Test Automation Conference - Call for Proposals
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Lydia Ash
Apr 29, 2008, 6:58:35 PM4/29/08
to Google Test Automation Conference
Overview
The Test Automation Conference has been hosted by Google over the past
several years bringing together a select set of industry practitioners
as speakers and participants around the topic of software testing and
automation. The annual conference provides a forum for presentations
on important topics in our field connecting professions with others in
their field through collaboration and targeted breakout sessions, but
also has served the testing community by bringing the presentations
public allowing anyone access to the information.
GTAC conference participants are typically software engineers who are
actively working on problems of software quality, automated testing,
and testing techniques. GTAC conferences cover a number of areas, but
many presentations focus on themes such as advanced techniques in
quality evaluation, advanced approaches to automating software
testing, and experiences and findings from quality efforts on software
projects.
The Conference
The conference is a two day event comprised of a single track of
presentations. The philosophy is to engage a small set of active
participants who all experience the same topics carrying the
discussions into lightning talks, speaker Q&A, and topical discussion
groups. The emphasis for the 2008 GTAC conference is solving the hard
engineering problems in the quality of our software. Each year we have
worked to identify a location that has a unique profile of technology
professionals. This year the conference will be held in Seattle, WA,
USA on October 23 and 24.
Presentations are targeted at experienced engineers actively working
on software quality. We encourage innovative ideas, controversial
experiences, problems, and solutions that further the discussion of
engineering and software quality. Presentations are generally 45 min
in length and speakers should be prepared for an active question and
answer session following their presentation.
Process of Selection
All presentation submissions will be handled electronically.
Presentation proposals should be a relatively detailed extended
abstract including the topic, outline, and details of what will be
presented. Presentation proposals should be emailed to gt...@google.com
All presentation proposals must be received by June 6, 2008. Where
employer or disclosure authorization is needed, the author(s) will
need to obtain this prior to submitting their proposal.
The program committee will evaluate proposals based on the quality and
relevance. All submissions will be held confidentially prior to
contacting the selected presenters and the publication in the
proceedings.
Notification
Accepted proposal authors will be contacted on or before July 10 to
confirm their availability and travel needs. Authors of proposals not
selected will be notified on or before July 10. Accepted proposals
will be presented at the conference and made available to the public
on YouTube.
Copyright
TAC requires presenters to present at the conference and permit their
presentation to be made available on YouTube.
Important Dates for Presentations
June 6 - Final deadline for proposal submissions for presentations
July 10 - Deadline for selected presenters to be contacted by the
selection committee and notified of their acceptance
October 23 and 24 - GTAC conference in Seattle
Attendees
TAC conference has worked to invite a select audience, each member
applies to the conference for committee selection. This is to ensure
active participation from each attendee and provide a variety of
technical perspectives to interact, discuss, and network.
Important Dates for Attendees
July 7 - Call for attendee profile submissions
July 25 - Deadline for attendee profiles
August 11 - Selected attendees to be notified by the conference
committee, registration opens
August 29 - Registration deadline, wait-list opens
September 19 - Wait list notifications and attendee closure
October 23 and 24 - GTAC conference in Seattle
Questions
If you have questions about the submission process or potential topics
please send a mail to us at: gt...@google.com
Please see the Google Testing blog for more information:
http://googletesting.blogspot.com/search/label/GTAC
Lydia Ash - GTAC Conference Chair 2008
The Test Automation Conference has been hosted by Google over the past
several years bringing together a select set of industry practitioners
as speakers and participants around the topic of software testing and
automation. The annual conference provides a forum for presentations
on important topics in our field connecting professions with others in
their field through collaboration and targeted breakout sessions, but
also has served the testing community by bringing the presentations
public allowing anyone access to the information.
GTAC conference participants are typically software engineers who are
actively working on problems of software quality, automated testing,
and testing techniques. GTAC conferences cover a number of areas, but
many presentations focus on themes such as advanced techniques in
quality evaluation, advanced approaches to automating software
testing, and experiences and findings from quality efforts on software
projects.
The Conference
The conference is a two day event comprised of a single track of
presentations. The philosophy is to engage a small set of active
participants who all experience the same topics carrying the
discussions into lightning talks, speaker Q&A, and topical discussion
groups. The emphasis for the 2008 GTAC conference is solving the hard
engineering problems in the quality of our software. Each year we have
worked to identify a location that has a unique profile of technology
professionals. This year the conference will be held in Seattle, WA,
USA on October 23 and 24.
Presentations are targeted at experienced engineers actively working
on software quality. We encourage innovative ideas, controversial
experiences, problems, and solutions that further the discussion of
engineering and software quality. Presentations are generally 45 min
in length and speakers should be prepared for an active question and
answer session following their presentation.
Process of Selection
All presentation submissions will be handled electronically.
Presentation proposals should be a relatively detailed extended
abstract including the topic, outline, and details of what will be
presented. Presentation proposals should be emailed to gt...@google.com
All presentation proposals must be received by June 6, 2008. Where
employer or disclosure authorization is needed, the author(s) will
need to obtain this prior to submitting their proposal.
The program committee will evaluate proposals based on the quality and
relevance. All submissions will be held confidentially prior to
contacting the selected presenters and the publication in the
proceedings.
Notification
Accepted proposal authors will be contacted on or before July 10 to
confirm their availability and travel needs. Authors of proposals not
selected will be notified on or before July 10. Accepted proposals
will be presented at the conference and made available to the public
on YouTube.
Copyright
TAC requires presenters to present at the conference and permit their
presentation to be made available on YouTube.
Important Dates for Presentations
June 6 - Final deadline for proposal submissions for presentations
July 10 - Deadline for selected presenters to be contacted by the
selection committee and notified of their acceptance
October 23 and 24 - GTAC conference in Seattle
Attendees
TAC conference has worked to invite a select audience, each member
applies to the conference for committee selection. This is to ensure
active participation from each attendee and provide a variety of
technical perspectives to interact, discuss, and network.
Important Dates for Attendees
July 7 - Call for attendee profile submissions
July 25 - Deadline for attendee profiles
August 11 - Selected attendees to be notified by the conference
committee, registration opens
August 29 - Registration deadline, wait-list opens
September 19 - Wait list notifications and attendee closure
October 23 and 24 - GTAC conference in Seattle
Questions
If you have questions about the submission process or potential topics
please send a mail to us at: gt...@google.com
Please see the Google Testing blog for more information:
http://googletesting.blogspot.com/search/label/GTAC
Lydia Ash - GTAC Conference Chair 2008
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