PREPARE. Go in armed with all the necessary materials to make a good case to attend. Circle the classes you want to take. Visit www.stpcon.com to find the course catalog, instructor bios and travel information.

TEACH. Promise to come back from the conference and have a brown-bag lunch session to share what you’ve learned—and to make action plans to improve your test/QA processes.

RELATE. Show how specific problems or issues you’ve recently encountered fit with one of the more than 70 classes and tutorials at STPCon.

SHARE. As an attendee, you’ll receive the CD-ROM containing virtually all of the classroom materials—that means you’ll get education even for the classes you can’t attend personally. Plus, the proceedings disc can be shared among others at your company, or even posted to an internal file server.

SAVE. The travel and tuition expense of attending the Software Test & Performance Conference is less than other conferences. And the earlier you sign up, the more you save.

TEAM. Tuition can be reduced further by sending 4 or more from your company. Plus, each person can take different classes bringing back even more valuable tips and techniques.

CHOOSE. There are 8 classes in a given time slot. That means that you’ll always find something that fits your needs.

LAUNCH. STPCon helps you get a jump-start on the automation, metrics, agile or other processes you’ve been talking about implementing — but haven’t — for months.

MEET. You’ll have the opportunity to meet with the makers of the tools you use and the tools you might want in the future. Learn about the new features, test them out, and talk to the experts who built them.

DECIDE. Give a deadline to make a decision. Present the information and ask for an answer within a specified time frame. Or keep the conference in mind if your schedule might loosen up in September.