Showing posts with label London tester gathering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London tester gathering. Show all posts

Monday, 2 February 2015

How the London #TesterGathering sponsorship works

In order to save constantly repeating myself here is how the London #TesterGathering works.

If you want to sponsor it is a minimum of £600 (+VAT). You can however put in whatever amount you like (or top it up on the night).
You can either be invoiced or place a card behind the bar.
This goes to the venue hire. This may vary, it will be dependent on the venue cost.

If there are two willing sponsors there may be events with joint sponsorship, the amount is the same for both sponsors and it all goes behind the bar.

For this you will have:
  • access to a room of eager to listen people who work in software development, most of them will be Testers.

Thanks to @stephenjanaway for the picture.
    • a chance to get people interested in whatever you are sharing with us.
    • a chance to launch something.
    • a chance to discuss what you have directly with your target market and get direct feedback.
    • association with the London #TesterGathering.
    • a pleasant evening with a lot of discussion.

    There are 2 x 15-20 minute slots. Unless there are 2 sponsors in which case there is 1 extra session.

    • 1 is for the sponsor.
    • 1 is for someone from the community who wants to share something.
    There is a VGA projector and/or a HD TV.
    If it's required there is a portable PA system.
    A sponsor is a person or organisation who:
    • Has something to sell. 
    • Has a presentation they would like to deliver related to something they sell.
    • Wants to talk about something related to who/what they work with.
    • May have a presentation with company logos all over it.
    A community speaker is a person who:

    • Has something to share.
    • Has something they want to ask.
    • Is there as a person and not a representative of a company.
    • Will not have company logos anywhere.
    • Will not profit in any financial way from the presentation.

    Generally the evening starts at 18:00 and the talks being at 19:00.

    I post the event details to meetup.com and use Twitter/Linkedin/word of mouth to spread the word.

    The Twitter hashtag is #testergathering.

    It is generally held once a month in London venue.

    Please contact Marisol if you'd like to know more.

    Monday, 10 February 2014

    London #TesterGathering - 20th February - The Shooting Star


    The February London #TesterGathering will be on Thursday 20th February at The Shooting Star.

    Address: 
    125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan:
    We have a room from 6:00 pm onwards 

    Talks: 
    Peter Marshall - Testing the overhaul of a legacy web app that only had a handful of automated tests as a safety net.

    Sponsorship:



    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Tuesday, 21 January 2014

    London #TesterGathering - 29th January - The Shooting Star

    The January London #TesterGathering will be on Wednesday 29th January at The Shooting Star.

    Address: 125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan: We have a room from 6:00pm onwards

    Talks:
    SOASTA

    Sponsorship:




    RSVP on this link.

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Thursday, 24 October 2013

    Three talks - One #TesterGathering

    So at the October London #TesterGathering we had three talks.

    David Parker talked about Test Estimation - My main take away is that it's not easy.

    Mark Smith talked about a experiment he is trying with making BDD examples easier to write and automate.
    I've linked to his template (for want of a better word).
    He is looking for feedback so get in touch with him.


    Steve Green talked the need for Testers to be unreasonable, to be more insistent. - My main take away is that we need to make people aware of the risks of not having the right kit. For example only testing with emulators.

    A huge thanks to the sponsors of the evening:





    Random photos:










    Monday, 10 June 2013

    London #TesterGathering - Wed 26th June - The Shooting Star

    The June London Tester Gathering will be on Wednesday 26th June at The Shooting Star.

    Address:
    125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan:
    We have a room from 6:00pm onwards

    Talks:
    "Headless BDD" - Shashikant Jagtap

    "Title TBC" - Oliver Bernard

    Sponsorship:


       
    RSVP

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Monday, 22 April 2013

    London Tester Gathering - Tues 23rd April - The Shooting Star

    The April London Tester Gathering will be on Tuesday 23rd April at The Shooting Star.


    Guest host:
    Sarndeep Nijjar
    Address:
    125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan:
    We have a room from 6:00pm onwards

    Talks:
    Lessons learnt from Load Testing the worlds 3rd largestSupermarket - Deri Jones
    The Power of Positive Testing - 
    Trish Khoo
    
    Sponsorship:





    Prize:
    A ticket to the NxtGenTesting Conference.

