My 2006 speaking calendar is listed below.
If you would like me to speak to your group, you can
email me
for information regarding availability.
I can speak on any of these topics, or develop
something custom for your group.
If speaking materials are posted, you can feel use them personally; I do require written permission for the reuse of my materials in a formal setting.
Oct 25 and 26, 2006 - Grand Rapids - Software Excellence
Great Lakes Software Excellence Conference,
Conference Co-Chair and Master of Ceremonies
Oct 13, 2006 - Indianapolis - Software Quality
Indiapolis Quality Assurance Conference,
Keynote Address
So You're Doomed - Re-Mixed (5 MB Download)
The audio from that talk is also available; it is a 45MB MP3 file.
I also presented Classic Mistakes in Software Testing at the same conference.
Sep 21, 2006 - Grand Rapids - Project Survival
West Michigan Chapter of the Association of IT Professionals,
So you're doomed
This was my first pass at this topic, and I honestly wasn't very happy with it. The good folks at WMAITP did give me some excellent feedback, which I used for the Indy talk.
On the Campus of Cornerstone University - 11:30AM
Aug 25, 2006 - Grand Rapids - Programming in Perl
Grand Rapids Perl User's Group,
The Source_Ers Apprentice: Perl Power Tools
Free - Open to the Public - RSVP Required to tobert at gmail dot com
Priority Health, Grand Rapids, MI - 11:30AM
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Jun 13, 2006 - Grand Rapids - Agile Methods
West Michigan dotNet User's Group,
Perils and Pitfalls of Agile Adoption
Free - Open to the public
The Waterworks Pub in the Waterworks building, Grand Rapids, MI - 6:30PM
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Mar 31, 2006 - Grand Rapids - Programming in Perl
Perl Lunchtime Training,
Grand Rapid's Perl User's Group
Free - Open to the public - RSVP Required to tobert at gmail dot com
Priority Health, Grand Rapids, MI - 11:30AM
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For reference material you can see my 2005 presentations here.