VideoSTAR

Win a Speaking Slot at EuroSTAR 2011!

Due to popular demand - VideoSTAR is back! This is your chance to win a speaking slot at EuroSTAR 2011! We had such a great response in 2010 and were really impressed with all the innovative and inspiring videos we received - this year's entrants have a hard act to follow! So, you ask, what do you have to do? Well it's really simple:

Each year we have what we call the 'traditional' route to obtaining a slot to speak at EuroSTAR 2011 - the Call for Submissions. VideoSTAR shakes things up a bit...this is a Call for Videos! We want you to make a short movie telling us why you should speak at this year's EuroSTAR conference.

As such there are no rules (almost anything goes), but we may disqualify some videos if we feel the content is inappropriate. All VideoSTAR finalists will appear on the EuroSTAR website on 28th March, along with a simple poll, and the video that gets the most votes wins a speaking slot at the EuroSTAR 2011 conference in Manchester. We don't decide the winner - the testing community does!

It doesn't matter if you've never spoken before, or if you've already submitted 20 proposals through the traditional Call for Submissions channel. We also don't mind if you're a test tool vendor or a sales or marketing guy/gal. Remember - the normal rules on the number of speakers from a company/country/topic do not apply.

Please don't go hiring a Hollywood studio for a month; remember its content that matters when it comes to movies. So get out your home camcorder, or even your phone, and start shooting! The winner will be awarded a 45 minute speaking slot at the 2011 conference. If you can get the votes, then we will make you a STAR.

So how do you enter?

  • Put your Steven Spielberg hat on, and decide on the content of your movie!
  • Make the movie.
  • Upload the movie to www.youtube.com and send the URL to kevin@eurostarconferences.com (don't send the movie directly to us as it'll probably kill our email server).
  • Closing date for entries is Friday 18th March 2011.
  • Once the VideoSTAR competition launches on www.eurostarconferences.com you will need to contact your testing colleagues, boss, friends, customers, accountant, postman, dog or just about anybody who will vote for your video. You must do the canvassing, and it's really simple: most votes wins!
  • When the voting launches keep an eye on the online poll and you'll be able to see exactly how your entry is doing.
  • Voting ends 1st April at 12pm GMT

Check out the 2010 entry from C.V Narayanan who was crowned our VideoSTAR 2010 - then go grab your camcorder and get on your way to becoming EuroSTAR 2011's VideoSTAR!

 

Exhibitors:

Atos, Brandt Technologies, Codenomicon, Computest, Improve QS, KZA, L&T Infotech, Neotys, Soflab, Steria, Telerik, Testing Technologies, Tricentis

About EuroSTAR Conferences:

EuroSTAR Conferences are delighted to announce that the 20th Annual Conference  on Software Testing will take place in the RAI, AMsterdam from 05 Nov - 08 Nov 2012. Take a look through the website for information on the upcoming 2012 conference and keep up-to-date with our community area where you can access a wealth testing resources such as videos, podcasts, eBooks, blog posts, webinars and more...