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You Have SIX DAYS to take advantage of Early Bird pricing for PNSQC 2024.

Our special discount rate ends on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Don't miss out on this great price break!!!

Register Here: https://ow.ly/zkBF50TjHqv

Come check out our latest episode of PNSQChronicles, our vidcast of Speakers and Workshop presenters for the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference.

In today's episode, Michael Larsen welcomes Sophia McKeever, who will be delivering an Invited Speaker talk and a Workshop this year. We sat down to discuss a little bit about shine theory and ways to make our automation a little more effective and predictable.

Register for PNSQC Here: https://ow.ly/r04250TjjSq

Youtube Video: https://ow.ly/H2Lx50TjjSp

More Workshops at PNSQC 2024:

"Rapid Software Test Automation" with Michael Bolton

Register Here: https://ow.ly/p2H050Tf0Ha

Test automation is a hot topic. If you are in the testing field, then you are probably being pressured to automate your work. But how should you go about it? Only certain specific aspects of testing can be automated, so which aspects should you focus on first? There are lots of expensive tools you could use, but there are also free tools, and maybe you can create some tools yourself. What should you NOT focus on? What traps must you try to avoid? How can AI help — or hurt?



Creating, applying, and maintaining useful automation to support testing can be immensely valuable. It’s also a huge challenge. This one-day class is designed to help you help you meet that challenge, by looking through the lenses of the Rapid Software Testing methodology.

More great workshops you can take advantage of at PNSQC 2024:

"The New Tester's Handbook" with Heather Wilcox

Starting a new job as a Quality Tester can be daunting - there's a lot to learn and know. Not only do you have to get up to speed on your company's technology, but you also may need to acquire new testing skills.

This workshop will cover the knowledge you need to know to be successful on your first day (or your 300th). Topics such as:

- Test Case Construction
- Test Plan Assembly
- Black Box vs. White Box Testing
- Risk-Based Testing
- Automation Theory
- Client vs.Server Testing

and other important information will be covered in depth using real life examples.

More workshops are being offered at PNSQC 2024!!!

The Automagical Marvel - UI Automation Using A Hybridization Of Page Object And Logical Function Models with Sophia McKeever.

Register Here: https://ow.ly/rHav50Tf0y5

In this age of testing, maintainability and scalability are paramount. UI automation is often looked at with two views: either it's far too complex, requiring a lot of maintenance time and specialized knowledge therefore it's best done through simple low code point and click tools OR it's too flaky and unstable to rely on. What if there was a way to build a robust and intricate UI Automation framework in any element-based UI Automation Library that is simple to maintain? What if you could build a UI Automation framework that takes no understanding of the underlying UI automation library to build tests in?

By utilizing a cutting-edge paradigm that marries Page Object Models (POM) with a robust Logical Function Model (LFM) you can build a framework that is stable and robust with a low maintenance overhead that can build tests that are self-documenting and easy to understand. The Hybrid POM/LFM creates a layer where UI Elements are as easy to interact with as basic data types within your typical Object Oriented Programming language regardless of UI Automation technology.

In this interactive workshop you will learn:

- Build a robust and easy-to-maintain UI Automation Framework that is natively optimized for multithreading and parallel test ex*****on
- Wrap UI Elements in basic data types that make them easy and intuitive to use regardless of programming skill level
- Advanced techniques for building custom models around elements that make working with complex automation scenarios simple

Join us on Monday, October 14, 2024 for our amazing workshops! Today's featured workshop is:

"What’s Security Got To Do With It? Security Risk Management & The SDLC"
with Caroline Wong.

Register Here: https://ow.ly/9Zlm50TezfY

Learn about risk management-based approaches to securing the SDLC and work through scenarios to help you put security upfront.

Caroline Wong is the Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt. She has 15+ years of cybersecurity leadership, including practitioner, product, and consulting roles. Caroline authored the popular textbook "Security Metrics: A Beginner's Guide".

Thank you to all who attended our PNSQC Meetup for August 2024. For those who could not attend, here is the video from the event:

https://ow.ly/x9hj50Tcvhf

An Introduction to API Security Testing with Bas Dijkstra

The rise in APIs has brought about new attack vectors, making it crucial for organizations to ensure their APIs are secure. It's great to know that testing can be made accessible with common tools like Postman and REST Assured.

Because "seeing is believing", Bas ran several API security testing experiments and talked us through his thought process and interpretation of the results so these experiments can be replayed against your own APIs.

Slides for Presentation: https://ow.ly/qHVg50Tcvhj

Register for PNSQC 2024 Here: https://ow.ly/sHfc50Tcvhe

Check out our latest episode of PNSQChronicles.

