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
10-Sep-03	Best	Selling QA/QC to Management: It's a Business Value Activity Bryan Schultz, Brycol Consulting Ltd. »
24-Sep-03	Intro	Software Quality Management: Goals and Objectives Marnie Shaw »
8-Oct-03	Best	Visioning the Perfect Software QA Environment Reg Jacklin »
22-Oct-03	Best	Why Organizations Pursue Automated Software Testing Neil Kosman, Mercury Interactive »
5-Nov-03	Best	Managing Agile Projects Mike Griffiths, Quadrus Development Inc »
19-Nov-03	Best	Adapting Agile to the 'BUY' Scenario Bob Faught, Encana Corporation »
3-Dec-03	Soiree	Fifth Annual SQDG Soiree Open to all participants »
14-Jan-04	Best	Software Estimation - Putting Some Science Behind It Peter McCurdy, Nortel Networks »
28-Jan-04	Intro	Cancelled
11-Feb-04	Best	Future of the Industry Pete McBreen, Software Craftsmanship Inc. »
25-Feb-04	Intro	Introduction to Software Testing Sherry Heinze »
10-Mar-04	Best	Application Performance Management Concepts and Solutions Christopher King, Compuware Corporation »
24-Mar-04	Best	Crossing the Bridge between Development and Quality Assurance Christopher Strand, Compuware Corporation »
7-Apr-04	Best	The Importance of IT Controls to Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Barry Millward, Deloitte »
21-Apr-04	Best	Privacy Pays: Developing a Secure Foundation Sharon Polsky, Project Scope Solutions Group »
5-May-04	Best	Difficult-to-Test-Software War Stories Jennitta Andrea, ClearStream Consulting Inc »
19-May-04	Best	Cancelled
2-Jun-04	Planning	Annual Planning Session Open to all participants »
16-Jun-04	Planning	Annual Planning Session - Reprise Open to all participants »

** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.

Please see the 2003/2004 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 2003/2004 season include:

• Io Software Consultants
• DeVry
• IEEE Southern Alberta Section
• ASQ Calgary Section

Thank you to all our 2003/2004 sponsors, we greatly appreciate your support.