Friday, September 4, 2009

Call for Speakers - STeP-IN SUMMIT 2010

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Are you looking for an opportunity to discuss your experiences with other Software Testing Practitioners? STeP-IN Forum invites speakers who can present at our Annual International Conference in Bangalore. It is a great platform for you to share your experiences and best Practices with energetic and enthusiastic fellow Testing Professionals.

Here is how you can get involved:

If you want to speak at the Conference, please select one of the below mentioned categories and send us your paper for the same.
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.
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.
Best Practices Presentations: 30 Minutes (including Q&A)
Organizations can share industry best practices with conference delegates.
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.

Guidelines you need to follow for Paper Submissions:

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”
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:
What is the paper all about? i.e. a clear Introduction
Which audience does this paper add most value to?
The content in brief
Where has this been applied?
What are the tangible benefits?
What are some of the issues faced and how to handle them?
Parameters for technical review of papers:
Is the topic innovative / different?
Practical usefulness and relevance of this topic
Clarity of thought / expression
How has this benefited your organization?
Layout, grammar, spelling etc.

Topics for Paper Submission:

Paper Submission can include but is not restricted to:
Technical Stream
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
Usability Testing
Testing in Banking and Finance Applications
Aerospace and Safety Critical Applications
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 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
Test Automation
Test Automation - Server and Client
Tools and Techniques
Insights to Test Scripting Techniques
Web Services Testing
NOTE: Selection is based on rigorous review by the Technical Committee. Any topic of interest, not listed above is also welcome.

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

Deadlines for submissions:

Friday, October 09, 2009:
Submission of final paper + Speaker Profile (as per template provided) + Speaker Submission form

Last week of November:
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 papers2010@stepinforum.org

Please note, Incomplete or late submissions are not guaranteed full consideration.
Please visit STeP-IN SUMMIT 2010 for more information.

2 comments:

Madhu said...

Hi Nikhil,
Thanks for the write up. We will accept the papers till october 22.

Anonymous said...

Opulently I agree but I think the brief should secure more info then it has.