Software Testing Conferences Worth Attending in Fall 2024
As the tech industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, staying ahead of the curve in software testing is essential. Fall 2024 is packed with dynamic conferences that offer invaluable insights into the latest testing trends, methodologies, and tools. Whether you’re a seasoned QA professional or just starting out, these events are ideal for networking, skill-building, and discovering what’s next in the software testing landscape. In this article, we’ll highlight the must-attend software testing conferences of the season, featuring expert speakers, hands-on workshops, and opportunities to connect with peers in the industry. Don’t miss your chance to engage with the global testing community and gain the knowledge you need to succeed in your testing endeavors.
September:
Date: Sep 12-13, 24
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Pricing: £499
Why should you attend?
The first conference day will have a focus on AI in Software Testing, there will be a mixture of talks, workshops and activities. TestBash feels AI cannot be ignored and they are dedicating themselves to expanding opportunities to learn what it means.
The second day will cover wider aspects of software testing, again with talks, activities and four workshops to choose from.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events/testbash-brighton-2024
Date: Sep 13, 24
Location: Online
Pricing: INR ₹1300
Why should you attend?
Join online for a full day packed with inspiring practical talks, demonstrations, case studies and experience reports from the Appium team and the world’s top mobile testing and automation experts. With Appium 2.0 now well established, this is a great opportunity to dig in and learn more about how to get the most out of it.
Gain valuable insights to help your own automation strategy, make connections with other Appium users from around the globe and learn from Appium specialists on a variety of topics.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://confengine.com/conferences/appium-conf-2024/schedule
Date: Sep 17, 24
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Pricing: from kr4,375
Why should you attend?
Testit is one of the largest conferences on testing in Sweden. The conference annually gathers various competencies in the test field for one day to share knowledge, ideas, and inspiration. A conference for testers, by testers!
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://dev.events/conferences/testit-2024-mi5-ghhm
Date: Sep 18-19, 24
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Pricing: 990€
Why should you attend?
TACON is the conference for testing, test automation and quality management (QM) in software development. For years it has been a central meeting point for experts to exchange ideas and network about current developments.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://events.summit-community.de/event/841ce715-0045-4505-b938-a6e310cd05b5/websitePage:11c07bab-fe57-412d-8213-6df67b7c00cf
Date: Sep 22-27, 24
Location: Anaheim, CA, USA and Online
Pricing: from $2145
Why should you attend?
Learn how to solve existing testing roadblocks or get inspired to tackle new challenges during this year’s hybrid conference featuring 75+ talks—including keynotes, trainings, tutorials, and sessions. Plus—connect with peers through various parties & receptions and visit the Expo Floor to find your next solution provider.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://starwest.techwell.com/program/schedule
Odin Testkonferansen Norway 2024
Date: Sep 26, 24
Location: Oslo, Norway
Pricing: from 3980 NOK
Why should you attend?
Odin is Norway’s largest conference within the various aspects of the test subject. Held annually since 2012. Here you meet everyone who is concerned with testing and quality assurance. The conference consists of inspiring keynotes and parallel tracks with lectures from some of Norway’s best in the field. If you want more in-depth knowledge, it may be an idea to participate in a workshop that will be held ahead of the conference.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://event.dataforeningen.no/odin2024/program-2/
Date: Sep 25-27, 24
Location: Zagreb, Croatia and Online
Pricing: from 3980 NOK
Why should you attend?
South East European Software Testing Conference is the annual conference, which is organized by the South East European Testing Board (SEETB), together with Quality House. SEETEST is an event in the area of software testing and software quality management.
SEETEST 2024 will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, and Online on September 26-27, 2024.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://seetest.org/index.php?page=conference-program
Date: September 30-October 1
Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Pricing: $100.00
Why should you attend?
Targeting Quality offers events that enable professional networking, skills development, and learning related to software quality, software testing, technical leadership, and agile development practices.
Their aim to be a safe space where new speakers can feel comfortable developing their skills, while also including more experienced speakers for our members to learn from. Furthermore, they aim to encourage and support local talent, while also providing opportunities for their members to hear from speakers outside of our area.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://kwsqa.org/tq2024/schedule/
HUSTEF Software Testing Conference 2024
Date: October 8-10, 2024
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Pricing: from 250 EUR
Why should you attend?
Stakeholders in the IT business are continuously suffering from the lack of qualified employees. HUSTEF Software Testing Conference can provide you the best opportunity to show who you are, how great your company is and help you to make valuable connections and new friendships with other actors in the Software quality field.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://hustef.hu/program_2024/
AutomationSTAR Test Automation Conference 2024
Date: October 9-10, 2024
Location: Vienna, Austria
Pricing: from 250 EUR
Why should you attend?
AutomationSTAR is brought to you by EuroSTAR Conferences. They have been bringing the software testing community together since 1993. That’s 30+ years of learning from the world’s top testing experts and connecting those passionate about software quality.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://hustef.hu/program_2024/
Date: October 10-11, 2024
Location: Online
Pricing: from 30 EUR
Why should you attend?
TestIstanbul hosted thousands of attendees and dozens of keynote speakers from all over the world since 2010. In its 15th year, we continue to offer different experiences to our participants through the virtual platforms and Metaverse. With participants from different cities of the world, we will push the boundaries of communication and interaction.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://testistanbul.org/
Date: October 11, 2024
Location: Porto, Portugal
Pricing: 30 EUR
Why should you attend?
