Call For Speakers
STeP-IN Forum encourages authors of papers to benefit from speaking opportunities at STeP-IN SUMMIT 2008. 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.
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Submissions Invited |
Tutorials: Half Day (including Q&A)
Opportunity for Testing/Automation Experts, Head — Quality, SEPG Members, Process Engineers/ Experts to share their expertise with Practitioners, thereby enabling the participants to apply specific techniques to real-time projects.
Plenary Speakers: 45 Minutes (including Q&A)
Testing Gurus and Industry Leaders are invited to share their knowledge, experience and case studies with a highly charged audience.
Best Practices Presentation: 30 Minutes (including Q&A)
Organizations can share industry best practices with conference delegates.
Paper Publishing.
All selected papers will be published as part of the Conference Proceedings.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to present at the STeP-IN SUMMIT 2008 from January 16-19, 2008, at the Leela Palace, Airport Road, Bangalore.
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Guidelines for Paper submission: Content Guidelines
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Should be original material
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Must be practical & implementation-focused
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Must show examples, practical applications, cause & effect, and be supported by case studies
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Company confidential information should NOT be disclosed.
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Must have a well-defined focus on the chosen topic / presentation
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Should NOT be a marketing / sales / product demo*
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Should completely discuss the subject matter
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Content should advance the Body of Knowledge for quality professionals
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Sales pitches or distribution of marketing materials during presentations are strictly prohibited. All product demos, marketing / sales presentations would come under a sponsored and a notified Vendor Presentation Slot
NOTE: Selection is based on rigorous review by the Technical Committee. Any topic of interest, not listed under, is also welcome. |
Submissions could relate to subject areas such as, but not limited to: |
Technical Stream |
Test Automation |
Testing Mobile / Wireless Applications
Testing of Distributed Software Applications
Product Testing
Agile Testing Exploratory Testing
Testing Web Applications
OO and Component Systems
Testing Embedded Systems
Testing Real Time Systems
Testing Telecom Systems
Usability Testing
Testing in Banking and Finance Applications
Aerospace and Safety Critical Applications
BI Systems
Software Gaming Applications
Enterprise and e-biz Applications
Bio-Technology
Test Scripting languages
Use-case based Testing
Testing Legacy Applications
Cross-platform Testing
Platform Certification Testing
Interoperability Testing
Localization and Internationalization Testing
Testing Database Systems |
Test Automation - Server and Client
Tools and Techniques
Insights to Test Scripting Techniques |
Test Management Stream |
| Test Estimation
Managing Outsourced Testing Projects
Writing Testable Requirements
Test Management in Large Projects
Defect Prevention & Management
Risk Based Testing
Managing Defects using Six Sigma
Test Strategies and Management
Building High Performance Testing Team
Test Metrics
Test Maturity Model
Testing Standards
Setting Test Labs
People Management |
Test Service and Automation Show |
Software Test Automation Exhibition Software Test Solutions / Service Providers
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Documentation Guidelines for Abstract and Speaker Profile:
Line spacing: 1.5
Font size: 10 points
Speaker profile: Min 300 words Abstract of topic: 600 — 1000 words
Documentation Guidelines for Final Paper and Speaker Profile:
Line spacing: 1.5
Font size: 10 points
Speaker profile: Min 300 words
Final Paper: Min 8 pages, Max 12 pages |
Contents of abstract:
- What is the paper all about? i.e. a clear Introduction
- Which audience does this paper add most value to?
- The content
- Where has this applied?
- What are the tangible benefits?
- What are some of the issues faced and how to handle them/how was this handled?
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Parameters for technical review of papers:
- Is the topic innovative/different?
- Practical usefulness of this topic
- Clarity of thought/expression
- How has this benefited your organization?
- Layout, grammar, spelling etc.
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Deadline for Final Paper Subission(of shortlisted authors only):
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Please submit all of the following:
- Abstract of topic
- Speaker profile
- Speaker submission form (Filled completely)
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Incomplete submissions will not be taken into consideration
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Deadlines for all activities:
Monday, September 24, 2007: Abstract + Speaker profile + Completed speaker submission form
October 08, 2007: Intimation to shortlisted authors
October 24, 2007: Final paper submission (of shortlisted authors only) November 21, 2007: Final speaker selection and intimation |
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