    RSVP

    Hope to see you there.
    Cheers and Kind Regards
    Tony Bruce.

    Saturday, 9 March 2013

    London Tester Gathering - Tues 19th March - The Shooting Star

    The March London Tester Gathering will be on Tuesday 19th March at The Shooting Star.

    Address:
    125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan:
    We have a room from 6:00pm onwards

    Sponsorship:

    http://www.gcsltd.com/





    Guest:
    Michael Bolton


    RSVP.

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and kind regards

    Tony Bruce

    Wednesday, 30 January 2013

    London Tester Gathering - Thurs 7th February - The Shooting Star

    The February London Tester Gathering will be on Thursday 7th February at The Shooting Star.



    Address:
    125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan:
    We have a room from 6:00pm onwards

    Talks:
    Are we negative people? - Tony Bruce

    Being a SDET at Skype - Martin Hall
    
    

      Sponsorship:









    RSVP:

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Wednesday, 2 January 2013

    London Tester Gathering - Tues 15th January - The Shooting Star

    The January London Tester Gathering will be on Tuesday 15th January at The Shooting Star.

    Address:
    125-129 Middlesex St, London E1 7JF

    The plan:
    We have a room from 6:00pm onwards

    Talks:
    Weeknight Testing Q&A
    Net-A-Porter are hiring.

    Sponsorship:
    Net-A-Porter
    http://www.net-a-porter.com

    Hope to see you there.

    http://www.meetup.com/agiletesting/events/95777622/

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Thursday, 20 September 2012

    London Tester Gathering - Thurs 11th October - The Shooting Star

    The October London Tester Gathering will be on Thursday 11th October at The Shooting Star.
    Address:
    Function Room 125-129 Middlesex Street London E1 7JF 0207 929 6818
    The plan:
    We have the function room from 5:30pm onwards.
    Talks:
    Intro to Project Partners
    Extending the page object pattern with widgets and
    reflection - Rob Fahey
    Sponsorship:
    Project Partners, part of the Hydrogen Group
    RSVP: http://linkd.in/UaSXyN
    Hope to see you there.
    Cheers and Kind Regards
    Tony Bruce.

    Tuesday, 4 September 2012

    London Tester Gathering - Thurs 13th September - The Shooting Star

    The September London Tester Gathering will be on Thursday 13th September at The Shooting Star.

    Address:
    Function Room 125-129 Middlesex Street London E1 7JF 0207 929 6818

    The plan:
    We have the function room from 5:30pm onwards.

    Talks:
    Neotys demo

    Extending the page object pattern with widgets and reflection - Rob Fahey

    Negotiation - Patrick Esson

    Sponsorship:
    Neotys


    RSVP here.

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Sunday, 19 August 2012

    London Tester Gathering - Weds 22nd August - The Shooting Star

    London Tester Gathering - Weds 22nd August - Shooting Star


    The August London Tester Gathering will be on Wednesday 22nd August at The Shooting Star.

    Address:

    Function Room 125-129 Middlesex Street London E1 7JF 0207 929 6818

    The plan:

    We have the function room from 5:30pm onwards.

    Talks:

    Who we are - Levy Associates

    Why do we need SDETs (Software Developers in Test)? - Kostas Mamalis & Kingsley Hendrickse

    Sponsorship:

    Levy Associates

    RSVP

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Photos from past Gatherings

    Thursday, 19 July 2012

    CAST 2012 videos available

    A number of videos from CAST 2012 are available here.

    It's the AST channel so there are a number of different items there. 

    Check it out.

    And just so you can see what you missed out on here is the program.

    Friday, 2 March 2012

    I'll be speaking at....and attending....

    I'm speaking at Belgium Testing Days with Adrian Rapan about different project scenarios and how we did, wished and would now deal with them.
    There will be a lot of awesome stuff going on.

    And I'm speaking at CAST 2012 on change. Again there will be a lot of awesome stuff happening.

    I'll be attending Lets Test and running/hosting/whatever is needed at a Tester Mega Gathering.

