{"id":9084,"date":"2017-04-07T16:05:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T16:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/?p=9084"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:20:53","slug":"michael-bolton-speak-testinguy-latin-americas-largest-testing-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/michael-bolton-speak-testinguy-latin-americas-largest-testing-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bolton to Speak at TestingUY, Latin America\u2019s Largest Testing Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools --><script src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-58d80a50fc4f926d\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Michael Bolton is coming this May to Montevideo to deliver the closing keynote at the fourth annual TestingUY.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image-3-min.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9112 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image-3-min.png\" alt=\"Michael Bolton Uruguay Graphic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it all started in 2014, Abstracta has been an organizer of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/testinguy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TestingUY<\/a>,<\/strong> with our co-founder, Federico Toledo PhD, playing a major role in planning the event alongside other local technology companies. TestingUY is a conference held in Montevideo, Uruguay centered on software quality, offering workshops and sessions as a two day event (May 15th and 16th) that is expected to draw over 300 attendees this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s edition of TestingUY is the most anticipated of all since we\u2019ve managed to book one of the most revered names in testing, Michael Bolton, for the closing keynote speech in which he will speak about context-driven testing in automation. In addition, during the workshops, there will be round tables where attendees can interact with him around different topics of interest, such as testing education, testing in development, agility, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Michael_Bolton\"><\/span>About Michael Bolton<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you are not familiar, Michael Bolton is a consulting software tester and testing educator from Canada and the co-author (with senior author James Bach) of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/developsense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapid Software Testing<\/a><\/strong>, a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly and credibly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. Michael has 25 years of experience testing, developing, managing, and writing about software. For the last 18 years, he has led DevelopSense, a Toronto-based testing and development consultancy. Prior to that, he was with Quarterdeck Corporation for eight years, during which he managed the company\u2019s flagship products and directed project and testing teams both in-house and around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Uruguay\"><\/span>Why Uruguay?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although few people can locate Uruguay on a map (it\u2019s between Argentina and Brazil on the Atlantic coast), Uruguay has been growing as a burgeoning hub for all things software quality thanks in part to TestingUY, free access to higher education, government programs and support for IT, and the large quantity of startups and international IT companies that exist here. Uruguay is also one of the most prosperous nations in South America, with its capital, Montevideo ranking as the number 1 city in the continent for quality of life in a 2017 report by Mercer. Most of the population consists of the descendants of Spanish and Italian immigrants, so as you explore its capital, you will get a small taste of Europe in South America. The country year after year is recognized for its economic and social stability, lack of corruption, transparency, safety, technological innovation, and more. Lastly, Uruguay, in relation to its population, receives the most tourists out of any country in South America per year most likely due to its beautiful beaches and famous barbecue known as asado. For more information about what Uruguay is like and its tech scene, I highly recommend our recent blog post, \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/uruguay-best-hub-software-qa-engineers-latin-america\/\">Uruguay: The Best Hub for QA Engineers in Latin America?<\/a><\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9098\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Uruguay-all-6053579-smallTabletRetina-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9098 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Uruguay-all-6053579-smallTabletRetina-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Montevideo, Uruguay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaza de Independencia, Montevideo (Image from Expedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are looking forward to the event and hope that it helps to further raise international awareness of Uruguay&#8217;s QE hub.\u00a0<strong>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anii.org.uy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANII<\/a>, Uruguay\u2019s national agency for research and innovation, for helping to make this unparalleled advancement in TestingUY\u2019s history possible. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will you be coming to TestingUY? The event schedule will be announced and registration opens on May 2nd at <a href=\"http:\/\/testinguy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testinguy.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope to see you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommended_for_You\"><\/span>Recommended for You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/uruguay-best-hub-software-qa-engineers-latin-america\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uruguay: The Best Hub for Software QA Engineers in Latin America?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/9-reasons-to-pick-uruguay-as-your-nearshore-service-provider\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Reasons to Pick Uruguay As Your Nearshore Services Provider<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Bolton is coming this May to Montevideo to deliver the closing keynote at the fourth annual TestingUY. 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