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:STANDARD DTSTART:20111106T020000 RDATE:20111106T020000 RDATE:20121104T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20120311T020000 RDATE:20120311T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 RDATE:20140309T020000 RDATE:20150308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110822T231342Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111013 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111010 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110822T231342Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110822T231342Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461238 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 10\, 2011 at 8am throug h Wednesday\, October 12\, 2011 at 5:30pm.\n\nDescription:\nWhat can the software quality industry learn from quality in other industries like e ducation\, health care\, manufacturing\, government? What can other indu stries learn from us? Tell us. \;\n \;\nThe PNSQC seeks broad inte raction and exchange of ideas from different sources. Whether you are a software quality engineer\, tester\, manager\, consultant\, Agilist\, no n-Agilist\, software developer\, maintenance engineer\, or whether you a re directly in the field of software quality or simply related to it or concerned about it\, we invite you to interact.\n\nTags: software\, qual ity\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250461238 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110727T231201Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111209T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111209T080000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110727T231201Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111010T162407Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250460987 DESCRIPTION:Generally acknowledged best practices for software developmen t strongly favor co-location\, but with mergers\, acquisitions\, outsour cing\, and off-shoring the co-located team is becoming an endangered spe cies. Teams now are commonly project-based and geographically distribute d. How can we work effectively with team members in different physical l ocations? \;\n \;\nLearn from key open source leaders that with th e help of virtual teams produce some of the highest quality\, most widel y used software today. Come prepared to speak your mind\, share your exp erience\, listen and learn about working in a virtual team. If you are i nvolved anywhere in the software development lifecycle\, this event is f or you. \;\n \;\n \;\nWhat is an Unconference? \;\n \;\nA n Unconference is the inverse of a conference\, in that there’s no prede termined\, pre-set schedule\, agenda\, or speaker lineup. Utilizing the concept of OpenSpace\, this unconference is the coming together of parti cipants\, with no predetermined agenda or program\, to have an open disc ussion and share insight in a place where experts and beginners are equa l. You won't be lectured at\, rather you'll leave with a better understa nding of a topic and the satisfaction of being heard outside Q&\;A ti me. \;\n \;\nThe OpenSpace methodology is carefully designed to el icit maximum involvement and creativity in a constructive atmosphere. It is also highly flexible so that the content is entirely determined by y ou -- the participants. This is not to suggest that the conference will not have content or outcomes\, for there certainly will be both. Achieve ment in the meeting will be totally dependent upon individual and collec tive responsibility to make it happen. The content is what each person s hares\, and the outcome is what we will all create. The event will be in ventive\, creative\, productive and full of surprises. \;\n \;\nC apacity: 160 attendees \;\n \;\nAudience: From executives whom ar e concerned with productivity\, quality and cost management to product o wners\, analysts\, developers\, designers\, and testers all who are atte mpting to share a single thought and build upon it. \;\n \;\n \;\nTickets | Volunteer\n\nTags: sao\, qa forum\, software development\, developers\, mac\, unconference\, open space\, quality\n\nImported from : http://calagator.org/events/1250460987 URL:http://www.sao.org/events/event_details.asp?id=168923 SUMMARY:(Unconference) Evolving Virtual Teams LOCATION:Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC): 1849 Sw Salmon St\, Portland OR 9 7205 US SEQUENCE:6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T202010Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121011 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121008 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T202010Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T202010Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462206 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 8\, 2012 at 8am through Wednesday\, October 10\, 2012 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\n# PNSQC 2012 – E ngineering Quality \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the best software quality con ference in the west from the standpoint of take-home\, usable learning\, state-of-the-art and practice discussions\, and high quality interactio ns and networking in the broad field of software quality. \;\n \;\ n[Registration](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/registration-inform ation) is now open. \;\n \;\nIf