StarWest: Be A Speaker

Submission for STARWEST 2009

Submissions for this year’s event are now closed. We do have other events open for submission, please refer to our conference submission page for details. We will open next year's submissions in October 2008. Please check then for specific details and deadlines.

Invitation to Submit Presentations
We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the STARWEST 2009 conference based on your experiences and insight into software test and evaluation issues. Proposals are due in April 2009, and may cover any aspect of software testing, analysis, and review including:

• Managing Testing Groups
• Organizing Test Efforts
• Building a Test Team
• Testing throughout the Lifecycle
• Business Value (ROI) of Testing
• Risk-Based Testing
• Defect Prevention
• Outsourcing testing
• Test Process Improvement
• Test-Driven Development
• Developer Testing
• Technical Reviews & Inspections
• Pair Testing
• Automatic Test Generation
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Release and Stopping Criteria
• Testing Techniques

• Communicating Testing and Quality Issues
• Functional and Non-functional Testing Issues
• Test Measurements and Metrics
• Exploratory Testing
• Component Testing
• Model-based Testing
• Automated Functional Testing
• Performance, Stress, and Load Testing
• Test Levels (Unit, Integration, System, Acceptance)
• Testing Web services and other technologies
• Testing in JAVA, .NET, and other environments
• Testing embedded software
• Testing in Regulated Industries
• Testing in an Agile Environment
• Testers as Requirements Engineers
• Influencing others
• Pair-wise testing
• Writing testable requirements

Expectations and Benefits
The standard time slot for a presentation at STAREAST 2009 is 60 minutes, including 10 minutes allotted for questions. We encourage technical papers (5-15 pages) to provide conference attendees with additional details, supporting material, and references and offer a $500 award for the Best Paper submitted among the accepted presentations.

One complimentary conference registration is granted for each accepted presentation. Additionally, the presenter of the ''Best Presentation'' — as voted by the conference delegates — is asked to return as a Keynote Speaker at the next STAR conference.

Notes on Submitting a Presentation
When submitting a presentation for consideration, it is important that you provide all requested information. The contact information you provide with your submission will be used for all future correspondence and should reflect a location where you can be reached throughout the conference planning period. Please notify us if your contact information changes. We will notify applicants of acceptance in January, 2009.

How to Submit a Presentation
To submit your presentation, please complete the speaker submission form.

Important Dates for Speakers

Presentation Proposal Deadline	TBD
Notification Date	TBD
Speaker Materials Due	TBD
Conference Dates	November 9-12, 2009