PNSQC Pulse - May 13, 2026
Call for Poster Papers | May Meetup | June Meetup | New episode of PNSQChronicles | Keysight Eggplant
Call for Poster Papers
Not every great idea needs a 45-minute talk.
Some of the best conversations at PNSQC happen around a poster, a drink, and a question nobody has fully answered yet.
Poster papers are interactive, informal, and perfect for:
• work-in-progress ideas
• lessons learned
• AI/testing experiments
• student projects
• first-time presenters
• questions you’re still exploring
No formal paper required, just an interesting idea and a willingness to talk about it.
Accepted poster authors receive 50% off conference registration.
📅 Proposal deadline: September 22, 2026
Submit your proposal: https://pnsqc.org/poster-papers/
If you have something worth discussing, you belong here.
Meet Our Gold Sponsor: Keysight Eggplant
We’re excited to introduce our Gold Sponsor, Keysight Eggplant!
Keysight Eggplant provides AI-driven software test automation, performance testing, and monitoring to help enterprise teams validate real user journeys, improve quality, and release faster with greater confidence.
Modern software testing is fragmented, and traditional automation tools often struggle outside the browser. Eggplant helps teams test across web, desktop, mobile, Citrix, VDI, and cloud environments validating applications the way real users actually experience them.
🎮 See Keysight Eggplant in action with their interactive demo:
https://play.goconsensus.com/s3bb8dc1e
PNSQChronicles: Audacious Joy With Anne-Louise Sterry
New episode of PNSQChronicles is live!
“What if the secret to better software and a better life starts with joy?”
Michael Larsen sits down with internationally acclaimed performer and speaker Anne-Louise Sterry for a conversation about creativity, mindset, and bringing more humanity into tech.
In this episode:
Why joy is a skill you can develop
How creativity improves technical thinking
Breaking routine to unlock your “creative engine”
Bringing humor, energy, and connection into your work
Anne-Louise has inspired more than 400,000 people worldwide through her unique blend of storytelling, psychology, and music-driven keynote experiences.
🎧 Listen now on PNSQChronicles
🎤 And see Anne-Louise live at PNSQC 2026
May Meetup: From the PMI Floor - an honest conversation on AI
Join us for the PNSQC May Meetup on Tuesday, May 26, for an honest and timely conversation about AI, project management, and software quality.
This month’s discussion, “From the PMI Conference Floor: What the PM World Is Saying About Quality, AI, and Getting Work Done Right,” will be led by Jahzeel Ormeño, Founder and Principal Consultant at SimplexityPM. Fresh from the PMI Portland Annual Conference, Jahzeel will share insights into what project managers are really discussing around AI adoption, delivery challenges, and the practices that quietly improve quality before issues ever reach production.
Whether you work in QA, testing, development, leadership, or project management, this hybrid meetup is a chance to compare notes, exchange ideas, and continue the broader industry conversation around AI and delivery teams.
Join us in person at Steeplejack Brewing in Portland or online from anywhere.
📅 Tuesday, May 26 · 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PDT
We hope to see you there!
Register here:
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!