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Monday April 22
8:00am - 4:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast & Networking

9:00am - 4:00pm	Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-1 : Testing Metrics: Process, Project, and Product Rex Black RBCS Pre-Conference Workshops Pre-2 : Transitioning to Agile Testing: The Mind of the Agile Tester Bob Galen RGCG, LLC Pre-Conference Workshops Pre-3 : Performance Testing Bootcamp: Planning and Conducting Tests That Yield Actionable Results Dan Downing Mentora Group Eric Proegler Mentora Group, Inc Pre-Conference Workshops Pre-4 : Qualitative Methods for Test Design Cem Kaner Florida Institute of Technology Dr. Rebecca Fiedler Kaner Fiedler Associates LLC. Pre-Conference Workshops

10:15am - 10:45am	Morning Beverage Break

12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch

2:15pm - 2:45pm	Afternoon Beverage Break
Tuesday April 23
8:00am - 8:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast

9:00am - 10:15am	General Session
Key-1 : What Will 2013 Mean to Software Testers? Rex Black RBCS Bob Galen RGCG, LLC Cem Kaner Florida Institute of Technology

10:30am - 11:45am	Session Block 1
101 : A Day In the Life of a Test Manager: A Case Study & More Mike Lyles Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Leadership Perspectives for Testers 102 : Using Test Metrics to Determine Trends and Provide Forecasts Geoff Horne ISQA Test Strategy, Process and Design 103 : Performance Testing with a Capital 'P' Mark Tomlinson West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Performance Testing 104 : Building Automation from the Bottom Up, Not the Top Down Jamie Condit Lockheed Martin Test Automation 105 : But I Know what I Like - Abstraction is the Key to Automation Dylan Lacey Sauce Labs Test Automation

11:45am - 12:00pm	Morning Beverage Break

12:00pm - 1:15pm	Session Block 2
201 : Persona Based Testing and Risk Assessment Lee Henson AgileDad Test Strategy, Process and Design 202 : Performance Testing Stumbles - Missteps on the Path to Production Kerry Field US Bank Performance Testing 203 : Trust, But Verify – How Agile Testing Practices Will Affect How Your Organization Tests Howard Deiner Deinersoft, Inc. Agile Testing 204 : Testing Strategy for a Mobile-First Enterprise Sreekanth Singaraju Alliance Global Services Mobile Application Testing 205 : Achieving Software Quality in an “Agile-ish” Environment Wayne Ariola Parasoft Agile Testing

1:15pm - 2:15pm	Lunch

2:15pm - 3:00pm	Speed Geeking Sessions

3:00pm - 4:15pm	Session Block 3
301 : Become an Influential Tester Jane Fraser Anki, Inc Leadership Perspectives for Testers 302 : Empowering Testers through Requirements Analysis Paul Condit Lockheed Martin Enterprise Solutions and Services Test Strategy, Process and Design 303 : Buried in the Numbers: Interpreting Performance Test Results, and Planning For Them (Part 1) Dan Downing Mentora Group Eric Proegler Mentora Group, Inc Performance Testing 304 : Sail or Fail? Navigating Test Automation Pitfalls Paul Grizzaffi GameStop Test Automation 305 : Trends and Facts About Software Test Certification Rex Black RBCS Leadership Perspectives for Testers

4:15pm - 4:30pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

4:30pm - 5:45pm	Session Block 4
401 : Measuring Outsource Testing Vendors Rex Black RBCS Leadership Perspectives for Testers 402 : Learning the Context: The Art of Asking Questions Anna Royzman Liquidnet Holdings Test Strategy, Process and Design 403 : Buried in the Numbers: Interpreting Performance Test Results, and Planning For Them (Part 2) Dan Downing Mentora Group Eric Proegler Mentora Group, Inc Performance Testing 404 : Evaluating and Improving Mobile App User Experience Philip Lew XBOSoft Mobile Application Testing 405 : Unleash The Agile Executive In You! Lee Henson AgileDad Agile Testing

6:00pm - 8:00pm	Sponsor Showcase

6:00pm - 8:00pm	Happy Hour Welcome Reception
Wednesday April 24
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast

