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Throughout the years, Lightning Talks have been a popular part of the STAR conferences. If you’re not familiar with the concept, Lightning Talks consists of a series of five-minute talks by different speakers within one presentation period. Lightning Talks are the opportunity for speakers to deliver their single biggest bang-for-the-buck idea in a rapid-fire presentation. And now, lightning has struck the STAR keynotes. Some of the best-known experts in testing—Scott Barber, Jennifer Bonine, Bob Galen, Philip Lew, Thomas McCoy, Jeff “Cheezy” Morgan, Alan Richardson, Jared Richardson, Lloyd Roden, Alan Page, and Rob Sabourin—will step up to the podium and give you their best shot of lightning. Get eleven keynote presentations for the price of one—and have some fun at the same time.

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Lightning Strikes the Keynotes
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Lee Copeland
Software Quality Engineering
With more than thirty years of experience as an information systems professional at commercial
and nonprofit organizations, Lee Copeland has held technical and managerial positions in
applications development, software testing, and software process improvement. Lee has
developed and taught numerous training courses on software development and testing issues,
and is a well-known speaker with Software Quality Engineering. Lee presents at software
conferences in the United States and abroad. He is the author of the popular reference book, A
Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design.

Throughout the years, Lightning Talks have been a popular part of the STAR conferences. If
you’re not familiar with the concept, Lightning Talks consists of a series of five-minute talks by
different speakers within one presentation period. Lightning Talks are the opportunity for
speakers to deliver their single biggest bang-for-the-buck idea in a rapid-fire presentation. And
now, lightning has struck the STAR keynotes. Some of the best-known experts in testing—Scott
Barber, Jennifer Bonine, Bob Galen, Philip Lew, Thomas McCoy, Jeff “Cheezy” Morgan, Alan
Richardson, Jared Richardson, Lloyd Roden, Alan Page, and Rob Sabourin—will step up to the
podium and give you their best shot of lightning. Get eleven keynote presentations for the price
of one—and have some fun at the same time.

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2. Lee Copeland Software Quality Engineering With more than thirty years of experience as an information systems professional at commercial and nonprofit organizations, Lee Copeland has held technical and managerial positions in applications development, software testing, and software process improvement. Lee has developed and taught numerous training courses on software development and testing issues, and is a well-known speaker with Software Quality Engineering. Lee presents at software conferences in the United States and abroad. He is the author of the popular reference book, A Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design.

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