The Software Quality Discussion Group meets every two weeks, from September through May. All sessions are free and advance registration is not required.
Our events include "Introductory" and "Best Practice" sessions, networking events and planning meetings. Occassionally, we host vendor presentations. The schedule for this season is as follows:
Date
|
Type
|
Topic/Speaker
|
12-Sep-01 | Intro |
Introduction to the CSQE Program Colette Bielech, Autodesk |
26-Sep-01 | Intro |
Software Processes Janet Gregory |
10-Oct-01 | Best |
Professionalism and Ethics for Software Practitioners Tom Keenan, University of Calgary |
24-Oct-01 | Best |
Alternatives to Software Engineering Pete McBreen, Pete McBreen Consulting |
7-Nov-01 | Best |
Quality Management Best Practices Fiona Koether, Nortel |
21-Nov-01 | Best |
Requirements Engineering Armin Eberlein, University of Calgary |
5-Dec-01 | Soiree |
Third Annual SQDG Soiree Open to all participants |
9-Jan-02 | Intro |
An Introduction to Software Project Management Robert Satnik, GE Harris Energy Control Systems |
23-Jan-02 | Best |
Improve your IT Project Success with Change Management Susan Cramer, Burntsand |
6-Feb-02 | Best |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Project Participant Competence Greg Skulmoski, University of Calgary |
20-Feb-02 | Best |
Questioning Extreme Programming - Should we optimize our software development process? Pete McBreen, McBreen Consulting |
6-Mar-02 | Intro |
Software Inspections Christine Bovaird, Nortel |
20-Mar-02 | Best |
Human Computer Interaction Tammie Fulton, xwave |
3-Apr-02 | Intro |
Software Testing Richard Duff, QPM Inc. |
17-Apr-02 | Best |
Software Testing Best Practices Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Limited |
1-May-02 | Best |
Quality Assurance Features in Together Control Centre Miroslav Novak, TogetherSoft Corporation |
8-May-02 | Best |
A Software Engineering Measurement System (SEMS) Dr. Yingxu Wang, University of Calgary |
15-May-02 | Best |
Thin Client Technology Ken Wallewein |
29-May-02 | Planning |
Annual Planning Session Open to all participants |
** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.
Please see the 2001/2002 Event Details page for a listing of the events including presentation abstracts, speaker biographies, and additional event details.
This year's sessions will be held at the Calgary campus of the DeVry Institute.
Our sponsors for the 2001/2002 season include:
Thank you to all our 2001/2002 sponsors, we greatly appreciate your support.