Twin Cities Quality Assurance Association   (TCQAA)

 Located in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota,
 TCQAA has been supporting software organizations and information technology professionals since 1986.
 The TCQAA vision is to disseminate and promote quality assurance concepts, principles and practices in information technology across all industries.

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Schedule of Events for 2005

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

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.

January             Top of Page

Thursday, January 13

Practical Guide to Software and Copyright Law
Steve Helland
Fredrikson & Byron
Level:   <level>
Track:   <track>
Location:   Couryard by Marriott

7800 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington MN 55425     (952)876-0100
 

February             Top of Page

Thursday, February 10

Finding that perfect job for you, all by yourself
Barry Dietrich
Sogeti
Level:   <level>
Track:   <track>
Location:   Couryard by Marriott

7800 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington MN 55425     (952)876-0100
 

March             Top of Page

Thursday, March 10

Use Cases From a Testing Perspective
Magdy Hanna

International Institute for Software Testing

 
Level:   <level>
Track:   <track>
Location:   SpringHill Suites, 5901 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis Park, 952-738-7300, MAP

April             Top of Page

Thursday, April 14

Implementing a Test Management Tool
Tom Hels, Jim Cook
Prudential
   
Track:   automation
Location:   Radisson Hotel, Plymouth

May             Top of Page

 

May 17 - 18, 2005

CSTE Preparatory Class   Regal Cinemedia in Eden Prairie


Thursday, May 12

Testing Web Services, XML and SOAP - What happened to the User Interface?
Tom Igielski
The Thomas Consulting Group, Inc
Level:   <level>
Track:   Testing Processes
Location:   tech-pro, 3000 Centre Pointe Dr, Roseville, MN 55113 MAP

June             Top of Page

Thursday, June 09

Surviving the Fluid Environment  
Erin Nardo
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Level:   <level>
Track:   <track>
Location:   tech-pro, 3000 Centre Pointe Dr, Roseville, MN 55113 MAP


July             Top of Page

Wednesday, July 27

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome
Location:   Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room,  4625 Nicols road Eagan  MAP

August             Top of Page

Wednesday, August 17

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome
Location:   STAMP Conference Room, 1550 Utica, Rm 130


September             Top of Page

Thursday, September 08

 
Chris Adams
CDI Business Solutions
Level:   <level>
Special Note:   Meeting will include a food drive to highlight our Quality of Life Golf Classic Sept 9th. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Emergency Foodshelf Network
Location:   TBD

September 9th, 2005

3rd Annual Quality of Life Golf Classic 

September 12 - 16, 2005

PSQT 2005 North   Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, Plymouth, MN


October             Top of Page

October 10-11

Minnesota Quality Conference

Quality is an important focus in today's economy.  Join us at the Minnesota Quality Conference for innovative and educational seminars where participants will learn useful quality tools that apply to their company. 

For more details and on line registration visit www.mnasq.org

Thursday, October 13

Where do we go from here? Transitioning to a service-oriented architecture
Doug Barry
Principal, Barry & Associates, Inc., http://www.barryandassociates.com
 
Level:   <level>
Track:   <track>
Location:   Spherion Professional Services.

November             Top of Page

Thursday November 10

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Level:   <level>
Track:   <track>
Location:  
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
3131 Campus Dr
Plymouth MN 55441-2620

December             Top of Page

Thursday December 08

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Location:   TBD