STeP-IN Forum encourages authors of papers to benefit from speaking opportunities at STeP-IN SUMMIT 2010. Authors selected for speaking opportunities confirm their organizations´ positions as innovative quality leaders, and benchmark against other leading experts in the area of software testing.

Topics for Paper Submission:

Paper Submission can include but is not restricted to:

Authors of selected papers will be invited to present at the STeP-IN SUMMIT 2010 held during Febraury  2010 at Bangalore.

Febraury 2010: Pre-Conference Tutorials and Plenary Sessions, Best Practices, Vendor Presentations and Panel Discussion.

Submissions Invited:

1.     Tutorials: Half Day (including Q&A)
Opportunity for Testing/Automation Experts, Heads-Quality, SEPG Members, Process Engineers and Technical Specialists to share their expertise with Practitioners, thereby enabling participants to apply specific techniques to real-time projects.
2.    Plenary Presentations: 40 Minutes (including Q&A)
Testing Gurus and Industry Leaders are invited to share their knowledge, experience and case studies with a highly charged audience.
3.     Best Practices Presentation: 30 Minutes (including Q&A)
Organizations can share industry best practices with conference delegates.
4.     Paper Publishing
In addition to the speaking categories above, certain papers will also be published as part of the Conference Proceedings, under the Paper Publishing category.

All selected papers will be published as part of the Conference Proceedings.

Guidelines for Paper submission:

Content Guidelines:

• Should be original material
• Must have a well-defined focus on the chosen topic
• Must be practical & implementation-focused
• Must show examples, practical applications, cause & effect, and be supported by case studies
• Company confidential information should NOT be disclosed.
• Content should advance the Body of Knowledge for quality professionals
• Should NOT be a marketing / sales / product demo - All product demos, marketing / sales presentations would come under a sponsored and notified “Vendor Presentation Slot”
  

NOTE: Selection is based on rigorous review by the Technical Committee. Any topic of interest, not listed above is also welcome.

Documentation Guidelines:

• Only papers submitted in the prescribed template will be accepted
• Min 8 pages, Max 12 Pages (Excluding the cover pages and bios of speakers)
• Line spacing: 1.5

Contents of abstract:

1.     What is the paper all about? i.e. a clear Introduction
2.     Which audience does this paper add most value to?
3.     The content in brief
4.     Where has this applied?
5.     What are the tangible benefits?
6.     What are some of the issues faced and how to handle them/how was this handled?


Parameters for technical review of papers:
1.     Is the topic innovative / different?
2.     Practical usefulness of this topic
3.     Clarity of thought / expression
4.     How has this benefited your organization?
5.     Layout, grammar, spelling etc.

Deadlines for submissions:

Monday, October 19, 2009: Submission of final paper + Speaker Profile (as per template provided) + Speaker Submission form.

First week of December: Speakers selection and intimation.

Please submit the final paper + speaker profile in a Single Word file as per the downloadable template along with the filled in Speaker Submission Form to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please note, incomplete entries or entries after the final date of submission will not be entertained.