eoy, 2003 tom gilchrist, sasqag chair the seattle area software quality assurance group
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SASQAG’s Charter
Purpose:– To Promote Professional Software Quality
Practices
Objectives:– To provide educational and certification
opportunities in a non-commercial atmosphere within an organization of software quality professionals.
SASQAG’s Objectives Include:
Promote sharing of knowledge & experience among members
Build awareness of software quality assurance Support & promote certifications (QAI & ASQ) Share knowledge of software standards and
processes Offer SQA education through classes and lectures
Our Membership
Nearly 700 members Representing over 220 area companies Free Membership Both Testers and SQA professionals
Public Meetings
Held at Attachmate in Bellevue, WA in Factoria
Third Thursday of each month (except Dec) 11 monthly meetings Birds-of-a-Feather
Networking Sessions Average Attendance 55 per meeting
SASQAG Steering Committee
Tom Gilchrist, CSQA, CSQE, Steering Committee Chair
Jeff Finn, CQA , SASQAG Treasurer
2003 Events
PNSQC/SASQAG Co-Sponsorships QAI CSTE & CSQA Certification Study
Groups and Exams in April and October ASQ CSQE Study Group Support UW SW Testing Certificate Course $99 Training Days
PNSQC Spring Tutorials
Thursday, May 8, 2003 Bellevue, WA– Reduce Rework and Project Delays by
Implementing Peer Reviews (Neil Potter)– Architectures for Automating Testing
(Doug Hoffman)– Test-Driven Development: A Hands-On
Introduction (Ward Cunningham)
PNSQC October Conference
Oct 13-15, 2003 Portland, OR.– Keynotes by Cem Kaner, “How many
lightbulbs does it take to change a tester?”
– Brian Marick, “Agile Testing, a year in review”
230+ Attendees See www.pnsqc.org for more information.
SASQAG $99 Training Days
Use Cases for Maximizing Project Success June 13, 2003 Carol Dekkers, President,
Quality Plus Technologies, Inc.
61 Attendees
UW SW Testing Certificate
290 graduates to date 14 section since Fall, 1999 2003 January and October classes Text: Software Testing by Ron Patton
2004 Events and ProgramsTom Gilchrist, SASQAG Chair
The Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group