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Feb 18, 2013 - Feb 22, 2013Stavanger, Norwaythe three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a development services organization in Stavanger, Norway. This also included an evening presentation for some of the development shop's corporate clients, and a one-day visit for presentations and consulting with one of its larger clients.
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Feb 4, 2013 - Feb 7, 2013Milwaukee, United StatesThe three-day Rapid Software Testing class and a free follow-up day of consulting and coaching for a corporate client in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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Feb 1, 2013Toronto, CanadaCorporate Q & A: a two-hour online session with a corporate client, provided as a follow-up to a Rapid Software Testing class.
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Jan 28, 2013 - Jan 30, 2013Toronto, CanadaOnline coaching and support for the three-day Rapid Testing Intensive Online class, presented by James Bach and Satisfice.
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Jan 21, 2013 - Jan 24, 2013Winnipeg, CanadaAn in-house version of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, plus a free day of Q & A, coaching, and consulting for a corporate client in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Jan 13, 2013Galway, IrelandA flying visit to the offices of EuroSTAR Conferences in Galway, Ireland for a planning session for EuroSTAR 2013.
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Jan 7, 2013 - Jan 11, 2013Oslo, NorwayCorporate training and consulting for a client in Oslo, Norway. This included the three-day Rapid Software Testing class and two days of follow-up work, exercises, and test management training.
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Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012Toronto, CanadaThirty-one days of delightful time at home, doing writing, planning, and maintenance work and spending time with family.
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Nov 19, 2012 - Nov 23, 2012Lund, SwedenA presentation of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, plus a couple of days of consulting for a corporate client in Lund, Sweden.
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Nov 7, 2012Almere, NetherlandsA meeting at SysQA in Almere, Netherlands, where I introduced senior staff to some of the principles and practices of the Rapid Software Testing methodolgy.
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Nov 3, 2012 - Nov 6, 2012Amsterdam, NetherlandsAt EuroSTAR 2012 in Amsterdam, NL, I presented a one-day class on Critical Thinking for Testers, and a track session called Evaluating Testing the Qualitative Way. I was also named as Programme Chair for EuroSTAR 2013, which was and is a great honour.
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Oct 22, 2012 - Oct 25, 2012Jersey City, United StatesTwo days of the Rapid Software Testing class, and two days of consulting for a corporate client in Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY.
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Oct 9, 2012 - Oct 11, 2012Toronto, CanadaA three-day public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality.
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Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 4, 2012Anaheim, United StatesAt the STAR West Testing conference in Anaheim, California, I gave three presentations: a one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing; a one-day presentation of Critical Thinking for Testers; and an experiential track session on The Metrics Minefield.
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Sep 19, 2012Kitchener, CanadaA live presentation of Things Could Get Worse: Ideas about Regression Testing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association.
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Sep 18, 2012Toronto, CanadaThings Could Get Worse: Ideas about Regression Testing, a one-hour Webinar in support of the upcoming EuroSTAR 2012 conference. (A link should appear here shortly.)
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012Beijing, ChinaTraining and consulting in exploratory testing for a corporate client in Beijing, China.
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 18, 2012San Jose, Costa RicaA presentation of "Critical Thinking for Testers" at the CAST 2012 conference in San José, California, USA.
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Jul 10, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012Cary, United StatesBack to Cary, NC, for more private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing with a corporate client.
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012Atlanta, United StatesRapid Software Testing class, presentations for managers, and a bonus workshop for a corporate client in Atlanta, GA.
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Jun 12, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012Toronto, CanadaPrivate training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
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May 24, 2012 - May 25, 2012Utrecht, NetherlandsA public class of Rapid Software Testing for Managers, also presented through Immune-IT.
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May 21, 2012 - May 23, 2012Utrecht, NetherlandsA public session of the Rapid Software Testing class in Utrecht, Netherlands, presented through Immune-IT.
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May 8, 2012 - May 11, 2012Trondheim, NorwayI presented the opening keynote of the World's Northernmost Testing Conference, which started on board the Hurtigruten (the Coastal Express), sailing from Trondheim, Norway. The conference continued over the next three days in Brønnøysund, where I presented a two-day version of the Rapid Software Testing class. So far as we know, this was both the first testing conference to take place on a ship, and at 65.5°N, the northernmost testing conference in history.
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May 7, 2012Åkersberga, SwedenI presented the first keynote and a half-day tutorial at the inaugural Let's Test Conference at the Runö Conference Centre in Âkersberga, Sweden.
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May 3, 2012 - May 4, 2012London, United KingdomThe UK's first public offering of Rapid Software Test Management, again organized in London, UK by Electromind.
