FutureTest 2008 has a vision of software quality

I’m delighted to announce FutureTest 2008, an exciting new conference from BZ Media.

We’re big on software testing and quality assurance. We launched Software Test & Performance (ST&P) in 2004, and it’s now the leading monthly magazine for software test/QA professionals. Our Software Test & Performance Conference (STPCon) has also been a huge success, and the Fall 2007 conference is actually going on this week.

FutureTest 2008, February 26-27 in New York City, is very different from STPCon. It’s designed to a mind-expanding, thought-provoking symposium for senior leaders in enterprise test/QA, as well as top executives in test/QA product and service companies.

This conference will have a plenary session format, with nine keynote speakers and two panel discussions, all designed to help our attendees map out a vision for where they want to take their own organizations’ test/QA initiatives and projects over the next few years – and beyond. (More details are in the official launch announcement.)

FutureTest 2008 is different, very different, than the classroom training-oriented STPCon, which is focused more on test/QA professionals and managers, as well as development managers who have a responsibility for QA or post-deployment operations.

We’re already signed up seven of our nine keynotes, and will announce the final two shortly:

• Brian Behlendorf, Apache & CollabNet
• Rex Black, RBCS
• Jeff Feldstein, Cisco Systems
• Robert Martin, Object Mentor
• Gary McGraw, Cigital
• Alan Page, Microsoft
• Tony Wasserman, Carnegie Mellon University

If you’re interested in FutureTest 2008, sign up for our notification list. Registration will be open soon.