Srilu Balla and Michael Larsen welcome Jason Arbon to discuss the latest trends in AI Testing AI at Scale (invited speaker talk) and Fully Autonomous Software Testing with Gen AI (workshop). We also talked a bit about exploring the interaction between AI and humans, where AI may not have all the answers and, dare we say it, where a human touch is beneficial.

https://ow.ly/3Krn50T72W4

Check out these sessions in person in October!
Register Here: https://ow.ly/jp2T50T72W0

Check out our lineup for PNSQC 2024. Today's focus is on Diane Larsen and her half-day workshop:

Stop Wasting Time On Ineffective Retrospectives! Start Pursuing Real Continuous Improvement!

Come to this workshop to discover how to get the most and best continuous improvement from the new view of team retrospectives.

Key learning points:

- Why retrospectives have become an essential practice for software development teams
- Choosing the right size and frequency for useful retrospectives
- How to avoid the Devil’s Pom-Poms for your teams

Register: https://ow.ly/f1MV50T6T43

🌟 Check out 'PNSQChronicles' 🎬

Dive into the world of PNSQC 2024 with our new vidcast series!

Join Srilu Balla and Michael Larsen as they talk with Bas Djjkstra, who will be presenting a keynote, workshop, and meetup for PNSQC.

Keynote: Do We Really Need A Test Automation Engineer?
Workshop: Solving The Integration Testing Puzzle With Contract Testing
Meetup (On August 21, 2024): An Introduction to API Security Testing

Watch the full video here: https://ow.ly/Igc050T1BmF
Register for PNSQC Here: https://ow.ly/uwLI50T1BmE
Register for the August 2024 Meetup Here: https://ow.ly/JXhW50T1BmG

🚨 Don't Miss Out! Elevate your API Security with our PNSQC's August Meetup 🚨

Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for an eye-opening session on API Security Testing with Bas Dijkstra.

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST
Location: Online
Register Here: https://ow.ly/U8A150T1h41

🔒 How Strong Is Your API Security? 🔒

Don't wait until it's too late - learn how to protect your APIs from cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities. It's easier than you think! Bas will guide you through leveraging tools like Postman and REST Assured to bolster your API security.

This is a game-changer - don't miss out on this opportunity to level up your API security. Secure your spot now!

You still have time to take advantage of Early Bird Registration for PNSQC 2024. We have lots of great talks about the pressing issues of today.

AI Testing AI At Scale with Jason Arbon

Generative AI is accelerating development but how will it all be tested? GenAI is generating code all on its own. GenAI is even fixing its own bugs and adding new features–without a developer in the loop.

GenAI will soon generate 10X more code, and 10X faster–a 100X increase in the amount of software to be tested. The human-based approach to software testing just won’t scale.

Interestingly, GenAI can’t test the code it generates. Yes, it can generate unit tests, but it struggles testing larger systems, especially complex ones. The only way to test such complex systems is to test it – with AI. Only AI will be able to keep up with this coming tidal wave of code, risk, and complexity. AI-based testing isn’t just better, faster, or cheaper–it’s a necessity in the coming world of AI-generated code.

Jason will walk through how these types of AI-based testing systems are defined, operated and scale. The future is near, and it is a world of AI testing AI-generated code..

Interested? Register for PNSQC 2024 here: https://ow.ly/k9qb50SZtAI

Come join us NEXT WEDNESDAY for PNSQCs August Meetup

An Introduction to API Security Testing w/ Bas Dijkstra

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST
Location: Online

Register Here: https://ow.ly/G0Zi50SYzu3

📅 NOTE: This meetup will be conducted online only.

🔒 How Strong Is Your API Security? 🔒

APIs are the lifeblood of data exchange between systems. They also present a prime target for cyberattacks. Don't wait until you're in the headlines for all the wrong reasons! Ensuring your APIs are impervious to security vulnerabilities is crucial.

Securing your APIs doesn't have to be a daunting, time-consuming task reserved for experts. Join Bas Dijkstra where he will show us how to leverage powerful tools like Postman and REST Assured, guided by the latest 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10, to help bolster your API security.

Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your API security game. Secure your spot now!

Here is the next episode of PNSQChronicles, our "vidcast" introducing everyone to the speakers presenting at PNSQC 2024.

Today, we are featuring our vidcast co-host Srilu Balla (the interviewer becomes the interviewee) as she talks with Michael Larsen about her talk "The Missing Link: Product Owner in Test" which will be delivered on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Video Link Here: https://ow.ly/4Hb150SY0zB

Register for PNSQC 2024 Here: https://ow.ly/k7kP50SY0zF

Check out "PNSQChronicles", a new "vidcast" we are doing to showcase speakers and presenters at PNSQC 2024.

