The Software Quality Discussion Group will be meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from September to June. Sessions are one hour in length and run from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Doors will be open at 11:30 am and sessions start at 12:00 pm SHARP, so please be on time. Remember that all sessions are free but we require advance registration by RSVP. For those sessions that have been sponsored, refreshments and a light lunch are provided free of charge.

The theme for the 2011/2012 season is "Discussion". This season we are refocusing on the discussion aspect of the Calgary Software Quality Discussion Group and have scheduled a series of engaging sessions to encourage audience participation.

Our events include introductory and advanced sessions, discussion groups, debate panels, networking events and planning meetings. Occassionally, we host vendor presentations. The schedule for this season is as follows:

Date	Type	Topic/Speaker	RSVP
20-Sep-11	Advanced	Better Software Testing through University/Industry Collaborations Vahid Garousi, Univeristy of Calgary »	Event Passed
18-Oct-11	Advanced	Testing Mobile Applications Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts Inc. »	Event Passed
26-Oct-11	Networking	Annual Networking Event James Joyce Pub, Downtown Calgary Event Sponsors: Sabina Fabbian, Newton's Flaws Inc. Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc. Janet Hykaway »	Event Passed
17-Nov-11	Advanced	A Personal Kanban for Exploratory Testers Adam Geras »	Event Passed
13-Dec-11	Discussion Group	"Do Testers Need to be Technical?" Discussion Group Attendee Participation »	Event Passed
17-Jan-12	Advanced	Quality Processes in Agile Projects Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc. »	Event Passed
14-Feb-12	Discussion Panel	"Reducing the Cost of Software Testing" Discussion Panel Marianne Murray Bryan Schultz, System Quality Specialists Art Thiessen Vedran Tomasir »	Event Passed
13-Mar-12	Advanced	Birthdays, iPods, Happiness, Las Vegas and a Game Show Host Bryan Schultz, System Quality Specialists »	Event Passed
17-Apr-12	Lightning Talks	Lightning Talks on Emerging Trends Gordon Bird Ken Horovatin Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives Marianne Murray »	Event Passed
15-May-12	Debate Panel	"To Certify, or Not!" Debate Panel Sherry Heinze, Diversity Consulting Limited Janet Hykaway Rob Irving Nancy Kelln, Unimagined Testing »	Event Passed
19-Jun-12	Advanced	How Testers Can Increase Their Value Manu Sharma »	Event Passed
28-Jun-12	Planning	-- CANCELLED -- Annual Planning Session Beer Revolution, Downtown Calgary »	Event Cancelled

** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.

Please see the 2011/2012 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 Conference Room on the main floor of 715 - 5th Ave SW.

The SQDG provides meeting attendance receipts for those who are interested. Please send us an email to request a meeting receipt for a specific date and we will gladly provide you with an electronic copy.

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 SQDG is currently looking for sponsors of the light lunch and refreshments provided at the monthly sessions. Please contact us for more information.

The following sponsors have sponsored the 13th Annual SQDG Networking Event. Their support provides the SQDG community with an opportunity to network over good food and great discussions.

• Sabina Fabbian, Newton's Flaws Inc.
• Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc., www.janetgregory.ca
• Janet Hykaway

The following sponsors support the operations of the SQDG including our domain registration, web hosting, website design, content and newsletter mailings.

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

Thank you to all our 2011/2012 sponsors, we greatly appreciate your support.