The biggest QA event in the Portugal carefully crafted for you, with renowned speakers and lots of fun!
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.testsociety.pt/schedule/
Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) 2024
Date: October 14-16, 2024
Location: Portland, Oregon and Online
Pricing: $499
Why should you attend?
The Pacific NW Software Quality Conference is an annual event focusing on better methods for developing and testing software projects. Celebrating our 42nd year, the theme for PNSQC 2024 is The Future is Now!
This year the workshops will be held Monday, 10/14/24, and the technical conference will follow on Tuesday and Wednesday at University Place Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, Oregon and streamed online.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.pnsqc.org/
Date: October 17, 2024
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Pricing: TDS
Why should you attend?
Testing Talks has been created to bring industry-leading testers together to present practical material that attendees can apply to their own work.
Technical workshops ran by our expert speakers will provide attendees with the practical knowledge to grasp incoming tools and popular automation technologies.
Speakers will be collaborating with Testing Talks organizers prior to the conference to ensure content delivered to attendees is useful, fun and engaging for everyone.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.testingtalks.com.au/upcoming-events/testing-talks-conference-2024-melbourne#agenda
Date: October 19-20, 2024
Location: Online
Pricing: Free
Why should you attend?
During this talk, you will see the relevance of creating integration/end-to-end tests so that the developers can change the application’s behaviour and simply detect possible problems.
Key Takeaways
How to create an end-to-end test simply?
How do we reuse the
request/response/scenarios to create tests?
How do you create a test that checks a flow of multiple requests/responses?
How do we deal with dynamic values like ids?
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Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.thetesttribe.com/testflix-speakers/
Date: October 21-22, 2024
Location: Medellín, Colombia & Online
Pricing: TDS
Why should you attend?
Join to celebrate innovation, knowledge sharing, and expansion of our software testing and quality community. Together, you will strengthen our impact in the technological world and consolidate Latin America as a benchmark in technical excellence.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://qualitysenseconf.com/en/
Date: October 22-25, 2024
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania and Online
Pricing: 950 EUR
Why should you attend?
TestCon Europe is the biggest software testing conference in Europe for everyone willing to learn testing trends, best practices and make their contribution to the smoother software development cycle and quality. The event features the hottest topics in industry covering: Test Management, Testing Techniques and Methodologies, Test Automation, Performance Testing, Testing the Internet of Things (IoT), Testing Metrics, Agile Testing, Test Team Leadership and Soft Skills.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://events.pinetool.ai/3253/#speakers
Date: November 6-8, 2024
Location: Sopot, Poland
Pricing: TDS
Why should you attend?
TestWarez conference organized by The Association for the Quality of Information Systems (Polish Testing Board).
Polish Testing Board has been promoting and supporting knowledge exchange among quality assurance practitioners for 20 years. The TestWarez2024 is the 18th edition of the largest and oldest Polish conference focused on the area of software quality.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://2024.testwarez.pl/agenda_2024/
Date: November 7-8, 2024
Location: Vienna, Austria
Pricing: from 474 EUR
Why should you attend?
Testing United is a testing conference aimed at all levels of testers, test leads, test managers, test consultants and IT employees that come in daily contact with testing teams. The conference unites experts from the extended central Europe region, and thus expands on this idea by periodically rotating the venue between Vienna, Prague and Bratislava since 2018.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.testingunited.com/program-day-1/
Date: November 12-13, 2024
Location: Online
Pricing: TDS
Why should you attend?
For the past 14 successful editions, OnlineTestConf has united experts, enthusiasts, and professionals in the field, driving innovation and sharing invaluable insights. As organizers embark on their 15th event, they proudly remain the first of their kind—originating as an online conference well before the era of virtual events.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://www.onlinetestconf.com/agenda/
Date: November 15, 2024
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Pricing: from 10.000 JPY
Why should you attend?
Tokyo Test Fest is a brand new event in the field of Software Quality in Japan. It is crafted to provide a platform where both Japanese and English-speaking tech communities in Japan can meet with international keynote speakers, learn, make connections and most importantly have fun!
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://tokyotestfest.com/
Date: November 19-22, 2024
Location: Potsdam, Germany
Pricing: from 299 EUR
Why should you attend?
The Agile Testing Days is the world’s largest conference for agile software testing, engineering and more.
In 2014 the Agile Testing Days got rated by Software Development Today as the second best Agile Conference in the World and as Europe’s best! It is the biggest and official meeting point for the worldwide agile (testing) community.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://agiletestingdays.com/program/
TestDag (Dutch Testing Day) 2024
Date: November 29, 2024
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pricing: TDS
Why should you attend?
The 27th edition of the Dutch Testing Day (Nederlandse Testdag) will take place on Friday 29th of November 2024 at the Science Park in Amsterdam. For years, the Nederlandse Testdag has been the main event where science, education and the business world share new ideas and insights in the field of testing.
Check out the speaker’s list and schedule at https://testdag.nl/
Conclusion
We hope this article has been helpful in identifying a software testing conference that meets your needs.
The Ubertesters team wishes you the best as you attend these events and gain valuable knowledge, insights, and connections in the software testing community.
If you need any assistance in ensuring the quality of your digital product, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Our team is always here to help and support you in your testing efforts. Happy testing!