Join Srilu Balla and Michael Larsen as they talk with Rachel Kibler, who will be presenting her talk "Mistakes I Made So You Don't Have To" and a workshop for "Leveraging The Power Of AI In Software Testing"

Watch the full video here:
https://ow.ly/gNVh50SWNXf

Register for PNSQC 2024 Here:
https://ow.ly/jf7450SWNXe

Come join us for our PNSQC August Meetup
An introduction to API security testing w/ Bas Dijkstra

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST
Location: Online, Portland, OR

Register Here: https://ow.ly/uAKO50SSeAP

🔒 How Strong Is Your API Security? 🔒

In today's digital landscape, APIs are the lifeblood of data exchange between systems. However, they also present a prime target for cyberattacks. Don't wait until you're in the headlines for all the wrong reasons! Ensuring your APIs are impervious to security vulnerabilities is crucial.

But here's the great news: securing your APIs doesn't have to be a daunting, time-consuming task reserved for experts.

Join us for an exclusive online session with Bas Dijkstra where you'll discover how to fortify your API security effortlessly. Learn to leverage powerful tools like Postman and REST Assured, guided by the latest 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10.

Watch as Bas demonstrates live API security testing experiments, sharing his insights and analysis. Walk away with practical techniques you can immediately apply to safeguard your own APIs.

📅 NOTE: This meetup will be conducted online only.

Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your API security game. Secure your spot now!

Come join us at PNSQC 2024 and hear Michael Bolton's Keynote about "What Are We Thinking — In The Age Of AI?"

Register Here: https://ow.ly/YlqE50SRrwP

Advancements in AI with the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT4 and GPT-4o have sparked optimism and concern about the potential impact on software development, healthcare, climate change, and more.

It's crucial for industry professionals to critically evaluate these claims. People skilled and dedicated to testing are an early warning system for the business. In this keynote, Michael will challenge us (and himself) to critically assess our relationships with technology and hype, as well as our own beliefs.

Our workshops are a cornerstone of the PNSQC experience. Come join us and work with Jason Arbon and explore "Fully Autonomous Software Testing With Gen AI"

Register Here: https://ow.ly/cOiB50SQ1Ga

The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) is ushering in a new era of Fully Autonomous Software Testing (F.A.S.T). The potential for machines to take on the bulk of testing tasks is truly groundbreaking.

This session focuses on the tangible steps being taken towards making fully autonomous, self-testing software a reality. Jason will help you explore current advancements and setbacks on this journey and provide insights on how to integrate these innovative techniques into your engineering and testing workflows.

.A.S.T

Can we do TDD with ChatGPT? According to Llewellyn Falco, the answer is "yes" and he plans on showing us how at PNSQC 2024.

Register for the conference here!
https://ow.ly/nSg850SPn3c

Join us for the next PNSQC Meetup!!!

Topic: An Introduction to API Security Testing
Date: 8/21/2024
Time 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST
Location: Online
Register Here: https://ow.ly/3uQi50SMpOk

The enormous rise in APIs to exchange data between systems has introduced a popular new attack vector for people with malicious intents. Therefore, to prevent ending up in the news, it's probably a good idea to ensure that your APIs are not vulnerable to common API security weaknesses and exploits.

The good news is that API security testing does not have to be hard or time-consuming, and it is not something only people with deep and specialist knowledge can do.

In this session, Bas Dijkstra will show you how to start testing API security using common and popular tools and libraries like Postman and REST Assured, with the 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10 as our guideline.

Because "seeing is believing", Bas will run several API security testing experiments and talk you through his thought process and interpretation of the results so you can replay these experiments against your APIs.

Reminder: This meetup will be online only.

We are excited to share the many speakers and presenters that will make up our program for PNSQC 2024 in October.

Register for the conference here: https://ow.ly/XbKG50SMqRa

The Missing Link: Product Owner In Test with Srilu Balla

QA is often pigeonholed as mere 'bug finders' or the 'last step of the process', only remembered when something goes wrong. This limited perception fails to use the full potential of QA -- allowing it to get bogged down by day-to-day tasks that rarely allow for comprehensive product exploration unless extra time is carved out from sprints or projects.

This leaves us to ask: What exactly is QA assuring under these constraints? Organizations may desire a robust QA function but often struggle with defining or effectively utilizing it.