your company needs a real shot in the arm – ideas that work in today’s complex computing environment – the n you’ll want to attend PNSQC. \;\n \;\nJoining us will be the fol lowing Keynote Speakers: \;\n \;\n* Matt Heusser (Excelon) will ex plore [A Brief History of the Quality Movement and what Software Should Do About It](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/keynote-speakers). \;\n* Dale Emery will discuss [Testing Quality In](http://www.pnsqc.org/ 2012-conference/keynote-speakers#keytue). \;\n \;\nThe [invited s peakers](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/invited-speakers) will be Suzanne Miller (SEI)\, Ben Simo (Quality Frog)\, Linda Rising\, and Pete r Walen. There will also be 8 in-depth workshops\, including a two-day Certified ScrumMaster Training with Solutions IQ. \;\n \;\nThe com plete two-day [technical program](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/t echnical-paper-abstracts-and-bios) is now available with talks across th e software industry – from Mobile and Cloud to UX and Design\, with Test ing\, Automation\, Process Improvement and more. \;\n\n\nTags: confer ence\, software\, pnsqc\, quality\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org /events/1250462206 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:30th Annual Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121003T150738Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121010T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121010T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121003T150738Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121003T150738Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462931 DESCRIPTION:Both Matt and Peter are in Portland for PNSQC. Matt will be a keynote speaker at the event\, as well as conducting a full day worksho p. Peter will be presenting on Having User Experience Drive Testing. For our event they will be discussing the complete package of testing where they will provide pointers for: \;\n \;\n Explaining testing  3\;\n \;\n Setting expectations \;\n \;\n Risk management &# 13\;\n \;\n Doing more with less \;\n \;\nEvent Details: \;\n \;\n Onsite parking in front or on the side of Con-way. Please come into the front entrance\, and sign in at the reception desk. \;\ n \;\n Pizza and beverages will be served \;\n \;\n Event is FREE to the public and NO RSVP is required to attend \;\n \;\nMa tt Heusser \;\n-------------------------------------------- \;\n Software Process Naturalist\, Excelon Development \;\nMatt Heusser h as been developing\, testing\, and managing software projects for his en tire adult life. A Consulting Software Tester and also contributing edit or for ST&\;QA magazine\, Matt was the initial organizer of the Great Lakes Software Excellence Conference. In 2008 Matt served as lead organ izer for the Agile-Alliance Sponsored workshop on Technical Debt. Matt c ontributes to the STP Community Blog\, and his personal blog\, "\;Cr eative Chaos"\;\, is consistently highly ranked among testing blogs. After contributing a chapter to "\;Beautiful Testing"\;\, by O' Reilly\, and finishing up a two-year stint as a part-time instructor in Information Systems at Calvin College\, Matt recently served as Lead Edi tor for "\;How to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing"\; (Taylor and Francis\, 2011). He is also a frequent presenter at software qualit y conferences. \;\n \;\nPete Walen \;\n---------------------- ----------------------- \;\nQuality Assurance Engineer\, ACI Worldwi de \;\nPeter Walen has been in software development for over 25 year s. After working many years as a programmer\, he moved to software testi ng and QA. Following a brief foray in Project Management and Business An alysis\, he returned to software testing. He has worked in the fields of insurance and \;\n finance\, manufacturing\, higher education/univer sities\, retail\, distribution and point of sale systems. Peter is an ac tive member of several testing associations\, an active blogger on softw are testing\, and presents at software quality conferences around the wo rld. \;\n \;\nFor more on Matt and Pete: \;\nhttp://www.linke din.com/in/mheusserhttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-walen/3/55/100 \ ;\n \;\n===================================================== \; \n \;\nSQAUG is Portland/Vancouver area’s only Software Quality Assur ance User Group! We are BRAND NEW\, and would like to extend a warm welc ome to everyone who would like to participate in a user group dedicated to growing the Quality Assurance field. \;\n \;\nSQAUG is made up of a group of SQA professionals who have banded together in an open for um to learn from each other through a series of interactive discussions\ , engaged debates\, training presentations\, exploring tools\, and gener al 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 \;\nSQAUG is very excited to have such great speakers for this event!\n\ nTags: qa\, quality\, quality assurance\, SQAUG\, SQA\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250462931 URL:http://www.sqaug.org SUMMARY:SQAUG Presents: "On Complete Testing" with Matt Heuser & Peter Wa len LOCATION:Con-Way: 2055 NW Savier St\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120823T160941Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121011T173000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121011T083000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120823T160941Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121003T145522Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462777 DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AgilePDX\, Agile Open Northwest\, TAO QA &\; Dev Forums\, PNSQC: \;\n \;\n"\;Agile Testing: How do WE Make it Work?"