Call for Presentations

Annual QAI & QAAM Regional Conference
September 10-11, 2008 ~ Baltimore / Washington Area

Quality Assurance Institute Worldwide (QAI) and QAAM are looking for professional practitioners who have an interest and ability to share their expertise and knowledge with others by presenting at the Annual QAI & QAAM Regional Conference in the Baltimore/Washington area. We are looking for presentations of all levels: fundamental, intermediate, and advanced with an emphasis on intermediate and advanced presentations.

Below is a list of General Presentation Content Topics:

  • Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK)
  • Testing – Plans, Practices and Results
  • Test Automation Implementation Strategies
  • Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI)
  • Requirements Generation and Management
  • Quality Assurance and Product/Process Auditing
  • Risk Management and Project Oversight Techniques
  • Earned Value Management and Reporting
  • Process Improvement - Successes and Failures
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
  • Project Size Estimation and Measurement Techniques
  • Industry Best Practices and Case Studies

Qualifications:
The primary qualifications for participation are a proven ability to speak effectively to audiences and an in-depth knowledge of the topic you propose for your presentation to your peers.

Recognition:
This is an opportunity to gain recognition from your peers and the professional prestige associated with being part of an regional conference. Also, a complimentary conference registration will be provided.

Conference Format:
Each conference has a pre-conference program, keynote speakers on selected topics of interest, and concurrent conference sessions throughout the event.

  • Keynote Presentations – These are scheduled during the main conference (Wednesday through Thursday) to highlight specific topics of interest to the profession and typically run for duration of 1¼ hours with the final ¼ hour reserved for Questions & Answers (Q & A)
    *** We currently have all keynote presentation positions filled for the 2008 conference.
  • Conference Concurrent Sessions – These sessions are 2½ hour in length with one 15 minute break and the final ¼ hour reserved for Questions & Answers (Q & A).

How Presentations Are Selected:
The conference program committee selects presentation proposals in the format prescribed below based upon the:

  • Interest or importance of the topic
  • Level of Innovation (we are looking for fresh ideas to solve problems)
  • Level of expertise (fundamental, intermediate, advanced)
  • Level of practicality and application (theoretical and conceptual presentations are discouraged)
  • Proven use in real-world situations
  • Clarity of examples
  • Inclusion of "How-To's” in the presentation

Please make sure you view the Specifications for Presentations before submitting your speaker application.
Speaker Application
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Information submitted in your proposal, if accepted, will be used for conference advertising purposes such as in brochures, trade publications, and on the worldwide web. QAI reserves the right to publish your presentation in the Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute or repackage it as an update to the QAI Process Warehouse. In either case, you will be contacted and acknowledged as a contributor. Information collected is for (QAI) purposes only and will not be distributed to any 3rd party company outside QAI.
 
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