To address these challenges, let's talk about a transformative role: the 'Product Owner in Test' (POIT). Designed to revitalize stagnant practices, this role reimagines QA's position within software development. It suggests redefining QA as 'Quality Assistants', replacing traditional 'Test Cases' with 'Check Cases', and viewing 'Bugs' as opportunities for improvement.

Srilu Balla has been a Quality Assistant for 20+ years. She has worked as a Quality professional, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Team Lead and Manager. She designed the Interface Agnostic Automation Framework and presented it at PNSQC in 2011 and 2012, and spoke about the test case life cycle at PNSQC 2015. She is an expert at testing customer-facing applications.

More fun stuff can be found at https://ow.ly/Ja0Z50SMqR9

You still have time to join us for an exciting evening of networking, learning, and growth as PNSQC and TAO join forces to explore the latest trends in technology and their impact on software development!

Don't miss out on our first event together, where industry leaders will dive into the fast-paced world of AI, cloud computing, DevOps, and more.

PNSQC July Meetup: TAO Panel
7/17/2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
McMenamins Broadway Pub, 1504 NE Broadway, Portland, Or 97232
Register Here: https://ow.ly/lXUr50SBOmL

Can't make it in person? No problem - join us online for all the cutting-edge insights.

Get ready for an incredible experience at PNSQC this October!

It will be a game-changer, from meeting new people to reconnecting with old friends and finally putting a face to those online connections.

Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference
October 14-16, 2024
University Place Hotel & Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, Oregon 97201

https://ow.ly/qfPQ50SzLVc

PNSQC is excited to announce the first event from our new partnership with Technology Association of Oregon (TAO). This collaboration will offer a chance to network, learn, and grow within our communities.

"Trends in Technology and Their Impact on Developing Software Products”
Date: July 17th, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Location: McMenamins Broadway Pub, 1504 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232 (and online)

Register Here: https://ow.ly/6i0S50SwZA5

The rapid pace of technological advancement is transforming industries and disrupting established practices. In this monthly PNSQC meetup, we have invited a panel of leaders in the IT industry that will explore emerging trends in technology and examine their implications for developing software products. Is developing faster always better? From the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning to the rise of cloud computing, DevOps, and microservices architectures, new technologies introduce novel challenges and opportunities for developing quality products. Businesses and users always want better products faster, but is it possible?

PNSQC is forging a new partnership with the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) to bring our communities together, share knowledge, and activities. Our experienced panel of experts from TAO will dive into the cutting-edge developments shaping the tech landscape and discuss their real-world impacts on developing quality products. Attendees will gain valuable insights into staying ahead of the curve, mitigating risks, and capitalizing on the potential of technological innovation.

Join us at the PNSQC July Meetup on 7/17/2024, as we explore the latest trends in technology and their impact on developing software products.

Register Here: https://ow.ly/AHKv50Su4IB|

From AI to cloud computing, our panel of industry leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities these trends present. Don't miss out!

🚀 The last day for our Super Early Bird Registration is TODAY!!! Grab your spot for PNSQC before it's gone! 🚀

Get ready to dive into "The Future is NOW" in Portland, Oregon or online. Lock in the best price and choose from a range of package options.

Don't miss out on interactive workshops on Monday, 10/14/24, followed by two days of groundbreaking presentations.

Secure your spot now at the University Place Hotel & Conference Center. We can't wait to see you there!

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University Place Hotel & Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 221-0140 | [email protected]

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Pacific NW Software Quality Conference The conference will be held at the University Place Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, Oregon and streamed online. This registration has packages options for people who want to attend either online or in person. Not all conference presentations are available online. University Place Hotel & C...

🌟 Don't miss out on the lowest rates for the Pacific NW Software Quality Conference (PNSQC)! Super Early Bird Registration ends July 1st, 2024. Experience "The Future is NOW" and lock in your spot today!

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Join us for workshops on Monday, 10/14/24, followed by the technical conference on Tuesday and Wednesday at the University Place Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, Oregon or stream online.

Choose from our package options for in-person or online attendance. Secure your spot now before it's too late!

University Place Hotel & Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 221-0140 | [email protected]

🌟 Don't Miss Out! Super Early Bird Registration for the PNSQC Conference Ends July 1st! 🌟

Join us in Portland, Oregon or online to discover how "The Future is NOW!" Lock in the lowest rate and choose from a variety of package options.

Experience interactive workshops on Monday, 10/14/24, followed by two days of cutting-edge presentations.

Secure your spot today at the University Place Hotel & Conference Center. See you there!

Register now: https://ow.ly/Lk4S50SrPrC

University Place Hotel & Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 221-0140 | [email protected]