    I've booked myself onto Agile Coaching Skills with Rachel Davies. Rachel is one of the authors of Agile Coaching. Course should be fun and is being run through Skillsmatter

    Saturday, 29 October 2011

    London Tester Gathering - 29/11/11 - The Shooting Star

    The November London Tester Gathering will be on Tuesday 29th November at The Shooting Star.


    Address: Function Room 125-129 Middlesex Street London E1 7JF 0207 929 6818
    The plan: We have the function room from 5pm onwards.

    Sponsorship:

    Test Hats Ltd http://www.testhats.com

    Talks: Mark Crowther (http://www.testhats.com)

    And

    Michael Bolton

    Hope to see you there.

      I keep forgetting to add that there is a Linkedin London Tester Gathering group.

    Thursday, 16 June 2011

    London Tester Gathering - Thurs 23 June - The Shooting Star

    The June London Tester Gathering will be on Thursday 23rd June at The Shooting Star.

    Address: Function Room 125-129 Middlesex Street London E1 7JF 0207 929 6818

    The plan: We have the function room from 5pm onwards. I will be there from 5:30 onwards.

    Sponsorship:

    Currently open

    RSVP: http://events.linkedin.com/London-Tester-Gathering-Thurs-23-June/pub/697315

    Hope to see you there.

    Cheers and Kind Regards

    Tony Bruce.

    Tuesday, 22 March 2011

    London Tester Gathering events for your calendar

    London Tester Gathering dates for your calendar


    London Tester Gathering - Weds 6th April - Shooting Star
    Sponsor and guest: Michael Bolton
    http://events.linkedin.com/London-Tester-Gathering-Weds-6th-April/pub/539524

    London Tester Gathering - Thurs 5th May - Mozilla evening
    Sponsor and guest: Mozilla Testers
    http://events.linkedin.com/London-Tester-Gathering-Thurs-5th-May/pub/601378

    London Tester Gathering 2 Days of Free Workshops
    2 days of free workshops and talks.
    Sign up here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/london-tester-gathering-2011
    Programme here: http://bit.ly/fpF2nr
    LI event here: http://events.linkedin.com/London-Tester-Gathering-2-Days-Workshops/pub/545939

    London Tester Gathering - Tues 17th May - Shooting Star
    http://events.linkedin.com/London-Tester-Gathering-Tues-17th-May/pub/587090

    Monday, 21 March 2011

    WTF? I've organised a testing conference. How'd that happen? Part 2.

    So the next step is for your wife to tell you that you're actually on holiday on the date you've chosen.
    Speak the Skillsmatter and set another date.
    Decide that if you are going to do it it'll be free.
    Start mentioning the workshops idea to people and ask around to see who is interested in running one. Utilise what you have available, Twitter, Linkedin, Meetup, your contacts, etc.
    Start mentioning that sponsorship would be nice.
    Expect a whole lot of none responses as you're asking for money and no (direct) money will be made from this and people will have to give up their own time.
    Receive a whole lot of responses and realise that your original idea of 3 rooms running parallel is now blown out the window as you've heard a lot of really interesting workshop ideas and you:
    a. Want to attend them all
    b. Are quite sure a lot of other people will want to attend them.

    Start 'advertising' the workshops.
    Speak to Skillsmatter and hear the good news that there are more rooms available so you now have 5 rooms.
    Start chasing up workshop descriptions - Start this as early as possible, it'll take longer than you think.

    Wednesday, 9 March 2011

    WTF? I've organised a testing conference. How'd that happen?

    A while back I decided that while there are plenty of great talks around at conferences, meetups, etc we need more practical stuff. I want to go somewhere and do stuff, test something, setup something, work with people on something. I imagine it's the same kind of thought that launched the Eurostar Test Labs

    I am unbelievably lazy so I did nothing more than think about it. I thought I would borrow the TMF format and have 3 tracks running and people could just go and pick what they were interested in.

    I was lucky enough to be able to attend Liz Keogh's Agile, Lean & BDD Course and I happened to mentioned my idea to Wendy who advised Skillsmatter would be happy to help out. I thought nothing more of it.

    Wendy tells me she has created a page on the Skillsmatter site. A page! A actual real bona fide website page! What could I do? There was no going back now!

    TBC