nottingham meetup

NOTTINGHAM STC MEETUP

#NOTTSTEST

Friday, 3 May 2013

INTRODUCTION

Richard Bradshaw

@FriendlyTester

Test Team Lead @ Conject

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SOFTWARE TESTING CLUB

http://www.softwaretestingclub.com/

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MINISTRY OF TESTING

http://www.ministryoftesting.com/

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OTHER MEETUPS

Sheffield, May 14th, Showroom Cinema, organised by Stephen Blower

Several others around the UK, including Leeds, London, Brighton, Bristol, Reading and more.

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WHY RESTART

Meet more local Testers

Boom in software development in Nottingham

Regular platform to learn more about Testing

Discuss new ideas

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FUTURE

Anyone can volunteer to talk

See this as a platform to get feedback on talks, increase confidence, evolve your skills

Potential guest speakers

Tool Vendors, Recruiters, Companies recruiting. However the cost for them will be beer and food.

TALKS

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FUTURE

Open discussions on a pre-defined subject (E.g use of automation, Certification etc)

Workshops / Tutorials (WebDriver, JMeter, MindMap tools etc)

Lightening Talks

Challenges & Games

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FUTURE

Book Reviews

Testing Sessions- Company sponsored for a night of testing their application(s), again cost it beer and pizza!

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FUTURE

What problems are you facing?- So explain a problem you are currently facing, and hopefully receive advice from the crowd.

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WHY ATTEND

Reputation

CV’s don’t cut it, they are flat.Blogs, twitter, meetups, conferences, forums etc Are going to make the difference.

Recruiters are also changing, they are attending these events.

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WHY ATTEND

Job Opportunities- Don’t tell your boss! But people use this events to recruit.- Or perhaps you want to recruit

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WHY ATTEND

Knowledge - We are testers, we are always searching for information.

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WHY ATTEND

Fun

Free Drink

Free Food

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HELP

Spread the word - Social Media - Work - Friends - Ex Colleagues....

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HELP

Talk selection

Finding sponsors (your company?)- Food- Drinks

Venues

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PIZZAAAAA!

So Conject has offered to fund some pizza, so please help yourselves and say hello to people.

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