Hyderabad Conference

Call for Speakers

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 Submission

Technical Topics

Testing of Distributed Software Applications
Product Testing
Testing Legacy Applications
OO and Component systems
Testing Web Services
Testing Embedded systems
Testing Real Time systems
Testing of Storage Solutions
Usability testing
Performance Testing
Security Testing
Use-case based testing
Cross Platform testing
Interoperability Testing
Compliance Testing
Localization and Internationalization Testing

SaaS / SOA / Cloud based applications Testing

SaaS / SOA Governance – Frameworks and Best practices
SOA Test methodology
Impact of SaaS / SOA / Cloud based application development on IT infrastructure
Impact on Web Applications
Impact on Business efficiency
Test Approach, strategy, techniques, open source tools

Testing of Mobile Applications

Testing Techniques for Mobile Applications
Testing mobile applications for usability and context
Creating the right environment for mobile application testing
Mobile Application Testing – A Case study (process for test planning, designing of test automation, actual results – what worked, what didn’t, lessons learnt etc.)
“Crowdsourced” testing for mobile applications

Test Automation

Test Automation – Server and Client
Tools and Techniques
Insights to Test Scripting Techniques

Test Management Stream

Writing Testable requirements
Test Strategies and Management
Test Estimation
Test Metrics
Test maturity Model
Defect Prevention and Management
Risk-based Testing
Test Management in Large Projects
Managing Outsourced Testing projects
People Management
Building high performance testing teams
Testing Standards
Setting up Testing Labs

Testing in an Agile environment

Driving development with business-facing examples and tests Why and how testers and programmers collaborate to deliver business value
The role of testers on agile teams; and how they interact with the BA
How to engage testers from “traditional” development methodologies and help them transition to agile teams
Why and how to do exploratory testing on agile projects
Testing beyond the functional on agile projects - for example, load, performance, security, usability
Success stories and lessons learnt in testing on agile teams
Continuous testing: CI, continuous performance testing, automated regression testing and the like
Managing testers on agile teams; transforming towards Agile Leadership
Testing challenges for distributed teams
Large-scale agile testing lessons learnt and how it effects approaches

Domain based

Testing in BFSI applications
Aerospace and safety critical applications
Enterprise and E-biz Applications
Bio Technology
Testing Software Gaming applications

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

Some tips for sure-shot selection (Guidelines for Submission):

Does my presentation topic excite people?
Has what I have to say already been conveyed at another conference?
Does the content educate the audience? How does it add value?
What is the audience’s key take-away from my presentation?
Are my thoughts clearly expressed?
Layout / grammar / basic presentation

The Technical Review committee will be looking for evidence that you are an expert in the topic that you have proposed and that the work is practically relevant and has originality and innovation. Make sure to leverage your individual or organizational expertise in the abstract submission.

Content Guidelines

Should be original material with a well-defined focus on the chosen topic
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 Testing and QA professionals
Sales pitches or distribution of marketing materials during presentations are strictly prohibited. All product demos, marketing / sales presentations would come under a sponsored and notified “Corporate Presentation Slot”

Documentation Guidelines:
The submission must include:

An abstract of the topic - Minimum 250 words - must include Audience Prerequisites (if any), Intended Audience and Key Takeaways
A speaker profile (about 250 words) clearly highlighting the author’s experience and expertise in the chosen topic
Slide deck of the presentation - About 20 slides (additional explanations for the slides can be added to the notes section)
Completely filled in Speaker Submission Form (in the given Word template)

Slide deck format - Powerpoint:

1-2 slides for abstract, 1 slide for profile, rest for core content of presentation
Lettering of core content to be at least Size 20+ font.
Ideally six (6) lines per slide
Please restrict usage of images / graphics for ornamental purposes at this selection stage.
These can be added to the final slide sets of selected speakers.
You may use the notes option in PowerPoint to elucidate certain points

Deadlines for submissions:
Friday, June 04, 2010

Speakers selection and intimation:
2nd week July 2010

Checklist for submissions: (The submission must include)
Power Point presentation containing

An abstract of the topic
A speaker profile clearly highlighting the author’s experience and expertise in the chosen topic
Core content of the topic of submission
Completely filled in Speaker Submission Form (in the given Word template)

All submissions to be sent to: papers2010@stepinforum.org
Please note, incomplete or late submissions are not guaranteed full consideration

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