Minneapolis, MN.
September 8th - 12th, 2008

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1 Day conference with 24 Track and Feature Presentations
1 Keynote presentation by Daryl Kulak a leading industry experts
4 Days with 7 Tutorials each day that will apply towards CSTP or CTM certification

CSTP Required Course   CTM Required Course   Elective Courses for CSTP or CTM
Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 8:30-4:30	Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 8:30-4:30	Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 8:00-5:00	Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 8:30-4:30	Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 8:30-4:30
M1: Principles of Software Testing Dr. Magdy Hanna (CSTP #1) or (CTM Elective)	T1: Effective Test Design Dr. Magdy Hanna (CSTP #2) or (CTM Elective)	PSQT Conference Sessions Click here to view a PDF of Wednesdays complete Conference Schedule Opening Keynote Daryl Kulak The Role of the Test Professional in the Agile Lifecycle Feature Presentations Dr. Timothy Korson System Test Case Development in an Agile Environment: Practical Strategies for Testers Alfred Sorkowitz Gaining Control of Your Test Process with Measurements Amber Mikesell Testing in an Agile Framework Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein Unleash the Power of Static Testing Marnie Hutcheson System and Application Testing for Security Vulnerabilities Robin Goldsmith Putting the User Back in User Acceptance Testing Open Debate Agile Vs. Process-Based Development and Testing: Myths and Facts Dr. Magdy Hanna and Bill Miller for Process-Based & Daryl Kulak and Amber Mikesell for Agile Methods Vendor Exhibits View Vendors Packages	H1: Requirement-Based Testing Dr. Magdy Hanna (CSTP #5) or (CTM Elective)	F1: Software Inspections and Reviews for QA Professionals Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein (CSTP #7) or (CTM Elective)
M2: Evaluating Business Requirements Robin Goldsmith (CSTP #5) or (CTM Elective)	T2: Effective Test Management Judy McKay (CSTP #3) or (CTM Elective)		H2: Functional Test Automation Fundamentals Michael Lawler (CSTP #6) or (CTM Elective)	F2: Discovering and Testing Requirements with Use Cases Clyneice Chaney (CSTP #5) or (CTM Elective)
M3: Risk-Based Test Management Marnie Hutcheson (CSTP #3 or CTM Elective)	T3: Identifying and Executing the Most Important Tests Marnie Hutcheson (CSTP #4) or (CTM Elective)		H3: Risk Based Testing: Analysis and Strategy Development Clyneice Chaney (CTM #5) or (CSTP Elective)	F3: Managing the Software Test Organization Judy McKay (CTM #4) or (CSTP Elective)
M4: Test Process Management Judy McKay (CTM #1 or CSTP Elective)	T4: Managing the Test Project Robin Goldsmith (CTM #2 or CSTP Elective)		H4: Software Quality Assurance Methods and Techniques Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein (CTM #7) or CSTP Elective)	F4: Test Automation Strategies and Architectures Michael Lawler (CTM #6) or (CSTP Elective)
M5: Test Process Measurements and Improvement Alfred Sorkowitz (CTM #3) or (CSTP Elective)	T5: Project Management for QA Professionals Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein (CSTP or CTM Elective)		H5: Estimating and Controlling Testing Robin Goldsmith (CSTP or CTM Elective)	F5: System and Application Testing for Security Vulnerabilities Marnie Hutcheson (CSTP or CTM Elective)
M6: Essentials of Graphical User Interface Testing Jay Ruuska (CSTP or CTM Elective)	T6: Database Testing: Structured Query Language for Test Professionals Dr. Timothy Korson (CSTP or CTM Elective)		H6: Programming Concepts for Test and QA Professionals Dr. Timothy Korson (CSTP or CTM Elective)	F6: Testing in Incremental and Highly Iterative Software Projects Dr. Timothy Korson (CSTP or CTM Elective)
M7: Test Manager Boot Camp John Overbaugh (CSTP or CTM Elective)	T7: Testing Web and eCommerce Applications Michael Lawler (CSTP or CTM Elective)		H7: Performance Testing for Client/Server and Web Applications Dr. Subraya BM (CSTP or CTM Elective)	F7: Automating Performance Testing for Web Applications: A Practical Approach Dr. Subraya BM (CSTP or CTM Elective)