8:00am - 5:30pm	Registration & Information

9:00am - 10:15am	General Session
Key-2 : Get What You Want With What You’ve Got Christine Cashen Life Coach

10:30am - 11:45am	Session Block 5
501 : The Testing Renaissance Has Arrived (on an iPad in the Cloud) Brad Johnson SOASTA Leadership Perspectives for Testers 502 : Now, What's Your Plan? (Part 1) Henrik Andersson House of Test Consulting Leonidas Hepis Verimatrix Test Strategy, Process and Design 503 : Modern Web Application Performance Landmines Andreas Grabner Compuware dynaTrace Performance Testing 504 : Combinatorial Test Automation: A Case-Study for a Point of Sale System Andy Tinkham Magenic Technologies Test Automation

11:45am - 12:00pm	Morning Beverage Break

12:00pm - 1:15pm	Session Block 6
201 : Persona Based Testing and Risk Assessment Lee Henson AgileDad Test Strategy, Process and Design 601 : Stepping Up to Leadership: Test Leadership Lessons from Harry Potter Peter Walen Software Anthropology Leadership Perspectives for Testers 602 : Now What's Your Plan? (Part 2) Henrik Andersson House of Test Consulting Leonidas Hepis Verimatrix Test Strategy, Process and Design 603 : Pivoting Your Organization to Become Agile Testers Howard Deiner Deinersoft, Inc. Agile Testing 604 : Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk for Mobile Testing Projects JeanAnn Harrison Project Realms Jon Hagar Grand Software Testing Mobile Application Testing

1:15pm - 2:00pm	Lunch

2:00pm - 2:30pm	General Session
Key-3 : The New App Quality Lifecycle for Mobile Matt Johnston uTest

2:45pm - 4:00pm	Session Block 7
701 : Building A Successful Test Center of Excellence Mike Lyles Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Leadership Perspectives for Testers 702 : Collaboration Without Chaos Griffin Jones Congruent Compliance Test Strategy, Process and Design 703 : Performance Testing Metrics and Measures Mark Tomlinson West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Performance Testing 704 : It's Automation, Not Automagic! Jim Hazen Connected Testing Test Automation

4:00pm - 4:15pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

4:15pm - 5:30pm	Session Block 8
801 : Establish Your Credibility and Engage Your Project Joe DeMeyer Progressive Leadership Perspectives for Testers 802 : Integrating Testing as a Service into a Quality Management Office Chris Duro Cognizant Test Strategy, Process and Design 803 : Migratory Testing: This Is Not Your Grandfather's QA Jerry Welch NICE Systems Agile Testing 804 : Top Mobile Web App Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Andreas Grabner Compuware dynaTrace Mobile Application Testing

5:30pm - 6:30pm	STPCon Networking
STPCon Networking : Werewolf - An Afterhours Activity Matt Heusser Excelon Development
Thursday April 25
8:00am - 1:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast

9:00am - 10:00am	General Session
Key-4 : Transforming Testing in Your Organization Lynn McKee Quality Perspectives

10:15am - 11:30am	Session Block 9
901 : Where Do Bugs Come From? A Conversation Matt Heusser Excelon Development Test Strategy, Process and Design 902 : They Don't Hire Testers Anymore... That's OK! Jack Frank azad, inc. Leadership Perspectives for Testers 903 : Continuous Delivery of Performance Results Murshid Mustafa ADP/Cobalt Performance Testing 904 : Excelling as an Agile Tester Henrik Andersson House of Test Consulting Agile Testing

11:30am - 11:45am	Morning Beverage Break

11:45am - 1:00pm	Session Block 10
1001 : Real World Performance Testing in Production Dan Bartow SOASTA Performance Testing 1002 : Achieving Software Quality Without Organizational Commitment Peter Varhol Seapine Software Gerie Owen Northeast Utilities Leadership Perspectives for Testers 1003 : A Lone Tester in an Agile World Michael Larsen Socialtext Agile Testing 1004 : Exploring Beyond the GUI on Mobile Devices JeanAnn Harrison Project Realms Jon Hagar Grand Software Testing Mobile Application Testing

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