BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T020000 RDATE:20150308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150930T150203Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151021T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151021T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150930T150203Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160812T235324Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469138 DESCRIPTION:SQAUG Presents: \;\n \;\nQA and Poetry - how these two disciplines are surprisingly related at Con-Way 2055 NW Savier\, Portlan d\, OR 97209 on Wednesday October 21\, 2015 5:30pm until 7:30pm \;\nE vent is FREE and Open to the Public \;\n \;\nThis month\, we are e xcited to welcome Scott Poole for a talk on how writing a poem is simila r to QA. You have to anticipate the pitfalls an audience and a user migh t fall into. To illustrate this\, Scott will read several humorous poems that reflect on this QA type experience. He will discuss about how both disciplines have influenced each other and the benefits gained. Scott i s also one of the keynote speakers for the PNSQC’s October events and wi ll be tailoring his presentation specifically for SQAUG! \;\n \;\n About our speaker: Scott Poole is most well known as the “House Poet” on the weekly Live Wire! public radio variety show\, taped in Portland and broadcast nationally by Public Radio International. However\, he is als o a software developer. Currently\, he’s the Senior Web Developer for Co lumbia United Providers in Vancouver\, WA. He’s been writing code for 9 years and poetry for 25. He is the author of three books of poetry\, The Cheap Seats\, Hiding from Salesmen and\, most recently\, The Sliding Gl ass Door. \;\n \;\nAgenda: \;\n5:30-6:00PM: Pizza and Networki ng \;\n6:00-6:15PM: SQAUG Announcements \;\n6:15-7:30PM: Present ation/Q&\;A \;\n \;\nDetails: \;\n• Event is Free to the pu blic \;\n• Onsite parking (directions below) \;\n• Light Hors d'o euvres and beverages will be served \;\n• No RSVP is required to att end \;\n \;\nSQAUG is Portland/Vancouver area’s only Software Qua lity Assurance User Group! We are in our 3rd year and would like to exte nd a warm welcome to everyone who would like to participate in a user gr oup dedicated to growing the Quality Assurance field. \;\n \;\nSQ AUG is made up of a group of SQA professionals who have banded together in an open forum to learn from each other through a series of interactiv e discussions\, engaged debates\, training presentations\, exploring too ls\, and general networking and sharing of job opportunities. Our goals are to expand knowledge about Software Quality to all professionals who are passionate about their careers\, and take Software Quality seriously . \;\n \;\nFor more on SQAUG: \;\nhttp://www.sqaug.org \; \n \;\nMeetup: SQAUGPDX \;\nLinked in: SQAUG \;\n\n\nTags: SQA \, automation\, it\, qa\, quality assurance\, tech\, technology\, test\, testing\, user group\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250 469138 URL:http://sqaug.org SUMMARY:SQAUG Presents: QA and Poetry - Scott Poole is here to discuss ho w these two disciplines are surprisingly related! LOCATION:Con-Way: 2055 NW Savier St\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR