The Software Quality Discussion Group will be meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from September to June. The session time is from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm; doors open at 11:30 am. All sessions start at 12:00 pm SHARP, so please be on time. Refreshments and a light lunch are provided free of charge by our meeting sponsor(s). Remember that all sessions are free but we require advance registration by RSVP.

The theme for the 2010/2011 season is "Past, Present, Future". In an industry of constant change, this year's theme will reflect on the past, examine the present and look to the future in all aspects of software quality. Presentations this year will speak to at least one of the three.

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	RSVP
21-Sep-10	Best	Critical Success Factors for Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) Jennitta Andrea, The Andrea Group Session Sponsor: Integritas Solutions »	Event Passed
23-Sep-10	Networking	12th Annual SQDG Networking Event James Joyce Pub, Downtown Calgary Event Sponsors: Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc. Sabina Fabbian, Newton's Flaws Inc. Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Ltd. »	Event Passed
19-Oct-10	Best	Guided Exploratory Testing with Checklists and Testlists Adam Geras, Ideaca Knowledge Services Session Sponsor: InSync Systems »	Event Passed
16-Nov-10	Best	Get Creative: Testing the "Untestable" Dave Woods, SMART Technologies »	Event Passed
21-Dec-10	Cancelled	Lightning Talks Various Presenters	Cancelled
18-Jan-11	Best	About Learning Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Limited »	Event Passed
10-Feb-11	Best	Test Framing: Constructing Tests and Telling the Testing Story Michael Bolton Session Sponsor: InSync Systems »	Event Passed
15-Feb-11	Best	But, I'm a Tester, Not a Leader! - Leading from the Middle Patti Blackstaffe, Strategic Sense »	Event Passed
15-Mar-11	Best	Deception Dangers of the Numbers Game Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives »	Event Passed
19-Apr-11	Best	Leading Business Testers Nancy Kelln, Unimagined Testing »	Event Passed
17-May-11	Best	Successful Automation in an Agile Environment Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc. Session Sponsor: Eagle Professional Resources Inc. »	Event Passed
21-Jun-11	Best	Measurement Framework for Software Projects Prashanth Harish, Accenture »	Event Passed
23-Jun-11	Planning	Annual Planning Session James Joyce Pub, 114 - 8th Avenue S.W. »	Event Passed

** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.

Please see the 2010/2011 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 in the Inteqna Training Room on the 5th floor of 715 - 5th Ave SW.

Inteqna, www.inteqna.com, provides us with our much needed meeting space for the monthly sessions from September until June. Without Inteqna's support, we would not be able to provide our sessions.

The following sponsors have sponsored the light lunch and refreshments provided at the sessions from September until June. Without their support we would not be able to provide our attendees with a free lunch.

• Integritas Solutions, www.integritassolutions.ca
• InSync Systems, www.insyncsystems.ca
• Eagle Professional Resources Inc., www.eagleonline.com

The following sponsors have sponsored the 12th Annual SQDG Networking Event in September; kicking off our 2010/2011 season. Without their support we would not be able to provide the SQDG community with an opportunity to network over good food and great discussions.

• Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc., www.janetgregory.ca
• Sabina Fabbian, Newton's Flaws Inc.
• Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Ltd.

The following sponsors support the operations of the SQDG including our domain registration, web hosting, website design, monthly website maintenance and newsletter mailings. We are very grateful for their time and all the hours of work that went into this year's new design.

• Quality Perspectives, www.qualityperspectives.ca
• Unimagined Testing, www.unimaginedtesting.ca

Thank you to all our 2010/2011 sponsors, we greatly appreciate your support.

At the end of the season we held a survey to gather feedback about the 2010/2011 season. We received great feedback and based on your responses we have made improvements for the 2011/2012 season. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. You can view the results on our 2010/2011 Season Review page.