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 2012/2013 season is "Exploring Infinite Testing Spaces".

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
25-Sep-12	Advanced	Automation in Mobile Application Spaces April Luk »	Event Passed
9-Oct-12	Discussion Group	Exploratory Testing Best Practices Lyndsey Byblow and Gordon Bird »	Event Passed
13-Nov-12	Advanced	Practical Estimating Patrick Gresl »	Event Passed
11-Dec-12	Discussion Group	Improving Vendor Relations Discussion Group »	Event Passed
15-Jan-13	Advanced	Exploratory Testing on Agile Projects – Effective, Efficient and Engaging Christin Wiedemann »	Event Passed
12-Feb-13	Advanced	The 7 Deadly Sins of Mobile Apps Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc. »	Event Passed
19-Mar-13	Lightning Talks	Lightning Talks Various Presenters »	Event Passed
16-Apr-13	Debate Panel	Quality Assurance Vs Testing Debate Panel »	Event Passed
30-May-13	Advanced	Lessons Learned Using Metrics - Are Your Metrics Dumb or Smart? Mike Griffiths, Leading Answers Inc. »	Event Passed

** Please note scheduled sessions are subject to change.

Please see the 2012/2013 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 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 2012/2013 sponsors, we greatly appreciate your support.