Resources

Silicon Valley Software Quality Association (SSQA) is the  Software Quality Discussion Forum of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) — Silicon Valley Section 0613.  SSQA meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to software quality engineers, testers and developers. All SSQA meetings are free and open to the public. http://www.ssqa-sv.org/

gasq (Global Association for Software Quality) is an international, member-based, non-profit association, a so-called “AISBL” (international association without financial interest). It is officially registered with the Belgian and European authorities. It is a non-governmental organization and has not received any government subsidies to be set up. Founding members of gasq come from all of Europe, but also from The Americas and Asia. The main goal of gasq is to support software quality in research, teachings and industry. http://www.gasq.org/

This web site lists tools, courses, contractors, consultants and other resources for software testing. http://www.testingfaqs.org/

The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) is a not-for-profit association legally registered in Belgium. It is composed of 47 member Boards from worldwide countries. It provides software testing certification and glossary.

The Association for Software Testing (AST)  is a professional non-profit association that is dedicated and strives to build a testing community that views the role of testing as skilled, relevant, and essential to the production of faster, better, and less expensive software products. We value a scientific approach to developing and evaluating techniques, processes, and tools. We believe that a self-aware, self-critical attitude is essential to understanding and assessing the impact of new ideas on the practice of testing. http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/