\; \;\n \;\nAs our organizations move toward "\ ;Agile” for developing software\, we all face the challenge of understan ding how to adapt our former roles and ways of working to new work roles and processes. \;\nHow do we ensure the continued value of testing?& #13\;\n \;\nJoin us in Open Space to share your questions\, challeng es\, strategies\, success stories\, and how you've overcome stumbling bl ocks. \;\n \;\nIn small groups\, we’ll discuss topics such as: 3\;\n \;\n· How is Agile testing different from how we’ve always done it? \;\n· How do we know what to test? \;\n· How do we know what not to test? \;\n· On Agile teams\, when does testing happen and whos e job is it? \;\n· What is Exploratory Testing and why should we care ? \;\n· How do regression tests work? \;\n· How does testing impro ve my design? Should it? \;\n· How do we ensure it is cost effective? \;\n· What do people mean when they say\, "\;no defects”? \;\ n· Does Agile change how we test or does it just raise the existing issu es? \;\n \;\nBring the topics you feel passion for and add them to the list! \;\n \;\nEach self-organizing discussion group will cre ate a document or other record of their discussion\, ideas\, questions\, and insights. We’ll share everyone’s experiences at the end of the day. \;\n \;\nWho should attend? \;\n \;\n· Testers facing an A gile adoption/People new to the testing role/Testers eager to jump in 3\;\n· Devs who want to get serious about defect-free code \;\n· CTOs and Managers of Test/Validation\, Dev\, Application Delivery \;\n· A cademics preparing new software/IT professionals for the real world \ ;\n \;\n Cost to attend: $75 per person (Register early. We expect to sell out.)\n\nTags: agile\, unconference\, qa\, software\, open space \, testing\, development\, agilepdx\, pnsqc\, quality\, TAO\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250462777 URL:http://www.techoregon.org/events/event_details.asp?id=251109 SUMMARY:Agile Testing Open Northwest LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130917T225545Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131002T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131002T090000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130917T225545Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130926T210404Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250464905 DESCRIPTION:Interested in contributing to Puppet? Want to come hang out w ith fun people and do geeky things all day? Come to our Triage-A-Thon on Wednesday\, October 2nd! You can participate virtually from anywhere i n the world\, or join us in person in our office in Portland\, OR. \ ;\n \;\nIf you plan to attend\, please register to help us plan for f ood and space! \;\n \;\nOur goal is to review all the open tickets in the Puppet and Module projects to: \;\n- Update and confirm that issues are still relevant \;\n- Ensure tickets are in the right statu s and all the right information is present to fix the problem \;\n- C lose any invalid or no longer relevant tickets \;\n \;\nWe’ll assi gn blocks of tickets to every participant\, explain what you need to do\ , and provide people on the ground to answer questions and help you make decisions. If you want a few more details about how you can help\, you should read about the process we use to triage bugs. \;\n \;\nPar ticipate online worldwide: Virtually we’ll provide an IRC channel (#pupp ethack)\, IM\, and rewards for people who triage tickets and get involve d. The Triage-a-Thon will be happening online from 1am-5pm PDT so that o ur friends and employees outside the US can also participate\, so drop i n any time that works for you. \;\n \;\nIn Portland: Join us in pe rson at our office in the Pearl! We'll provide breakfast\, coffee\, a de licious lunch\, snacks and space in our office. Please bring a laptop co mputer with you. The in-office portion of the Triage-a-Thon starts at 9a m\, and runs all day\, so you're welcome to drop in at any point. \;\ n \;\nThe first 200 people who help for at least 2 hours will be sent a special edition Puppet Triage-a-Thon 2013 t-shirt\, and we'll have ad ditional prizes for top participants!\n\nTags: qa\, puppet\, devops\, qu ality\, puppet labs\, bugs\, triage\n\nImported from: http://calagator.o rg/events/1250464905 URL:http://triagepuppetoct2013.eventbrite.com/ SUMMARY:Fall Puppet Triage-a-Thon LOCATION:Puppet: 308 SW 2nd Ave Fifth Floor\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131209T233654Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131217T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131217T170000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131209T233654Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131209T233654Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465312 DESCRIPTION:Please join us to kick-off this new Meetup group and help us develop a thriving community of practice for FitNesse in Portland. \ ;\n \;\nIf you’re not sure what FitNesse is or how it can be used to automate tests\, specify requirements or support TDD practices\, here ar e some sites to check out: \;\n \;\nhttp://fitnesse.org/ \;\n&# 13\;\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FitNesse \;\n \;\nhttp://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=2_dVuQjWXaw \;\n \;\nPlease RSVP at the website. We hope to see you and other members of the Portland development and SQ A community there.