Thursday, February 21, 2019

European Testing Conference 2019 - Designed for Us

Last year I got selected to speak at European Testing Conference together with my learning partner, Toyer Mamoojee. It was such an inspiring experience that I knew I had to come again in 2019. And yet again it was amazing!
For this edition I was joining the conference as participant - nothing to do for me than learning together with great people of many different roles and perspectives, all interested in testing. After speaking at many conferences this was a really relaxed experience that I really enjoyed for a change.
Here are the sessions I attended, including my sketchnotes.
As always, I tried to get the most out of the event, not only attending all session slots (I felt I also had the energy to do so), but also making good use of the breaks to talk with people old and new, and of course using the time after the official program was over. After experiencing a lot of conferences during the last few years (a lot more than I ever imagined, thanks to my speaking challenge of 2017), I learned that the unofficial socializing part of a conference is usually the most valuable time spent. Attending sessions is great and a good learning experience, and yet exchanging knowledge and new things learned with my peers is unbeatable.

The great thing about European Testing Conference is that they design the conference so that plenty of these kind of informal learning opportunities and networking chances are available, the space for that is created by intention. You only have to seize the moment! To get further impressions about this very special atmosphere, check out the following links.
One conference was over, and the next one started! I felt really honored and lucky to get the opportunity to attend #ET19 just the day after European Testing Conference. This was my very first peer conference, and also one about a topic very dear to my heart: exploratory testing. For now, I can only say so much: it was great, and it was a lot to take in! I still have to process everything. In the meantime, check out Marianne Duijst's awesome #ET19 sketchnotes.
Last but not least, here are some of my favorite #ETCmoments of 2019! I'm already looking forward to the 2020 edition of European Testing Conference!

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