PNSQC Pulse - May 27, 2026
PNSQC 2026 Workshops | New Sponsor: Covert Coders LLC | STEM Fair | PNSQC June Meetup
PNSQC 2026 Workshops — Hands-On Learning for Modern Quality Engineering
Join us on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 for a full day of hands-on workshops designed for quality engineers, testers, and technology leaders. This year’s program focuses on the biggest shift in software quality: AI, automation, and autonomous systems.
Learn practical skills and modern approaches from industry experts, including:
Testing Beyond Your Laptop with GitHub Actions — CI-driven testing in real-world pipelines
Social Software Testing Approaches — exploring collaborative and exploratory testing methods
Using Models to Define Test Plans — structured thinking for better test strategy
A Quality Engineering Introduction to AI & Machine Learning — foundational AI concepts for testers
AI Agentic Testing: AI-Augmented Testing — how AI agents are changing testing workflows
Integrating the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into your workflow
Testing the Next Generation of AI-Based Software — practical challenges of AI systems
Managers’ Forum: Quality Leadership in the Age of Autonomy — leadership strategies for AI-driven teams
These workshops are designed to be immediately applicable, helping you bring modern practices back to your team the next day.
Register today and be part of the shift toward AI-powered quality engineering (Super Early Bird rate available through June 30)
Introducing Our New Sponsor: Covert Coders LLC
We are pleased to welcome Covert Coders as a Sponsor of this year’s PNSQC conference.
Covert Coders specializes in the responsible application of Artificial Intelligence in software testing. Their work focuses on delivering agentic AI solutions and AI integrations that help teams improve testing efficiency while maintaining control, transparency, and quality. A key part of their approach is the combination of AI-driven capabilities with human review of AI-generated outputs, ensuring safe and reliable adoption of emerging technologies in real-world testing environments.
As organizations increasingly explore AI in their QA processes, Covert Coders supports teams in adopting these tools securely and effectively—bridging innovation with practical governance.
STEM Fair: AI & Software Project Exposition
High school students are invited to showcase their projects in AI, software development, cybersecurity, robotics, and game design in a science-fair style setting. Present your work, demo your ideas, and get feedback directly from professionals in the tech industry.
This is more than a school event, it’s a chance to step into a real conference environment connected to the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, meet industry experts, and see how your ideas fit into real-world software challenges.
Register now and bring your project to life on a professional stage.
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!