\n\nTags: automation\, testing\, software\, FitNesse\, quality\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250465312 URL:http://www.meetup.com/PDX-FitNesse-Users-Group/events/154247022/ SUMMARY:Kickoff Meeting for PDX FitNesse Users Group LOCATION:Cambia Health Solutions: 100 SW Market Street\, Portland OR 9720 1 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140117T010449Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140219T201500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140219T183000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140117T010449Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140204T194525Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465540 DESCRIPTION:The key to successful adoption of any development methodology is a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each team member within that framework. As agile continues its rapid adoption\, it’s essential to define the role of QA in Scrum as concretely as we’ve defined the other team roles. \;\nAgile methodology gives QA an o pportunity for broader and deeper involvement in the software developmen t lifecycle\, enabling us more effectively to ensure quality\, not by fi nding defects\, but by preventing the introduction of defects in the fir st place. Because quality starts with the user story\, QA can drive def ect prevention by asking key questions of product owners during requirem ents definition. We can ensure that comprehensive acceptance criteria a re in place\, to drive high quality development\, testing\, and story ac ceptance. We can also ask technical questions of developers. This resu lts in more thoroughly defined user stories and prompts developers to co nsider additional issues\, and avoid pitfalls in advance of implementati on. Finally\, to prevent the steady growth of technical debt\, we must remind scrum masters to plan story points for fixing both known and unkn own defects as part of every sprint. This presentation will teach you h ow to leverage Agile within your organization to see immediate improveme nts in the quality of your software delivery. \;\n \;\nAbout the s peaker... \;\nKaren Ascheim Wysopal has been in software QA for over 20 years\, in roles including tester\, release manager\, software engine er\, test automation engineer\, and 8 years as QA manager. She’s spent the past five years at Hewlett Packard\, and currently heads Quality &am p\; PMO in the Software and Web Services organization\, overseeing HPCon nected.com\, ePrintcenter.com\, and related HP web-connected print techn ologies. She was a leader in the organization’s transition to Agile las t year. Karen has presented at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality C onference. Her professional passions are building high functioning inno vative teams from the ground up\, defining processes that encompass a ho listic approach to quality\, and speaking on best practices to foster im provements across the industry. She can’t seem to stop breaking software .\n\nTags: agile\, agilepdx\, teams\, qa\, testers\, testing\, quality\, quality assurance\, adoption\, transition\n\nImported from: http://cala gator.org/events/1250465540 URL:http://www.agilepdx.org SUMMARY:Agile PDX Evening: The Role of QA in Scrum - Leveraging Agile for Defect Prevention LOCATION:Puppet: 308 SW 2nd Ave Fifth Floor\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140905T193908Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141021T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141021T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140905T193908Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140905T193908Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250466938 DESCRIPTION: \;\nThe presentation starts at 6:30. \;\n \;\nAbs tract: \;\n \;\nWhat is your company’s culture? What is your org’s culture? What is your team’s culture? The three may be completely dif ferent\, or have strong themes\, but the point is that a culture exists with or without you. You don’t force a culture\, you either invite or i ncite it to take on certain characteristics that are valued. For example \, aspects such as learning\, communication\, and collaboration are thre e activities that may be rewarded on your team\, but are they valued eno ugh for the team to do it on their own? Culture is what an anthropologi st sees if they observed you in action. Is it forced by another or is i t organic? In this talk\, Jon will share his thoughts and experiences a bout the cultures he has seen over the years and what you might take awa y to incite (and invite) in your culture when you get back to your desk. \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nJon Bach from eBay \;\n \;\nWith almost 20 years of experience in software testing\, Jon Bach has held te chnical and managerial positions at Hewlett-Packard\, Microsoft\, and eB ay. His role as Director of Live Site Quality at eBay involves being on a team dedicated to building “end-to-end” tests (activity flows) to disc over bugs on eBay’s sites