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May 2, 2012London, United KingdomAn impromptu talk (introduced with a song) on the role of emotions in software testing at the London Tester Gathering at the Shooting Star Pub in London, UK.
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Apr 30, 2012 - May 2, 2012London, United KingdomA three-day Rapid Software Testing public class organized by Electromind in London, UK.
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Apr 25, 2012Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing training and consulting, in-house, for a corporate client in Toronto.
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Apr 16, 2012 - Apr 19, 2012Orlando, United StatesA tutorial (A Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing) and a keynote, "Evaluating Testing the Qualitative Way", at the STAR East conference, Orlando, Florida.
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Apr 10, 2012 - Apr 13, 2012Daresbury, United KingdomA three-day Rapid Software Testing class in-house for a corporate client, with a free fourth day of test management consulting in Daresbury, UK.
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Mar 26, 2012 - Mar 29, 2012Halifax, CanadaA three-day Rapid Testing class in-house for a corporate client, with a free fourth day of talks and consulting in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Mar 15, 2012 - Mar 16, 2012Erlangen, GermanyTwo keynote addresses, a live demonstration of an exploratory survey session, and a one-day class on exploratory skills and tactics for a corporate client in Erlangen, Germany.
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Mar 8, 2012 - Mar 20, 2012Utrecht, NetherlandsMaster classes and train-the-trainer sessions in exploratory testing for a corporate client in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Feb 29, 2012 - Mar 1, 2012Krakow, PolandRapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Kracow, Poland. For the free fourth day, this client opted for an extra day of in-class discussion and exercises.
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Feb 11, 2012 - Feb 17, 2012Orcas Island, United StatesWriting and course development work with James Bach in Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington.
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Jan 30, 2012 - Feb 3, 2012Palm Bay, United StatesWriting work with Cem Kaner and Becky Fiedler in Palm Bay, Florida.
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Jan 27, 2012 - Jan 29, 2012Melbourne, United StatesParticipated in the Workshop on Teaching Software Testing in Melbourne, Florida, organized by Cem Kaner and Becky Fiedler.
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Jan 20, 2012Helsinki, FinlandA one-day peer conference on exploratory testing, organized by Maaret Pyhäjärvi in Helsinki, Finland.
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Jan 19, 2012Helsinki, FinlandA morning's conversation with Juha Itkonen on his studies and academic research into exploratory testing.
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Jan 16, 2012 - Jan 18, 2012Helsinki, FinlandA three-day public class of Rapid Software Testing, in Helsinki, Finland, organized by Altom Consulting.
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Jan 3, 2012 - Jan 6, 2012Calgary, CanadaA three-day session of Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Calgary, Alberta, with a fourth day of hands-on testing and consulting with managers.
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Nov 28, 2011 - Nov 30, 2011London, United KingdomIn London, UK, I presented another three-day public offering of Rapid Software Testing in collaboration with Electromind.
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Nov 21, 2011 - Nov 24, 2011Manchester, United KingdomIn my fifth consecutive year at the EuroSTAR conference (this year in Manchester, UK), I presented a tutorial on measurement, titled "Illustrating The Quality Story" and a track session called "Dashboards: Real-time Test Information For Managers And Teams."
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Nov 14, 2011 - Nov 17, 2011Potsdam, GermanyIn Potsdam, Germany, I presented a one-day tutorial on Critical Thinking Skills for Testers (and there's a quick video about it here!) at Agile Testing Days 2011. I also delivered a keynote entitled "No More Fooling Around: Skills and Dynamics of Exploratory Testing".
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Oct 31, 2011 - Nov 2, 2011Nieuwegwein, NetherlandsRapid Software Testing returned to Nieuwegwein, The Netherlands for a three-day classs presented by Immune-IT.
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Oct 10, 2011 - Oct 12, 2011Oregon, United StatesAt the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference in Portland, Oregon, USA, I gave a one-day tutorial on Rapid Software Testing, and presented a new talk, Standards and Deviations.
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Oct 3, 2011 - Oct 6, 2011Anaheim, United StatesAt the STAR West conference in Anaheim, California, USA, I gave a one-day tutorial on Rapid Software Testing, and in a track session, I urged testers to get out of the quality assurance business.
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Sep 16, 2011Lund, SwedenA set of three presentations for customers and colleagues of Cybercom, in Malmö and Lund, Sweden.
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Sep 15, 2011Copenhagen, DenmarkCorporate consulting and presentations for corporate clients of PrettyGoodTesting, in the neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Sep 12, 2011 - Sep 14, 2011Copenhagen, DenmarkA public offering of Rapid Software Testing in Copenhagen, Denmark, presented by PrettyGoodTesting.
