Past Annual SUMMITs
The conferences produced by STeP-IN Forum provide a platform for the professionals to participate, share, publish, and leverage experiences and practices for the common good of the community of practitioners.
STeP-IN SUMMIT 2012
STeP-IN SUMMIT 2012: 9th International Conference on Software Testing - February 2011 @ Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad & Chennai.
‘GenNext Testing Professionals – Building Leaders in Business, Technology & Management ‘ was aptly chosen as the theme for this conference.
Some highlights:
- Over 850 delegates from India and abroad
- STeP-IN Forum felicitated industry veteran Mr. Arun Ramu, Founder Partner, Avekshaa for his contributions to the industry.
- Keynote addresses by Mr. Sam Guckenheimer, Product Owner,Visual Studio, Microsoft and Mr. Sunil Kunte, President, FMR India.
- Lively and thought-provoking Panel Discussion and Open house sessions
- STeP-IN Forum hosted a special show case of collaboration with the academia. Ms Deepa. R, MS Student, IIIT-B presented a report on the project on ‘Making sense of different testing metrics’ under the guidance of Ms. Renu Rajani, Sr. VP, Citi Group
Want more info? Please view Conference Proceedings or visit the Conference Website archive.STeP-IN SUMMIT 2011
The overlysing theme of the conference was addressed by the question: In today’s changing paradigm, are we doing the right testing? Many new concepts like "Cloud based development/hosting", "Customer Experience Management", "Application Mobility" were addressed as the conference as well as challenges like how do we to keep pace with extremely short release cycles when it comes to mobile and cloud hosted applications. How do we address reliability for mission critical internet/extranet applications?
The conference covered
- Over 850 delegates from India and abroad
- Conference inaugurated by Mr. Subroto Bagchi, Vice Chairman and Gardener, MindTree Ltd.
- Keynote addresses by Mr. Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering, USA and Mr. Nachiket Sukhtankar - Lead, Delivery Centers for Technology in India, Accenture.
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In the last few years, software testing has metamorphosed into a full-time, creative and lucrative profession. With each passing day, the senior management of organizations is beginning to understand the direct implications of software testing on client and user satisfaction, and also on maintenance and operational costs.
The conference covered
- Over 900 delegates from India and abroad
- Conference inaugurated by Mr. Aravind Jannu, IAS, Director, Directorate of IT & Biotechnology, Govt. of Karnataka, MD, KEONICS, and MD, KBITS
- Keynote address by Mr. Nachiket Sukhtankar, Lead - Delivery Centers for Technology in India, Accenture and Mr. John Scarborough, Vice President, Quality Engineering & Customer Solutions Group, MindTree Ltd.
Want more info? Please view Conference Proceedings or visit the Conference Website archive.STeP-IN SUMMIT 2009
This time STeP-IN SUMMIT 2009 introduced the concept of “tracks” in order to increase the take-away from the conference. Day 2 of the Conference showcased 2 separate tracks on different domains for more focused learning.
The conference covered
- Over 1140 delegates from India and abroad
- Conference Inauguration and Inaugural Address - Jan 22, 2009 Dr. A. R. Upadhya – Director, National Aerospace Laboratories
- Keynote addresses by Dr. V Kala - Deputy Head, Software Engineering Divisions, Aeronautical Development Establishment and Gangadharaiah. C P – Sr. Vice President and Global Head of Testing Services, Wipro Technologies.
Want more info? Please view Conference Proceedings or visit the Conference Website archive.STeP-IN SUMMIT 2008
This four-day Annual International Conference provided a platform for test champions, gurus, industry practitioners, academicians, and professionals to share their expertise, in-depth knowledge and industry best practices. This Conference was produced by STeP-IN Forum and hosted by QSIT - Quality Solutions for Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
The conference covered
- Over 1150 delegates from India and abroad
- Conference inaugurated Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ : INFY)
- Keynote address by Krishnakumar Natarajan, President & CEO - IT Services, MindTree Consulting
- Lively and thought-provoking Panel Discussion on “Crystal gazing into the future of Indian Test Community”
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The 4th edition of the STeP-IN Forum Annual International Conference was spread across 4 days. STeP-IN SUMMIT 2007 turned out to be an enriching experience and a platform for over the 1000+ attending delegates to interact with each other and share their knowledge.
The conference covered
- Over 1092 delegates from India and abroad
- Conference inaugurated by S.N. Zindal, Director General, STPI
- Keynote address by Ashutosh Tiwary, Product Unit Manager for Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers, Microsoft, Redmond
- Lively and thought-provoking Panel Discussion on “To build or buy a Test Automation Tool”
Want more info? Please view Conference Proceedings or visit the Conference Website archive.STeP-IN SUMMIT 2006
‘Careers in Software Testing’ was aptly chosen as the theme for the conference keeping in mind the growing demand for Test Professionals. This growing demand was reinforced by the fact that the conference was attended by over 1000 delegates across the 3-day event.
Professor Mahabala, IIIT-B related his experiences in the then new world of software development and testing during his inspiring and humourous inaugural address.
The conference covered
- Over 1150 delegates from India and abroad
- Conference inaugurated by Prof Mahabala – IIIT-B
- Keynote address by Mr. Vikram Shah, Managing Director, Intec India.
- “Software Testing – Principles and Practices” authored by Ramesh Gopalaswamy and Srinivasan Desikan was released by Prof Mahabala