that threaten its core business. Jon is most n otable for being the brother of renowned testing expert James Bach\, wit h whom he created Session-Based Test Management. He can usually be found wearing a ball cap\, hanging out in conference hallways\, talking about testing techniques and philosophy. \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nA Sp ecial Treat from PNSQC \;\n \;\nPlan on coming early! In collabora tion with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages beginning a t 5:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for networking and knowledge exc hange with other practitioners on the current state of software developm ent. \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conf erence\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Missi on of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher qualit y software. As a non-profit\, it seeks to promote software quality by pr oviding education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. \;\n \;\n \;\nHow to Register \;\n \; \nThis is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can he lp us plan by registering at: http://october-2014-spin-pnsqc.eventbrite. com \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nRose City SPIN \;\n \;\nThe Ro se City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum f or networking\, mutual support\, and promotion of effective software pra ctices. We exchange practical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\, and human facets of so ftware process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software devel opment community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one\, corporate or self-employed\, indust rial or academic setting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\ n \;\n \n\nTags: software\, process\, quality\, pnsqc\, spin\n\nImpor ted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250466938 SUMMARY:SPIN: Inciting and Inviting a Quality Culture SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150326T071143Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150407T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150407T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150326T071143Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160804T203924Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250468116 DESCRIPTION:## Rose City Software Quality Engineers (RCSQE) \;\n*Empow ering software professionals to build better software for tomorrow by ch ampioning quality today* \;\n \;\n \;\n### Tonight's discussion : **'Multiply with Beaker' by Alice Nodelman (Puppet Labs)** \;\n \;\nBeaker is an acceptance level testing tool developed by Puppet Labs that supports both multi-platform and multi-virtualization techniques.  Beaker tests combine basic Ruby with a custom DSL and are designed to be executed no matter the operating system or cloud provider selected at r untime.  SUTs of a variety of platforms (linux\, mac\, windows\, etc) ar e provisioned on a variety of virtualization systems and are then valida ted and configured.  The result is a SUT abstraction that allows automat ors to write understandable and powerful scripts.\n\nTags: qa\, QE\, qua lity\, sofware\, engineering\, testing\, automation\n\nImported from: ht tp://calagator.org/events/1250468116 URL:http://www.rcsqe.org SUMMARY:RCSQE Presents: 'Multiply with Beaker' by Alice Nodelman (Puppet Labs) LOCATION:CrowdCompass by Cvent: 308 SW 2nd Ave\, Portland OR 97204 us SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150924T194518Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151012 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150924T194518Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150924T194518Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469113 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 12\, 2015 at 8am throug h Wednesday\, October 14\, 2015 at 6pm.\n\nDescription:\nPNSQC has a str ong Pacific Northwest region attendance profile with a substantial propo rtion of national and international presenters and invited speakers. \;\n \;\nThe conference attracts a diverse audience and is considered a “must attend” event for software product managers\, quality professio nals\, Agilists\, managers\, contractors\, consultants\, customers\, dev eloper-testers\, tester-developers\, and maintenance engineers. \;\n& #13\;\nPNSQC Mission: Enable knowledge exchange to produce higher qualit y software.\n\nTags: quality\, software\, agile\, conference\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250469113 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific NW Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T171508Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151013T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151013T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T171508Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T171508Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469194 DESCRIPTION:PNSQC Town Hall with Rose City SPIN \;\nTuesday\, October 13\, 2015\, 5:30 – 6:30 PM \;\n \;\nCome join PNSQC and the Rose C ity SPIN for networking and knowledge exchange with complimentary hors d ’oeuvres and beverages. After two intense days of presentations\, it is your chance to talk over not just PNSQC 2015 but the current state of so ftware development. This event is open to the public because we