The AST CASTcast: Episode 17: Developing the Conference Theme
summary
Conference theme centers on what testers really do and the program uses a concrete, repeatable selection method: about 100 proposals compete for roughly 24 slots, reviewers work blind and five reviewers each pick a personal top ten plus “do not show” items, and the chair blends those lists into the final program. The event explicitly adds practical formats including four demos and separates content curation from logistics and paid-keynote decisions.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Welcome to the CASTcast podcast
- 0:29Rob Sabin’s journey
- 1:12Early coding to engineering
- 2:15Testing and community passion
- 3:43Becoming CAST organizer
- 4:25CAST 2017 theme development
- 5:52Selecting CAST speakers
- 7:16Innovative CAST formats
- 8:21Proposal review process
- 11:51Blind review and diversity
- 12:31Attending CAST 2017
- 12:52Contact Rob Sabin
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