MSTB hosting SOFTEC Asia 2013, biggest Software QA event in Asia

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The Malaysian Software Testing Board or MSTB will be hosting SOFTEC Asia 2013 from 2 September 2013 to 5 September 2013 at the Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa in Malaysia. The event will see more than 25 international speakers related to software testing and development including industry experts from around the world. The conference will be the biggest English-medium software testing event in Asia covering everything related to Software Quality Assurance such as testing practices, processes and methodologies as well as international standards on software testing.

While SOFTEC Asia 2013 is hosted and organized by MSTB it is done under the Malaysia Software Testing Hub (MSTH) initiative. Mastura Abu Samah, President of MSTB had this to say:

“This conference will see the coming together of experts and experienced practitioners of software testing and SQA from around the world. SOFTEC Asia 2013 will present a golden opportunity for participants to learn from them.

“In terms of content, the conference offer both technical and business-oriented sessions. As such, the relevance of the conference extends beyond software and Quality Assurance professionals and practitioners. Business managers and decision-makers also stand to benefit from the conference,” says Mastura.

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The theme for this year's SOFTEC Asia 2013 event is "Test the Talk" and the event will also incorporate the ASQN Track and Board meeting for ASQN members in the region. Those interested in signing up can do so at:

http://www.qportal.com.my/Softec/SoftecAsia2013/SitePages/onlineregistration.aspx

A partial list of speakers at SOFTEC Asia 2013 can be found below:

  1. Dr. Mark J. Kiemele ~ President and Co-founder, Air Academy Associates, USA
  2. Erik van Veenendaal ~ Founder, Improve Quality Services BV, Bonaire (Netherland)
  3. Lee Copeland ~ Consultant, Software Quality Engineering (SQE), USA
  4. Prof.  Motoei Azuma ~ Waseda University, Japan
  5. Jon Hagar ~ Principal, Grand Software Testing, USA
  6. Dr. Nishi Yasuharu ~ Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo
  7. John Fodeh ~ Testing practice lead for the Nordics, Cognizant, Denmark
  8. Rob Sabourin ~ President & Principal Consultant, AmiBug.Com Inc
  9. Chris Rupp ~ SOPHIST Ltd & President, IREB , Germany 
  10. Gary Gack ~ Founder and President of Process-Fusion.net, USA
  11. Prof. Dr. Ina Schieferdecker ~ Head, Competence Center for Modelling & Testing for System & Service Solution Fraunhofer Institute on Open Communication Systems (FOKUS), Germany
  12. Dr. Sigrid Eldh ~ Senior Specialist, Software Test, Ericsson, Sweden
  13. Rex Black ~ CEO, Rex Black Consulting Services (RBCS), USA
  14. Prof. Dr. Jasbir Dhaliwal ~ Larry Papasan Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Academic Programs; and Director, Systems Testing Excellence Program, FedEx Institute of Technology University of Memphis, USA
  15. Prof. Dr. Klaus Pohl ~ Director, Institute for Computer Science and Business Information, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  16. Werner Lieblang ~ Managing Partner, Díaz & Hilterscheid Unternehmensberatung GmbH, Germany
  17. Thomas McCoy ~ Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  18. Laura Hagar ~ QA and Configuration Management Practitioner

MSTB has been hosting and organizing SOFTEC since 2008. This year's SOFTEC Asia 2013 is designed to be a platform sharing Malaysia’s own initiatives and learning experience in developing its software testing expertise and capability at a national level. The various speakers, talks and workshops at the event will provide participants with a greater exposure in Software Quality Assurance procedures both on a national and international level and should be the perfect location for those companies or parties related to these procedures.