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Aug 29, 2011 - Aug 31, 2011Helsinki, FinlandA public offering of Rapid Software Testing in Helsinki, Finland, presented by Altom.
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Aug 24, 2011 - Aug 26, 2011Moscow, RussiaAn in-house presentation of Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Moscow, Russia.
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Aug 8, 2011 - Aug 10, 2011Washington, United StatesA keynote talk on context-driven testing for Conference for the Association for Software Testing, in Seattle, Washington, USA. I also presented a one-day workshop on Test Framing.
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Jun 29, 2011Toronto, CanadaA presentation on Questioning Measurement, for the inaugural Mississauga meeting of TASSQ, the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality.
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Jun 20, 2011 - Jun 24, 2011San Mateo, United StatesFive days of Rapid Software Testing in San Mateo, California, for an in-house corporate client.
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Jun 13, 2011 - Jun 15, 2011Leeds, United KingdomA Rapid Software Testing class in Leeds, UK, presented by ElectroMind.
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Jun 6, 2011 - Jun 10, 2011Utrecht, NetherlandsFive days of Rapid Software Testing in Utrecht, Netherlands, for an in-house corporate client.
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May 23, 2011 - May 25, 2011Helsinki, FinlandA three-day public presentation of Rapid Software Testing in Helsinki, Finland, sponsored by Testing Experience.
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May 11, 2011 - May 13, 2011Utrecht, NetherlandsA three-day public Rapid Software Testing in Nieuwegein, sponsored by Immune-IT.
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May 10, 2011Utrecht, NetherlandsIn Nieuwegein (near Utrecht), Netherlands, I presented a workshop on test framing and a keynote talk, Two Futures of Software Testing, at the TestNet conference. I was also an invited guest at the booth for Immune-IT. Notes for the test framing workshop are here, here, and here. An updated version of Two Futures of Software Testing, with some speaker notes, is here.
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May 2, 2011 - May 5, 2011Orlando, United StatesAt the STAR East 2011 conference, I presented a half-day tutorial on Test Framing (slides here, and related papers here and here). I also delivered a workshop called Questioning Measurement; slides for that are here.
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Apr 29, 2011Toronto, CanadaFor Technobility and Interthink, I presented a Webinar titled Who Does Quality Assurance?
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Apr 26, 2011 - Apr 28, 2011Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing, delivered as a three-day public class in Toronto, Ontario. The class was organized by the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality.
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Apr 18, 2011 - Apr 21, 2011Bedford, United KingdomRapid Software Testing in-house, along with a free day of talks and consulting, for a corporate client in Bedford, England.
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Apr 15, 2011Kitchener, CanadaA presentation on Test Framing at the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association's Targeting Quality conference. You may also wish to refer to my paper on Test Framing, first provided to workshop participants at EuroSTAR 2010.
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Apr 6, 2011 - Apr 8, 2011London, United KingdomYet another wonderful group of participants in a Rapid Software Testing class in London, UK, organised by ElectroMind.
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Apr 6, 2011London, United KingdomAt the London Tester Gathering, I asked (and gave some answers to) the question Why Didn't You Find That Bug?
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Mar 15, 2011 - Mar 18, 2011Lund, SwedenI delivered Rapid Software Testing in-house, along with a free day of talks and consulting, for a corporate client in southern Sweden.
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Mar 14, 2011Mannheim, GermanyI gave a keynote address at SAP's Quality Day in Mannheim, Germany. Rapid Software Testing was the subject of the talk, and the presentation slides are here.
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Mar 10, 2011Denver, United StatesA keynote presentation, Testers: Get Out of the QA Business, at the Denver SQuAD Conference.
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Mar 9, 2011Denver, United StatesTwo half-day Test Framing workshops at the Denver SQuAD Conference.
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Feb 28, 2011 - Mar 3, 2011Toronto, CanadaThree days of Rapid Software Testing and a day of consulting in-house for a corporate client.
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Feb 10, 2011Calgary, CanadaA one-hour presentation on Test Framing for the Software Quality Discussion Group's lunchtime meeting in Calgary, Alberta.
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Feb 7, 2011 - Feb 9, 2011Calgary, CanadaA three-day public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Calgary, Alberta.
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Jan 24, 2011 - Jan 28, 2011Oslo, NorwayI was in Oslo, Norway, for three days of the Rapid Testing class and two days of consulting with a corporate client.
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Dec 1, 2010 - Dec 2, 2010Copenhagen, DenmarkEuroSTAR 2010 continued with track sessions and the Test Lab. My account of the proceedings starts here.
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Nov 30, 2010Copenhagen, DenmarkAt my fourth consecutive EuroSTAR conference, EuroSTAR 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark, I presented a half-day tutorial on test framing, the skill of linking risk, oracles, coverage, and tests—and your account of them—in a coherent logical framework. The EuroSTAR slides and paper nan be be found here. There's an updated version of the paper here.
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Nov 19, 2010Saint Petersburg, RussiaAfter a two-day Rapid Software Testing class, I gave a keynote presentation (Testers: Get Out of the Quality Assurance Business and a half-day Exploratory Testing Master Class at SQA Days in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Nov 2, 2010 - Nov 4, 2010London, United KingdomA three-day public Rapid Software Testing class in London, UK; organized by Electromind, with testers from the U.K., Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
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Nov 2, 2010London, United KingdomI was delighted to be invited to speak at the London Tester Gathering, a series of monthly get-togethers hosted by the enterprising Tony Bruce, at the Shooting Star Pub in the City of London. I talked about Burning Issues of the Day.
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Oct 22, 2010Toronto, CanadaI presented a talk on two futures of testing at the offsite retreat for a corporate client in the medical field.
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Oct 21, 2010Toronto, CanadaA keynote presentation of my talk, Testers: Get Out of the QA Business! at the TesTrek conference here in Toronto.
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Oct 19, 2010Las Vegas, United StatesI presented a track session, Testers: Get Out of the QA Business! at STPCon. I was honoured to have Jerry Weinberg attending and contributing to the presentation.
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Oct 17, 2010 - Oct 18, 2010Las Vegas, United StatesA two-day version of the usually-three-day Rapid Software Testing course at the Software Test Professionals Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Oct 8, 2010Berlin, GermanyA lunchtime visit to a corporate client in Berlin, Germany, where I was privileged to speak to a handful of testers and a large bunch of programmers about testing.
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Oct 4, 2010 - Oct 7, 2010Berlin, GermanyA one-day tutorial workshop and a keynote, Testers, Get Out of the QA Business at Agile Testing Days in Berlin, Germany. A related blog post is here. At this conference, we also had extensive discussions on certification and its discontents. Those who are interested in that topic might like to see a talk from 2007, "Why I Am Not (Yet) Certified".
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Sep 30, 2010Kitchener, CanadaThe first presentation of Test Framing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association. (There's also a blog post about test framing here.)
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Sep 17, 2010Belfast, United KingdomA day of presentations, exercises, and consulting in-house for a corporate client in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Sep 16, 2010Belfast, United KingdomA lunchtime presentation of Two Futures of Sofware Testing for Softtest in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Sep 14, 2010Dublin, IrelandAn evening presentation of Two Futures of Sofware Testing for Software Skillnet in Dublin.
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Sep 13, 2010 - Sep 15, 2010Dublin, IrelandI presented a public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Dublin, Ireland.
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Aug 17, 2010 - Aug 18, 2010Waterloo, OntarioI presented a keynote address at the RIM Test Automation Conference, August 18-19, in Waterloo, Ontario.
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Aug 16, 2010Toronto, CanadaA two-hour online coaching presentation for a large corporate client. This was done as a conversation with one of their staff, and seemed very well received.
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Aug 3, 2010 - Aug 4, 2010Grand Rapids, United StatesAt CAST (the Conference of the Association for Software Testing) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I was asked at the last minute to do a presentation as a replacement for a presenter who was unable to attend. I did my presentation on Noticing.
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Jul 17, 2010 - Jul 18, 2010Toronto, CanadaThe Sixth Toronto Workshop on Software Testing, an invitation-only peer conference which I co-founded with Fiona Charles. This year we were privileged to have attendees from Calgary and England, in addition to our usual complement of people from Ottawa and southwestern Ontario.
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Jul 7, 2010 - Jul 9, 2010Amsterdam, NetherlandsA public offering of Rapid Software Testing in Amsterdam, organized by Diaz and Hilterscheid, the publishers of Testing Experience magazine.
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Jun 28, 2010 - Jun 30, 2010Waterloo, CanadaCo-presented Cem Kaner's Black Box Software Testing class (with Cem himself in the lead role) to a corporate client in Waterloo, Ontario.
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Jun 23, 2010 - Jun 25, 2010Toronto, CanadaAssisted Cem Kaner in a rare live presentation of his Black Box Software Testing class here in Toronto, for TASSQ, the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. Check out the online courses offered by the Association for Software Testing.
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Jun 22, 2010Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)A webinar to help promote the EuroSTAR testing conference: "Testers: Get Out of the Quality Assurance Business".