PNSQC Pulse - June 2, 2026
Super Early Bird Price | STEM Fair Sponsors | Poster Paper Proposals | PNSQC June Meetup
5 Ways to Convince Your Manager to Send You to PNSQC 2026
Want to attend PNSQC but need approval? Focus on the value you’ll bring back to your organization:
Practitioner-Led Content
PNSQC presentations are selected through peer review and delivered by practitioners sharing real-world experiences, not sales pitches.
Focus on Software Quality
Unlike broad technology conferences, PNSQC is dedicated to software quality, testing, quality engineering, and quality leadership.
AI Through a Quality Lens
Learn how organizations are applying AI to testing and quality engineering while addressing reliability, risk, governance, and trust.
Direct Access to Experts
PNSQC’s size makes it easy to engage with speakers, authors, and fellow practitioners, leading to deeper conversations and practical takeaways.
Knowledge You Can Apply Immediately
The conference emphasizes case studies, lessons learned, and proven practices that teams can bring back and implement right away.
Register during the Super Early Bird period to secure the lowest conference rates and get more value from your training budget.
Invest in the Next Generation of Innovators
Support the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers, and technology leaders.
The PNSQC STEM Fair gives students an opportunity to showcase STEM projects, receive feedback from industry professionals, and explore real-world applications of technology. Your sponsorship helps inspire curiosity, critical thinking, and future careers in STEM.
Why Sponsor?
Connect with future STEM talent
Support STEM education and workforce development
Demonstrate your commitment to innovation and community engagement
Gain visibility among students, educators, and technology professionals
Interested in sponsoring the PNSQC STEM Fair? Contact outreach@pnsqc.org for more information.
PNSQC 2026 is accepting poster paper proposals
No formal paper required. Present your work, your experiment, or your question directly to software quality professionals at one of the Pacific Northwest’s longest-running tech conferences (44 years and counting!)
PNSQC is one of the few practitioner-focused software quality conferences in the world that offers a Poster Paper Program—a rare opportunity to present exploratory research, innovative ideas, or work in progress in a professional conference setting.
THE EXPLORER
You have an idea worth sharing, but not enough data for a full paper—yet. Use a poster to start the conversation and gather feedback.
THE PRACTITIONER
You tried something interesting at work. Maybe it succeeded, maybe it failed. Either way, there’s a lesson others can learn from.
THE EMERGING SPEAKER
You want presentation experience before stepping onto a stage in front of 150+ attendees. A poster session is a great place to start.
THE STUDENT
Your capstone project, thesis, course research, or independent study deserves an audience beyond the classroom.
If any of these sound like you, the PNSQC Poster Paper Program may be the perfect fit.
What You Get
50% off conference registration — accepted poster authors pay half price
A reviewer assigned to give feedback on your poster before the conference
Direct access to 300 software quality professionals, engineers, and hiring managers
Publication credit in the PNSQC 2026 program and proceedings
A real conference presentation credit for your resume or portfolio
As an added bonus, accepted poster presenters receive a $250 stipend, making PNSQC one of the only conferences to provide financial support for poster authors.
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
Submit at pnsqc.org/conference/2026/poster/
Questions? program@pnsqc.org
PNSQC June Meetup: Tech Talk Team Up with Portland AWS User Group
PNSQC is teaming up with the Portland AWS User Group for our June Meetup at ProFocus Headquarters!
Join us for an evening of networking and technical learning with cloud, security, and quality professionals from across the region.
🎤 This month’s talk:
Trevor Gudeman, Senior Software Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will explore how AWS-native tools like CodeBuild and CodePipeline can improve code quality across CI/CD workflows through automated linting, testing, security scanning, quality gates, and more.
📅 Monday, June 15
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
📍 Hybrid event: attend in Portland or online
RSVP through Meetup and join us!