
Special Topics
ISO 29119: The New International Software Testing Standard
Stuart Reid, TSG, UK
10:15Morning break
10:45
Th5
Agile
A Lucky Shot at Agile?
Zeger van Hese, CTG, Belgium
Th6
Techniques
Test Data Management - The Next Hype?
Leif Bäck, MainSoft, Finland
Th7
Open Source Tools
Free Testing Tools, The Market Scanned
Jörgen Damberg, Know IT, Sweden
Th8
Personal Excellence
The Ethics Debate
Nathalie van Delft & Julien Bensaid, Capgemini, The Netherlands
11:45
Th9
Agile
Top Ten Quality Tips for Agile
Stevan Zivanovic, Experimentus, UK
Th10
Techniques
Modeling Scenarios with a Framework Based on Data
Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Canada
Th11
Open Source Tools
Empowering Open-Source Testing Frameworks
Jaroslaw Kutylowski, Andagon GmbH, Germany
12:30Lunch - Visit The Expo
13:30
Th12
Special Topics
Bring Requirements to Life with a Paper SIT
Henri Haarmans & Arjan Steltenpool, ING Group/Logica, The Netherlands
Th13
Techniques
Fuzzing for Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance
Ari Takanen, Codenomicon, Finland
Th14
Case Study
A Test Service Centre - In Reality
Henrik Rylander, Swedish National Tax Board, Sweden
Th15
Test Management
Program Test Management: A Survival Kit
Graham Thomas, Independent Consultant, UK
14:30
Th16
Special Topics
The Supertesters - a Slightly True Story
Anna Hoff & Linda Hoff, KnowIT, Sweden
Th17
Techniques
More and Better 'Test Ideas'
Rikard Edgren, TIBCO Spotfire, Sweden
Th18
Case Study
Evolution of New Feature Verification in 3G Networks
Michael Monaghan, LM Ericsson Ltd, Ireland
Th19
Test Management
Adverse Effects of Distributed Development on Product Quality
Jan van Moll, Mapscape BV, The Netherlands
15:15Afternoon Break - Visit the Expo
15:45Report back on Test Lab Experiences
16:00Closing Panel Session, facilitated by Julian Harty, Google, UK
Julian Harty, Google, UK
16:45Closing Words from Dorothy Graham, Prorgamme Chair, EuroSTAR 2009
17:00FINISH

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EuroSTAR Conferences are delighted to announce that the 18th Annual conference focused on Software Testing, Analysis & Review will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 29 Nov- 02 Dec 2010. The call for submissions for this years EuroSTAR is now open, so if you would like to share your testing expertise with the vibrant European testing community, there is no better forum. Take a look through the website - the 2009 programme, information on the upcoming 2010 conference and importantly the community area where you can access on-demand webinars, the test forum, blog and much more...