From: Titelbaum, Alan <Alan.Titelbaum@tfn.com>
Subject: Successful Test Management: 8 Lessons Learned- NESQAF MEETING October 3rd, 2000
Date: Monday, October 02, 2000 6:28 PM




> THE MEETING SCHEDULE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON www.nesqaf.org
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NESQAF has announced the date and speaker for their Annual Dinner.

The date is Tuesday, November 14th with their guest speaker being Amnon
Landan, Chairman of Mercury Interactive Corporation (www.merc-int.com ).
Amnon Landan has served as president and chief executive officer of Mercury
Interactive since February 1997. Appointed to chairman in July 1999, he has
been a director of the Company since February 1996. Since joining the
Company in November 1989, Mr. Landan has held numerous positions including
president of North American operations, chief operating officer, vice
president of operations and vice president of research and development. Mr.
Landan has been involved in the software industry for over 17 years. He
holds a B.Sc. in computer sciences from the Technion Israel Institute of
Technology. 

This year's dinner will be held at the DOWNTOWN Harvard Club (NOT the Back
Bay Harvard Club as in the past few years)
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> NOTICE OF UPCOMING NESQAF MEETING
> New England Software Quality Assurance Forum Meeting
> Meeting Date: October 3rd, 2000 6:30-9:00 PM
> 	Refreshments served 6:00-6:30 PM
> 
> SPEAKER:	 Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
> 
> TOPIC:		 Successful Test Management: 8 Lessons Learned
> 
> Many engineering managers came to management through the technical ranks.
> Although they may have had plenty of engineering training and mentoring,
> they frequently have to learn management skills the hard way: through
> trial
> and error. Johanna Rothman describes some engineering management tips and
> tricks learned through trial and error. Gain insight into how people
> respond
> to different management styles and missions. Learn what to observe in your
> staff's work-and your own.
> 
>  Engineering management tips and tricks
>  Ideas for creating an effective work environment
>  Ideas for rewarding and retaining staff
> 
> We are very excited to have Johanna share her insights with us.  Johanna
> is
> a dynamic and internationally-recognized speaker in the software industry,
> is a host/presenter at the AYE (Amplifying Your Effectiveness) Conference
> http://www.ayeconference.com/, is chair-elect of the Boston section of the
> American Society for Quality (ASQ) http://www.asqboston.org/, is the
> current
> Boscon Program Chair http://www.asqboston.org/BOSCON/, is the current vice
> chair for the Boston SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network)
> http://www.cs.uml.edu/Boston-SPIN/bos-SPIN.html, and moderates the
> Requirements forum on STQE.net http://www.stqe.net/.
> 
> Location:  Lotus Development Corporation,
>     One Rogers Street Building,
>     Cambridge, Massachusetts
> 
> It is the One Rogers Street Building across from the Cambridgeside
> Galleria Mall.
> Free parking in the One Rogers Street garage. Dial (617) 693-4732 for
> directions.
> Call Alan (617) 856-2467 for more information about NESQAF.
> 
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