QAI to Organize the 11th Annual Software Testing Conference (STC 2011)

Nov. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- New Delhi, November 10, 2011: QAI, the world’s leading consulting and workforce development firm recently announced its 11th Annual Software Testing Conference (STC) 2011 (http://www.qaiglobalservices.com/minisites/stc_2011/about_the.htm) to be held in Bangalore on December 1st & 2nd, 2011 at Le Meridian. With the Quantum Computer celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, STC in 2011 focuses on the theme “Getting Ready for the Quantum Leap. Building on the theme, STC 2011 focuses on building a narrative to piece together the three corner stones of future business opportunity, growth and continuity - Innovation, Institutionalization, and Inorganic Growth.

With more than 600+ delegates expected, the conference, in its 11th year, celebrates India’s global leadership in Software Testing. The conference is a key player in bringing together practitioners and thought leaders from the Industry, Academia and Government, for sharing and exchanging ideas and learning in the area of Software Testing and Process Improvement. The two day conference will be followed by post-conference tutorials across various cities.

STC 2011, organized in association with the Edista Testing Institute (ETI), is a platform where practitioners from various organizations share and learn the current best practices, and the future possibilities on how to manage not only change and continuity.  STC 2011 will include four specific tracks focusing on Business Leadership, Test Program Management (Test Management, Team Management, Test Estimation etc.), Techniques and Tools and Emerging Areas.

STC 2011 is being sponsored by leading organizations in the industry like Microsoft, Accenture, HP, Microfocus and TestPlant. In addition it is being supported by various Software Process Improvement Networks (SPINs), Test Republic and Software Certifications and CIOL, the online media partner. The conference is also supported by Applabs, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, QA Infotech and CGI as the regional hosts for the evaluation.

Recognizing the leadership position, practitioners from various Testing organizations are contesting for The Best of the Best Leadership Awards at the conference. A record of 430+ author intent submissions has been received this year. There are regional qualification rounds being conducted and the finalists from various cities will converge at Bangalore for Best of Best Awards on December 1st 2011.  

Delegates attending will be the representatives from the leading software companies in the Asia Pacific region including CTOs, CXOs, Testing Experts, Consultants and Trainers, Offshore Testing Center Heads, Testing Managers, Test Center Heads and Practitioners, Software Engineers and Developers, Project Managers, Team leaders, and others. There has also been widespread interest from various international delegations like Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Australia, to participate in the conference as it offers one of the rare opportunities to meet the industry experts and gurus.

For over 15 years, QAI has brought together international representatives and recognized thought-leaders to share information, learn new software quality processes, and discuss software practices through a number of prestigious events like Asia SEPG Conference, Project Management Leadership Conference (PML), Software Estimation Colloquium (SEC), IT Service Management Conference (ITSM), High Maturity Best Practices Conference (HMBP) and the International Software Testing Conference (STC).


About QAI:
QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing 'Operational Excellence' in IT, BPO and Knowledge intensive service organizations.
QAI Global Services, the consulting division of QAI, addresses the space of Operational Excellence which includes the areas of Process Management, Quality Management, Innovation Management, Project Management, IT Service Management and others.
QAI Global Institute, the workforce development division of QAI, focuses on creating education and training products and services to address competence development, assessments and professional IT certifications in business critical skill domains like Software Testing, Quality, Business Analysis etc, for increased employability for the talent pool. The Institute conducts industry research, houses the Quality Assurance, Testing, Business Analysis and Project Management Bodies of Knowledge and administers professional certifications in these domains.
QAI has trained over 1,60,000 professionals and certified over 40,000 professionals across the globe and is currently servicing over 300 clients in over 35 countries . Our offices are located in USA, India, China, and Singapore.

About Edista Testing Institute

Edista Testing Institute – A Venture of QAI Global is an independent industry - academia collaborative venture, with focus on Workforce Development and is designed to facilitate the same through Assessments, Consulting, Certifications, Learning, Community Development, and Finishing School for Software Testing Excellence in the Ecosystem.

ETI also aim to build, promote and enable thought leadership by creating products, channels and platform for corporate and individuals for sharing software testing knowledge. The current portfolio of our services includes Consulting, Assessments & Certifications, Learning

For further information, please contact:

Arka Sengupta                           Mohan PSK
QAI                                             Edista Testing Institute
+91-9717153919                             +91-9986800795
arka.sengupta@qaiglobal.com                                                           mohan.psk@edistatesting.com