want to share the knowledge gained at the conference with the entire silicon for est community. Please stop by. \;\n \;\nRose City SPIN Presentatio n \;\nTuesday\, October 13\, 2015\, 6:30 – 7:30 PM \;\n \;\nExp loring the Landscape of Software Quality – An Agile Park Bench with Davi d Hussman \;\nInvited Speaker Panel \;\n \;\nIn this session we will welcome many of our keynote and invited speakers to the stage for an interactive panel discussion. As an audience member\, you will have t he chance to be actively involved by submitting questions for the panel speakers to answer and then voting on whether you want the discussion to continue or change topics after a period of time. This is a great oppor tunity to engage with an established set of practitioners that are explo ring the best in software quality today. \;\n \;\nJoin us ahead of the event for a fantastic networking session with drinks and hors d’oeu vres. Join fellow attendees and local community members to share in grea t conversation. Panel questions will be collected here so don’t forget t o submit some of the challenging questions that come up in your discussi ons!\n\nTags: free\, quality\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/even ts/1250469194 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2015-conference/2015-networking-activites/ SUMMARY:Software Quality Town Hall (PNSQC + SPIN) & An Agile Park Bench with David Hussman LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160913T175154Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161017 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160913T175154Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160913T175154Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250470814 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 17\, 2016 at 7am throug h Wednesday\, October 19\, 2016 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\nA two-day techn ical program and one day of workshops for software quality engineers\, t esters\, managers\, consultants\, software developers\, Agilists and non -Agilist. \;\n \;\nA featured speaker is author\, consultant and “Pragmatic Manager” Johanna Rothman of the Rothman Consulting Group\, In c. She will lead a workshop on using Agile + Lean to deliver business va lue every day.. \;\n \;\nPNSQC events draw participants from Unive rsities and Corporations from around the world. Among the major particip ants are ADP\, Boeing Computer Services\, Hewlett-Packard\, Intel\, Ment or Graphics\, Tektronix\, Microsoft\, Portland State University and Oreg on State University. \;\n \;\nPNSQC’s mission is to enable knowle dge exchange to produce higher quality software. We seek to increase the awareness of the importance of software quality. As a non-profit corpor ation\, we seek to promote software quality by providing education and o pportunities for information exchange within the software community. PNS QC provides opportunities to demonstrate\, teach and exchange ideas on b oth proven and leading edge software quality practices. \n\nTags: qualit y\, qa\, agile\, lean\, pnsqc\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/eve nts/1250470814 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2016-conference/conference-at-a-glance-2016/ SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260930T162817Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260930T162817Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260930T162817Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250482735 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 12\, 2026 at midnight t hrough Wednesday\, October 14\, 2026 at midnight.\n\nDescription:\nThe 4 4th Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference will be held October 1 2-14\, 2026. The conference theme is "\;Quality in the Age of Autono my."\; Quality is relevant to design\, manufacturing\, code\, applic ations\, user experience\, writing/prose\, and many other areas that may not be obvious. \;\n \;\nKeynotes include Maaret Pyhäjärvi from Finland\, Jonathon Wright from England\, and over 50 more presenters. 3\;\n \;\nTalks include "\;Inside Tesla: The Birth of the Softwar e-Defined Vehicle and Quality in the Age of Autonomy"\;\, "\;The Quality Nervous System"\;\, and many presentations about the impact of AI on software quality as well as more traditional quality aspects. \;\n \;\nPNSQC 2026 is both an in-person and online event\, even offering a FREE virtual track to watch our keynotes and invited speakers . \;\n \;\nCheck it out online at: https://pnsqc.org/register \ ;\n \;\nTracks Include - Quality Engineering (Process &\; Methods\ , Tools &\; Technologies) - Management\, Leadership\, People &\; E nterprise IT Quality - AI and Emerging Technologies \;\n \;\nOur i ndustry learns from working with education\, healthcare\, manufacturing\ , government sectors\, and more. What can those other industries learn f rom us? Come and find out at PNSQC 2026. \;\n\n\nTags: software\, qua lity\, testing\, automation\, AI\, Artificial Intelligence\, VR\, cybers ecurity\, free\, pnsqc\, technology\, xr\n\nImported from: http://calaga tor.org/events/1250482735 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:The Pacific NW Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:University Place Hotel: 310 SW Lincoln Street\, Portland Oregon 97201 United States SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR