The first Australian Software & Systems Quality Conference 2008 will cover two main topic areas:
Software Quality Management and Software Testing.
The special tracks on Software Quality Management offer a platform for current trends and feedback on lessons learned in quality management for the entire lifecycle of software systems. The special tracks on Software Testing provide a forum for discussing the latest techniques, methodologies and tools that support Software Testing and its effects.
The conference will provide opportunities for both sector-specific and cross-sector discussion.
TOPICS in 2008
Requirements Management/Engineering: Preparing for Quality
Requirement Verification and Validation
Agile Project and Requirement Management
Process Quality: CMMI and SPICE
Metrics, KPIs and Quality Gates
Test Certification
Test Outsourcing: Offshore, Nearshore
Test Strategy and Test Organisation
Risk Based Testing
(Early) Test Specification and Design
and its benefits
Test Automation
Test Environment Management
Test Data Preparation
International Standards
Agile Testing
Web Services & SOA Testing
Managing Integration Testing
Embedded System Testing
Load & Performance Testing
Security Testing
Usability Testing
Testing & ITIL
TARGET GROUPS
Managers, decision-makers and specialists interested in finding out about and making efficient use of the State of the Art in Software Quality Management. Test practitioners and engineers, researchers, software and test managers, QA managers, development managers and other professionals interested in building and delivering better software.
BUSINESS FOCUS AREAS
All organisations and companies with needs in Software Quality Management and Software Testing like financial services, telecommunications, logistics, health-care and e-commerce industries.
Programme Committee of International experts will evaluate your proposal based on the following aspects:
Format and topic
Relevance of the topic for the conference
Quality of the abstract
Quality of the language and innovation
Benefits of being a Speaker at SQC Australia:
Travel Expenses to and from Canberra up to $400 (for speakers from Australia and NZ)
$1,000 for International speakers.
1 night accommodation for presentations & workshops
2 nights accommodation for tutorials
Free entry to conference Thursday to Friday including lunch and snacks
Visibility on conference website and in delegate proceedings
Many good publicity opportunities – Information sent to various companies and national promotion campaigns.
Delegate feedback always given and shared with each speaker
Possibility of speaking at several SQC conferences
