Program* Schedule for 1999

(*Including Special Events)


Call for Program Speakers:

If you would like to participate or know some who should participate as a speaker or panelist in our meetings, please contact the TCQAA Program Committee for more information.


Thursday, January 14, 1999

Distributed Test Automation: Technical Infrastructure
     Jamie L. Mitchell, Lead Automation Engineer
           American Express Technologies Operations
Level: Advanced Practitioner.

Thursday, February 11, 1999

How to Organize Your Company-Wide Y2K Project
    Craig Sicard, Quality Assurance Manager
           Northern States Power Company
    Mary Cripe, Global Year 2000 Project Manager
         3M
Level: Y2K Project Management

Thursday, March 11, 1999

Testing Object-Oriented Systems:
How does it impact Software Quality and Testing
(Part I)

     Dr. Magdy Hanna
           Professor of Software Engineering, Graduate Programs in Software,
                University of St. Thomas
           President of Software Dimensions
           Chairman of the International Institute for Software Testing
Level: Introductory

Thursday, April 15, 1999 (note date change)

Testing Object-Oriented Systems:
How does it impact Software Quality and Testing
(Part II)

     Dr. Magdy Hanna
           Professor of Software Engineering, Graduate Programs in Software,
                University of St. Thomas
           President of Software Dimensions
           Chairman of the International Institute for Software Testing
Level: Intermediate

Thursday, May 13, 1999

Some Success Stories on the Journey to SEI CMM Level 2
     Timothy G. Olson
            President, Quality Improvement Consultants, Inc.
    
Pat Wegerson
            SEPG Chair, FSI International, Inc.
Level: Introductory

Thursday, June 10, 1999

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome (contact board for location)

Friday, June 11, 1999

CQA  Exam

Thursday, July 9, 1999

Metrics for your CMM Journey: A Second, Third, and Fourth Perspective on Measuring Software Projects and Process Improvement
     Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
Level: Intermediate

Thursday, August 13, 1999

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome (contact board for location)

Thursday, September 10, 1999

Who's Counting Anyway?  Lessons Learned from Counting Bugs.
      Paul Proia, e-Director of Quality Assurance, HotOffice
Level: Intermediate

Monday - Thursday, October 4-7, 1999

PSQT '99 - North 
                      The Fourth International Conference on
                      Practical Software Quality Techniques
                      October 4-7, 1999, St. Paul, Minnesota

Thursday, October 14, 1999

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome (contact board for location)

Friday, November 5, 1999

CSTE & CQA Exams

Thursday November 11, 1999

PRACTICUM:  

Facilitated "round-robin" discussion groups on specific QA topics. 

Because of the time for feedback to the entire group, this program may run until 5:30pm or later

Thursday December 9, 1999

Topic:  Integrating Quality into Project Management 
Speaker: Curt Highet, Blue Cross / Blue Shield of MN