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Monday, April 4 | Tuesday, April 5 | Wednesday, April 6 | Thursday, April 7 | Friday, April 8

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Full-Day Classes
TRACKS:
Agile
Measurement
Risk-Based Testing
Test Automation
Exploratory Testing
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Instructor:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
TRACKS:
Manager's Solutions Workshop
CSTE Certification
CSQA Certification
LOCATION:
Lighthouse II
Beacon Hill I
Beacon Hill II&III
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Instructor:
Nancy Kastl and Tom Ticknor
Neil Price-Jones
Barb Merwin
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Manager's Connection Dinner - Sponsored by QAI Global Institute

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TUESDAY, April 5, 2011
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
TRACKS:
Estimation
Test Planning
Testing Value
Process Improvement
Security Testing
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
TRACKS:
Testing CoE
Test Design
Agile Methods
People/Teams
Mobile Applications
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Instructor:
TRACKS:
Manager's Solutions Workshop
CSTE Certification
CSQA Certification
LOCATION:
Lighthouse II
Beacon Hill I
Beacon Hill II&III
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Instructor:
Nancy Kastl and Tom Ticknor
Neil Price-Jones
Barb Merwin
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception - Sponsored by uTest

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WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2011
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Registration & Breakfast - Sponsored by HP Software
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Opening Remarks & Announcements
Tom Ticknor, Chief Operating Officer, QAI Global Institute
Nancy Kastl, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
Keynote Address
Cloud Computing: New Realities and Perspectives for Quality
Anders Vinberg, Microsoft
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Management
Agile Methods
Test Planning / Design
.Estimation
Regression Testing
.
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
.
Industry Practices
.
Speaker:
.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Management
Agile Methods
Test Planning / Design
.Measurement
SOA Testing
.
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
.
Solutions Benchmarking
.
Speaker:
.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Special Interests Roundtables & Lunch - Sponsored by Hexaware Technologies
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Management
Agile Methods
ALM
Measurement
Performance Testing
QUEST Theatre
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Seaport C
Industry Practices
(1:00-1:30)
Speaker:
(1:30-2:00)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Management
Agile Methods
ALM
Measurement
Risk-Based Testing
QUEST Theatre
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Seaport C
Workshops
(2:30-3:00)
Speaker:
(3:00-3:30)
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Software Assurance: Enabling Quality Assurance to Better Address Software Security and Resilience
Moderator and Panelist: Joe Jarzombek, Department of Homeland Security
Panelists: Rafal Los, HP; Robert Martin, MITRE; Matt Moynahan, VERACODE
9:25 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibitor EXPO and Book Store
9:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Coaching Sessions - Signup Required.................................................... ....................................Registration Desk
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Attendee Appreciation Night Dinner & Entertainment - Sponsored by Microsoft

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THURSDAY, April 7, 2011
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast - Sponsored by Accenture
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Announcements
Nancy Kastl, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote Address
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
People / Teams
Security
Outsourcing
Mobile Testing
Test Data
QUEST Theatre
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Seaport C
Industry Practices
(9:45-10:15)
Speaker:
(10:15-10:45)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
People / Teams
Security
COTS Testing
Mobile Testing
Architecture Testing
QUEST Theatre
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Seaport C
Solutions Benchmarking
(11:00-11:30)
Speaker:
(11:30-12:00)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Special Interests Roundtables & Lunch - Sponsored by Wipro Technologies
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Organizational Change
Requirements
Test Automation
Special Topic
Exploratory Testing
QUEST Theatre
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Seaport C
Industry Practices
(1:00-1:30)
Speaker:
(1:30-2:00)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Cognizant
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Organizational Change
Requirements
Test Automation
Solutions Forum
Exploratory Testing
QUEST Theatre
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Seaport C
Workshop
(2:30-3:00)
Speaker:
(3:00-3:30)
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Exhibitor EXPO and Book Store
9:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Coaching Sessions - Signup Required........................................................................................Registration Desk
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Exhibitors Wine and Cheese Reception and Raffle - Sponsored by EXPO Exhibitors

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FRIDAY, April 8, 2011
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Announcements
Nancy Kastl, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
Keynote Address
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Process
Global Teams
Cloud / Virtualization
Special Topic
Certification
Practice Exams
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Industry Practices
Speaker:
QAI Proctor
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Process
TaaS Testing
Data Quality
Release Management
Certification
Practice Exams
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
Constitution
Liberty
Industry Practices
Speaker:
QAI Proctor
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - QAI Grand Prize Drawing
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:
Process Effectiveness
People Effectiveness
Tools Effectiveness
Certification
Practice Exams
LOCATION:
Seaport B
Seaport A
Flagship
.
Liberty
Workshop
.
Speaker:
.
QAI Proctor

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